(09-11-2020 11:15 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(09-11-2020 09:18 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  If we're going to be critical of less competition for postseason play then please make sure you apply that criticism across the board to all of the remaining conferences. For some the AAC can never be seen in a positive light LOL. The red headed, coke bottle glasses wearing stepchild of the college football family LOL. It's all good gents. Obviously, COVID has made this a weird season but I'm thankful my Bearcats and our league is able to play and hopefully finish with some high visibility success.

Remember when the MWC had BYU, Utah and TCU? Remember the constant chirping from their fans about them being better than the BE, and how they constantly bragged about being the best non BCS conference? They drove all the other conference fans crazy about how great they were. Most other conference fans, bcs and non bcs respected that league for their accomplishments on the field but were weary of them constantly telling everyone how great they were. No one treated the MWC as a red headed stepchild. Their fans felt that way because no one agreed with them about deserving to be part of the BCS. There is a hugely striking resemblance between the MWC of the early 2000's and todays AAC and their fans.

I don't really remember the MWC fans of almost 20 years ago. I have trouble remembering last week for that matter. I think you have to be careful about generalizing that a fanbase of a conference acts or thinks in a certain way. Especially on a sports message board filled with keyboard warriors. There's cocky, obnoxious fans in any league. All I'm saying is that not every AAC fan beats their chest and feels ready to take on the world of college football. Most know our place as still on the outside, looking in for the big media money and prestige. That doesn't mean we can't feel good about how far we've come in 7 years as a conference and that we still have an upside to what can be achieved.