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AAC football is every bit as good as ACC, though it can't ge

PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 4:24 pm
by AfricanMustang
Almost from the day Mike Aresco became commissioner of the newly minted American Athletic Conference in 2013, he has pushed for the league to be viewed as part of the "Power Six" - a term he created - rather than the Group of Five conferences that are more or less shunned by major college football's Power Five cartel.

If you watch an AAC game on television, you will be asked to watch numerous league-produced public service announcements that refer to it as a member of the Power Six, as if that's a given. Even the down-markers at AAC games are labeled "P-6."

Full story linked below.

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/ ... 849728.php

Re: AAC football is every bit as good as ACC, though it can'

PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:28 pm
by ponyboy
Final paragraph is gold.

Washington Post: AAC is just as good as ACC

PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:29 pm
by PonyPride
From the Washington Post:

AAC football is every bit as good as ACC, though it can’t get in the same club

By John Feinstein
Columnist
November 20, 2019

Almost from the day Mike Aresco became commissioner of the newly minted American Athletic Conference in 2013, he has pushed for the league to be viewed as part of the “Power Six” — a term he created — rather than the Group of Five conferences that are more or less shunned by major college football’s Power Five cartel.

If you watch an AAC game on television, you will be asked to watch numerous league-produced public service announcements that refer to it as a member of the Power Six, as if that’s a given. Even the down-markers at AAC games are labeled “P-6.”

Sadly, the AAC isn’t about to crack the top tier anytime soon. The fact that Central Florida went undefeated in back-to-back seasons and

To read this article in its entirety, CLICK HERE.

"It’s my contention that, Clemson excepted, the best of the American can very much play with the best of the ACC. And though the Tigers are too good for anyone in the American, I’m guessing Cincinnati, Memphis or SMU might very well give Clemson a better game than anyone in the ACC other than North Carolina did this season."

Re: AAC football is every bit as good as ACC, though it can'

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:53 am
by BUS
Thank you for the post and the read. AAC plays good football and is getting a big increase in TV money. I think starting next year. But Commish is right on target with his numbers. There is proof that AAC is P-6 and should get a cut of the really big money.

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