(04-05-2015 11:04 AM)EdisonDoyle Wrote:  

(04-05-2015 09:35 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  A tipping point will come where SMU eventually would consider the MWC. Maybe both SMU and Tulsa would look at the MWC as a pair. Tulane I think would never look West or to CUSA.

Tulane would go west...they were in the C-USA west for a decade. They were the leading C-USA proponent of the Alliance with the MWC. East is better...but they have a lot of west coast students as well. What they want is association with national universities and are willing to fly to do it...particularly in football.
AAC could devolve into a football only league. The eastern teams have good non-football options. SMU and Tulsa could probably go the the valley. Tulane and other southern schools would have a real problem though...nothing much down here.

(04-05-2015 03:02 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  Right, because bussing to games is way more important than tying programs together with similar interests and goals.

All the programs in the AAC have something much better than close proximity in common, we all invest heavily and support our athletic programs, residing with the exception of ECU) in large media markets.

And you think UCF would accept being in a conference with FIU (and other similar programs)? If that were to happen, we'd close up shop and try to recoup losses by selling our stadium piecemeal, rather than play along

(04-05-2015 11:40 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(04-05-2015 11:04 AM)EdisonDoyle Wrote:  

(04-05-2015 09:35 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  A tipping point will come where SMU eventually would consider the MWC. Maybe both SMU and Tulsa would look at the MWC as a pair. Tulane I think would never look West or to CUSA.

Tulane would go west...they were in the C-USA west for a decade. They were the leading C-USA proponent of the Alliance with the MWC. East is better...but they have a lot of west coast students as well. What they want is association with national universities and are willing to fly to do it...particularly in football.
AAC could devolve into a football only league. The eastern teams have good non-football options. SMU and Tulsa could probably go the the valley. Tulane and other southern schools would have a real problem though...nothing much down here.

NCAA doesn't allow FBS football only leagues.