(12-01-2018 07:52 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 07:43 PM)Big Red Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 07:40 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 07:27 PM)Big Red Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 06:51 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Most of their teams play in warm weather states. They also get to play their conference championship in the home stadium of the team with the best record. UCF has 3x as many students as NIU. Not all things are equal.

Look at these pictures of Temple vs. USF. Temple plays its games in the city of Philadelphia and their attendance is not good (despite what they claim as their attendance).

https://www.whipradiotu.com/photos-templ...-11-17-18/

You're kind of all over the map on what you are talking about here. At first, you cite a lack of defense. Obviously, that has nothing to do with anything. So, now we're talking about playing in warm weather states (correct, what is NIU supposed to do about that?), playing their Conf Champ in a home stadium (again, what does that matter?), , UCF having 3x as many students as NIU (yeah....so....what's your point other than NIU to agree that NIU isn't attractive to that conference), and now Temple's home attendance. Temple has always been a basketball school first, something that NIU isn't or chooses not to be. They also are located in Philadelphia. They also have 25,000 more students than NIU.

Are you trying to cite reasons why NIU is not attractive to the AAC? I was under the impression you were disagreeing with some of my points, but you seem to be supporting them, so I could very well be wrong.

Yes, they play zero defense in that league...56-41.

So Tulane is in the AAC because of their great football and basketball attendance?

Temple football attendance is weak. Same with UConn football program and attendance. Tulsa football attendance is not that great.

Everyone in the AAC isn't the great school you make them out to be.

I'd rather have a successful program than 30k in attendance. Having both would be great, but our attendance died after 12+ years of midweek football.

Again, are you suggesting that the AAC should or would be interested in NIU? It's not clear. Even though I asked.

We're one of the most successful mid-major programs for the last 15+ years. Yes, we should be attractive. If anyone wants to gripe about attendance than look no further than Tulane, Temple, UConn, Tulsa, and SMU.

You are aware they take more into consideration than just the football team's record, right?