Rothstein on the American

[tcf15]

Kansas is clearly a cut above the rest

THE ROTHSTEIN FILES: The narrative throughout the early portion of the 2019-20 college basketball season was that the sport was lacking truly great teams that drag people in from the periphery. There wasn’t a Duke team like the one we saw a year ago that had Zion Williamson R.J. Barrett, and Cam...

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The American Conference is one jumbled mess

Looking for concrete answers and clear separation?

You won’t get it in this league.

With just over a week left before Selection Sunday, the American Conference has just one lock for the NCAA Tournament — Houston — while two other teams — Cincinnati and Wichita State — are firmly on the bubble.

Meanwhile, the team that’s in first place in the league standings — Tulsa — will have to win the American Conference Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament due to a weak non-conference strength of schedule.

Add in a young, but talented team at Memphis as well as two sneaky good squads in both UConn and SMU and you’ve got the makings of a wild conference tournament next week in Fort Worth.

One jumbled mess?

The epitome.

 

[bendm]

the team that’s in first place in the league standings — Tulsa — will have to win the American Conference Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament

pa-thetic

 

[Tenspro2002]

pa-thetic

That's pretty much the definition of "mid-major", when your conference regular season champion isn't even an NCAA Tournament lock. Embarrassing.

 

[superjohn]

That's pretty much the definition of "mid-major", when your conference regular season champion isn't even an NCAA Tournament lock. Embarrassing.

Palatine, "But Villanova is the class of the Big East and they aren't any good."

 

[Slasher]

That's pretty much the definition of "mid-major", when your conference regular season champion isn't even an NCAA Tournament lock. Embarrassing.

It's also the result of an unbalanced schedule, and it's still fairly likely it's a 3-way co-championship for the title anyways.

 

[tzznandrew]

It's also the result of an unbalanced schedule, and it's still fairly likely it's a 3-way co-championship for the title anyways.

Even if that's the case, Cincy's on a razor's edge. In a 3-way tie, there's a decent chance 2 out of the 3 co-champs don't make it. Somehow even more embarassing.

 

[B1GEast]

We can win this thing

 

[Palatine]

Palatine, "But Villanova is the class of the Big East and they aren't any good."

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

You have to admire this sort of persistence.

 

[August_West]

You have to admire this sort of persistence.

Pals gonna pal

 

[businesslawyer]

You have to admire this sort of persistence.

And it's persistent persistence over the years and threads.

 

[tzznandrew]

You have to admire this sort of persistence.

Especially when he's talking about a league that has schools like East Carolina, Southern Methodist, and Central Florida in it.

 

[Huskybass]

It has never really felt like a conference, it seems like a bunch of random teams who play each other regularly. Glad to be moving on.

 

[superjohn]

You have to admire this sort of persistence.

Nova is probably gonna be preseason #1 next year and Creighton top #5-7. Pal will still be lamenting not watching UConn play ECU on his phone.

 

[bazz&boujee]

Boatright is somewhere right now STILL trying to name the teams in our conference !!!

 

[Edward Sargent]

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

Nebraska

 

[Edward Sargent]

Especially when he's talking about a league that has schools like East Carolina, Southern Methodist, and Central Florida in it.

I didn’t mind UCF and USF living in Tampa area

 

[Rocktheworld]

Love that he’s satirizing his own ridiculous shtick now lmao

 

[Rocktheworld]

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

Fewer people know where Tulsa is, dummy

 

[David 76]

You have to admire this sort of persistence.

No I dont.

 

[don356]

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

I think that's the school that Creigmer on Seinfeld started.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

Omaha, NE, 465 miles west of Palatine, IL

 

[Fatroony5]

Creighton is the class of the Big East. Creighton. Does anyone even know where that is?

“Omaha, somewhere in middle America”
-Jon Rothstein, play the hits.

 

[Delrayhoops]

Trivia.....
What NBA legend once was the coach of Creighton and who was his star center selected third in the NBA draft?

 

[Delrayhoops]

“Omaha, somewhere in middle America”
-Jon Rothstein, play the hits.

The Jayhawks are a great band.

 

[Ricker]

I'm guessing Paul Silas has to be part of the answer

 

[Delrayhoops]

I'm guessing Paul Silas has to be part of the answer

Bigger star.

 

[businesslawyer]

Trivia.....
What NBA legend once was the coach of Creighton and who was his star center selected third in the NBA draft?

"Number 19, Captain Willis Reed!" The Center was Benoit Benjamin, who IIRC was a nephew or cousin of his.

 

[Huskybass]

Trivia.....
What NBA legend once was the coach of Creighton and who was his star center selected third in the NBA draft?

I will take " Who are Willis Reed and Benoit Benjamin?" for 1000 Alec