Pete Thamel seems to imply as much



Hope it happens!

If Aresco can find a way to reel in Air Force to go with Army and Navy, the American will immediately become my second-favorite football league behind only wherever Miami ends up post-ACC

It would be a great fit!

13 in BBall is lame… can they get a decent A-10 team? VCU or some other less obvious school? Otherwise, Army alone doesn’t replace what was lost.

I don't see it

(09-06-2023 05:33 PM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  Pete Thamel seems to imply as much



Hope it happens!

If Aresco can find a way to reel in Air Force to go with Army and Navy, the American will immediately become my second-favorite football league behind only wherever Miami ends up post-ACC

Post ACC?? According to FSU posters they are leaving-- NOT Miami.

Posters wanting to see a lot of G5 conference shuffling will be disappointed if ARMY move actually happens (AF Not going anywhere IMO).

That move would end realignment--- for a while.

G5 leagues have ZERO incentive(money) to go to 16 or 18. Fourteen is almost too large.

(09-06-2023 05:41 PM)RUScarlets Wrote:  13 in BBall is lame… can they get a decent A-10 team? VCU or some other less obvious school? Otherwise, Army alone doesn’t replace what was lost.

Army would be football only (like Navy)

(09-06-2023 05:33 PM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  Pete Thamel seems to imply as much



Hope it happens!

If Aresco can find a way to reel in Air Force to go with Army and Navy, the American will immediately become my second-favorite football league behind only wherever Miami ends up post-ACC

I think the AAC landing Army would be about the best possible outcome for the conference. Army has always been a good fit for what Aresco is building.

Still be interesting how they work the Army/Navy game if Army pulls the trigger.

(09-06-2023 06:01 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  I think the AAC landing Army would be about the best possible outcome for the conference. Army has always been a good fit for what Aresco is building.

A good deal for the AAC, but a very bad deal for Army football: back to regular 3-9 seasons for the Cadets.

(09-06-2023 06:03 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  Still be interesting how they work the Army/Navy game if Army pulls the trigger.

Nobody knows… but keep as is is consensus answer and I don’t see that happening.

(09-06-2023 05:33 PM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  Pete Thamel seems to imply as much



Hope it happens!

If Aresco can find a way to reel in Air Force to go with Army and Navy, the American will immediately become my second-favorite football league behind only wherever Miami ends up post-ACC

The teams Air Force needs/wants to play every year:

Needs
1) Army/Navy (tie)
Wants/Almost Needs
3) Colorado St
4) Wyoming
Wants
5) New Mexico

They have the perfect setup, a good regional league that gives them their traditional geographic rivals and the guarantee of playing Army/Navy every year. There’s no reason to give up their Front Range schools to play East Carolina and Temple.

(09-06-2023 05:41 PM)RUScarlets Wrote:  13 in BBall is lame… can they get a decent A-10 team? VCU or some other less obvious school? Otherwise, Army alone doesn’t replace what was lost.

Dayton would probably be the other one if it's not VCU. ECU and Charlotte probably don't want Davidson.

(09-06-2023 06:03 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  Still be interesting how they work the Army/Navy game if Army pulls the trigger.

If they close the deal, that is what will show us which side was more eager to close it.

(09-06-2023 06:03 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  Still be interesting how they work the Army/Navy game if Army pulls the trigger.

The Army-Navy game will be OOC.

(09-06-2023 06:35 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  

(09-06-2023 06:03 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  Still be interesting how they work the Army/Navy game if Army pulls the trigger.

The Army-Navy game will be OOC.

That makes no sense. Why have them join if Navy/Army is a none conference game.

Can I throw some skepticism out there?

This is mostly a question for the Aresco LEague fans, including the Aresco League alumni. SMU, Houston, UConn, Cincinnati, UCF, MEmphis fans...

...how much excitement was there about Navy coming to town to play? After the first time, was it still a big deal?

I have a suspicion that Army or Navy coming to town is a moderately special occassion for the lower half of the P5, in that it's replacing a totally ho-hum body-bag or 1-for-1 with a G5 nobody cares about. HAving Army (or Navy) come to play, with the pageantry and the patriotic hoopla definitely beats having Northern Illinois or Middle Tennessee or North Texas come to your stadium.

So is having a service academy in your conference all it's cracked up to be?

Neither school is gunna sacrifice the special slot Army-Navy has been able to obtain

(09-06-2023 06:27 PM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  

(09-06-2023 05:41 PM)RUScarlets Wrote:  13 in BBall is lame… can they get a decent A-10 team? VCU or some other less obvious school? Otherwise, Army alone doesn’t replace what was lost.

Dayton would probably be the other one if it's not VCU. ECU and Charlotte probably don't want Davidson.

Dayton would be decent replacement in place of Cincinnati.

(09-06-2023 06:13 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  

(09-06-2023 06:01 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  I think the AAC landing Army would be about the best possible outcome for the conference. Army has always been a good fit for what Aresco is building.

A good deal for the AAC, but a very bad deal for Army football: back to regular 3-9 seasons for the Cadets.

Navy is heading for losing seasons too.