AAC needs a challenge series vs. SEC OR PAC12

[kelseypup]

The AAC needs to set up basketball challenge series vs. PAC12, SEC or BIG 12. I would even take a challenge lower conference like A10 etc. too.

 

[Scrutineer]

The AAC needs to set up basketball challenge series vs. PAC12, SEC or BIG 12. I would even take a challenge lower conference like A10 etc. too.

Yes to a challenge, but not a lower level conference. Not marketable and of no value competition wise.

 

[AdamaNation]

Why not with nbe? But anyone would work. Pac12 would just be fun and would be classic American conference since we love traveling

 

[zls44]

The new MVC-MWC one had some strange matchups in it. And Nevada-Loyola.

I think SEC would make the most sense. All of these would be good right off the top just based on history/rivalry:

UK-UConn
Florida-UConn
UK-Cincy
Tennessee-Memphis
Vandy-Memphis
A&M-Houston
A&M-SMU
LSU-Tulane
Arkansas-Tulsa

 

[UconnFanDC]

The Big 12 and SEC already have a challenge I believe

 

[SeattleHoop]

PAC 12 would be best
UConn/UCLA
Memphis/Arizona
Cincy/Oregon
SMU/Washington

I like it

 

[UconnFanDC]

The Big 12 and SEC already have a challenge I believe

Actually I was wrong. Big 12 vs Big East so yeah, bring on SEC

 

[8893]

We already have such natural, built-in rivalries like ConFLiCT within the AAC; I don't know why we need to look outside the conference.

 

[HuskyBoi]

if it was AAC/SEC challenge they'd do their best to book Kentucky vs UConn just about every time

 

[HawkHusky]

The Big 12 and SEC already have a challenge I believe

Here are the Challenges set for 2019:

Big 12 - SEC
ACC - Big Ten
Big East - Big Ten
Big 12 - Big East
MWC - A10

We should only do one with the P5/Big East.

Big East/Big 12/Big Ten already have 2 each. The ACC has 1 and the PAC has 0.

The PAC is our best option (and would probably be pretty competitive top to bottom).

 

[amidagoat]

I hate the conflcit so much

 

[gtcam]

This darn conference has it's teams traveling all over place just for conference games and now folks want to travel an additional trip every other year to the Pacific coast?
I would rather see an annual mini tournament vs east coast teams in MSG/Boston Garden or even Hartford
SEC could be on that list

 

[Hi-Low]

Pac-12 would be good option for 2019 and see how it goes.....1/2 of the AAC traveling to west coast no big deal for AAC considering schools locations. Those schools going to west coast schedule another game vs. a west coast team while there and improve chances of a nice road win.

AAC pretty on par with PAC in MBB we might even have the edge so I think they would go for it.

 

[Austin316]

Georgraphy matters in these tournaments. My vote would be the NBE, ACC, BIG12 or SEC so folks can travel reasonably. I don’t understand how a Pac12 tournament is beneficial to the fans that pay to watch.

 

[HawkHusky]

Anyone already with 2 challenges isn't doing a 3rd. That leaves the ACC and PAC. A more geographically friendly Challenge would be nice, but the ACC isn't going to elevate the AAC by scheduling one.

PAC or bust. I'd take PAC.

 

[3rdbass]

Anyone already with 2 challenges isn't doing a 3rd. That leaves the ACC and PAC. A more geographically friendly Challenge would be nice, but the ACC isn't going to elevate the AAC by scheduling one.

PAC or bust. I'd take PAC.

The SEC only has one so they are a viable option too.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

The new MVC-MWC one had some strange matchups in it. And Nevada-Loyola.

I think SEC would make the most sense. All of these would be good right off the top just based on history/rivalry:

UK-UConn
Florida-UConn
UK-Cincy
Tennessee-Memphis
Vandy-Memphis
A&M-Houston
A&M-SMU
LSU-Tulane
Arkansas-Tulsa

East Carolina-South Carolina
UCF-Georgia
Wichita-Missouri

 

[Sky ball]

Yes to a challenge, but not a lower level conference. Not marketable and of no value competition wise.

SEC, P12, B10, B12, ACC all say the same thing: Yes to a challenge, but not a lower level conference. Not marketable and of no value competition wise.

 

[tcf15]

Rothstein proposed this last year and A-10 just announced a challenge with the Mountain West. Hopefully because AAC is working on something else.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

If we schedule a yearly partnership with the A-10 I will vomit.

 

[zls44]

If we schedule a yearly partnership with the A-10 I will vomit.

About a 900% chance we'd get a no-win URI one.

 

[TJT]

If we schedule a yearly partnership with the A-10 I will vomit.

The AAC should not set up a series with a league like the A-10 that has sent more teams to the NCAA Tournament. No good can come from something like that.

 

[Hi-Low]

Georgraphy matters in these tournaments. My vote would be the NBE, ACC, BIG12 or SEC so folks can travel reasonably. I don’t understand how a Pac12 tournament is beneficial to the fans that pay to watch.

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It's not a "tournament" it's 1 home game or 1 away game. It's really about exposure for the AAC vs. PAC on TV not about traveling fans in my mind. Assuming a 2 year deal each school gets 1 home & 1 away game.

I'd prefer PAC since they have no current "challenge" & Uconn will still schedule NBE, ACC etc games every year.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

The AAC should not set up a series with a league like the A-10 that has sent more teams to the NCAA Tournament. No good can come from something like that.

I don't care how many more bids the A-10 gets. It's still the Atlantic 10.
Either schedule a P5 series or no conference series and play a Florida State in New Jersey.

An AAC/A-10 series does no favors optics-wise in the AAC's bid to be a P6 conference.

 

[CTBasketball]

Sauce me out to Salt Lake City to play the Utes I’ll be happy. Good skiing.