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Old Big East now the American Athletic Conference.
Posted on 4/3/13 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 4/3/13 at 5:37 pm
Brett McMurphy ?@McMurphyESPN 10m
American Athletic Conference is new name for former Big East, sources told @ESPN
American Athletic Conference is new name for former Big East, sources told @ESPN
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Posted on 4/3/13 at 5:40 pm to blzr
At least it's a better name than the America 12 or whatever the other name was that they came up with.
This post was edited on 4/3/13 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 4/3/13 at 5:40 pm to blzr
As opposed to the Kazakh Athletic Conference
Posted on 4/3/13 at 5:57 pm to blzr
not bad at all...easy to remember and representative of the members
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:03 pm to blzr
AAC
sounds like a record label
sounds like a record label
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:04 pm to blzr
gey
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:08 pm to blzr
Not too bad...
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:15 pm to blzr
Generic! Just threw away decades of name-brand built equity and prestige..
Big East..B East..Beast..in 1985 3/4ths Final Four was Big East..BC as #11 seed lost in Reg Semi 59-57 to Memphis whom later vacated due to ineligible players..otherwise probably an all Big East Final Four..Nova over Gtown..
Much as Marquette will always be Al McGuire's Warriors to me..St John the Redmen..the Big East will always be Big East to me and Dave Gavitt..
No matter what revamped minus the Catholic schools/new name needed/PC nomenclature/etc..name that society now recognizes.
This is a small example of why I at times can really hate the domino effect that B-10/Delaney, SEC/Kramer/Slive, PAC, ACC, etc..are doing to all of college athletics and it's ripple effects onto the smaller/non-Footballed institutions.
Big East..B East..Beast..in 1985 3/4ths Final Four was Big East..BC as #11 seed lost in Reg Semi 59-57 to Memphis whom later vacated due to ineligible players..otherwise probably an all Big East Final Four..Nova over Gtown..
Much as Marquette will always be Al McGuire's Warriors to me..St John the Redmen..the Big East will always be Big East to me and Dave Gavitt..
No matter what revamped minus the Catholic schools/new name needed/PC nomenclature/etc..name that society now recognizes.
This is a small example of why I at times can really hate the domino effect that B-10/Delaney, SEC/Kramer/Slive, PAC, ACC, etc..are doing to all of college athletics and it's ripple effects onto the smaller/non-Footballed institutions.
This post was edited on 4/3/13 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:25 pm to TheRoarRestoredInBR
quote:
Generic! Just threw away decades of name-brand built equity and prestige..
They don't have a choice, the Catholic schools took the name. Although the Catholic 7 or however many it would be is a kickass name for a conference.
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:25 pm to blzr
That just sounds like a mid-major conference. Adios.
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:29 pm to blzr
Bill the cat is their spokescat...AAAACCKKK
This post was edited on 4/3/13 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:34 pm to dantes69
I like it. Prefer Big East though.
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:40 pm to TheRoarRestoredInBR
quote:
Generic! Just threw away decades of name-brand built equity and prestige..
Big East..B East..Beast..in 1985 3/4ths Final Four was Big East..BC as #11 seed lost in Reg Semi 59-57 to Memphis whom later vacated due to ineligible players..otherwise probably an all Big East Final Four..Nova over Gtown..
That prestige was built by the Catholic BB schools though (and they are keeping the BE name)
Posted on 4/3/13 at 6:49 pm to 1fairbank
quote:
They don't have a choice, the Catholic schools took the name. Although the Catholic 7 or however many it would be is a kickass name for a conference.
They also took MSG for the BIG East tourney, UCONN/USF/Cinn took all the $$$(exit fees).
Posted on 4/3/13 at 7:15 pm to TigerintheNO
what happens with the NCAA tournament and automatic bids?
Does this mean there will be one less at-large bid since the new Big East will take an extra bid?
Does this mean there will be one less at-large bid since the new Big East will take an extra bid?
Posted on 4/3/13 at 7:23 pm to jimithing11
so now schools will be trying to leave the AAC for the ACC? 
I would have just revived the Metro Conference name.
I would have just revived the Metro Conference name.
This post was edited on 4/3/13 at 7:24 pm
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