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To whoever asked if you think that the A10 is better than the ACC...I think so? I think top to bottom it's a better conference than the ACC/
The sagarins dont matter because like RPI it's a useless metric. There are legitimate rankings that do.
nelsonmuntz said:You can't just admit you are wrong, can you? The RPI is one of the official selection tools of the NCAA Selection Committee. Sagarin is...nothing. Nor are any of the other measures you might cite.
As importantly, fans are voting with their feet. We are in a southern mid-major conference now, and UConn fans clearly don't care about the schedule.
Tulane got drilled by 30 today to something called Southeast Missouri State.
I suspect you're right, but shouldn't you wait until we hit the conference schedule before declaring victory on this one?
Wow! Current C-USA games count against us in the RPI now??? Holy cow, Nelson!
Also, explain to me what this thing called Mercer is, because they beat Seton Hall. This is how foolish you're being...
nelsonmuntz said:Can't you see the stands? Casual fans are already walking away. These early season matchups would sell ot Gampel and come close to selling out HCC. Is there a single game that is sold out yet? I hope florida is.
The American isn't going to be a good basketball conference - it is what it is.
Nelson's fantasies aside, we don't have any options.
but the current situation is a death sentence, so anything would be an improvement.
How is the current situation a death sentence?
We are collecting exit fee money instead of paying it out, the football competition on the field is and will be as good as we have had in the past, the basketball teams will continue to be top notch with Ollie and Geno. In spite of what you say Temple, Cincy and Memphis are good basketball programs and there are other schools in the AAC that are decent (just as good as Seton Hall, Depaul, St Johns and the Providence teams of the last 15 years). We will also have just about every game on ESPN and we are actively pursuing a better conference.
How is all of this a death sentence?
Please stop the nonsense.
LOL. You realize how ignorant you sound? Are you really arguing that the AAC is just as good as the Big East from a basketball perspective? I will remember this particular argument to evaluate your credibility on any other basketball related position you have.
It is a death sentence because casual UConn fans do not care about our schedule any more
Speak for yourself.
nelsonmuntz said:Look around Gampel or the XL.
Yup. I'm the one that's ignorant.
You're a clown. I have already gone on record in this very thread as saying that the NBE is MARGINALLY better than the American in terms of a schedule in men's basketball. I can say that comfortably, because others have already provided you a ton of data to support it, and further data will continue to come in over the next month to two months. And I'm also on record for saying that it will matter VERY LITTLE to what will happen to the UConn men. We are able to, and have already, scheduled top opponents to play in the OOC schedule to account for it. We are playing teams like Maryland, Indiana, BC, Florida, Stanford, Washington, and Harvard. Games like these have replaced games like Sacred Heart, Fairfield, Quinnipiac, etc. We will also continue our practice of participating in an early season tournament every year. And we will still have two games against Cincy, Memphis, and Temple every year and we will likely have yet another game against one or more of them in the league tournament. Also, Houston and SMU will soon become teams to be reckoned with, considering their current coaching and recruiting situations respectively.
So in closing, you're a clown. And unlike you, I don't have to remember your arguments because you repeat them every hour of every day on every thread in the Boneyard. Now, feel free to go back to talking about Tulane and football independence...
The same thing could have been said early in the year when UConn was still in your beloved Big East. Were you in a coma the past 5 years?
nelsonmuntz said:The AAC is a mid-major league and the Big East is a big step up. The RPI says so, the W/L against P5 conferences says so, the TV contracts say so, and anyone who has the slightest idea what they are talking about with basketball says so.
The fact that UConn agreed to an 18 game schedule against this mess shows that Herbst and Manual either don't care about the basketball program or have no idea what they are doing. The AAC should have a 16 game schedule MAX, and I would prefer a 14 game schedule.
nelsonmuntz said:You think this conference is a train wreck too, so I don't know what point you are trying to make. Just more Whaler taking the other side of whatever argument someone is trying to make?