florida vs memphis

[UofMemphis]

The cool thing about being in the AAC for Memphis is that this is the time of year when we normally disappear from national attention for 2 months...aka CUSA play...the game last night would have been our "last hurrah" until March.

now we get to look at our conference schedule and see Louisvillex2, UConnx2, Cincyx2, Templex2, and our late season matchup with Gonzaga...

Then, on top of all that...the AAC tourney on our home court...we will be very battle tested come selection sunday.

 

[Onions]

The cool thing about being in the AAC for Memphis is that this is the time of year when we normally disappear from national attention for 2 months...aka CUSA play...the game last night would have been our "last hurrah" until March.

now we get to look at our conference schedule and see Louisvillex2, UConnx2, Cincyx2, Templex2, and our late season matchup with Gonzaga...

Then, on top of all that...the AAC tourney on our home court...we will be very battle tested come selection sunday.

That's funny, I look at that same schedule and think," oh no, we're not battle tested enough. Where's Pitt, where's G'town, where's Cuse, where's Villanova ... "

 

[Scot-e]

I look at it and want to call my mom for moral support. I still look twice when I see Pitt (scum) or Quse and the ACC mentioned on TV.

 

[Mots010]

Yeah, thats dose of reality, especially when Louisville is gone. Havent thought about it, but Jan/Feb is going to be rough going forward. A step up for Memphis, but a step down for Uconn.

 

[HawkHusky]

That's funny, I look at that same schedule and think," oh no, we're not battle tested enough. Where's Pitt, where's G'town, where's Cuse, where's Villanova ... "

Final Fours 2009 - 2013:

Colonial - 1
Missouri Valley - 1
Big 12 - 1
Horizon - 2
ACC - 2
SEC - 2
B1G - 4
Big East - 7

It was that tough conference schedule that helped get 7 Big East teams into the Final Four the past 5 years.

 

[intlzncster]

Yeah, thats dose of reality, especially when Louisville is gone. Havent thought about it, but Jan/Feb is going to be rough going forward. A step up for Memphis, but a step down for Uconn.

More than one step.

 

[UofMemphis]

Yeah, thats dose of reality, especially when Louisville is gone. Havent thought about it, but Jan/Feb is going to be rough going forward. A step up for Memphis, but a step down for Uconn.

which is why we schedule games like Gonzaga during conference play...you simply adapt by maximizing your OOC contests.

 

[UofMemphis]

More than one step.

when you're at the top of the mountain...isn't everything a step down?

 

[aceboon]

Program might need to take the same approach that Memp has with that in season game against Gonzaga, gonna need another game in the future in Feb once Louisville leaves

 

[champs99and04]

The Big East being gone is depressing, no question about it. Between Pitt, WVU (back when they were good), Cuse, Nova, Georgetown, Marquette, L'ville, ND, St. Johns, hell, even PC...it seems unlikely any such conference will ever be reproduced, despite the ACC's best efforts.

 

[HawkHusky]

Even if you schedule one or two tough OOC games within the conference schedule, it will never come close to the "every conference game is a battle" mentality that was the Big East.