American Athletic Conference

[UCONN_Husky]

Mike Aresco interview on Sirius
He really talked up our fan base and community support
AAC coaches are very excited...
Conference hasn't reached it's potential, this (move) helps
news very well received nationally
WSU will be real force very pleased to have them
Expansion not on table now
Regarding P5 expansion issue..."not a mid major in Basketball", make this the best home for members, $$$ payouts are the draw to P5 trying to improve this, WSU only solidifies it.
Bright future...
Has talked to Doug Elgen over last couple of weeks (friends over 35 years talks highly of him)
Doug understood, and Mike has been through what Doug is going through (nothing personal)
Mike actually was the guy who put the MVC championship on CBS (worked for CBS)
left some messages for Doug today
Kevin Ollie was very enthusiastic
Studied other sports carefully and not as big of impact as you would think
Baseball has 9 teams now but coaches are very excited and
Even Geno (Uconn Womens coach) is excited (wow)
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Geno knows how passionate Kansas is when it comes to basketball. We played at Kansas State this past year and Geno had nothing but the best to say about the sold-out crowd. I think WSU could really build something great with your superstar new coach and die-hard fans.

[AZ Shocker]

That would super cool for Navy to play a game at Cessna!!!! There would be an overflow crowd fer sure!!! How "American" and patriotic would that be!!! A "Home" game for a branch of the military playing in a sold out stadium right smack in the middle of America's Heartland on a crisp November Saturday!!! What a way to show our new "American" conference how awesome we are!!! CBS potentially!!!

[wsushockerdude]

I hope Michael O'Donnel and his makeup face doesn't speak.

Would be remiss if I didn't bring this up....he tweeted earlier this morning after the announcement something along the lines of
"Super excited to join the All American Conference!". It was deleted rather quickly...

[WstateU]

Alright, time to get some work done today. I'll be back in one minute to refresh threads.

[Walker]

Would be remiss if I didn't bring this up....he tweeted earlier this morning after the announcement something along the lines of
"Super excited to join the All American Conference!". It was deleted rather quickly...

Lmao sounds like somebody realized that was a PR nightmare and stopped it before it ruined our big day. Thank God!

[kcshocker11]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/increased-competition-american-will-bolster-wichita-state-basketball-160721544.html

[Essency]

UCF fan here. Been fun reading this board the past couple weeks. Welcome to the American Conference! Go Shockers and GO KNIGHTS!!!

[Bearcat_Bounce]

First thing you need to learn about the AAC is we all hate each other and don't want to be in this conference. So I suggest you guys do the same if you want to fit in.

[BOBB]

First thing you need to learn about the AAC is we all hate each other and don't want to be in this conference. So I suggest you guys do the same if you want to fit in.

Looking forward to blaming any officiating woes on the commissioner and being the first to use the term "We got 'Arescoed.'"

[shockerfan]

Since we joined a football conference I am sure over time we will find a way to blame everyone for any struggles. WSU fans are loud and obnoxious. We will fit in, I promise lol

[Eric]

First thing you need to learn about the AAC is we all hate each other and don't want to be in this conference. So I suggest you guys do the same if you want to fit in.

Well, we're pretty much a bunch of pricks anyway! Ha! We'll blend just fine.

[Eric]

Would be remiss if I didn't bring this up....he tweeted earlier this morning after the announcement something along the lines of
"Super excited to join the All American Conference!". It was deleted rather quickly...

He giggles every time an announcer says "ball-handling skills."

[wheathead]

First thing you need to learn about the AAC is we all hate each other and don't want to be in this conference. So I suggest you guys do the same if you want to fit in.

Hate is the first step. Second is respect. When you have both then you have rivalries. Hoping to rekindle the hate and respect of Cincy from the 1960s.

[shoxilla]

from 10/18/16, seems like ages ago

http://www.kansas.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/bob-lutz/article109001607.html

[Tulsa99]

This is on the Tulsa World website this afternoon as well. You guys may enjoy the blast from the past video clip:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/sports/tu/guerin-emig-reunion-with-wichita-state-presents-tu-basketball-tremendous/article_2c5a3e30-4adf-59eb-8d71-8e35bb8ce06f.html