Cincinnati at NC St

[SMUstangs22]

Wasn't nc st the one mike k.strongly campaigned for to have another ACC team in the tournament last year in the last at large bid over us. So glad these guys lost to a team in our conference.

The one and the same. And if memory serves me correct they lost in the first round by like 30

[LA_Mustang]

Wasn't nc st the one mike k.strongly campaigned for to have another ACC team in the tournament last year in the last at large bid over us. So glad these guys lost to a team in our conference.

yep

[TidePony]

Yes they were

[ojaipony]

Great win.

And NC State's AD can suck it.

[ojaipony]

The AAC started slow OOC but the last couple of weeks we've had some nice wins - Michigan, Kansas, San Diego St and NC St.

Agreed.

I'm going to say something crazy, but I predict the AAC to be a top 3 bball conference by mid March in terms of top to bottom quality.

[LA_Mustang]

I believe it was Wake's AD, Ron Wellman, who pushed for NC St over us.

[Terry Webster]

Terry, we need you to be loud. It's going to be a street fight. As usual, Cincy will make the game ugly. Is Cronin back?

I will shout as loud as I can as I am sure any other Pony Fans will. I heard that Cronin probably won't be back for 2-3 weeks but no telling.

[ReedFrawg]

The AAC started slow OOC but the last couple of weeks we've had some nice wins - Michigan, Kansas, San Diego St and NC St.

Agreed.

I'm going to say something crazy, but I predict the AAC to be a top 3 bball conference by mid March in terms of top to bottom quality.

Maybe but I don't see it. The bottom half (listed below) is not going to be good. I think Houston could swing good or mediocre. None of these teams below (slim chance for Tulane) will end up with a winning record.

Tulane
USF
UCF
Tulsa
ECU

[LA_Mustang]

Tulsa could but you're right about the other four.

[gostangs]

The last four in any conference are usually pretty poor. Big 12 no different.

[RI Stang]

The last four in any conference are usually pretty poor. Big 12 no different.

Agree with this, at least the last 3. TCU, Tech and K St all will be weak in big 12. Overall big 12 better than AAC this year but the gap should shrink considerably over the coming months, especially considering recent results.

[UCincinnati]

Wasn't nc st the one mike k.strongly campaigned for to have another ACC team in the tournament last year in the last at large bid over us. So glad these guys lost to a team in our conference.

The one and the same. And if memory serves me correct they lost in the first round by like 30

They were in the First Four and beat Xavier, in the round of 64 they actually had like an 18-20 point lead against St. Louis but blew it in the second half and lost in OT. NC State was actually pretty decent last year because of the kid Warren who got drafted in the first round by the Suns, they gave us a good game in Cincinnati and were playing really well at the end of the season. This year they were just "meh" to me, way too soft to play against us.

[Palmskee]

Wasn't nc st the one mike k.strongly campaigned for to have another ACC team in the tournament last year in the last at large bid over us. So glad these guys lost to a team in our conference.

The one and the same. And if memory serves me correct they lost in the first round by like 30

They were in the First Four and beat Xavier, in the round of 64 they actually had like an 18-20 point lead against St. Louis but blew it in the second half and lost in OT. NC State was actually pretty decent last year because of the kid Warren who got drafted in the first round by the Suns, they gave us a good game in Cincinnati and were playing really well at the end of the season. This year they were just "meh" to me, way too soft to play against us.

Congrats on the win. Really good win for the American as a whole!

[SMUstangs22]

Maybe I was thinking of Xavier.