(12-14-2015 02:08 PM)STLWAVE Wrote: It seems that everyone expects us to raid MWC as they have the most ready athletic programs. What if (purely for our own fun) instead AAC grew based on TV markets and solidified the central/east coast? I think this would be abetter experience for fans- less travel.
Current teams (TV Market):
UCF (Orlando #19)
CINCI (Cincinnati #34)
UCONN (Hartford #30)
ECU (Greenville-Ashville #36)
Houston (Houston #10)
Memphis (Memphis #48)
USF (Tampa #13)
SMU (Dallas #5)
Temple (Philadelphia #4)
Tulane (New Orleans #53)
Tulsa (Tulsa #61)
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I could see going to 20/24 teams with 2 divisions, maybe even 4 pods. For football, you could do 4 pod games, 3 out of pod conference games and a "semi-final" conference playoff game.
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Here's a better scenario for the 24-team AAC:
EAST: UConn, Temple, Cincinnati, ECU
SOUTH: UCF, USF, Memphis, Tulane
CENTRAL: Navy, Houston, SMU, Tulsa
NORTH: Army, Buffalo, UMass, NIU
MOUNTAIN: Air Force, BYU, CSU, Boise St.
PACIFIC: SDSU, Fresno St., UNLV, one of New Mexico/Nevada/Hawaii
This adds the most of the best candidates from football competition, TV ratings, support, and resources perspectives. It also provides real and legitimate claims to:
- 7 of the top-10 DMAs (70% of markets with 2 million + TV households);
- 16 of the top-40 DMAs (40% of markets with 750k+ TV households);
- 21 of the top-60 (one-third of markets with at least 500K TV households):
#1 New York (Army, UConn)
#3 Chicago (NIU)
#4 Philadelphia (Temple, Army/Navy)
#5 DFW (SMU)
#7 Washington, DC (Navy, Army)
#8 Boston (UMass)
#10 Houston (U of Houston)
#11 Tampa (USF)
#17 Denver (CSU, Air Force)
#19 Orlando (UCF)
#26 Baltimore (Navy)
#28 San Diego (SDSU, Navy)
#30 Hartford (UConn)
#34 Salt Lake City (BYU)
#36 Cincinnati (U of Cincinnati)
#40 Las Vegas (UNLV)
#50 Memphis (U of Memphis)
#51 New Orleans (Tulane)
#53 Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo)
#54 Fresno (Fresno St.)
#60 Tulsa (Tulsa)