http://www.953theticket.com/?p=18280

Interesting what Benson said about going ahead and trying to tie in the Champ Game negotiations with a new ESPN long term contract.

From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

The Sun Belt does not need the AAC at all. The reality is that you guys are stuck with us for the next 7 or 8 years (and probably a lot longer) whether you like it or not.

The issues becomes that a sensible arrangement between the G5 leagues to ensure strong bowl tie ins for all becomes null when one conference decides they can wish themselves into the P5.

We'll see you guys in a few years when reality finally hits.

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

See here's the thing schools (and fans of schools) in the so called P5 see the American and the Sun Belt and all of the other G5 conferences as being on the same level which is below them. Ask a casual fan of Clemson football about playing Temple, LA Tech, Bowling Green or Arkansas St and you probably get the same response...who?

I understand the American wants to be seen as on the same level as the P5 but Karl's response is the one we all should be using which is there is no P5 only FBS because in reality we are all on the same level they just have more resources.

(05-19-2017 01:43 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

The Sun Belt does not need the AAC at all. The reality is that you guys are stuck with us for the next 7 or 8 years (and probably a lot longer) whether you like it or not.

The issues becomes that a sensible arrangement between the G5 leagues to ensure strong bowl tie ins for all becomes null when one conference decides they can wish themselves into the P5.

We'll see you guys in a few years when reality finally hits.

Except Aresco does not believe the AAC belongs with the other 4. We can debate all day whether AAC should cooperate with other 4, I am simply saying Aresco has started to push to move away from the G5 group.

(05-19-2017 01:47 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:43 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

The Sun Belt does not need the AAC at all. The reality is that you guys are stuck with us for the next 7 or 8 years (and probably a lot longer) whether you like it or not.

The issues becomes that a sensible arrangement between the G5 leagues to ensure strong bowl tie ins for all becomes null when one conference decides they can wish themselves into the P5.

We'll see you guys in a few years when reality finally hits.

Except Aresco does not believe the AAC belongs with the other 4. We can debate all day whether AAC should corporate with other 4, I am simply saying Aresco has started to push to move away from the G5 group.

Yes, but what Aresco isn't understanding, or seeing, is that no one nationally actually sees the AAC as a separate group.

P5's don't want to mess with you, there's really little choice where you go. Until then, enjoy playing the MAC in St Petersburg when ESPN decides the ACC shouldn't have to play the AAC again.

I listened to about half of it before he displayed is inability to add and understand how schedules work threw me off. He was talking about divisions in football, natural rivals, and how with 10 teams and playing 8 games would leave each team not playing two teams in conference...... Let me know when you see what's wrong with that.

There were other Forrest Gump moments when talking about the football schedule.

Maybe I'll go and listen to the last half eventually.

(05-19-2017 01:47 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:43 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

The Sun Belt does not need the AAC at all. The reality is that you guys are stuck with us for the next 7 or 8 years (and probably a lot longer) whether you like it or not.

The issues becomes that a sensible arrangement between the G5 leagues to ensure strong bowl tie ins for all becomes null when one conference decides they can wish themselves into the P5.

We'll see you guys in a few years when reality finally hits.

Except Aresco does not believe the AAC belongs with the other 4. We can debate all day whether AAC should cooperate with other 4, I am simply saying Aresco has started to push to move away from the G5 group.

Well the other 5 will not let he in so it is either stay will the other 4 or let those 4 kick them off the island. BooHoo like it child and kick and scream it still will not change anything.

If I understood right (I was in the middle of doing something while listening to this) come Monday they'll actually finalize and officially announce the formations of the two, 5 team divisions

I hope they'll also settle whether their will be some type of "semi permanent" cross rivalry so South Al and Troy will be able to still play one another without having to skip a year

(05-19-2017 01:55 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  If I understood right (I was in the middle of doing something while listening to this) come Monday they'll actually finalize and officially announce the formations of the two, 5 team divisions

I hope they'll also settle whether their will be some type of "semi permanent" cross rivalry so South Al and Troy will be able to still play one another without having to skip a year

He did talk about divisions and cross rivals. Only Troy-USA actually need it, but then he threw in UL-Lafayette-ULM, and yes, that is the way he said it, stAte-TxSt, the Carolinas, and the Georgia teams. But those teams don't need to be in cross division rivals since they are all in the same division. Again, not sure he understands how that works....

Good interview. I like how he blew up the P5 designation. They are the autonomous 5 according to NCAA rules. Not P5. Certainly not P6 or autonomous 6. The AAC is with us as far as the governing rules are. At least he didn't laugh at the idiots..Bobo giggled a bit and the rest of us have been laughing at these guys. Oh and another thing the SBC is not tied into the Frisco bowl. Misinformation on that. P6....Lol.[/u]

Any reason to expect anything from the divisions other than Mobile and everyone west of that and Troy and everyone east of that?

(05-19-2017 02:07 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  Any reason to expect anything from the divisions other than Mobile and everyone west of that and Troy and everyone east of that?

Makes the most sense but if USA & Troy are to have a permanent cross division game I think they should assign everyone a permanent cross division rival so that it will make scheduling easier.

Troy - USA
GS - ULL
GSU - Texas ST
CCU - ULM
App - stAte

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

If you don't put your oars in the water and start rowing you are going to get left behind.

I don't care if AAC calls itself Imperial Moose Guards, the conference is a G5 based on CFP governance, NCAA governance, CFP revenue distribution and bowl access.

The P6 campaign is a marketing scam uh plan and the day will arrive when fans ask whatever happened to getting a guaranteed NY6 bowl spot and the fat check? If they are unhappy that goal hasn't been realized then God help the university presidents, ADs, coaches, and conference staff they choose to blame for their inept failure to achieve the stated outcome.

(05-19-2017 01:43 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

The Sun Belt does not need the AAC at all. The reality is that you guys are stuck with us for the next 7 or 8 years (and probably a lot longer) whether you like it or not.

The issues becomes that a sensible arrangement between the G5 leagues to ensure strong bowl tie ins for all becomes null when one conference decides they can wish themselves into the P5.

We'll see you guys in a few years when reality finally hits.

We sort of need them. AAC is a good source of home and home contracts and bowl opponents.

(05-19-2017 01:47 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:43 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:36 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:19 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  From the Horses Mouth....."There is NO Power 6."

Sun Belt needs AAC more than AAC needs Sun Belt. Of course Sun Belt Commish is going to be upset that AAC is trying to campaign for a different designation. AAC has no incentive to set its oars in the waters with the other 4.

The Sun Belt does not need the AAC at all. The reality is that you guys are stuck with us for the next 7 or 8 years (and probably a lot longer) whether you like it or not.

The issues becomes that a sensible arrangement between the G5 leagues to ensure strong bowl tie ins for all becomes null when one conference decides they can wish themselves into the P5.

We'll see you guys in a few years when reality finally hits.

Except Aresco does not believe the AAC belongs with the other 4. We can debate all day whether AAC should cooperate with other 4, I am simply saying Aresco has started to push to move away from the G5 group.

He can believe that. Hell he can believe in bigfoot and anal probing aliens doesn't matter what he believes. AAC isn't getting a 1/6th cut of the fat money and annually guaranteed shot in the elite bowls.

If I were King Karl...

-Troy/USA (Obvious)

-Georgia State/Texas State (Both teams are 2-2 since their first match up in 2013 and with the exception of 2015 the games have been pretty entertaining between the 'Cats and Panthers)

-Arkansas State/App State (Both gave the other embarrassing losses at the other's home stadiums in their first two meetings and with both finishing as co champs in 2016, I think it further makes a permanent match up all the more intriguing for both fan bases).

-Georgia Southern/La-Lafayette (They've only played one game so far but with both having a boisterous fan base, this has all the potential to turn into a fun rivalry)

-Coastal C/ULM (There had to be some type of "random" match up and that falls to the birds)

(05-19-2017 01:54 PM)Usajags Wrote:  I listened to about half of it before he displayed is inability to add and understand how schedules work threw me off. He was talking about divisions in football, natural rivals, and how with 10 teams and playing 8 games would leave each team not playing two teams in conference...... Let me know when you see what's wrong with that.

There were other Forrest Gump moments when talking about the football schedule.

Maybe I'll go and listen to the last half eventually.

Meh, he is paid to manage an athletic conference, not my bank. So I won't really worry that he can't do simple arithmetic.