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RE: UMass positioning themselves to be in the AAC, apparently
(04-18-2018 08:02 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  
(04-18-2018 07:23 PM)Fthechips Wrote:  
(04-18-2018 04:36 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  
(04-18-2018 03:20 PM)Fthechips Wrote:  
(04-18-2018 11:30 AM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  Mac is perfect league for eachother. Bunch of teams who are underrated on the field and have little to no fans. Regional rivalries, short travel and tuesday night MACtion. Leaving the MAC would be dumb for any MAC team unless they got into a p5. grass isn't always greener.

That said the AAC has no interest in any MAC teams. Or Umass. Unless a lot of teams leave.

You really do underestimate the MAC, I think there are a handful of MAC schools that could make an argumentative case to join the AAC, be competitive, and add value to the conference.

There are a handful that would be moderately competitive but the MAC teams would add zero value. They don't bring any relevancy, no fanbase, no tv numbers, aren't in any sizeable markets (top 20) and wouldn't increase the tv contracts at all.

Like I said the MAC is definitely underrated in terms of on field performance, the teams are usually good. But no one cares. They have their close regional rivalries which is best for them.

No fan bases? Look at Toledo, WMU, NIU, all have formidable fan bases. Toledo averaged 20,000 fans this year, WMU averaged 23,000 fans two years ago, UCF went undefeated and plays very desirable opponents in a huge metro area and only averaged 36k fans this year. The MAC is not all that far off from the AAC or at least not as much as you like to think it is. As for the media market, take WMU for example, it is in the Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids market ranked 44th,which is above Memphis(51), Tulsa(58), and Wichita(66) so I’m not really sure the whole TV market is really a formidable argument.

36,000 vs. 20,000 is almost a 100% difference. Take into account that UCF's 3 highest attended games in 2017 exceed every MAC stadium capacity by 10,000, and there really is no comparison.

Also UCF 's best football season ever. 2 season's ago, UCF was drawing 26,000 a game with a enrollment of 60,000+.
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