(07-15-2022 07:05 AM)dave108 Wrote: Probably missed them - but, is the AAC still doing football media days? I don't recall seeing anything about them this year.
sorry if this offends anyone on here.
Media DayS.
Not Days... Day.
On "Espn+."
No Barbeque. No "Clam Bake." Day. On Espn+.
That's just pathetic.
Aresco did an interview and said they will likely resume in-person media days when the six new teams join the conference in 2023. I think he felt like it would be awkward to do it in-person this year with this being the final year for three of the teams in the conference. No more clam bakes since the conference office moved last year from Rhode Island to Texas. Aresco hinted that they will probably move the in-person media days to a location in Texas near the conference office. Might be a bbq or something similar but no final decision has been made. I heard this on Dan Tortara’s show when he was interviewing Aresco. I thought the AAC did a good job with their virtual media days last year as they have a really nice broadcasting facility in their new conference office. I really hope they have Rene Ingoglia and Kris Budden host AAC virtual media days like they did last year as those two did a great job.
Sounds pretty logical and a good decision was made!
We just have to get pass all the remarks on the board from ones who live for the opportunity to belittle the conference that provided their programs a platform to grow their programs. A thank you would be more appropriate. Gratitude is an admirable quality.
It's college football. We will all move on and play football again. None of us will win a national championship against the P2. That ship has sailed with the super revenue conferences who have all the power, the $$$"S and influence now.
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2022 09:02 AM by Pirate Rep.)
(07-15-2022 07:05 AM)dave108 Wrote: Probably missed them - but, is the AAC still doing football media days? I don't recall seeing anything about them this year.
sorry if this offends anyone on here.
July 27th, and I think it will be remote again this year.
Can't think of a single reason why they would hold them remotely this year except they can save money not renting a big venue like Jerry's World.
(07-18-2022 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote: Lets face it - the recent realignment has rendered us largely irrelevant. P6 is now a total anachronism. There really isn't much to talk about, imo.
AAC is just not a part of any important or compelling narrative now.
That's a little ridiculous considering we're the same conference this year, and just sent a team to the playoff.
Clemson fell off, which puts ACC performance at MAC levels, but guessing they are still doing it right.
(07-18-2022 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote: Lets face it - the recent realignment has rendered us largely irrelevant. P6 is now a total anachronism. There really isn't much to talk about, imo.
AAC is just not a part of any important or compelling narrative now.
Agree. The AAC is behind the MWC and vies with the SBC for the coveted NY6 slot unless the new adds significantly improve.
(07-18-2022 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote: Lets face it - the recent realignment has rendered us largely irrelevant. P6 is now a total anachronism. There really isn't much to talk about, imo.
AAC is just not a part of any important or compelling narrative now.
That's a little ridiculous considering we're the same conference this year, and just sent a team to the playoff.
Clemson fell off, which puts ACC performance at MAC levels, but guessing they are still doing it right.
IMO we have no relevance left. Our relevance campaign was based on the "P6" concept and now, thanks to the losses of last year (Cincy made the playoffs, not the AAC, and Cincy is leaving) and the realignment among the P5, the concept of P6 is meaningless.
So what do we have left? A pile of the allegedly (maybe not even) best CUSA schools of the past 10-15 years making $7m a year in media money.
We've never been this low, and we no longer have a target, the P5, to shoot at.
(07-18-2022 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote: Lets face it - the recent realignment has rendered us largely irrelevant. P6 is now a total anachronism. There really isn't much to talk about, imo.
AAC is just not a part of any important or compelling narrative now.
That's a little ridiculous considering we're the same conference this year, and just sent a team to the playoff.
Clemson fell off, which puts ACC performance at MAC levels, but guessing they are still doing it right.
IMO we have no relevance left. Our relevance campaign was based on the "P6" concept and now, thanks to the losses of last year (Cincy made the playoffs, not the AAC, and Cincy is leaving) and the realignment among the P5, the concept of P6 is meaningless.
So what do we have left? A pile of the allegedly (maybe not even) best CUSA schools of the past 10-15 years making $7m a year in media money.
We've never been this low, and we no longer have a target, the P5, to shoot at.
I don't know where we go from here?
Seems like the relevancy question is too early to say. We do not know how either the AAC legacy members or the new members will perform in two years. If the AAC keeps winning the G5’s Access Bowl invite we will be fine. Out of the legacy members I could see Memphis, SMU and maybe one other surprise AAC school, depending on the season, get the Access Bowl invite. For the new members I definitely could see either UTSA or UAB get the Access Bowl invite and perhaps one of the other new members will step up. Basically the conference will have to prove itself all over again but the AAC certainly has schools than can step up and do it. The AAC will have some of the largest G5 athletic budgets which makes me think over the long term the conference will more often than not win the Access Bowl spot or a spot in the 12 team playoff if the G5 is given access.
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(07-18-2022 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote: Lets face it - the recent realignment has rendered us largely irrelevant. P6 is now a total anachronism. There really isn't much to talk about, imo.
AAC is just not a part of any important or compelling narrative now.
That's a little ridiculous considering we're the same conference this year, and just sent a team to the playoff.
Clemson fell off, which puts ACC performance at MAC levels, but guessing they are still doing it right.
IMO we have no relevance left. Our relevance campaign was based on the "P6" concept and now, thanks to the losses of last year (Cincy made the playoffs, not the AAC, and Cincy is leaving) and the realignment among the P5, the concept of P6 is meaningless.
So what do we have left? A pile of the allegedly (maybe not even) best CUSA schools of the past 10-15 years making $7m a year in media money.
We've never been this low, and we no longer have a target, the P5, to shoot at.
I don't know where we go from here?
Seems like the relevancy question is too early to say. We do not know how either the AAC legacy members or the new members will perform in two years. If the AAC keeps winning the G5’s Access Bowl invite we will be fine. Out of the legacy members I could see Memphis, SMU and maybe one other surprise AAC school, depending on the season, get the Access Bowl invite. For the new members I definitely could see either UTSA or UAB get the Access Bowl invite and perhaps one of the other new members will step up. Basically the conference will have to prove itself all over again but the AAC certainly has schools than can step up and do it. The AAC will have some of the largest G5 athletic budgets which makes me think over the long term the conference will more often than not win the Access Bowl spot or a spot in the 12 team playoff if the G5 is given access.
(07-18-2022 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote: Lets face it - the recent realignment has rendered us largely irrelevant. P6 is now a total anachronism. There really isn't much to talk about, imo.
AAC is just not a part of any important or compelling narrative now.
That's a little ridiculous considering we're the same conference this year, and just sent a team to the playoff.
Clemson fell off, which puts ACC performance at MAC levels, but guessing they are still doing it right.
IMO we have no relevance left. Our relevance campaign was based on the "P6" concept and now, thanks to the losses of last year (Cincy made the playoffs, not the AAC, and Cincy is leaving) and the realignment among the P5, the concept of P6 is meaningless.
So what do we have left? A pile of the allegedly (maybe not even) best CUSA schools of the past 10-15 years making $7m a year in media money.
We've never been this low, and we no longer have a target, the P5, to shoot at.
I don't know where we go from here?
Seems like the relevancy question is too early to say. We do not know how either the AAC legacy members or the new members will perform in two years. If the AAC keeps winning the G5’s Access Bowl invite we will be fine. Out of the legacy members I could see Memphis, SMU and maybe one other surprise AAC school, depending on the season, get the Access Bowl invite. For the new members I definitely could see either UTSA or UAB get the Access Bowl invite and perhaps one of the other new members will step up. Basically the conference will have to prove itself all over again but the AAC certainly has schools than can step up and do it. The AAC will have some of the largest G5 athletic budgets which makes me think over the long term the conference will more often than not win the Access Bowl spot or a spot in the 12 team playoff if the G5 is given access.
Even if we surprise many and continue to dominate the Access Bowl spot, I just don't think will mean what it has. What it has meant the last 8 years is that we are the top G5 conference and can therefore try to claim we are a "P6".
But with the P5 itself dissolving, the Access Bowl loses meaning in that regard. Yes, it still matters a lot to the school that gets it, but it won't mean anything like it has for the conference, IMO.
(07-18-2022 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote: Lets face it - the recent realignment has rendered us largely irrelevant. P6 is now a total anachronism. There really isn't much to talk about, imo.
AAC is just not a part of any important or compelling narrative now.
That's a little ridiculous considering we're the same conference this year, and just sent a team to the playoff.
Clemson fell off, which puts ACC performance at MAC levels, but guessing they are still doing it right.
IMO we have no relevance left. Our relevance campaign was based on the "P6" concept and now, thanks to the losses of last year (Cincy made the playoffs, not the AAC, and Cincy is leaving) and the realignment among the P5, the concept of P6 is meaningless.
So what do we have left? A pile of the allegedly (maybe not even) best CUSA schools of the past 10-15 years making $7m a year in media money.
We've never been this low, and we no longer have a target, the P5, to shoot at.
I don't know where we go from here?
Seems like the relevancy question is too early to say. We do not know how either the AAC legacy members or the new members will perform in two years. If the AAC keeps winning the G5’s Access Bowl invite we will be fine. Out of the legacy members I could see Memphis, SMU and maybe one other surprise AAC school, depending on the season, get the Access Bowl invite. For the new members I definitely could see either UTSA or UAB get the Access Bowl invite and perhaps one of the other new members will step up. Basically the conference will have to prove itself all over again but the AAC certainly has schools than can step up and do it. The AAC will have some of the largest G5 athletic budgets which makes me think over the long term the conference will more often than not win the Access Bowl spot or a spot in the 12 team playoff if the G5 is given access.
Even if we surprise many and continue to dominate the Access Bowl spot, I just don't think will mean what it has. What it has meant the last 8 years is that we are the top G5 conference and can therefore try to claim we are a "P6".
But with the P5 itself dissolving, the Access Bowl loses meaning in that regard. Yes, it still matters a lot to the school that gets it, but it won't mean anything like it has for the conference, IMO.
Glass half empty, got it. Same things were said when our current group got together and earned a whopping $2m per year. Sky is falling again, no hope in sight...
(07-18-2022 12:14 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote: That's a little ridiculous considering we're the same conference this year, and just sent a team to the playoff.
Clemson fell off, which puts ACC performance at MAC levels, but guessing they are still doing it right.
IMO we have no relevance left. Our relevance campaign was based on the "P6" concept and now, thanks to the losses of last year (Cincy made the playoffs, not the AAC, and Cincy is leaving) and the realignment among the P5, the concept of P6 is meaningless.
So what do we have left? A pile of the allegedly (maybe not even) best CUSA schools of the past 10-15 years making $7m a year in media money.
We've never been this low, and we no longer have a target, the P5, to shoot at.
I don't know where we go from here?
Seems like the relevancy question is too early to say. We do not know how either the AAC legacy members or the new members will perform in two years. If the AAC keeps winning the G5’s Access Bowl invite we will be fine. Out of the legacy members I could see Memphis, SMU and maybe one other surprise AAC school, depending on the season, get the Access Bowl invite. For the new members I definitely could see either UTSA or UAB get the Access Bowl invite and perhaps one of the other new members will step up. Basically the conference will have to prove itself all over again but the AAC certainly has schools than can step up and do it. The AAC will have some of the largest G5 athletic budgets which makes me think over the long term the conference will more often than not win the Access Bowl spot or a spot in the 12 team playoff if the G5 is given access.
Even if we surprise many and continue to dominate the Access Bowl spot, I just don't think will mean what it has. What it has meant the last 8 years is that we are the top G5 conference and can therefore try to claim we are a "P6".
But with the P5 itself dissolving, the Access Bowl loses meaning in that regard. Yes, it still matters a lot to the school that gets it, but it won't mean anything like it has for the conference, IMO.
Glass half empty, got it. Same things were said when our current group got together and earned a whopping $2m per year. Sky is falling again, no hope in sight...
... and unless you are UCF, UH or Cincy, what has materialized for us over the past 9 years?
And that was when things were better than they are likely going to be. We're still in purgatory, IMO.
I won't speak for ECU, but for USF, these have been 9 bad years for our athletic program, and I'm not talking on the field/court, but just institutionally. Stuck in purgatory. And IMO they are now likely to get worse, as we have sunk to glorified CUSA level.
Hope I'm wrong.
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