Speaking of more money...

[One Trick Pony]

I've always felt the American is a hybrid Conference USA save the recent success of UCF / Memphis - . USF
Used to be...

[redpony]

If by some miracle UCF, Cincinnati, Memphis, and Houston sign this, SMU would be crazy not to sign as well. On the other hand, if those schools bail first, we'd be crazy to sign.

and if Cincy, UCF and Memphis bail we are back to a CUSA quality conference and may as well just close the doors.

[SMU_Alum11]

If by some miracle UCF, Cincinnati, Memphis, and Houston sign this, SMU would be crazy not to sign as well. On the other hand, if those schools bail first, we'd be crazy to sign.

If one, especially two bolt, then there will be no deal to sign.

[gostangs]

Wishful thinking at best for the bottom feeders in the conference. UCF will never do that.

What is UCF going to do, join BYU as an independent?

They were an independent for 6 years.
They beat Alabama too! They were always playing Big Time football schools. They got the paycheck but they did need a conference.

They would fit nice into the Atlantic Coast Conference.

uh..no. we have a better chance of ACC then UCF. Florida State wants no competition, and UCF's academics make Houston look like Harvard. That wont matter to many but it does to the ACC presidents.