(09-08-2017 11:35 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(09-08-2017 10:55 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  Army extended their contract with CBS through 2022, not going anywhere

While true, it would have no bearing on accepting an offer from the AAC. Navy had a contract with CBS Sports when they accepted the Big East/AAC invite. In fact, because of years of scheduling commitments---if Army joined the AAC today, they wouldnt actually be able to begin play in the league until 2023 at the earliest (it could potentially be as late as 2027). That said, I dont think Army has any desire to play in any conference.

OK, how about this. Army is completely booked through 2021, and 2022 is setup for Indy schedule

2018 12 games
2019 12 game
2020 12 games
2021 13 games (one of these will get moved out)
2022 9 games

It lightens up at this point, with 4-6 games only set from 2023-2026 (some of those can be pushed out if need be) Realistically 2023 is the earliest Army can move into a conference. But why would they? As a Football only Independent they get more money from the Army-Navy game alone than the rest of the schools in the AAC get (except Navy).

Waiting until 2023 to decide also makes sense, because the fall out of the Big XII realignment will ripple through the FBS ranks. Sitting back to see what the landscape looks like at that point makes a lot of sense. If the AAC loses 4 or 5 schools and replaces them with CUSA and MAC schools, and the media contract continues to be anemic, why bother?