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(03-22-2021 03:27 PM)MidknightWhiskey Wrote:  As others have touched on there's 2 scenarios that could pan out
1. AAC maintains our current membership - expansion candidates = BYU, Boise, SDSU
2. AAC is poached losing 2-4 top members - expansion candidates then open up to the eastern & central teams that wouldn't otherwise be considered. Academics would keep programs like App St & Coastal Carolina from consideration. But that would really come down to inner conference politics and who's leaving on what schools the conference would want to go with. I'd expect at least 1 Texas school and at least 1 Florida school.

This.

The looming TV contract question opens the door for us to get poached. Once that happens the deck presumably reshuffles, and it could largely be based on who is taken which is something we don't have a clue about at this point.

But I'll be honest, and this is not meant to be derogatory. Even with the loss of two to three programs, which is entirely plausible, i don't see Arkansas State as being a replacement. I don't see them being in the top five options, but of course it's not up to me.

Good luck to you, I've got a number of friends who went there and are proud of your program.
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RE: Expansion question
(03-23-2021 07:30 PM)panama Wrote:  
(03-23-2021 10:46 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(03-23-2021 07:32 AM)panama Wrote:  
(03-23-2021 12:09 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 08:07 PM)panama Wrote:  Don't be obtuse. Surely you're smarter than this. It's the history of the last realignment in all conferences. What matters is cultural fit, institutional support, and then maybe 3rd or 4th what was their record. Record is a snapshot and every program is a hire away from winning a conference or going 0-12.

Frankly I bcould care less. As I have posted before we are fine where we are. If anything I want more regional schools on our schedule. You will find that most GSU fans have pined for the Big East/AAC for 20 plus years. I have backed off that in the last few years.

Now where did the stAte dude go who started this thread?

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(03-22-2021 03:35 PM)panama Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 03:21 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 01:42 PM)stAteNation Wrote:  Not seeing anyone mention Georgia State who their 24/7 writer thinks is a shoe in. That’s what I was angling at. He thinks due to them being in Atlanta and ease of travel. He doesn’t seem to think having any schools out west would make sense.

The AAC is an athletic conference. GA St is way below what is needed. Atlanta would be nice but it would require GA St to begin to dominate the Sun Belt over 5-10 yrs to gain a fan following before the AAC would take them seriously. You can't expect the AAC to take GA St serious when the population of Atlanta doesn't. In fact Kennesaw St (in the Atlanta metro) is growing faster athletically than GA St.
Athletic record has never been a requirement in realignment.

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(03-22-2021 03:25 PM)panama Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 12:55 PM)mlb Wrote:  Ohio State, Alabama, and Clemson.

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(03-22-2021 12:47 PM)stAteNation Wrote:  Hello AAC peeps, expansion question for you guys. I’m an Arkansas State fan and don’t think we are in a position to move anytime soon, but I want to see if another school is mentioned by you guys. Kind of a debate going on.

If your league were to expand by 2 or lost 2 members and had to replace them, who would be your top 3 schools to add to your league?

Strictly talking football-only invites because that's what matters. I think it's time to bring our brethren along from last time.

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If we had to add a third, maybe some other MWC team like SDSU, AFA, CSU, etc.
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(03-24-2021 03:15 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  [Image: B0PjBjjCIAAcNeO?format=jpg&name=small]

I don't understand what I'm looking at. A little context, please?
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A flowchart to help you determine if you are an AAC expansion candidate


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(03-23-2021 05:52 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  i’ve been to georgia before, nice place and if you get lost in marietta the locals will say “ well you go that way from the Big Chicken!”, always about that big ass chicken

Big Chicken - I graduated college in 1966 and moved to Marietta to work for Lockheed. Stayed the first night in a motel next to the big chicken. We had never had Col. Sanders fried chicken back then, but you bought it at the “big chicken”. We were impressed with the food.

I’m surprised that it’s still a landmark.
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(03-24-2021 04:28 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  A flowchart to help you determine if you are an AAC expansion candidate
Hmmm....[Image: giphy.gif?cid=349c9dd7l2roiueac7qfdzokvh...=giphy.gif]

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(03-23-2021 08:11 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  
(03-23-2021 12:59 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 11:00 PM)Mr Hyde Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 02:28 PM)Once a Knight... Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 02:24 PM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  "their 24/7 writer" seems to not understand that we are trying to separate ourselves from the G4, not cement our membership in the G5. And I'm sorry that is not a very nice thing to say, but it is the truth. Unfortunately, ESPECIALLY in College Football, perception IS reality, and the perception of us taking a school from anywhere except the very tip-top of the MW or independents is a sidestep at best.

To me this is interesting. I get the desire to take the best available team, but at the same time, we brought in mid-tier/bottom dwellers with little support or interest like Tulsa at one point. Tulane wasn't a world-beater either but I know they are an academic elite. ECU brought a fan base, but has had practically zero success as a member of this conference. Were these not considerations at the start of the AAC? Obviously BSU and SDSU nearly happened, but after they pulled out...?

UCF shouldn’t complain about Tulsa until they can win a game every now and then.

That’s why we complain.

At least you are honest, unlike some UCF fans, or that bull**** I bolded.

When Tulsa accepted the invite we were the second best basketball program in CUSA behind Memphis who was leaving. We had more ten win seasons than UCF and CUSA division and overall titles. We were also dominant in all the other sports. Overall we won more conference championships while in CUSA than any program. A title we continue to fight with Houston over in the AAC. We also come with a ten win season, three bowls, a conference championship appearance in football. The third highest conference wins in basketball, a ncaa bid, and conference championship there too. Hell our women's team went to the tourney in the transition. Multiple teams ranked in other sports, etc, etc.

The sour grapes are hilarious when you look at the actual facts.

How about you worry about filling your stadium with more than three dozen fans before worrying about what UCF fans think of your program.
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Honestly, if the western Boise/SDSU/BYU (or AF if BYU isnt interested) thing doesnt work out---I'd be just fine with staying at 11 and just replacing UConn olympic sports with a VCU "non-football" membership. That adds back some of the basketball strength we lost when UConn left---and frankly---the exit of UConn football was addition via subtraction....so the football side of he AAC isnt where the real damage from the UConn exit was felt. Yes, the UConn exit caused a football scheduling issue---but the actual overall strength of AAC football improved with the loss of its bottom team. Its the basketball side of the AAC that lost some gravitas.
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(03-24-2021 06:12 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Honestly, if the western Boise/SDSU/BYU (or AF if BYU isnt interested) thing doesnt work out---I'd be just fine with staying at 11 and just replacing UConn olympic sports with a VCU "non-football" membership. That adds back some of the basketball strength we lost when UConn left---and frankly---the exit of UConn football was addition via subtraction....so the football side of he AAC isnt where the real damage from the UConn exit was felt. Yes, the UConn exit caused a football scheduling issue---but the actual overall strength of AAC football improved with the loss of its bottom team. Its the basketball side of the AAC that lost some gravitas.

I used to think adding a strong BB program like VCU might be a good idea but with how the tourney committee is using the NET, it only benefits the ACC, B1G & the other members of the Priviledged-6. So adding VCU will likely do nothing more than add in-conference competition for our allotted 2 bids.
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(03-23-2021 08:24 PM)SMUleopold Wrote:  
(03-22-2021 03:27 PM)MidknightWhiskey Wrote:  

This.

The looming TV contract question opens the door for us to get poached. Once that happens the deck presumably reshuffles, and it could largely be based on who is taken which is something we don't have a clue about at this point.

The AAC isn't getting poached, at least not by more than 2. The TV networks made it very clear to the Big 12 they didn't want nor will they pay for new schools. The only B12 teams of value to the big 2 is Olk and TX, and even that is very unlikely. Same rule applies, why give those schools 50+ mil per year for TV when you already have them for 1/2 that price.
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(03-24-2021 04:04 PM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  
(03-24-2021 03:15 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  [Image: B0PjBjjCIAAcNeO?format=jpg&name=small]

I don't understand what I'm looking at. A little context, please?

My bad. Poll from the last conference re-shuffle. Still think BYU and Boise deserve to graduate to Power 6.

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Sports alone, BYU more than deserves to be in.

My vote for AAC expansion is BYU, Boise and AFA/San Diego in that order.
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(03-25-2021 08:40 AM)bearcat29 Wrote:  Sports alone, BYU more than deserves to be in.

My vote for AAC expansion is BYU, Boise and AFA/San Diego in that order.
They will joined Tuesday.

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(03-25-2021 08:40 AM)bearcat29 Wrote:  Sports alone, BYU more than deserves to be in.

My vote for AAC expansion is BYU, Boise and AFA/San Diego in that order.

Pretty much my picks as well. No point in talking expansion beyond those, and I'm even on the fence on adding one of the last two without the first two.
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(03-25-2021 08:40 AM)bearcat29 Wrote:  Sports alone, BYU more than deserves to be in.

My vote for AAC expansion is BYU, Boise and AFA/San Diego in that order.

I really wish people would reconsider lumping SDSU in as cavalierly as AFA and Colorado State. For a very important reason. They are a state school in California. California has already tried to restrict its college teams from traveling to "Southern racist states". The California state legislature is a problem we really don't need to have to deal with in the future.
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(03-24-2021 06:12 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Honestly, if the western Boise/SDSU/BYU (or AF if BYU isnt interested) thing doesnt work out---I'd be just fine with staying at 11 and just replacing UConn olympic sports with a VCU "non-football" membership. That adds back some of the basketball strength we lost when UConn left---and frankly---the exit of UConn football was addition via subtraction....so the football side of he AAC isnt where the real damage from the UConn exit was felt. Yes, the UConn exit caused a football scheduling issue---but the actual overall strength of AAC football improved with the loss of its bottom team. Its the basketball side of the AAC that lost some gravitas.

Strongly agree - but if there's no progress with western schools by the end of the FB season, perhaps the conference should initiate a conversation with VCU by the end of this year.

During his 3/15/21 press conference, Commissioner Aresco expressed what appeared to be strong concerns about the conference's strategic situation, suggesting that the conference may have to follow a new/different strategy, with words suggesting that he may be back at square one with regard to the prospects of either replacing UConn or expanding membership beyond 11, saying:

"...we’re trying to figure out what our strategy is going to be..." and "...we’ve got to figure out in the next year or two if (the) playoff gets expanded..."

https://247sports.com/college/temple/Art...162486095/

This represents quite a change in tone, compared to his statements a few weeks ago, when expressed enthusiasm about the prospects of a playoff expansion at the upcoming meetings in the Spring. His remarks suggest that the prospects for an 8-team CFP within the near future may have dimmed.

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With this in mind, the question arises - - does it really make sense to hold off on replacing UConn's BB and olympic sports programs so that it can retain the option to add up to 3 all-sports schools, or would it make more sense to get to work on replacing those UConn programs with an upper echelon BB school such as VCU? I think not, for these reasons:

SDSU's AD has denied having any interest whatsoever in joining the AAC (although they had once considered a FB affiliation), and BYU has never shown any outward interest in any kind of affiliation. There may still be a remote possibility that Boise would join as a FB only member if they can join a satisfactory western non-FB conference, but the AAC has refused to consider adding them as an all-sports member.

The only conceivable thing that would provide with BYU or SDSU any incentive to join the American would be a CFP expansion that: (a) doubles the field to 8 teams, and (b) includes some provision like an automatic bid for the top non-A5 team. The A5 conferences might agree to condition (a) within a few years, but if they veto condition (b), it would be extremely difficult for non-A5 teams to earn a CFP bid.

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According to Commissioner Aresco, the recent indications provide little hope for the kind of CFP expansion that might permit the American to attract the top 2 or 3 western FBS schools on its list.

Since the only conferences that might reason to oppose an expansion of the CFP and the proposal to improve opportunities for non-P5 teams would be the P5 conferences themselves, the information suggesting that the CFP expansion proposal is unlikely to be approved in the Spring caused Aresco to voice doubts about whether the strategic plan to transform the AAC into an "autonomous" (A5/P5) conferences by adding a group of western teams remains viable.

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Questions:

1. Given how cloudy the long-term prospects for a future western expansion may now appear to be, how much longer should the AAC wait before taking needed action to prevent a drop in stature from a "Major 7" to a "mid-major" basketball conference?

2. Even some of their FB programs eventually affiliate with the AAC following a CFP expansion, it seems extremely unlikely that BYU, SDSU, and Boise St. will all seek to become all-sports members of the conference.

--Thus, what would the conference have to lose by taking decisive action to replace UConn's BB/olympic programs with a top-notch BB school such as VCU now?

--Given the strength and record of VCU's BB program and its location within a 100 mile radius of a population of 10+ million, ESPN would be certain to approve broadcasting VCU BB as UConn's replacement, and if they're ever requested to broadcast BYU, SDSU, and Boise St. games, they will have every reason to do so, regardless of whether they decide to cover VCU BB.

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