American Athletic Conference

[WUpigsooie]

From the Bradley Board




And this is why this needs to happen and WSU needs to leave ASAP.

Goodness that's depressing. Pretty much given up

[Dan]

I always say, you can't save your way to prosperity.

[MyManMcDuffie]

I saw some blog post on Twitter that broke down into detail why we should go to AAC.

I saw some blog post on Twitter that broke down into descriptive details why we should go to AAC. Maybe we should just keep looking out for a formal announcement broken by Suellentrop.

https://collegecourtreport.com/2017/03/22/wesner-power-conference-bias-strength-of-schedule-will-force-wichita-state-to-aac/

No better place than the Big 12 geographically it seems. Guess we should just keep looking out for a formal announcement broken by Suellentrop. I don't know about y'all, but almost envitable sounds like a done deal.

[ShockerPrez]

From the Bradley Board




And this is why this needs to happen and WSU needs to leave ASAP.

Yes.

The bigger issue is that I think there is going to be a riff in Div 1 BB altogether. I think that it will be deemed tgat there are too many teams and conferences and we need to be sure we are on the right side of that crack.

[Aargh]

Goodness that's depressing. Pretty much given up

It's also rather insightful, logical, and realistic.

There is no way to compete without a significant donor base and loyal fan support. Most of the MVC is going to try to figure out how to survive on 3,000 to 4,000 tickets sold for each home basketball game. Bus rides to opponents' courts, tank of gas recruiting budgets, whatever assistant coach wants to try their luck at succeeding in that situation as the head coach, recruiting without "cost of attendance" stipends, and on and on.

The great divide isn't going to have to be legislated by the P5 or by the NCAA. It will pretty much just take care of itself.

[WUpigsooie]

It's also rather insightful, logical, and realistic.

That's why it's depressing.....

[kellykemnitz]

From the Bradley Board




And this is why this needs to happen and WSU needs to leave ASAP.

Definitely not forward thinkers. MVC has been thinking backwards for far too long. Exactly the reason to pack our bags.

[wheathead]

Question is will we hang the Navy banner in Koch or just the other 11 AAC schools.

[WstateU]

Question is will we hang the Navy banner in Koch or just the other 11 AAC schools.

I say hang it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYTfKmu7BSQ

[WheatShock]

I saw some blog post on Twitter that broke down into detail why we should go to AAC.

I saw some blog post on Twitter that broke down into descriptive details why we should go to AAC. Maybe we should just keep looking out for a formal announcement broken by Suellentrop.

https://collegecourtreport.com/2017/03/22/wesner-power-conference-bias-strength-of-schedule-will-force-wichita-state-to-aac/

No better place than the Big 12 geographically it seems. Guess we should just keep looking out for a formal announcement broken by Suellentrop. I don't know about y'all, but almost envitable sounds like a done deal.

The problem with that article is the author acts like the question is whether or not WSU will chooses the AAC. If that was the case we would have been in the AAC last year or even before.

[Shocker1976]

From the Bradley Board
And this is why this needs to happen and WSU needs to leave ASAP.

A better calculus is to deny such conferences any bids to the NCAA Tournament since such conferences make no real contributions to the status of D1 Basket ball.

At this point, the Valley should really be looking to do what all one-bid leagues try to do - minimumize expenses.
If you take the Summit League, Horizon League, Ohio Valley, and Missouri Valley, you have four low-to-mid conferences in the overlapping footprints. It isn't logical.

These leagues shouldn't be thinking of one-off additions. The reality has changed, the calculus should be for the most efficient operation of the athletic departments.
The Midwestern one-bid leagues should be thinking in terms of a comprehensive reshuffling across geographic lines within the footprint. Frankly, UIC, EIU, ISU, SIU, BU, LUC, etc, etc should be in the same league. Same applies for Indiana and the others. The brand equity of the league is mostly gone and it's not coming back.

Running efficiently is the only viable way to move forward.

[OregonShocker]

Yes.

The bigger issue is that I think there is going to be a riff in Div 1 BB altogether. I think that it will be deemed tgat there are too many teams and conferences and we need to be sure we are on the right side of that crack.

Similar to FBS vs FCS? Could be, depending on the $ involved.

[Dan]

Question is will we hang the Navy banner in Koch or just the other 11 AAC schools.

No - they play basketball in the Patriot League

[ShockCrazy]

No - they play basketball in the Patriot League

Not only that, we don't hang one in Koch for DBU or Stony Brook and we even play them in MVC play.

[Heinro]

A better calculus is to deny such conferences any bids to the NCAA Tournament since such conferences make no real contributions to the status of D1 Basket ball.

Puke.