(07-06-2013 09:16 AM)10thMountain Wrote:  I think Navy, UConn, Cincy and Temple should found a 9-10 team eastern league with other similar schools like Buffalo and Umass and Ohio.

I think the remaining schools would then be set up well as a group of large southern schools with plenty of room to grow as a conference even if none of them ever get an invite from the SEC/B12/ACC

New South (East)

-East Carolina (NC)
-Central Florida (FL)
-Southern Florida (FL)
-Old Dominion (VA)
-Georgia State (GA)
-Western Kentucky (KY)
-Alabama-Birmingham (AL)

New South (West)

-Houston (TX)
-SMU (TX)
-Tulane (LA)
-Tulsa (OK)
-Southern Mississippi (MS)
-Arkansas State (AR)
-Memphis (TN)

That's a new southern league that spans 12 different states across the south, including North Carolina, Virginia, Florida Georgia and Texas, exposure in several top markets. The idea being that it could be a viable long term home for these schools to grow in rather than just a waiting room for the phone call that isn't coming.

SMU would not prefer that over the AAC. The only two options for SMU that are better than the AAC:

1) Joining the Big 12.
2) A Southern conference of private schools ...

Duke
Wake
Miami
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Tulsa
SMU
TCU
Baylor
Rice

The AAC is going to be fine. The best thing to happen is separation from basketball schools. An all sports conference is far superior as it offers fans sports all year round. UConn will be fine what ever They do or decide if a p5 offer comes. Same with Cincinnati, Memphis, USF, Houston.

(07-06-2013 10:04 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  The AAC is going to be fine. The best thing to happen is separation from basketball schools. An all sports conference is far superior as it offers fans sports all year round. UConn will be fine what ever They do or decide if a p5 offer comes. Same with Cincinnati, Memphis, USF, Houston.

This^^^ The AAC now has teams with common interests and goals. If the new teams invest in their programs like the football schools in the old Big East did they will have a chance to grow into something very good.

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(07-05-2013 03:50 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  UConn belongs with its peer institutions, most of which are in the ACC or B1G. But the AAC is a solid conference and a good home. I love all the AAC schools and I'm going to personally enjoy UConn coming to Dallas for a long time.

You got lured by the song of the sirens (FB Money) and ended up crashing into the rocks. I don't think it's a majority but i'm sure there are a group of alum/faculty who wish they never made the jump to FBS.

Good luck UConn, be the top dog in the AAC and continue to invest heavily in sports and your infrastructure and you'll get to your land of milk and honey.

Oh and schedule us for some BBall games in the Garden!

(07-05-2013 09:06 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(07-05-2013 07:30 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(07-05-2013 03:50 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  UConn belongs with its peer institutions, most of which are in the ACC or B1G. But the AAC is a solid conference and a good home. I love all the AAC schools and I'm going to personally enjoy UConn coming to Dallas for a long time.

UConn's peer is UMass - get real they don't belong in the ACC or B10 - no football history, not a research powerhouse, not an elite liberal arts school. There are where they belong before they tired to get too big for their britches.

As a combined, total package (academically and athletically), UConn is as good as half of the ACC and half of the B1G. Schools like Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Maryland, Rutgers, NC State, Wake, Pitt, Syracuse, etc. are not superior to UConn. I could add other schools as well.

Uh Rutgers is a top 25 research institution.

(07-06-2013 09:16 AM)10thMountain Wrote:  New South (East)

-East Carolina (NC)
-Central Florida (FL)
-Southern Florida (FL)
-Old Dominion (VA)
-Georgia State (GA)
-Western Kentucky (KY)
-Alabama-Birmingham (AL)

New South (West)

-Houston (TX)
-SMU (TX)
-Tulane (LA)
-Tulsa (OK)
-Southern Mississippi (MS)
-Arkansas State (AR)
-Memphis (TN)

SMU and Houston would run as fast as they could to the MWC before the above scenario ever launched.

(07-06-2013 12:43 PM)Blackhawk-eye Wrote:  

(07-06-2013 09:16 AM)10thMountain Wrote:  New South (East)

-East Carolina (NC)
-Central Florida (FL)
-Southern Florida (FL)
-Old Dominion (VA)
-Georgia State (GA)
-Western Kentucky (KY)
-Alabama-Birmingham (AL)

New South (West)

-Houston (TX)
-SMU (TX)
-Tulane (LA)
-Tulsa (OK)
-Southern Mississippi (MS)
-Arkansas State (AR)
-Memphis (TN)

SMU and Houston would run as fast as they could to the MWC before the above scenario ever launched.

Well at least the west is a lot more respectable than the east. Yeesh I'd take FIU and FAU over Georgia St or Old Dominion.

(07-06-2013 10:04 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  The AAC is going to be fine. The best thing to happen is separation from basketball schools. An all sports conference is far superior as it offers fans sports all year round. UConn will be fine what ever They do or decide if a p5 offer comes. Same with Cincinnati, Memphis, USF, Houston.

I agree. The division was best for all parties.

(07-06-2013 09:25 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(07-06-2013 09:16 AM)10thMountain Wrote:  I think Navy, UConn, Cincy and Temple should found a 9-10 team eastern league with other similar schools like Buffalo and Umass and Ohio.

I think the remaining schools would then be set up well as a group of large southern schools with plenty of room to grow as a conference even if none of them ever get an invite from the SEC/B12/ACC

New South (East)

-East Carolina (NC)
-Central Florida (FL)
-Southern Florida (FL)
-Old Dominion (VA)
-Georgia State (GA)
-Western Kentucky (KY)
-Alabama-Birmingham (AL)

New South (West)

-Houston (TX)
-SMU (TX)
-Tulane (LA)
-Tulsa (OK)
-Southern Mississippi (MS)
-Arkansas State (AR)
-Memphis (TN)

That's a new southern league that spans 12 different states across the south, including North Carolina, Virginia, Florida Georgia and Texas, exposure in several top markets. The idea being that it could be a viable long term home for these schools to grow in rather than just a waiting room for the phone call that isn't coming.

This?

UConn
UMass
Buffalo
Ohio
Marshall
Navy
Temple
Miami (OH)
Cincinnati

No thanks. That makes the AAC look like the SEC.

I disagree. I think it would be a solid football conference for the current NE members of the AAC.

(07-06-2013 04:09 PM)miko33 Wrote:  

(07-06-2013 09:25 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(07-06-2013 09:16 AM)10thMountain Wrote:  I think Navy, UConn, Cincy and Temple should found a 9-10 team eastern league with other similar schools like Buffalo and Umass and Ohio.

I think the remaining schools would then be set up well as a group of large southern schools with plenty of room to grow as a conference even if none of them ever get an invite from the SEC/B12/ACC

New South (East)

-East Carolina (NC)
-Central Florida (FL)
-Southern Florida (FL)
-Old Dominion (VA)
-Georgia State (GA)
-Western Kentucky (KY)
-Alabama-Birmingham (AL)

New South (West)

-Houston (TX)
-SMU (TX)
-Tulane (LA)
-Tulsa (OK)
-Southern Mississippi (MS)
-Arkansas State (AR)
-Memphis (TN)

That's a new southern league that spans 12 different states across the south, including North Carolina, Virginia, Florida Georgia and Texas, exposure in several top markets. The idea being that it could be a viable long term home for these schools to grow in rather than just a waiting room for the phone call that isn't coming.

This?

UConn
UMass
Buffalo
Ohio
Marshall
Navy
Temple
Miami (OH)
Cincinnati

No thanks. That makes the AAC look like the SEC.

I disagree. I think it would be a solid football conference for the current NE members of the AAC.

A beefed up MAC is all it really is. The current league (at least when Navy gets there) is a much better situation.

Why does everyone keep trying to push for new leagues that would be worse than then AAC is now? Neither of A&M fans leagues would be as good as the AAC will be. So instead of 1 good G5 league we should want 2 mediocre ones?

(07-06-2013 06:24 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Why does everyone keep trying to push for new leagues that would be worse than then AAC is now? Neither of A&M fans leagues would be as good as the AAC will be. So instead of 1 good G5 league we should want 2 mediocre ones?

I'm with you for the most part. Could you switch out one or two teams? Sure, but as a whole it is much better together than apart.