the New AAC

[LA_Mustang]

So the band is still together. I think we should be aggressive and try to add the four best P5 schools not in the AAC - BYU, SDSU, Boise and Colorado St or UNLV. I know the conference would be spread completely across the country but split it in two divisions and make it work. Also, I'd try to add Wichita St as a bball only school.

East:
UConn
Cincy
Memphis
UCF
USF
East Carolina
Tulane


West:
SMU
Houston
Tulsa
BYU
Boise
Colo St or UNLV
SDSU

Just a thought but why not?

[Digetydog]

The Big 12 is in serious trouble and likely to collapse when the Grant of Rights expires. Filling up with marginal West Coast teams would virtually guarantee that the AAC loses teams to the Big12 when it collapses.

Imagine: OU and OSU to SEC + Texas and Kansas to B10. The Big6 would try to convince the best of the AAC to move to their league. Since SMU and Houston probably want to be in a league with TCU, BU, and Tech for attendance reasons, it makes since to leave spots open. Adding some combination of BU, TCU, Tech and WVU/K-State to the AAC is not impossible if the B12 collapses.

[skyscraper]

NO. No more expansion.
I don't understand people who wanna link back up with the WAC people who left us.

[ericdickerson4life]

But where does Iowa State land?

[TidePony]

I really would not be interested in adding any teams with the exception of Army and Air Force (and, I have to think about those).

[Digetydog]

But where does Iowa State land?

If the B6 cannot convince the AAC teams to join with them, ISU and possibly more B6 teams are almost certainly looking at CUSA/MAC life.

[GreenbeltPony]

BYU won't join a G5 conference because of perception and that pesky P5 Utah problem.

Boise doesn't have decent academics or a solid media market; good luck getting the presidents to agree on them. Plus they have their own TV deal in the MWC.

Football-only Army and Air Force (or AFA and CSU if Army balked) would be on my shortlist if the AAC had to expand for whatever reason.

[leopold]

Ain't fixin what ain't broken.

[Pony Boss]

Little 6 you mean?

[Rebel10]

What's the overall better league the AAC or the MWC?

[Pony ^]

UNLV and SDSU for bball please

[Charleston Pony]

So the band is still together. I think we should be aggressive and try to add the four best P5 schools not in the AAC - BYU, SDSU, Boise and Colorado St or UNLV. I know the conference would be spread completely across the country but split it in two divisions and make it work. Also, I'd try to add Wichita St as a bball only school.

East:
UConn
Cincy
Memphis
UCF
USF
East Carolina
Tulane


West:
SMU
Houston
Tulsa
BYU
Boise
Colo St or UNLV
SDSU

Just a thought but why not?

So you are throwing out Temple & Navy? Both are pretty solid contributors to the AAC as it stands right now. We don't ned a new AAC...just need our current members to keep getting better, which most programs seem to be doing

[Water Pony]

For the "American" Athletic Conference, I would love to add Army and Air Force.

If BYU is amiable, I love to add them and then bring Colorado State. Two Divisions of Eight.

SDSU would be great, but they are too far away. Not a fan of Boise State's location and market.

However, my "super secret plan" is to package Dallas and Houston, i.e. SMU and Rice, for a Power 5 Conference to gain access to Texas and be able to fly directly into the two largest HS recruiting markets in the country to play games.

Result: Easy access for PAC 12 right in the middle of two great media markets, combined with two great academic universities that they would be proud to invite. Both schools would draw big crowds too. And, the Big XII would not be happy. ;-D

[East Coast Mustang]

For the "American" Athletic Conference, I would love to add Army and Air Force.

If BYU is amiable, I love to add them and then bring Colorado State. Two Divisions of Eight.

SDSU would be great, but they are too far away. Not a fan of Boise State's location and market.

However, my "super secret plan" is to package Dallas and Houston, i.e. SMU and Rice, for a Power 5 Conference to gain access to Texas and be able to fly directly into the two largest HS recruiting markets in the country to play games.

Result: Easy access for PAC 12 right in the middle of two great media markets, combined with two great academic universities that they would be proud to invite. Both schools would draw big crowds too. And, the Big XII would not be happy. ;-D

Think any Texas combo package would have to be with us and Houston. Rice has shown little desire to compete at the highest level in athletics, unless you count baseball

[GreenbeltPony]

For the "American" Athletic Conference, I would love to add Army and Air Force.

If BYU is amiable, I love to add them and then bring Colorado State. Two Divisions of Eight.

SDSU would be great, but they are too far away. Not a fan of Boise State's location and market.

However, my "super secret plan" is to package Dallas and Houston, i.e. SMU and Rice, for a Power 5 Conference to gain access to Texas and be able to fly directly into the two largest HS recruiting markets in the country to play games.

Result: Easy access for PAC 12 right in the middle of two great media markets, combined with two great academic universities that they would be proud to invite. Both schools would draw big crowds too. And, the Big XII would not be happy. ;-D

Think any Texas combo package would have to be with us and Houston. Rice has shown little desire to compete at the highest level in athletics, unless you count baseball

Houston's academics could hurt their chances at a Pac-12 bid. I'm not a huge fan of Rice, but they were apparently dedicated enough to get past the first cut in the B12 expansion fiasco, for whatever that's worth, while bigger names (Memphis) didn't.