(12-21-2019 11:28 AM)Fishpro10987 Wrote:  

(12-21-2019 11:14 AM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(12-20-2019 10:31 PM)vick mike Wrote:  

(12-20-2019 08:27 PM)WhalerFan Wrote:  

(12-20-2019 06:26 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  .
It seems abundantly clear that the AAC is not going to add a school that "dilutes value of the conference." If anyone is afraid that this could happen, they can rest assured.

Not only does the conference have a clearly articulated strategic plan that mandates further improvement, but ESPN would not stand idly by and support the addition of a school that would adversely affect their bottom line, either.

The current discussion is not about the "dangers" of replacing UConn, but about the enhancements to the conference (especially the viewership market) that adding any potential member would present.

The AAC and its broadcasters will take a hit from losing the UConn market area in the lucrative northeastern region, and the UConn basketball brand.

The main question is - of all the potential candidates for membership - which combination of FB only and BB/olympic schools would add the most to the conference, going forward?

Adding a BB/olympic member, such as VCU or Dayton, would be as beneficial to the conference as adding Wichita State was, and would help maintain the overall quality of AAC men's basketball.

To lose UConn, without reloading with a BB program of comparable quality, would certainly diminish the stature of the conference, leaving us with only a handful of perennial high-end BB programs. To go more than one season without a solid replacement for UConn BB could weaken the case for inclusion of the AAC as a "Major 7" BB conference.

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In FB, the quality of the conference is not threatened by the loss of UConn, but the loss of the northeastern U.S. market area remains a very significant concern, from a broadcasting and national visibility standpoint.

Adding a Colorado FB-only school (AF, CSU) would help the by expanding the footprint into the Boulder/Denver to Colorado Springs area, in particular, and into the Rocky Mountain region (and time zone), more broadly.

SDSU, which isn't too distant a FB only add, according to Aresco's recent statement, would be a strong FB add, which would extend the footprint into southern California and the western/mountain time zones.

All three schools, particularly AF and SDSU, would enhance the national visibility, viewership, and brand of the conference.

All of your points are spot on. That being said nobody and I mean NOBODY cares about college football in the northeast. Maybe with Flutie and McNabb but outside of that nobody. That’s a sad fact. We were a terrible fit for this conference. You’ll find out Temple is next. We’re too far from the mid point of this league.

Temple will not follow UConn’s plan for leaving the American in basketball or football. We like it here, thank you very much.

Not what I said. Temple will find out soon enough how being farthest from everyone else is

We have airports close by..

Temple is happy to be in an all sports conference. FB will never go Indy again.

Good luck, you'll need it.

Temple would absolutely look at independence if the AAC is eventually picked apart by expansion and they are one of the teams left behind.