(07-10-2019 10:37 AM)Sideshow2313 Wrote: Sorry if this has already covered, was just bored and found this article.
All I can say is WOW.
Putting in Smack bc I guess it belongs there.
LINK TO ARTICLE
The writer makes the point that Temple was thrown out of the Big East so throwing out Tulsa or ECU should be considered to be thrown out of AAC.
In a way, USF also got kicked out of a then BCS conference as schools such as Louisville, Syracuse, and Pitt left for ACC and Rutgers for BiG.
Maybe the writer should focus on USF's future, its positives and failures.
USF opposed UCF for Big East membership and now, UCF has surpassed USF every which way, including a very nice on campus stadium and 3 NY6 appearances with two victories over Auburn and Baylor. The question for this USF writer shoud be: Why have we (USF) failed so miserably?
And why is it that the AAC schools so adamant about kicking out certain schools like Tulsa, Tulane, and ECU are the one's most adamant of leaving AAC for B12?
Since the writer also singled out Temple, let's take a closer look.
Temple was AAC Football Champion in 2016. USF has never won a conference football championship.
Now let's take a look at Temple's winning football % in conference play versus USF since the conference was formed. Temple has the 4th best winning percentage. USF? 7th? Goodness! Gracious!
1. UCF 732
2. Navy: .675
3. Memphis: .644
4. Temple: .625
5. Houston: .607
6. Cincinnati: .579
7. USF: .518
Now let's do Temple and USF for men's basketball.
1. Memphis .669
2. Cincinnati .641
3. Temple .639
4. Houston .602
5. Wichita .571
6. Tulsa .557
7. SMU .525
8. UCF .503
9. Tulane .483
10. USF .457
11. ECU .437
Given its advantages, it appears that the most underperforming AAC team is USF. Maybe this is a topic this particular USF sports writer may want to ponder in a future column. Perhaps the writer should start by calling Temple and asking them how they built their successful FB and BB programs.