Is winning the AAC becoming realistic?

Tommy Gadberry · January 14

After tonights blowout with us down two starters I am beginning to think so. Also some of the younguns got time tonight and I see talent there as well.

UNTLifer · January 14

Yes. This team is deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

CMJ · January 14

I think it is possible. I still believe Memphis or FAU are the favorites, but we're gonna be right there.

NT80 · January 14

Our schedule is getting ready to become tougher. We need to get healthy asap!

Andrew · January 14

I am in sure we can win it all but I really hope the MWC and the AAC are 3 bid leagues. I guess that means I hope we win it all and Memphis and FAU get the at large bids. Can we go back to that tournament before thanksgiving and have a do over… 🤣

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Matt from A700 · January 14

All I gotta say is... we better take advantage of the conference tournament being in our backyard.

greenminer · January 14

We are, mathematically speaking, exactly where I had thought we could be.

I still think Memphis and FAU are favored, but they do not appear to be as unbeatable as I once thought they would be. They are very vulnerable, IMO, and we can steal some win(s) against them.

Venson · January 14

We keep talking Memphis and FAU, as much as I dislike them, we better not overlook SMU or Charlotte. They are playing good basketball. We are about to run the first gauntlet after the ECU game. We have to go through Charlotte, SMU, FAU and UAB and Charlotte and UAB are on the road. That will tell us a lot where we are as a team.

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Corrected bad information.

GMG_Dallas · January 14

11 hours ago, Andrew said:

I am in sure we can win it all but I really hope the MWC and the AAC are 3 bid leagues. I guess that means I hope we win it all and Memphis and FAU get the at large bids. Can we go back to that tournament before thanksgiving and have a do over… 🤣

I don't even need to go back to the early season tournament. I just want the Boise State and Fordham wins. We'd have a Quad 1 road win against a premier MWC team and zero Q3/Q4 losses.

MrAlien · January 14

UNT certainly has the defense to win the AAC... I dont think FAU and Memphis are unbeatable, and the confernce as a whole looks a lot better then many predicted in the preseason, there could be 5-6 schools that have a chance at winning the AAC tournament, depending how the bracket looks.

As for the NCAA tournament, most bracketologists have FAU and Memphis in, I dont think that the other schools in the conference have done enough to get into the at large conversation yet.

Zeleny' Orel · January 14

7 hours ago, Venson said:

We keep talking Memphis and FAU, as much as I dislike them, we better not overlook SMU or Charlotte. They are playing good basketball. We are about to run the first gauntlet after the ECU game. We have to go through Charlotte, SMU, FAU and UAB and Charlotte and UAB are on the road. That will tell us a lot where we are as a team.

The competition gets tougher, for sure. Hopefully Ruben and John will be back and at full speed. GMG

golfingomez · January 14

15 hours ago, Tommy Gadberry said:

After tonights blowout with us down two starters I am beginning to think so. Also some of the younguns got time tonight and I see talent there as well.

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Cooke County Kid · January 14

Yes, I believe they can win the conference and it will come down to who gets those lucky bounces. If we don’t do better with our free throws we will not win the conference, that is for certain.

CMJ · January 14

30 minutes ago, Cooke County Kid said:

Yes, I believe they can win the conference and it will come down to who gets those lucky bounces. If we don’t do better with our free throws we will not win the conference, that is for certain.

We're #42 in the nation out of 362 schools. That's pretty damn good!

UNTLifer · January 14

1 hour ago, Cooke County Kid said:

If we don’t do better with our free throws

What is the issue!

Cooke County Kid · January 14

Last night they shot 60 something percent, that won’t cut it. I’m not sure if Temple missed any free throws. In a tight game that is often the difference.

CMJ · January 14

Every team has a game or two where they shoot free throws poorly. For the season we're shooting 75%

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UNTFan23 · January 14

25 minutes ago, Cooke County Kid said:

Last night they shot 60 something percent, that won’t cut it. I’m not sure if Temple missed any free throws. In a tight game that is often the difference.

I think they missed one - 15 of 16.

GoGreenBeans · January 14

Not trying to sound nit picky here: We were competing with FAU last year before we both came to the AAC. I think it’s just more realistic. We always had a chance compared to other schools in this conference, but now it’s more apparent that we can do it

THOR · January 14

56 minutes ago, Cooke County Kid said:

Last night they shot 60 something percent, that won’t cut it. I’m not sure if Temple missed any free throws. In a tight game that is often the difference.

north Texas is SECOND in the league in free throw shooting percentage at .749...Charlotte leads at .755

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GrandGreen · January 15

NT has always had a realistic chance to win the conference this year. That is a lot different than being the favorite, but NT has proven they are one of the best in the league.