(03-21-2024 06:35 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Memphis has not finalized its 2024-25 schedule but it will include the following elements:

1. 11/21/24 - San Francisco (on the way to Maui Invitational)
2. Maui Invitational (includes three games again a tough slate of UConn, Auburn, UNC, Iowa St, Dayton, and Colorado
3. Road games against Virginia and Clemson

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/s...027882007/

Memphis has chosen the "play a tough schedule and hope to win" route to increase NET. The other general route for a better NET is to schedule an easier schedule and win by a lot.

IMO, it will be critical for the Tigers and for the AAC to perform well in OOC to boast the Tigers NCAA Tourney profile and to improve the AAC's opportunity to field three or four teams in the NCAA tourney.

The home schedule will probably get one or two p6 games as well.

(03-21-2024 06:35 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Memphis has not finalized its 2024-25 schedule but it will include the following elements:

1. 11/21/24 - San Francisco (on the way to Maui Invitational)
2. Maui Invitational (includes three games again a tough slate of UConn, Auburn, UNC, Iowa St, Dayton, and Colorado
3. Road games against Virginia and Clemson

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/s...027882007/

Memphis has chosen the "play a tough schedule and hope to win" route to increase NET. The other general route for a better NET is to schedule an easier schedule and win by a lot.

IMO, it will be critical for the Tigers and for the AAC to perform well in OOC to boast the Tigers NCAA Tourney profile and to improve the AAC's opportunity to field three or four teams in the NCAA tourney.

Good OOC schedule. Kick their ass.

I guess the congratulations UAB thread was deleted. Oh well. Thanks all that congratulated us.....LOL

FAU plays today at 12:15 pm (ET)
UAB plays today at 1:45pm (ET)

It is less than 2 hours until tip off.

(03-21-2024 06:35 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Memphis has not finalized its 2024-25 schedule but it will include the following elements:

1. 11/21/24 - San Francisco (on the way to Maui Invitational)
2. Maui Invitational (includes three games again a tough slate of UConn, Auburn, UNC, Iowa St, Dayton, and Colorado
3. Road games against Virginia and Clemson

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/s...027882007/

Memphis has chosen the "play a tough schedule and hope to win" route to increase NET. The other general route for a better NET is to schedule an easier schedule and win by a lot.

IMO, it will be critical for the Tigers and for the AAC to perform well in OOC to boast the Tigers NCAA Tourney profile and to improve the AAC's opportunity to field three or four teams in the NCAA tourney.

no Ole Miss at FedExForum? we should play every season IMHO.

Off Topic - non AAC news.

The Patriot League is a one bid league, both mens and wpmens basketball. But the Holy Cross women just set a viewership record!!!

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/03...-lsu-mtsu/

(03-26-2024 03:28 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  Off Topic - non AAC news.

The Patriot League is a one bid league, both mens and wpmens basketball. But the Holy Cross women just set a viewership record!!!

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/03...-lsu-mtsu/

Well to bring it back around to the AAC they knocked Rice down from 2nd best all-time, set the day before… (not to mention AAC alums UConn)

Quote:Shifting to the women’s tournament, LSU-Rice topped the opening day slate with a 0.46 and 762,000 on ESPN — trailing only UConn-Mercer on ABC in 2022 (767K) as the most-watched opening round game since at least 2010.

(03-25-2024 09:12 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(03-21-2024 06:35 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  Memphis has not finalized its 2024-25 schedule but it will include the following elements:

1. 11/21/24 - San Francisco (on the way to Maui Invitational)
2. Maui Invitational (includes three games again a tough slate of UConn, Auburn, UNC, Iowa St, Dayton, and Colorado
3. Road games against Virginia and Clemson

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/s...027882007/

Memphis has chosen the "play a tough schedule and hope to win" route to increase NET. The other general route for a better NET is to schedule an easier schedule and win by a lot.

IMO, it will be critical for the Tigers and for the AAC to perform well in OOC to boast the Tigers NCAA Tourney profile and to improve the AAC's opportunity to field three or four teams in the NCAA tourney.

no Ole Miss at FedExForum? we should play every season IMHO.

meh, only if they are good. My guess is that they will be next season but then Chris Beard will be sufficiently rehabilitated(albeit still a spouse beating douche) and will get one of the massive jobs opening next year. Three Blue Blood jobs very likely open next year....Indiana, Kentucky, and UCLA.

Maybe discussed elsewhere and I missed it. What’s up with this quote about Temple from today’s Wall Street Journal?

From the article “The Legal Sports Gambling Backlash Is Here”

“The controversies have extended into the collegiate ranks as well. In the buildup to March Madness—the biggest sports-betting event in America—the Temple University men’s basketball team was flagged by prominent gambling watchdog firm U.S. Integrity for suspicious wagering activity on its games.”

(03-29-2024 06:03 AM)GoNavy Wrote:  Maybe discussed elsewhere and I missed it. What’s up with this quote about Temple from today’s Wall Street Journal?

From the article “The Legal Sports Gambling Backlash Is Here”

“The controversies have extended into the collegiate ranks as well. In the buildup to March Madness—the biggest sports-betting event in America—the Temple University men’s basketball team was flagged by prominent gambling watchdog firm U.S. Integrity for suspicious wagering activity on its games.”

Temple had 2 games in a row with suspicious last minute betting that caught the eye of regulators. Where that went, if anywhere, hasn't been publicized, AFAIK.

clt likes the odds of the temple thing never being discussed again

(03-29-2024 08:33 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt likes the odds of the temple thing never being discussed again

I see what you did there :/

So the Elite Eight is set
ACC=3 schools
BigTen 2
SEC=2
Big East=1

Not a good result for the Big12 trying to brand itself as the best basketball conference

(03-29-2024 09:35 AM)Memphis Yankee Wrote:  

I hate to see my fellow Tiger fans still thinking we might move somewhere better. We ain't be going nowhere. I suspect Phillips was telling Veatch all the reasons that ACC wants nothing to do with Memphis.

clt heard from a source that the acc commish was asking the memphis ad, why do you not have your own facilities?

(04-17-2024 03:31 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

@UNLV
@San Fran
Maui(UCONN,UNC, Michigan St, Auburn, Iowa State, Dayton, Colorado)
Missouri
@Clemson
@Virginia
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
3 buy games(1 in state and 2 HBSUs probably)

OOC is basically done. Woo boy that is a tough one.

New UTSA coach Austin Claunch has landed Vanderbilt transfer Paul Lewis, source told @TheFieldOf68.

The sophomore guard averaged 4.4 points per game for the Commodores.


https://x.com/goodmanhoops/status/178069...OBPKLg0WDw