American Athletic Conference

[wufan]

318! I almost took you seriously in some of your earlier posts, and then you go and throw out that 318. I feel guilty laughing, like when the special kid says something inappropriate to the teacher.

[wufan]

Loyola was a 221 RPI and we are freaking embarrassed to add them...318. They have a national championship to boot. ODU hasn't even made a sweet 16.

[UofMemphis]

318! I almost took you seriously in some of your earlier posts, and then you go and throw out that 318. I feel guilty laughing, like when the special kid says something inappropriate to the teacher.

Lol, you really expect ODU to stay down more than a year? I don't.

Since 2005 they have 4 NCAAs, 1 NIT, 1 CBI, 2 CITs.

Great facility as well.

[Rlh04d]

Lol, you really expect ODU to stay down more than a year? I don't.

Since 2005 they have 4 NCAAs, 1 NIT, 1 CBI, 2 CITs.

Great facility as well.

Since 2002, SIU has six NCAA appearances, including two Sweet 16's, but they still suck now.

[Rlh04d]

But I do admit spending 15 years in CUSA gives me a sweet spot for them.

And in the last nine years you had the higher conference RPI twice.

Sweet spot is one thing, but you're down right delusional.

And I don't understand who you have a sweet spot for. The name? There are only five CUSA members left. And three of those joined in 2005.

[wufan]

Lol, you really expect ODU to stay down more than a year? I don't.

Since 2005 they have 4 NCAAs, 1 NIT, 1 CBI, 2 CITs.

Great facility as well.

318...Oh, but wait! 1 CBI and 2 CITs...too funny!

[UofMemphis]

Charlotte, UAB, and USM were founding members of CUSA...Marshall, Rice, and UTEP joined in 2005...so 6 CUSA members.

I wish them well.

[UofMemphis]

318...Oh, but wait! 1 CBI and 2 CITs...too funny!

If you want to act childish go right ahead...

[Rlh04d]

If you want to act childish go right ahead...

I feel like there's probably a meme you could use to teach others about maturity here.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

Saying something absurd like the CUSA or WCC is a stronger conference than the MVC ain't earning you much credibility, @UofMemphis:. We aren't defending the MVC, we just don't buy loads of crap around here usually.

With THAT said, please keep in mind that many of us (myself included) would sell our mothers and/or do some very distasteful things to get WSU into the AAC. With Memphis, Cincy, and UConn, the AAC is clearly a strong basketball conference--and with our old beloved rival Tulsa joining soon, and SMU and Houston already there, WSU would shore up nicely the western side of the conference. I think it's a great fit for us and makes sense geographically better than any other conference.

[MoValley John]

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Shatel in Omaha stutters about the big boys plans.

[ABC]

It is too easy to get to be a Division 1 program. I am not too worried about programs in the MVC. They aren't the problem.

[RoyalShock]

It is too easy to get to be a Division 1 program. I am not too worried about programs in the MVC. They aren't the problem.

Of the articles I've read on Bowlesby's comments, I don't think the context is basketball. This is the start of the new power-5 breaking away from under the NCAA umbrella. I'm not sure if it's just saber-rattling or not, but if they get what they want, college sports won't look anything in five years like it does now. WSU and the MVC will be part of the new "Division II".

The greed among the "haves" is getting ridiculous. They have totally lost sight of what "sport" is supposed to be. The drive for profit and attempts at avoiding an embarrassing loss is all that matters.

[shockmonster]

Of the articles I've read on Bowlesby's comments, I don't think the context is basketball. This is the start of the new power-5 breaking away from under the NCAA umbrella. I'm not sure if it's just saber-rattling or not, but if they get what they want, college sports won't look anything in five years like it does now. WSU and the MVC will be part of the new "Division II".

The greed among the "haves" is getting ridiculous. They have totally lost sight of what "sport" is supposed to be. The drive for profit and attempts at avoiding an embarrassing loss is all that matters.

In football, this isn't a problem because each team only plays 11 games. However, in basketball, if you only have 64 or so teams, and you have 29 games or so, scheduling becomes a problem. I'm not sure exactly where he's going with this.

[RoyalShock]

In football, this isn't a problem because each team only plays 11 games. However, in basketball, if you only have 64 or so teams, and you have 29 games or so, scheduling becomes a problem. I'm not sure exactly where he's going with this.

To be more specific, my interpretation of "it's too easy to become Division I" was that, too many schools are jumping from FCS to FBS and taking a piece of the pie, all of which belongs to us. ("Us" being the power-conferences).

I realize it's not that easy to become an FBS program, but we know football is the driver in all of this, so I simply don't believe he was talking about basketball (which I agree is too easy to become Division I). To summarize, he's being disingenuous, IMO.