A midsummer's look at the American Athletic Conference

[HooperScooper]

Preview of the season in the AAC from David Borges of the New Haven Register.

The New Haven Register Blogs: UConn Men's Basketball Blog: A midsummer's look at the American Athletic Conference

 

[Wordbomar]

UConn deff has toughest road but easiest way to play their way into the tournament if they get some solid OOC wins. But we knew this... good article though

 

[Pudge]

Did anyone else think ... "wait ... when did Gary Clark become a 3 point shooter"

As for the gaze at the conference: you are looking at dumpster fires at USF, Memphis, ECU ... and then Tulane barely rising from ashes. That's a foursome of far less.

 

[freescooter]

I think Temple and UConn really need to step up their games. And I think Memphis could well surprise some people. But this league has the potential to be very good. Unfortunately many of the schools who have the pedigree to be top programs just have not done it. No reason that this should not be almost an automatic 5-6 bid league when you look at its members. Everyone but Cincinnati and SMU have been at best under achievers. We have been since 2013 Memphis since before that, Temple really sine they joined. That those 5 plus WSU aren't almost locks year in year out is unreal.

 

[LIUCHusky]

I think Temple and UConn really need to step up their games. And I think Memphis could well surprise some people. But this league has the potential to be very good. Unfortunately many of the schools who have the pedigree to be top programs just have not done it. No reason that this should not be almost an automatic 5-6 bid league when you look at its members. Everyone but Cincinnati and SMU have been at best under achievers. We have been since 2013 Memphis since before that, Temple really sine they joined. That those 5 plus WSU aren't almost locks year in year out is unreal.

By any measurement, it is hard to say we have been under achievers since 2013. Unless I am mistaken, didn't we win a national title in 2014?

 

[champs99and04]

Good article. This is probably about as strong a non-power league as I've seen in some time (backhanded compliment, I know, but it seems like there are a half dozen teams or so that could get hot and win a game or two in the NCAA Tournament).

Temple is a major darkhorse for me. Dunphy can coach and they have talent. UCF will be fascinating to watch, too.

 

[Pudge]

I think Temple and UConn really need to step up their games. And I think Memphis could well surprise some people. But this league has the potential to be very good. Unfortunately many of the schools who have the pedigree to be top programs just have not done it. No reason that this should not be almost an automatic 5-6 bid league when you look at its members. Everyone but Cincinnati and SMU have been at best under achievers. We have been since 2013 Memphis since before that, Temple really sine they joined. That those 5 plus WSU aren't almost locks year in year out is unreal.

Pretty unbelievable

You win the National Championship ... and free scooter thinks you underachieved.

 

[UConnNick]

Pretty unbelievable

You win the National Championship --- and free scooter thinks you underachieved.

Well, in all fairness, it wasn't a world championship.

 

[MSGSeven]

Did anyone else think ... "wait ... when did Gary Clark become a 3 point shooter"

As for the gaze at the conference: you are looking at dumpster fires at USF, Memphis, ECU ... and then Tulane barely rising from ashes. That's a foursome of far less.

ECU beat us this past season so we better watch out for that dumpster fire

 

[freescooter]

Pretty unbelievable

You win the National Championship ... and free scooter thinks you underachieved.

Obviously I meant 2014. And even then we had to win the in the conference tourney to be sure we got to the dance and what have we done since? A trip to the NIT then a trip to the NCAAs that required winning the AAC tourney and a season with losses to Wagner, Northeastern, East Carolina and no post season at all. 30-24 conference record. Yeah underachieving is a polite term for our play since we won the title.

 

[don356]

Surprise! Experienced Wichita State tops summer BPI update

Couple AAC teams in top 15.

 

[OkaForPrez]

Surprise! Experienced Wichita State tops summer BPI update

Couple AAC teams in top 15.

It's so crazy to think in 2010 in Maui we narrowly escaped an up and coming shockers club to set up the entirety of that magical season. Now we're looking up at them in our conference. My how times have changed.