(12-21-2020 12:49 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  

(12-20-2020 09:46 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(12-20-2020 09:30 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-20-2020 09:28 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(12-20-2020 09:17 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Well, first off---no AAC team was winless. Secondly---adding a team that looks like the bottom of the league is not a way to "fix" the bottom of the league.

Look---we all know somebody will always be at the bottom of the standings in any given year. The key is--you dont want it to be the same two or three teams every year. Temple is at the bottom right now---but they actually won the conference championship 4 years ago and were in the AAC CCG the year before that. So, their program is just in suffering though rebuilding. USF was undefeated and ranked just a couple of years ago---so they arent necessarily a fixture at the bottom of the conference either. ECU is struggling---but their history indicates they have the resources to be a quality program. A few years ago Tulane and SMU were down there. Both are now on the upswing and doing well.

Honestly, any current program in the AAC could be at the top of the league in couple of years. Thats good for the league. That said---a few AAC programs have shown a greater degree of consistently than the others---and thats the kind of program the AAC needs to add. Eleven is not ideal--but its fine. Its far better to temporarily deal with a little scheduling inconvenience than it is to roll the dice on a program that could very well end up being another cellar dwelling anchor around the neck of the conference that permanently damages its football reputation. When a clear and obvious #12 emerges--thats when its time to make a move.

Seems to me that the problem isn't AAC football or baseball (both of which are very healthy and stable — and even somewhat nationally relevant). It's American men's hoops, which is quickly turning into a bad situation.

I'd look at Dayton. They have the best fan support of any available program. Try to couple them with Army for football.

Im not nearly as enthusiastic toward Dayton as VCU---but I'd agree its a viable option. I prefer larger public schools when possible. I just dont think Army is interested---so I tend to think its more of a fix what you can (basketball) situation and a time to understand that the football side will simply have to deal with inconvenient scheduling until a clear and obvious choice that adds value on day one is available. The Big-10 slogged through that inconvenience odd man out scheduling for almost two decades. Its not the end of the of the world. Its just an inconvenience that is temporary. A new member that flops is forever.

Agreed. I think the last thing the AAC needs is for them to add a Dayton or SLU, only for the Big East to poach them later on (as both would much rather be in a higher basketball conference, along with institutional fits as well). The AAC can't afford to have another member taken by the Big East.

lol...It wouldnt be great for the AAC---but I dont think it would matter that much. The one decent thing about the AAC is the parts it seems are largely interchangeable. Furthermore, quality basketball replacements within the footprint seem to be much more plentiful than quality football replacements.

By the way--new FOIA requests have netted emails for Boise indicating they were in active talks involving a move to the AAC as late as September of this year. Surprisingly, the emails indicated that Boise estimated they would see and increase in revenue of 10.5 million a year with the move. I will admit----I was very surprised by that number. So...we will see where that leads---if anywhere.