https://twitter.com/American_Conf/status/1440044492610932742?s=19
And thank God for that.
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I don’t see the AAC delving into a hybrid system after their experience with catholic 7 schools, that almost went to court. Aresco stated before that he does not want that. I will look for the article. All additions they make will be football driven.
I agree that they are unlikely to go this route, but I think it’s a mistake.
The problem with the BE is that when you have an equal number of basketball and football programs, especially when each is potentially viable on their own so they can just leave, it makes it hard to act with any unity. Wichita State on the other hand was a great addition, and I think you can built on that. Just make sure not to add so many that football programs lose their ability to steer the conference.
MWC fans seem delusional. There is no universe where losing Air Force and Colorado State is addition by subtraction, and no universe where they can retaliate from that and grab Tulsa and SMU.
Consensus seems to be that CSU and AFA would never leave and the whole thing is just trolljob clickbait, which… I don’t know what’s going to happen but I don’t think that’s the case.
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Its all on Boise.
AFA and Colo State badly want away from the shadow, $ advantage, inequality of televised games, and (micro level) Texas like behavior of Boise to the other MWC teams.
The AAC is an even $ split regardless of who does the heavy lifting. (for better or worse)
I think its a smart move and UAB wont hurt.
Yeah, I think the Boise situation is playing a pretty significant role here. Most importantly, it may have killed the sentimental attachment that would have kept them over there in what is otherwise, to me, a close call of a decision.
That’s the ticket. I would bet the AAC will take four from that list.
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I would strongly advise them against walking into the Big Market trap that Conference USA walked into. They have to have something to offer besides the market IMO. Most of the existing schools do, and some of those schools don’t.
B12 is hoping PAC12 gets raided and they can pick up some key programs on the cheap. (Az, AzSt. Utah, Co.)
Boise (and Memphis) is hoping that PAC12 does NOT get raided and is holding out for a B12 expansion invite.
CoSt and AF need to decide where to go on their own.
If Rice would go to the AAC. I’d go to one of their games. Root against Memphis or SMU.
If you have the time.
LOTS of AAC talk.
A few posters from here turn up.
I think Liberty University would be a strong choice in good recruiting territory with a nationalized fan following of sorts as an Evangelical Christian school…the football quality is high. The only thing I can imagine where this wouldn’t happen is as a result of religious ideological bigotry.
So are you saying if a conference does not add Liberty, the conference members are bigots?
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Strategically, I see your point, the AAC needs recognized “brands” to replace exiting brands. Adding basketball schools gives the AAC some flexibility to stay within or above the MWC in both sports.
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FWIW
https://twitter.com/nikgazcs/status/1439997176751529990
You want to stay in Texas and Rice(presumably) would just take the AAC $ and not spend it on sports. North Texas is 2 close to SMU.
AAC angst. Its been a long time since I’ve read posters threatening to meet up and fight each other.
Bro that entire thread was cringe lmao!
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Reading that board makes me so glad that we made the cut, whatever comes of the Big 12.
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Replace Houston with UTSA
Replace UCF with UAB
Replace Cincinnati with Marshall
Add one more to equal it out at 12.
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