AAC should add..

[Durks07]

You can't base who you want in your conference on who happens to be having a good season.

Exactly right. This idiot did it.

This person uses qualitative criteria ... I think:

Who's conference would you rather be in?

 

[UC990411]

Seriously people stop with this Sh it.

 

[UCFBfan]

Let's look at the other sport that UConn fans care about and that's basketball. This conference is decent in its current makeup for football but basketball is a mess.

Fresno St is 24-39 in their past two seasons and haven't made the NCAA tournament since 2001. They're a combined 2-5 all time in the tournament.

Northern Illinois is 10-51....yup you read that right....10-51 in their past two seasons. They made their last NCAA tournament in 1996 and are a combined 0-3.

So yeah....they would absolute horrible adds for this conference. If anything, the AAC should have learned their lesson that adding more schools will not result in any better TV deal. So stop adding schools until you need to replace us in a few years when we leave this dumpster fire behind.

 

[Drew]

UCFB if basketball had any place in realignment we would be out of here already. It doesnt. UConn cares about college basketball. Other schools care but nowhere near the amount as they care about football.

Fresno is not a one year Cinderella. they've been good for a while.

 

[whaler11]

UCFB if basketball had any place in realignment we would be out of here already. It doesnt. UConn cares about college basketball. Other schools care but nowhere near the amount as they care about football.

Fresno is not a one year Cinderella. they've been good for a while.

You do realize Fresno wouldn't want to join the AAC right?

 

[gars44]

We don't need to add . UCONN will always be AAC.

All About Championships......

https://www.google.com/search?q=uco...m1sATGxoGICA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=628

Pretty amazing how far you can scroll.

#bleedblue

So true. We can be the face of this conference; we don't need to ride the coattails of anyone anymore. Not with Ollie as our coach. Not with JC on the sidelines. We are the big fish.

 

[uconnbill]

I wish people would stop with adding these schools that do nothing but bring the AAC and UCONN down further than they already are.

 

[UCFBfan]

UCFB if basketball had any place in realignment we would be out of here already. It doesnt. UConn cares about college basketball. Other schools care but nowhere near the amount as they care about football.

Fresno is not a one year Cinderella. they've been good for a while.

What does this have to do with your ridiculous thought of adding these two schools?

Basketball might not have the same pull as football in the CR world but the reality is, we still play the sport and at a high level. Adding these two schools, just because they've had success in football recently, and when I say recently I meant the past two seasons for NIU, still brings down our basketball program. If anything is going to make our school more attractive in the next few years it's going to be through our bball programs. Football is going to be down for a few years due to a new coach coming in, little to no talent on the roster, etc. So if UConn is going to get out of this craphole it's going to be through our bball program and location.

Since we're likely to be stuck in the AAC for a bit, I'd rather not see us water down the bball side anymore than needed just so we can add two mediocre football programs. Like I said before, adding these programs does NOTHING to help this conference. All it does is add two more mouths to feed with an already horrific TV deal.

 

[billybud]

UCBfan posted:

"Since we're likely to be stuck in the AAC for a bit, I'd rather not see us water down the bball side anymore than needed just so we can add two mediocre football programs. "

Huh? That sounds suspiciously like some ACC comments, reversed. about watering down the football side.

I guess it is based on perspective.

A fan of a basketball school in a basketball conference would worry about basketball being watered down...

 

[UCFBfan]

UCBfan posted:

"Since we're likely to be stuck in the AAC for a bit, I'd rather not see us water down the bball side anymore than needed just so we can add two mediocre football programs. "

Huh? That sounds suspiciously like some ACC comments, reversed. about watering down the football side.

I guess it is based on perspective.

A fan of a basketball school in a basketball conference would worry about basketball being watered down...

What?? Aren't you an ACC fan? Whatever dude. Bottom line is, unless the school added is going to bring in something valuable to this conference besides another mouth to feed, there's no reason to even discuss them. Our TV deal sucks, bottom line. Fresno St, NIU, or any other worthless remnants from the MAC, C-USA, MWC, etc aren't going to bring in any more cash. So why add them?

 

[coachcap]

What makes ANYONE think that Fresno would agree to be the Western outlier in a conference that based in the Eastern half of the nation? The AAC would have to throw $$$$$$ MILLIONS their way to offset travel & accomodation costs. Boise & SDSU both backed out after the dissolution of the Big East as the light bulb finally clicked to this reality. What makes Fresno any different?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Our attendance in both hoops and football is falling off a cliff, just like I predicted. We need regional rivals that fans care about, or at least are aware of their existence. Tulane and Tulsa were beyond stupid. Two schools located 1,000 miles away that suck in both major sports. We should have added UMass and Buffalo.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Post Thanksgiving, I'm hopeful some people post less foolishness.

 

[Coach Flood]

AAC will have a tough time replacing a team like Rutgers.

 

[Husky68]

AAC will have a tough time replacing a team like Rutgers.

Sacred Heart.

 

[Coach Flood]

Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart wouldn't be a bad idea...it's in NY so you'll get the whole DMA theory. Remember, RU was only selected to a power conference because of its proximity to NYC. Better scoop up Fordham, Sacred Heart and Colombia ASAP.

 

[UCFBfan]

Sacred Heart wouldn't be a bad idea...it's in NY so you'll get the whole DMA theory.

For someone who lives in CT you really are an idiot. Sacred Heart is in NY?? Or.....Fairfield, CT.....

 

[Coach Flood]

For someone who lives in CT you really are an idiot. Sacred Heart is in NY?? Or.....Fairfield, CT.....

You got me there...I wrote Sacred Heart but was actually thinking Holy Cross.

 

[UCFBfan]

You got me there...I wrote Sacred Heart but was actually thinking Holy Cross.

And Holy Cross would be in Worcester, MA

 

[Coach Flood]

And Holy Cross would be in Worcester, MA

Really? Damn, I'm battin a thousand here. I'm just going to log off now since I'm really making a fool of myself. And yes, I really did think that Holy Cross was in NY since a buddy of mine went there.

We're talking about the same one right? The Crusaders? Purple uniforms.

 

[UCFBfan]

Really? Damn, I'm battin a thousand here. I'm just going to log off now since I'm really making a fool of myself. And yes, I really did think that Holy Cross was in NY since a buddy of mine went there.

We're talking about the same one right? The Crusaders? Purple uniforms.

Lol! Yeah same one. Both my Uncles went there. You can see it from whatever that highway is that runs right through Worcester. St. John's is in NYC, but I have no clue if they play football.

 

[Coach Flood]

Lol! Yeah same one. Both my Uncles went there. You can see it from whatever that highway is that runs right through Worcester. St. John's is in NYC, but I have no clue if they play football.

<quietly leaving hoping nobody notices>

 

[metsfan2323]

AAC will have a tough time replacing a team like Rutgers.

East Carolina and Navy have better football teams than Rutgers.

 

[geordi]

Let's add another dozen teams. That way we can split the $3m the conference gets 24 ways instead of only 12

 

[Adios]

What makes ANYONE think that Fresno would agree to be the Western outlier in a conference that based in the Eastern half of the nation? The AAC would have to throw MILLIONS their way to offset travel & accomodation costs. Boise & SDSU both backed out after the dissolution of the Big East as the light bulb finally clicked to this reality. What makes Fresno any different?

Precisely what I was thinking. Some people are clearly oblivious.