AAC Media Days are 1-2 August; Greg Ward, Brandon Wilson, Cam Malveaux, and Tyler McCloskey are joining Tom Herman in Rhode Island:
https://twitter.com/Joseph_Duarte/status/757618322535886848
https://twitter.com/American_FB/status/757608943338266625
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WELCOMES FIVE NEW STAFF MEMBERS
Rhode Island…
Nice place, but not exactly the center of the college football universe !
These meetings won’t be awkward at all…lol
You can follow along Tuesday on Youtube at 2016 American Athletic Conference Football Media Day Livestream - YouTube
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/759555484428840960
They don’t have to be awkward, every other team in the American would jump at a P5 invite.
Couple of Media Day previews from Orlando and New Orleans:
AAC football media day preview: Five burning questions
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/knights-notepad/os-aac-football-media-day-preview-20160731-story.html
1. How many times will Mike Aresco be forced to repeat the words Big 12 expansion?
AAC media days preview: Even after a surprisingly great 2015, the specter of Big 12 expansion looms
Houston capped an incredible debut season for coach Tom Herman by beating Florida State 38-24 in the Peach Bowl after earning the guaranteed access bid as the top team from a conference outside the “Power Five.” The Cougars were No. 8 in the final Associated Press poll.
“I can’t even overstate how important (league-wide success) was and how proud I was of the teams,” Aresco said. “I knew we would make some pretty quick progress in this league because everyone was committed. … I think this is sustainable.”
Pictures, quotes, and more from the UH takeover of ESPN and beyond:
https://twitter.com/MikeAndMike/status/760091493189033986
https://twitter.com/American_FB/status/760094386302640128
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760094867666132992
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760099045377511425
https://twitter.com/allison_mcclain/status/760109269828132864
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760118929712971776
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760119397197422592
https://twitter.com/alexm_brown/status/760119993828675584
https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/760120560332394497
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760121622904860672
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760128864886677504
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760132801698070530
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760132832157110272
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760139420091555840
https://twitter.com/American_Conf/status/760148018955890688
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760216088915406849
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760243539955548160
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760254641905004544
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760292453484113920
For audio from the Mike and Mike session as well as the Lebatard session, follow this link as Kronke posted it in another thread:
Video of the Clambake:
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WELCOMES FIVE NEW STAFF MEMBERS
http://theamerican.org/news/2016/7/25/GEN_0725164255.aspx30
Once again Pray with the money link. From those hires, it looks like AAC is looking to boost it’s digital network. Preparing for that ESPN renegotiation and drop and payout.
These media days are going to be awkward as hell. No one can blame any team for leaving, but with the way the ESPN contract is written, UH leaving could possibly cost AAC dearly.
Cool highlight video from the American; lots of UH. I’m ready for football to start:
Twitter timeline of yesterday morning’s media day (long):
https://twitter.com/American_FB/status/760457984027795456
Videos:
https://twitter.com/UHCougarFB/status/760684349066915840
Sights and Sounds
Entire 3 hour Media Day:
QUOTABLE QUOTES FROM HOUSTON COACH TOM HERMAN
http://aacfever.com/houston-cougars/quotable-quotes-houston-coach-tom-herman.html
Pretty good rundown of quotes from Herman on his day at ESPN. Loved this one:
On the Internet:
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. I’m sure somewhere on the internet you can find a site somewhere, Golic, where unicorns are real and there’s dragons in South America. -Mike & Mike
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