American Athletic Conference

[Dark Lord]

DL - Lighten up - Kellogg=yellow brick road
Wizard of Oz

Your lack of understanding is deeply concerning.

[mini-shock]

This move to the AAC is an interesting one. I am excited about changing into something new. I think it will help ease our fans sense of 'disrespect'. With that being said, what teams are going to beat us in the AAC? UC and SMU. IN the MVC it was ISU and UNI. Just in terms of marquee matchups, the # of teams stays the same. The obvious benefit will come in RPI and SOS, but that won't be as easily enjoyed throughout the conference itself. We joined the AAC for one thing - at large bids. I am excited to play UC and SMU at least as a new face. Looking at the AAC, I think we get second or tie for 1rst in our first season their.

[shocks771]

Hello future conference mates,

UCONN nation formally welcomes you to the AAC. Believe it or not, the UCONN administration has been an advocate of WSU for quite some time. The stories of UCONN contemplating the Big East were nothing more than a way to twist the arm of the AAC brass to make a move to enhance AAC basketball. While many here seem to think UCONN is the villain of the conference (and yes we do have some extreme fans), we have a passionate basketball fan-base that isn't willing to accept mediocrity - something I think we have in common. It really is a perfect marriage, and I'm looking forward to seeing the Shockers at Gampel and/or the XL Center next year.

I'd also like to give props for an excellent hire on the Women's Basketball side. It shows WSU's commitment to the sport and competing at the highest level. UCONN fans appreciate that.

Glad to have you!

Have always admired your program from afar. Was in Maui when we got the "don't you dare try and guard Kemba Walker" treatment from the refs. Ready to enact a little revenge for that one. Look forward to building a rivalry with you guys. Hope to make a trip to Connecticut soon.

[ShockerFever]

Followed within minutes by:

I don't really either. I was lured by the way he couldn't get past his 5th post on the board without saying every other program in the MVC is mid major (within the context of another poster saying we need to be civil and not go around calling the MVC mid major as soon as we are gone like CU did). That's the Co|d I remember... but actually much more civil still.

I just figured he was an AAC team fan since he missed on a couple of easy references SHOCKvalue and others put out there from the past.

[Dave Stalwart]

This move to the AAC is an interesting one. I am excited about changing into something new. I think it will help ease our fans sense of 'disrespect'. With that being said, what teams are going to beat us in the AAC? UC and SMU. IN the MVC it was ISU and UNI. Just in terms of marquee matchups, the # of teams stays the same. The obvious benefit will come in RPI and SOS, but that won't be as easily enjoyed throughout the conference itself. We joined the AAC for one thing - at large bids. I am excited to play UC and SMU at least as a new face. Looking at the AAC, I think we get second or tie for 1rst in our first season their.

While I agree with most of this, I have to disagree on just naming two programs that are going to beat us. The huge benefit of the AAC over the MVC is that almost the entire conference is on the list of teams that can beat us any given day. It's a blessing and a curse. If you do well in a good conference, you get TONS more respect, but there is a MUCH higher chance that you won't do as well as you are used to. I am surprised you don't see Memphis, UCONN, Houston and Temple as threats. Every team in the AAC is going to be better than every team in the MVC with the exception of only a couple. It's really not even comparable. The AAC with WSU in it will hardly be a step down from even the #1 conference in the RPI if you just look at the numbers instead of the rankings.

[ShanShock]

Your lack of understanding is deeply concerning.

You have a fabulous Friday!

[Shocker1976]

While I agree with most of this, I have to disagree on just naming two programs that are going to beat us. The huge benefit of the AAC over the MVC is that almost the entire conference is on the list of teams that can beat us any given day. It's a blessing and a curse. If you do well in a good conference, you get TONS more respect, but there is a MUCH higher chance that you won't do as well as you are used to. I am surprised you don't see Memphis, UCONN, Houston and Temple as threats. Every team in the AAC is going to be better than every team in the MVC with the exception of only a couple.

This is the attraction of the AAC for me!

[SHOCKvalue]

One thing about Dr. Bardo, when he's driving the train you don't want to be caught standing on the tracks. Full speed ahead.

Naturally people on this board gravitate to basketball. However, I'm anxious to see what other impacts this move might have. Enrollment? Capital projects? National perception? What does Dr. Bardo have in his mind that we've not even thought of yet?

Whatever he does, he better run it by the SGA nincompoop mafia first.

[shocks771]

This move to the AAC is an interesting one. I am excited about changing into something new. I think it will help ease our fans sense of 'disrespect'. With that being said, what teams are going to beat us in the AAC? UC and SMU. IN the MVC it was ISU and UNI. Just in terms of marquee matchups, the # of teams stays the same. The obvious benefit will come in RPI and SOS, but that won't be as easily enjoyed throughout the conference itself. We joined the AAC for one thing - at large bids. I am excited to play UC and SMU at least as a new face. Looking at the AAC, I think we get second or tie for 1rst in our first season their.

Are you crazy? There are at least 5 programs with better recent success than any other MVC team. UConn, Cincy, Memphis, Temple and SMU. You can compare UNI with probably Temple and SMU, but UConn, Cincy and Memphis are head and shoulders above any other MVC program. The AAC should be a 4-5 bid conference annually with at least 3 Top 25 teams annually. That's a huge step up. I do agree that we should likely finish very high next year, but that's not going to be a given every year. There are six very strong programs along with a couple others with potential

[Dark Lord]

Whatever he does, he better run it by the SGA nincompoop mafia first.

Those soulless drones should be ***** slapped on a semi-regular basis

[BigDougE]

Well, ****.

[Dave Stalwart]

Well, ****.

Just to be clear, this is the real Doug Elgin^^^

[pogo]

Again, if this happens and I hope it does, it will mark the end of our association with the "Valley of Death". Yes it has been forever since it was that but it was where our roots were. I look forward to moving to the AAC and playing schools that will push us to be better. I look forward to new rivalries and more exposure in the East and the Mid West. Believe it or not Cincinnati is thought to be in the Mid West whereas Wichita is in the High Plains. This will be a great move to a conference that is pushing to be better and not satisfied with the status quo. Go Shox.

[LandStander]

This is the attraction of the AAC for me!

Yep, the tougher the schedule the tougher the Shox will be in March. Most have said it before that the Shox were not tested enough before the tournament. And this goes for all sports I believe. This is a historic time that will be looked back as our turning point. I'm ready to offer more support to help the transition!

[Cdizzle]

Just play all 30 games inside your conference. That way, no one can really know how good/bad the conference is.

That is literally the direction of the P5.