https://theathletic.com/2517300/?source=twittered

Quote:Tier 2

Wes Miller, Cincinnati: A surprise candidate in the sense that more or less no one expected Miller to be interested. But Cincinnati hired a guy who executed a complete rebuild over a decade at UNC Greensboro and took that program to two of the last three NCAA Tournaments that have been played … and who still won’t turn 40 until 2023. Miller would’ve been a viable hire at multiple Power 6 programs, including his alma mater, North Carolina, and the Bearcats got him. He’s not an alum or the guy Bob Huggins stumped for, but his go-go enthusiasm can win people over and compensate. Stylistically, Miller probably can coach to what he knows — suffocating length-of-floor defense — in the AAC. Miller’s combo of exuberance and experience gives Cincinnati the best of everything it needed.

Only Tier 1 hire was Chris Beard to Texas.

I say this because The Athletic had this as a Power 6 hire. Now, granted, they also had Shaka Smart to Marquette in Tier 2, meaning that there would almost have to be a Power 7, but I thought it was notable given a certain someone (or two) constantly trying to convince us that the AAC is not in that top level of basketball conferences...

USFFan

(04-27-2021 01:57 PM)usffan Wrote:  https://theathletic.com/2517300/?source=twittered

Quote:Tier 2

Wes Miller, Cincinnati: A surprise candidate in the sense that more or less no one expected Miller to be interested. But Cincinnati hired a guy who executed a complete rebuild over a decade at UNC Greensboro and took that program to two of the last three NCAA Tournaments that have been played … and who still won’t turn 40 until 2023. Miller would’ve been a viable hire at multiple Power 6 programs, including his alma mater, North Carolina, and the Bearcats got him. He’s not an alum or the guy Bob Huggins stumped for, but his go-go enthusiasm can win people over and compensate. Stylistically, Miller probably can coach to what he knows — suffocating length-of-floor defense — in the AAC. Miller’s combo of exuberance and experience gives Cincinnati the best of everything it needed.

Only Tier 1 hire was Chris Beard to Texas.

I say this because The Athletic had this as a Power 6 hire. Now, granted, they also had Shaka Smart to Marquette in Tier 2, meaning that there would almost have to be a Power 7, but I thought it was notable given a certain someone (or two) constantly trying to convince us that the AAC is not in that top level of basketball conferences...

USFFan

Hmmm, would this person happen to be a temple fan?

He isn't a Temple fan, he's a troll

P6 is working. The very fact that it appears in print means that it is already imprinted in the mind.

The Athletic is well worth the $1 per month it costs. Not sure if that's always the price, but that's the price I seem to be locked into. Way better than ESPN or most of the other big sports media websites. And if they've acclimated to the fact that we are a P6 conference, I love them even more.