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Wichita St seems likely to join AAC

Postby MFFL02 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:58 am

It’s becoming increasingly apparent that a confluence of Wichita’s recent success, the history of programs with similar profiles and the current trends of the NCAA tournament selection committee will drive the Shockers to a higher-profile conference. Conversations with sources around college sports this week revealed Wichita upgrading its league—likely to the American Athletic Conference—as a distinct possibility in the near future. This could happen in as soon as the next few months or may take a year or two. But the odds are increasing that the Shockers will end up somewhere else, with the AAC offering the highest profile and making the most sense. “It wouldn’t be a genuine response if I said we weren’t concerned,” Elgin said. “We want them to stay. Losing Creighton was a blow to the league. Losing Wichita State would be the same.”


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Postby MFFL02 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:23 am

Not sure how many basketball only schools we are willing to add.
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Postby mrydel » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:25 am

They are contemplating bringing back football
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Postby Comet » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:08 pm

I kinda want Dayton and VCU as well. That would make for a fun basketball conference (if only we could drop the likes of ECU/Tulane lol)
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Postby Junior » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:18 pm

Would love to add them. Would be a nice top 5 teams. Us, UConn, cincy, Wichita st and Houston.
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Postby Rebel10 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:33 pm

I hope this happens.
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Postby mustangxc » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:47 pm

I hope they bring back football and then add Army as football only members. We need homogeneity in the conference otherwise there will be acrimony much like the old Big East.
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Postby SoCal_Pony » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:54 pm

mrydel wrote:They are contemplating bringing back football


That could be the stumbling block.

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Postby mrydel » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:56 pm

Football would be fine. It is not the same as BB. There is no RPI in football. We need to win games and the more we can win the better.
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Postby freqz » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:51 pm

Comet wrote:I kinda want Dayton and VCU as well. That would make for a fun basketball conference (if only we could drop the likes of ECU/Tulane lol)


and we'd still have Memphis and UCONN to beat up on :D
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Postby Donnell88 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 5:13 pm

Junior wrote:Would love to add them. Would be a nice top 5 teams. Us, UConn, cincy, Wichita st and Houston.


And Memphis has been to the Final Four several times.
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Postby mustangxc » Fri Mar 17, 2017 5:15 pm

...and Temple is one of the winningest programs in all of college basketball.
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Postby Junior » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:57 pm

Like I said. Great addition. Top 7 would/could be good.
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