AAC Schedule 2023-26 announced

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

I can't believe they bothered creating a graphic for this.

[SMUstang]

Come on guys, if you don’t go with divisionless scheduling, then why have so many teams in a conference? This is the only way to play every team in your conference in a reasonable length of time. Most of our road games are well within driving distance. Also we have Tulsa, Rice, North Texas, and Memphis in 3 of the next 4 years which should help attendance. And we are still getting $7M per year per school and good TV coverage.

[Bergermeister]

It is disappointing that 35 years after the DP we have descended into this conference.

Some of it was fun while it lasted. Nothing positive in this line-up. It just keeps getting worse.

[PerunaPunch]

I can't believe they bothered creating a graphic for this.

Yeah, this is poor marketing. Promote the good and excellent. Don't shine a spotlight on the floaters.

[ponyboy]

and yet I feel more optimistic about our future than any time in the past 25+ years

Strangely, so do I. The closest thing to it is when the Big East stuff was going on.

[DallasMustang11]

and yet I feel more optimistic about our future than any time in the past 25+ years

Agreed. With positive news about the PAC12 and playoff expansion I see multiple paths to staying relevant.

[GHammond]

Hopefully we can add Trinity, Austin College, Mary Hardin Baylor and Texas Lutheran to toughen this up a bit. Strength of schedule matters.

[Charleston Pony]

Everyone outraged about how "easy" the future schedule looks will be REALLY disappointed when SMU can't win championships against that "weak" competition. I assume Memphis and ECU fans are feeling the same and will be equally disappointed if they don't dominate this new group. Outside of the blue bloods, college football and basketball have evolved quite a bit in recent years. Who thought just 5 years ago the "SunBelch" conference would have so many wins against P5 football programs?

[Blvd_Stang]

I'll keep this very simple if any SMU admins are reading.

If we stay in this conference, I am out. We either need a P5 invite or go independent.

I am a die hard SMU sports fan, but I also value my time. In this conference, watching these teams play is a waste of my time. There's no traditional rivalries and nothing at stake.

[SoCal_Pony]

I'll keep this very simple if any SMU admins are reading.

If we stay in this conference, I am out. We either need a P5 invite or go independent.

I am a die hard SMU sports fan, but I also value my time. In this conference, watching these teams play is a waste of my time. There's no traditional rivalries and nothing at stake.

I realize bashing RGT & Hart is a full-time sport on this site, but even they are not so clueless as to expand Ford $100M for FAU, Charlotte & UAB.

Call me optimistic.

[Bergermeister]

I realize bashing RGT & Hart is a full-time sport on this site, but even they are not so clueless as to expand Ford $100M for FAU, Charlotte & UAB.
Call me optimistic.

...or NTSU, Rice, Navy, East Carolina, Roadrunners, Temple, Tulsa, Middle Florida, Lamar, Tarleton, SFA, etc. Spend wisely.

[SMUstang]

Everyone outraged about how "easy" the future schedule looks will be REALLY disappointed when SMU can't win championships against that "weak" competition. I assume Memphis and ECU fans are feeling the same and will be equally disappointed if they don't dominate this new group. Outside of the blue bloods, college football and basketball have evolved quite a bit in recent years. Who thought just 5 years ago the "SunBelch" conference would have so many wins against P5 football programs?

Agree

[EastStang]

I always thought adding UNT was some sort of tell. Why would the AAC want another Metroplex team? Why would we not blackball them? Because perhaps the powers that be knew something we didn't.

[Blvd_Stang]

Whatever they "know", doesn't mean [deleted] until ink hits paper.

I'd imagine there are still conference realignment moves that will be made, and we're probably top 3 most desirable non-P5 schools left. I'd say SMU, Memphis, SDSU are T1. And T2 would be Boise St, UNLV, Tulane, USF. And then theres Notre Dame, who could easily fill a spot in ACC or B10.

The question is, how much of the remaining re-alignment will happen between existing P5 schools / ND vs G5 promotions. We better hope like hell for the latter.

[Charleston Pony]

Will admit I'm not nearly as gung ho on the PAC as so many others seem to be. Smacks of our move to the Big East where as soon as SMU accepts a bid Oregon, Washington, Cal & Stanford move to join USC & UCLA and form the "western division" of the Big 10. That could leave SMU in "no mans land" once again if/when Utah, Colorado and the AZ schools then bolt for the Big XII. Really have to hope in that scenario that the legislatures in Oregon and Washington get involved and prohibit Oregon and Washington from abandoning OSU and WSU. Hopefully the expanded playoffs will motivate the PAC schools to all stay together even if SDSU and SMU become replacements for UCLA and USC.

My worst case scenario is that SMU pulls another Big East fiasco and moves west only to find itself scrambling to find a home once again.