Re: The AAAAAAAC and Advanced Marketing (or Self-Kidding)
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:22 am
Stever, you are making the same argument UConn fans make regarding SMU. Both lost great coaches and had a spillover period of success. SMU is still in that spillover period from Brown. Once his fingerprints are off the program completely just like UConn, they will fade. It's not exactly a top basketball destination for recruits without a stud head coach. They may still be solid but I would expect a downward trend. The AAC is not "great"...as others have said they are at the bottom of the major basketball conferences (even though they are still kind of in between high mid major and major IMO). If your basis for comparison is the MAAC then yes they are "great". Not by major standards at all. I sense lots of jealousy since we are a nice neat 10 member conference focused on basketball, all are private schools, many in major metro areas and have lots of tradition. We are a smart conference...the AAC is a misc. pile that can fall apart at any moment.