(04-11-2019 02:50 PM)pesik Wrote:  if this is the best the p5 are willing to offer...i think its time to start looking into "america vs the nation challenge" (catchy name i came up with)

our top 10 AAC vs the top 3 from the a10, the top 3 from the mwc, top 2 from the wcc, and 2 atlarges vs the top mid major (the woffords, the vermonts, the UNCGs of the world)

that would be interesting

Thats basically that gay bubble busters game challenge CUSA was a part of a long time ago.

Pass

(04-11-2019 11:14 AM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 11:05 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  Auburn, LSU, Mizzou and Miss State are the available teams this year.

Auburn? LSU? Wait how in the hell does this work?

Math. Big 12 has 10 teams. SEC has 14 teams. So 4 teams get left out each year, and the SEC rotates them, every two years.

(04-11-2019 12:39 PM)AndShock Wrote:  Does home-and-home series mean the 4 AAC teams will start home-and-homes or just that there will be games at AAC and SEC arenas?

I assume it's a true H&H, b/c the SEC is doing a 2-year rotation with the Big 12 for the 4 teams left out.

(04-11-2019 12:24 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  How will the AAC teams be picked?

In alphabetical order starting with "M."

Probably need an AAC/SEC challenge for UC, UCONN, WSU, UH, Memphis, and Temple and UCF

And then we can get a Big South or Southland Challenge for ECU, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, and SMU

(04-11-2019 05:47 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  Probably need an AAC/SEC challenge for UC, UCONN, WSU, UH, Memphis, and Temple and UCF

And then we can get a Big South or Southland Challenge for ECU, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, and SMU

Any team that loses to ECU in basketball gets left out of all challenges for one year. It's in the by-laws.

(04-11-2019 11:05 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  Auburn, LSU, Mizzou and Miss State are the available teams this year.

The SEC teams left out are the bottom 4 teams in the odd ending seasons, and they are left out for two years. In 2016-17, the bottom 4 teams were Missouri, LSU, Mississippi St, and Auburn.

This past season, the bottom 4 teams were Vanderbilt, Georgia, Missouri, and Texas A&M. Those should be the 4 teams for the AAC alliance if the Big 12/SEC challenge selects the teams the way they have been chosen.

If those are the teams, here was their final NET rankings from this past year. Basically 2 OK teams and 2 poor teams, but who knows, maybe Georgia or Vanderbilt will improve by the time we play them.

Missouri 74
Texas A&M 80
Georgia 115
Vanderbilt 155

(04-11-2019 07:43 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 05:47 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  Probably need an AAC/SEC challenge for UC, UCONN, WSU, UH, Memphis, and Temple and UCF

And then we can get a Big South or Southland Challenge for ECU, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, and SMU

Any team that loses to ECU in basketball gets left out of all challenges for one year. It's in the by-laws.

Fair point.

But denied.

(04-11-2019 08:20 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  If those are the teams, here was their final NET rankings from this past year. Basically 2 OK teams and 2 poor teams, but who knows, maybe Georgia or Vanderbilt will improve by the time we play them.

Missouri 74
Texas A&M 80
Georgia 115
Vanderbilt 155

The teams that were left out the past 2 years had changed coaches recently, or had a big rebuilding job. The 4 teams above, you have Georgia with a first year coach in Crean, new coaches at Vanderbilt and TAMU, and then Mizzou. At least 3 of those 4 will improve over the next 2 years.

No reason ECU, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, and SMU couldn't have a nice annual battle with say, the Southland.

In fact, maybe they can join the Southland?

(04-11-2019 08:33 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  No reason ECU, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, and SMU couldn't have a nice annual battle with say, the Southland.

In fact, maybe they can join the Southland?

This is the second time you've mentioned 24 win USF as part of a Southland challenge. A USF which returns every single key piece (9 out of top 10 players) back next year, and a USF that I specifically remember in a dogfight against UC this year, before UC pulled it out.

USF will challenge for an NCAA bid next year and you want to relegate us to playing the Southland.

Tulsa vs Lamar is one of the greatest rivalries in the history of College Basketball

(04-11-2019 08:36 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 08:33 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  No reason ECU, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, and SMU couldn't have a nice annual battle with say, the Southland.

In fact, maybe they can join the Southland?

This is the second time you've mentioned 24 win USF as part of a Southland challenge. A USF which returns every single key piece (9 out of top 10 players) back next year, and a USF that I specifically remember in a dogfight against UC this year, before UC pulled it out.

USF will challenge for an NCAA bid next year and you want to relegate us to playing the Southland.

dude you had one good year....going to need to see more of that if you want off my list.

(04-11-2019 12:27 PM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 12:24 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  How will the AAC teams be picked?

ESPN is going to want the teams with the best national brands. Probably the 4 of Memphis, Cincinnati, UConn, and Wichita. Potentially Houston or Temple gets in there, but I think the other 4 draw more national eyeballs.

Considering the wording in tweet and adding common sense I would have to think that's right.

(04-11-2019 09:13 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 12:27 PM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 12:24 PM)pvtlamb Wrote:  How will the AAC teams be picked?

ESPN is going to want the teams with the best national brands. Probably the 4 of Memphis, Cincinnati, UConn, and Wichita. Potentially Houston or Temple gets in there, but I think the other 4 draw more national eyeballs.

Considering the wording in tweet and adding common sense I would have to think that's right.

Of course because it turned out that our new media deal was all ESPN+ just like it was reported. The guy wrote a tweet that says four teams from a fourteen team conference will start playing four teams from a twelve team conference.

(04-11-2019 08:40 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Tulsa vs Lamar is one of the greatest rivalries in the history of College Basketball

NOBODY CARES ABOUT LAMAR!!!!!!

(04-11-2019 09:46 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 08:40 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Tulsa vs Lamar is one of the greatest rivalries in the history of College Basketball

NOBODY CARES ABOUT LAMAR!!!!!!

(04-11-2019 09:46 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 08:40 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Tulsa vs Lamar is one of the greatest rivalries in the history of College Basketball

NOBODY CARES ABOUT LAMAR!!!!!!

(04-11-2019 09:48 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 09:46 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 08:40 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Tulsa vs Lamar is one of the greatest rivalries in the history of College Basketball

NOBODY CARES ABOUT LAMAR!!!!!!

(04-11-2019 09:49 PM)8BitPirate Wrote: