greenminer

I'm not actually "in the room" to read it, but from the outside looking in, it seems weird for Abou to chime in on anything here about "brothers" or "family".

This is what happens when you Andrew.

$190K+ in your early 20s, for 5 months of work, isn't life changing? I mean, he can't retire, but I think that sets him up nicely to get an incredible head start on the next phase of life.

Great win. Lets keep winning this thing, then we can start figuring how to win more of these OOC matchups in the regular season too.

I can guarantee you there are a few lurking posters that are biting their lip, that would (and possibly will) chime in with how we should be above this NIT stuff.

Kinda weird to see UAB/FAU so close to each other in the bracket. Only 2 AAC teams and they had to put them in the same region? UCONN will knock them both out on the way to a national title.

I've read the article but this raises some questions.

Oh snap we got an NIT invite! https://meangreensports.com/news/2024/3/17/mens-basketball-to-face-lsu-in-nit-first-round

Why did they move it to FW in the first place? The only reason I can think of is, the AAC offices are in DFW.

Complete forgot to factor in that Q4 loss for FAU. Talk about a dagger to the heart.

I personally love it at Dickies because it is 20 minutes away from me. IMO it is also a fantastic venue for what we're trying to do* But if attendance is a priority, they have to consider something more central to the entirety of the league. *Billboard Mag end-of 2023 rankings has Dickies as the best venue in the world for for seating 10,001-15,000 capacity. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2023/11/30/dickies-arena-fort-worth-billboard-top-venue/#:~:text=30%2C 2023 CST-,Dickies Arena ranked No.,capacity of 10%2C001 to 15%2C000.

"Why'd you swing at my softball?"

Houston wasn't a challenge either. Crazy because this is a tournament team with a 1 seed.

a 5 win Temple uppends FAU in the postseason. I have no words.

USF, please play the game. Don't play the refs.

I was pondering this last night, if Taylor would be a great compliment to RJ and Scott (assuming RJ comes back, which I don't know). Appreciate any insight on Taylor.

For sure! Read last night about the Michigan opening. And, Dusty May had a stint at Eastern Michigan FWIW. I think most likely destinations are Ohio State/Louisville, with Michigan a distant third.

This makes a ton of sense to me.

The next tournament will tell us if Houston is that good, and/or the other B12ers are overrated.

Am I remembering wrong, didn't FAU win some games last year by playing fast? I think that has been one of their strengths the last two years: they are as good as anyone at playing a variety of tempos. In fact, I think they'd prefer it fast. EDIT: after another look, I think you are talking less about overall tempo, and just playing to the refs. Which ain't wrong.

I'd like to find a recruit that can level this up big time, not just fill in the gap and/or be serviceable. (I'm being greedy here)

We have an All-AAC 1st teamer that decides with < 10 seconds left, when we are down 6+, that he wants to drive for layups. So there's that. 😢

Now I'm reading Dusty May's name come up in Michigan tweets. They just fired their coach.

@NorthTexasWeLove Yeah, I get that. The better our competition is, the better off we are.