(09-10-2021 10:44 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 04:29 PM)SMUfan Wrote:  

(09-10-2021 04:27 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  I've been having some discussion about Liberty to the AAC in another thread and I tried to dismissed the notion of Liberty getting into the AAC but kept getting responses.

Does Liberty have a chance of getting into the AAC? I'd like to see it. It would put a Virginia school in 3 different conferences. Which is more for me to root for but I assumed the issues that prevented Liberty from getting into the SunBelt would also prevent them from getting into the AAC.

Yes.

Those that say "no", probably said the Big 12 wouldn't take BYU.

Those are two different worlds. Sure---they are both religious schools and both has received criticism for policies that dont perfectly conform to todays ultra politically correct climate. But the similarity between the schools largely ends there. Say what you want about the religious angle---but BYU is an established brand that puts 60K in the stands on Saturdays in Provo. They are also a top 100 USNWR university---so there is no concern about the academic reputation of BYU. Nobody thinks of BYU as an "on line" university. BYU also has a national championship they can brag about and they have a heck of a lot more history on the college football big stage. Those are things Liberty simply doesn't bring to the table. Maybe in the future Liberty will have some of those attributes---but not today.