(03-22-2018 02:14 PM)stever20 Wrote: So TLDR, top of AAC > top of A-10 > bottom of AAC > bottom of A-10, for basketball coaching jobs.
the top 5 would be for AAC- Cincy, Wichita, UConn, Memphis, and Houston now.
The top 5 would be for A10- VCU, Dayton, Saint Louis, Davidson, and Rhode Island
Very possible the AAC goes 5-0 in those 5 games. Then you have programs in the AAC like SMU, Temple, UCF who 2 of the 3 have made the tourney in the last few years and then UCF was in New York for the NIT. Who does the A10 have to compete with that?
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I think everyone agrees on that. The top, middle and bottom of the AAC > the top, middle and bottom of the A-10. But usually in conference pecking order these days, leagues on different levels are just that--on different levels. The worst Big 10 job is better than the best Missouri Valley job. DePaul could easily poach a coach from MIddle Tennessee or Nevada.
The AAC and A-10 are almost unique in that they straddle power levels. VCU, Dayton, SLU look like major basketball programs on the business side (even if the on-court results don't show it). The bottom half of the AAC and the bottom 2/3 of the A-10 wouldn't look out of place in one-bid leagues like the MAC or MVC.
The tectonic plates are moving in the direction of the big conferences. The medium-term question is whether the A-10 can keep up.