Aresco push to make the AAC the A6 conference is geared around creating separation from the G4. We understand its a self serving push.

However I think programs in the ACC and XII in particular which escaped a fate in the AAC also want separation from it. How then are they going to vote for the AAC's inclusion? Its the second tier programs in the P5 that value their "club" status.

The G5 revenue sharing model, that I can see going away with the new playoff with each conference picking up an equal base distribution. The remaining portion divided by appearances/conference performance. The G5 with its revenue split pioneered that concept, ranking the conferences 1-5 for bonus distribution.

If the AAC was the 3rd highest rated conference with multiple teams in the Top 10 that inclusion argument is better. But they've played the role of tallest midget. They had a head start on many CUSA/SBC programs because they've been around longer in FBS.

You have to give an FBS program 20 years to see what it can do. Buffalo is a perfect example. When they joined the MAC 20 years ago they were a total project and many MAC fans wanted them dumped from the conference. Then after 10 years they won a MAC title, then became dominant in basketball and now annual contenders in football.

The AAC only averages 30,000 a game in FB. You'd need to have a situation where someone becomes the next Texas A&M and starts averaging 100k for it to feel like the AAC has earned its place in the club which for various reasons isn't possible.

The AAC would have a much better argument if it could put the coast-2-coast design together with 16 or 18 members. At only 11 and the real possibility of losing a few more by the end of the decade you've got to question its relative importance.