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Time to bring another trophy home!

I don’t see the purpose of this post. Everyone on here knows the CAA was and still is better from top to bottom. No one’s debating that

In other news, wishing Skerry all the best. As Matt posted his father passed away. Can’t imagine what’s he going through, certainly more pain than any of us over a basketball game.

And they still send their champion to March madness and they have won a game way more recently than the CAA. for all of those who say ooc games don’t matter. League doesn’t matter then either. I DONT GIVE A RATS ASS WHERE PLAY, IF WE CAN GO TO THE TOURNAMENT. I’d much rather be winning then losing every single year, sheesh

Good points and I agree to an extent, but I’m not going to get on my knees and unzip UMBC’s zipper just because they are local and made the dance. But yes, if anything it would only make our degrees more valuable with all the national recognition. Luckily my employers haven’t mispronounced Towson at any of my interviews haha

First, I 1,000% agree that I value a Towson degree over UMBC every day of the week. The quality of education and overall student experience is not at all what I question or envy. My entire argument is that reaching the NCAA Tournament is the be all, end all for a school like Towson. That’s the goal, that is Valhalla. Just get there. If we were to steal a win, that’s gravy. Just. Get. To. The. Tournament. I don’t care if we were to have an undefeated regular season. Not the goal. I don’t care if the CAA is thought to be the most competitive mid-major conference. Who cares? I desperately want Towson to have its moment in the sun. I desperately want Towson to have its 15 minutes of fame on selection Sunday. I want Towson to be a national media darling, if only for a weekend, so that it can be cleared up, once and for all, that it’s TOWSON and not Townsun or Townsend or Towson State. So yes, I am very envious of UMBC’s basketball team.

Historically, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) has had a stronger basketball history than the America East Conference (AE). Here’s why: 🏀 Overall Historical Strength CAA > America East The CAA has historically been considered the better mid-major basketball conference because it has had: More NCAA tournament success More nationally ranked teams More programs that later moved to bigger conferences 📊 NCAA Tournament Success CAA highlights George Mason Patriots men's basketball – Final Four (2006) One of the biggest Cinderella runs ever. VCU Rams men's basketball – Final Four (2011) Another historic run from a CAA school. Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball – multiple tournament wins. UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball – several appearances. The conference used to produce multiple bids in some years. America East highlights Vermont Catamounts men's basketball – upset Syracuse Orange men's basketball in 2005. UMBC Retrievers men's basketball – historic 16 vs 1 upset over Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball in 2018. Those were huge moments, but they’re isolated events, not sustained conference strength. 🏫 Programs and Conference Realignment Another sign of strength is schools getting poached by bigger conferences. The CAA lost several strong programs because they moved up: VCU → Atlantic 10 George Mason → Atlantic 10 Old Dominion → Conference USA Georgia State → Sun Belt This means the old CAA was even stronger than today. America East programs historically haven’t moved up as much, which usually indicates a lower overall profile. 📈 Reputation Among Mid-Majors Historically: CAA: often ranked among the top mid-major leagues (with MVC, A10, WCC). America East: usually viewed as a one-bid league with fewer national wins. ✅ Bottom line: CAA historically stronger conference America East historically weaker but has had some iconic upsets

2nd worst** based on RPI.

And as I read further up the list, I see you’re doubling and tripling down on it. If you’d rather lose in the semis every year than maybe, I don’t know, WIN a conference tournament championship every once in a while, that’s your choice. Fact is, they’re hoisting a trophy and playing a very meaningful game next week while we sit on the sidelines again.

Same. It’s sad but their coaches get the most out of players and system. They can shoot threes which is the equalizer. They aren’t the worst. CAA isn’t a world beater and America east has more units over the last 14 years than the CAA. At the end of the day both are one bid leagues. Isn't it a really good school? I thought it was some like honors college or something. And you can say the same thing about Towson to Maryland lol. I have a buddy who went there and has been texting me shit all day and asked when Towson next plays. My only response is that we wiped the floor with then the year they beat uva. 🤷‍♂️

Second worst conference. So they moved up one spot.

Checking in to see if this is still true after today’s result…

Imagine supporting or “backing” a school because of how well their sports team does. That’s got to be the most braindead way of deciding who you support that I’ve ever heard. Don’t even count the fact that you pay ~$800/semester directly towards Towson’s athletic department.

6 likes on a tweet from an account with 60k followers, doubt that’s the engagement ratio for “getting roasted” And once again, speaking in the non fantasy and meaningless world of basketball, Towson is a better school than UMBC at this point in time. Glad all those graduates who will hate their time in UMBC can hold onto a NCAA appearance. I loved my time at Towson which is why I support the teams. Loved my professors, the people, etc. can’t the same for my time at UMBC… the sexual assaults… the lack of hygiene.. the disgusting food… yea I’ll take Towson all day and their 30 year NCAA drought

I didn’t start this thread. Since we are off topic why don’t you go get roasted again by umbc twitter 😂 . You backed the wrong horse unfortunately. And I’m saying a serviceable big man won’t be needed for a few more years. Again, 750k is too much to pay a big to hedge, screen and rebound. You wish. This board would be dead then 😂. The problem isn’t money, players, me etc. we all know what it is

Going into conference play next week, SB at 12pm on the road, Towson is in pretty good shape for a few reasons. 1)Offense looks pretty crisp. Mikey with 20g, 14a for 34pts. (27.4% SH%, 60.3% SOG) Joaq with 22g, 7a for 29 points (33.3% SH, 54.5% SOG) Rooster with 15g, 6a for 21 points (46.9%, 65.6%) Schrier with 6g, 5a Schoomaker with 10g 2)Face-offs Kai Lopez 86 for 147 (58.5%), but injured Myles Quandt 14 of 36 (38.9%) 3)Matt Nilan (11.43 GAA, 53.8% SV) Had 19 saves, 18 saves and 15 saves in all three of Towson's wins.

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UMBC has won three conference titles in 23 years in the AEast. Good for them. I wouldn't mind having a few of their players, especially their point guard whose father played for us when I was there. They are not a better basketball program than Towson, but if you think titles in a crappy league matter, then yes, they are the best team in the Baltimore area in that span. It's also nice to host the tournament when you earn the top seed. Earning the top seed in the CAA means nothing. Not even an automatic NIT bid anymore unless you have the power numbers. Out of 31 teams, the AEast was ranked 30th ahead of the MEAC. The CAA was ranked 12th. https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/rpi-ranking/rpi-rating-by-conf

Not sure how long Kai is going to be out, but he is injured. We need Quandt and those wings to step up in conference play on face-offs.

Take us to the final 4 I’ve seen enough

The win I will give it that, they will hold onto that forever. But again, when all is said and done… glad my degree says Towson not UMBC.