ESPN. Its ESPNs fault.

(Yesterday 06:20 PM)msu35 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 06:03 PM)memtiger1987 Wrote:  You are looking with “what happened last year” lens. Both of these schools have no history of basketball success. Cinci has historically had a great basketball program. A couple of less than stellar seasons doesn’t change that. They still won 23 games and had a NIT invite in a down year.

What's so confusing about the fact that moving up to the AAC dramatically increases factors that help to make teams successful? We're talking institutional commitment to athletics, annual revenue, and media exposure (among other factors.)

(Yesterday 06:03 PM)memtiger1987 Wrote:  It’s a serious downgrade. We lost our 2 best conference rivals and added a teams that have no history whatsoever. I don’t see FAU and their high school stadium as a long term threat. We should have ended their NCAA run last year but didn’t.

You're entitled to your opinion and I disagree. The fact is they made it to the Final Four. Not long ago our biggest accolade in recent history was winning the NIT, and this year we have the reigning NIT champion, NIT runner-up, and the aforementioned Final Four team in the conference. This season should be no worse for the conference than most seasons (e.g. two bid conference) at a minimum. If you can't understand how that is a net positive after losing three programs, there's nothing more to really say.

(Yesterday 06:03 PM)memtiger1987 Wrote:  The truth is the AAC is a train wreck and getting worse in both football and basketball.

Your opinions are not facts. Try and stick to facts if you're going to talk about "truth."

Facts:

Cinci + Houston > FAU and UNT

Are you really arguing this? C’mon man!

(Yesterday 08:47 PM)memtiger1987 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 06:20 PM)msu35 Wrote:  

(Yesterday 06:03 PM)memtiger1987 Wrote:  You are looking with “what happened last year” lens. Both of these schools have no history of basketball success. Cinci has historically had a great basketball program. A couple of less than stellar seasons doesn’t change that. They still won 23 games and had a NIT invite in a down year.

What's so confusing about the fact that moving up to the AAC dramatically increases factors that help to make teams successful? We're talking institutional commitment to athletics, annual revenue, and media exposure (among other factors.)

(Yesterday 06:03 PM)memtiger1987 Wrote:  It’s a serious downgrade. We lost our 2 best conference rivals and added a teams that have no history whatsoever. I don’t see FAU and their high school stadium as a long term threat. We should have ended their NCAA run last year but didn’t.

You're entitled to your opinion and I disagree. The fact is they made it to the Final Four. Not long ago our biggest accolade in recent history was winning the NIT, and this year we have the reigning NIT champion, NIT runner-up, and the aforementioned Final Four team in the conference. This season should be no worse for the conference than most seasons (e.g. two bid conference) at a minimum. If you can't understand how that is a net positive after losing three programs, there's nothing more to really say.

(Yesterday 06:03 PM)memtiger1987 Wrote:  The truth is the AAC is a train wreck and getting worse in both football and basketball.

Your opinions are not facts. Try and stick to facts if you're going to talk about "truth."

Facts:

Cinci + Houston > FAU and UNT

Are you really arguing this? C’mon man!

Lol, you have more patience than me, 1987. He argued for two days last week about how safe Memphis was.

Houston finished last season the #1 ranked team in the country, won the AAC for the 4th time in 5 years, and now he argues that UNT more than replaces them and might surpass us. His momma dropped him on his head once too many times.

(Yesterday 08:50 PM)Tigx Wrote:  Lol, you have more patience than me, 1987. He argued for two days last week about how safe Memphis was.

Only if you have the reading abilities of a toddler. You couldn't be more wrong if you tried, but then again you're a proven liar. Find those posts where I state that Memphis is safe. You won't be able to.

(Yesterday 08:50 PM)Tigx Wrote:  Houston finished last season the #1 ranked team in the country, won the AAC for the 4th time in 5 years, and now he argues that UNT more than replaces them and might surpass us. His momma dropped him on his head once too many times.

Memphis won the AAC. Houston had the best conference record. There is a difference. Again, if you could read, FAU absolutely surpassed the NCAA tournament performance of Houston. UNT and UAB both surpassed the NIT performance of Cincy. Admit it, you're a cretin and have to rely on lies and gimmicks to pad your fragile little ego.