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Opinions and backsides - everybody has them - here's mine. No basis for this - just an opinion.
1) The move will happen.
2) It will happen for the 2018-2019 season.The future's so bright - I gotta wear shades.
We like to cut down nets and get sized for championship rings.
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It seems to me that adding Wichita State, Dayton and VCU would be an excellent move for the AAC. Not only does it greatly enhance the basketball profile of that conference but it provides the AAC with some cushion and insurance against the potential future defection of a Cincinnati or Houston to the Big XII perhaps diminishes UConn's desire to move to the Big East sans football.
Looks like very proactive and forward-looking thinking on the part of the AAC. Why would the AAC not want to strike while the iron is hot and get this done and in place ASAP?
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Originally posted by wusphlash View PostWould rather be in the AAC. Don't want to play half our games while most of the country is asleep.
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I know the rumors were pretty well stifled, but if uconn were to make the jump to the BE, doesn't that mean the BE is willing to take basketball focused state schools? Wouldn't that put them at 11 and potentially looking for a 12th? I just think we need to get together with uconn as a package deal to the highest bidder!
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Originally posted by SHOCKvalue View PostBut does VCU and Dayton actually have any interest in the move? Not anywhere near the upside for them, to the point that it's nearly a competitive/RPI wash.I just want to stand on land...
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If I had a gun with two bullets and was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and a Creighton fan, I think I'd shoot the Creighton fan twice.
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I really don't know what the interest level of such a move is or would be from VCU and Dayton.
Even if they are not interested I don't think that changes the dynamic much for Wichita State.
Dayton and VCU are clearly the best to programs in the A-10. If they were to move to the AAC along with Wichita State the gap between the AAC and the A-10 would widen considerably.
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Originally posted by SHOCKvalue View PostBut does VCU and Dayton actually have any interest in the move? Not anywhere near the upside for them, to the point that it's nearly a competitive/RPI wash.Originally posted by 1972Shocker View PostI really don't know what the interest level of such a move is or would be from VCU and Dayton.
Even if they are not interested I don't think that changes the dynamic much for Wichita State.
Dayton and VCU are clearly the best to programs in the A-10. If they were to move to the AAC along with Wichita State the gap between the AAC and the A-10 would widen considerably.
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Originally posted by dwbarcl View PostDeuces Valley.
... No really, deuces.
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Originally posted by ShockTalk View PostThe fair way to compare leagues is to take VCU and Dayton out of the picture when comparing the Atl-10 to the current AAC. Next, add WSU to the AAC and compare the Atl-10 without VCU and Dayton. In either scenario, I would think there would be a pretty big gap in favor of the AAC.Livin the dream
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Originally posted by wufan View PostAdding WSU, VCU, and Dayton is an attempt to break away from the 7-10 conferences (AAC, A-10, MWC) and group with the 4-7 (SEC, P10, Big East, AAC).
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Originally posted by wufan View PostAdding WSU, VCU, and Dayton is an attempt to break away from the 7-10 conferences (AAC, A-10, MWC) and group with the 4-7 (SEC, P10, Big East, AAC).Originally posted by Dave Stalwart View PostAnd it will work like a charm. Probably even elevate the conference beyond just number 6 or 7 on a regular basisOriginally posted by Play Angry View PostYep this raid would come pretty close to cementing a P-5 + Big East + AAC hoops hierarchy with a wicked drop to the next tier.
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