What do you consider success for the AAC (you may select more than one)?
1. A NY6 bowl/CFP spot
2. Top rated FB G-5
3. At least the top eighth basketball conference
4. At least two NCAA tourney berths
5. Other (please detail in post)
"If you can’t measure it you can’t improve it" - Peter Drucker
Before I vote, is this an open poll or only for a certain subset of readers?
(07-02-2023 11:08 AM)maybeimhere Wrote: [ -> ]Before I vote, is this an open poll or only for a certain subset of readers?
Please feel free to vote. Thank you for asking.
(07-02-2023 11:08 AM)maybeimhere Wrote: [ -> ]Before I vote, is this an open poll or only for a certain subset of readers?
clt says great question, pal. clt felt comfortable since we are officially official now
I voted the NY6/CFB playoff because I thought AAC members did not speak of the G5?
Grab the G5 access spot 4 of 5 years, always top rated G5 football conference, 3 bids+ to NCAA bb tournament.
Yeah, kind of an "all-of-the-above" but also any one item is also good.
Definitely expect the CFB playoff spot. Also expect multiple NCAA tournament bids. If either of those doesn’t occur regularly, the conference is a failure.
This is a great question, but I don't think the answer is as simple as picking A, B, or C...
I think there is a combination of things that need to occur. Athletically, the AAC needs to earn that last access bowl spot, and again be a multi-bid Tourney conferences that gets a team into at least the Sweet-16. Off the field, the AAC needs to win the recruiting wars against G conferences, win the ratings wars against G conferences, win the athletic budget wars against the G conferences, & close the gap between us and the PAC in all areas. At least that's the way I see it.
(07-02-2023 01:34 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote: [ -> ]This is a great question, but I don't think the answer is as simple as picking A, B, or C...
I think there is a combination of things that need to occur. Athletically, the AAC needs to earn that last access bowl spot, and again be a multi-bid Tourney conferences that gets a team into at least the Sweet-16. Off the field, the AAC needs to win the recruiting wars against G conferences, win the ratings wars against G conferences, win the athletic budget wars against the G conferences, & close the gap between us and the PAC in all areas. At least that's the way I see it.
I think Side Show Joe has it spot on.
(07-02-2023 12:43 PM)bluebacker Wrote: [ -> ]Grab the G5 access spot 4 of 5 years, always top rated G5 football conference, 3 bids+ to NCAA bb tournament.
ACCESS/CFP spot 5 of 5 years. We must dominate to get total respect and more viewers.
Voted the NY6.
The MBB tourney has always had Cinderella and has been easier to break through IMHO. Getting a NY6 bowl game feels like it would be the big time.
Just to kind of say it...
Football:
Our top football school should make the CFP annually
https://collegefootballplayoff.com/ and and our #2 should be making the cut for some top tier bowls outside of that.
We should fulfill all of our bowl commitments.
With our current selection of schools, we should be the #1 G5 without question. The MWC and SBC are the only ones that could give us a run in terms of top programs but not overall.
>2 T25 Teams.
Basketball:
NCAAs: > 2 bid league
NIT: 2-3 bid league
>1 T25 team
Baseball:
NCAAs: 2-3 bid league.
>2 T25 teams.
The score card begins and ends with CFP berths. If we don't have the bid in all but the wonkiest seasons, then we've failed.
(07-02-2023 05:55 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: [ -> ]Just to kind of say it...
Football:
Our top football school should make the CFP annually https://collegefootballplayoff.com/ and and our #2 should be making the cut for some top tier bowls outside of that.
We should fulfill all of our bowl commitments.
With our current selection of schools, we should be the #1 G5 without question. The MWC and SBC are the only ones that could give us a run in terms of top programs but not overall.
>2 T25 Teams.
Basketball:
NCAAs: > 2 bid league
NIT: 2-3 bid league
>1 T25 team
Baseball:
NCAAs: 2-3 bid league.
>2 T25 teams.
How is the #2 going to make a "top tier bowl" with these tie ins?
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(07-03-2023 07:07 AM)b2b Wrote: [ -> ] (07-02-2023 05:55 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: [ -> ]Just to kind of say it...
Football:
Our top football school should make the CFP annually https://collegefootballplayoff.com/ and and our #2 should be making the cut for some top tier bowls outside of that.
We should fulfill all of our bowl commitments.
With our current selection of schools, we should be the #1 G5 without question. The MWC and SBC are the only ones that could give us a run in terms of top programs but not overall.
>2 T25 Teams.
Basketball:
NCAAs: > 2 bid league
NIT: 2-3 bid league
>1 T25 team
Baseball:
NCAAs: 2-3 bid league.
>2 T25 teams.
How is the #2 going to make a "top tier bowl" with these tie ins?
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I would focus less on the tie ins right now and worry more on the win rate, until tie ins change
(07-03-2023 07:07 AM)b2b Wrote: [ -> ] (07-02-2023 05:55 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: [ -> ]Just to kind of say it...
Football:
Our top football school should make the CFP annually https://collegefootballplayoff.com/ and and our #2 should be making the cut for some top tier bowls outside of that.
We should fulfill all of our bowl commitments.
With our current selection of schools, we should be the #1 G5 without question. The MWC and SBC are the only ones that could give us a run in terms of top programs but not overall.
>2 T25 Teams.
Basketball:
NCAAs: > 2 bid league
NIT: 2-3 bid league
>1 T25 team
Baseball:
NCAAs: 2-3 bid league.
>2 T25 teams.
How is the #2 going to make a "top tier bowl" with these tie ins?
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I would focus less on the tie ins right now and worry more on the win rate, until tie ins change
In Football, keeping that NY6/CFP slot is the goal yearly
In Basketball get 2-3 schools in Tournament and get at least 4 NCAA Tournament units yearly as a minimum. Getting a school to Sweet Sixteen or better be the goal
For context, voters may wish to consider the following:
NY6 spot by AAC?
2022.....Yes
2021.....Yes
2020.....Yes
2019.....Yes
2018.....Yes
Top rated FB G-5 by AAC?
2022.....Yes
2021.....No (MWC)
2020.....Yes
2019.....Yes
2018.....No (MWC)
Source: Massey Composite
AAC at least the top 8th ranked BB conference?
2023.....Yes (8th)
2022.....Yes (7th)
2021.....Yes (7th)
2020.....NA (Covid-19 shortened)
2019.....Yes (7th)
2018.....Yes (7th)
Source: Massey Composite
AAC with at least two NCAA berths?
2023.....Yes (2)
2022.....Yes (2)
2021.....Yes (2)
2020.....NA (Covid-19 shortened)
2019.....Yes (4)
2018.....Yes (3)