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re: Colorado State, Air Force heading to the AAC
Posted on 9/28/21 at 4:22 pm to AwesomeSauce
Posted on 9/28/21 at 4:22 pm to AwesomeSauce
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UTSA has market, but HS level athletic facilities outside of the Alamodome
They just opened a $41 million athletics facility.
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Posted on 9/28/21 at 4:48 pm to msutiger
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AAC isn’t taking anyone from a current ESPN network. The mouse is driving it all. They’ll take from MWC and C-USA.
Yep. This is all about ESPN trying to frick over any conference that dared to do a TV deal without them.
This post was edited on 9/28/21 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 9/28/21 at 4:57 pm to AwesomeSauce
ULL thinks they are going to the AAC
Posted on 9/28/21 at 4:58 pm to AwesomeSauce
Need to add Army.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:01 pm to Jwho77
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They just opened a $41 million athletics facility.
RACE is a nice facility, but prior to that their training room and coaches offices were HS level as well. They made the jump to FBS to chase money and to get alumni donations and their level of commitment to their athletic programs before RACE showed that. I have no ill will towards the student athletes or coaches there, but also can say I have been at HS in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, etc. with nicer facilities than the ones below.
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Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:04 pm to AwesomeSauce
It's all about football, and UTSA would be an investment long-term for that.
Someone mentioned Army, and I know they turned the AAC down before because their C-USA experience was a disaster. Maybe with both AF and Navy in it now, they decide to join if asked.
Someone mentioned Army, and I know they turned the AAC down before because their C-USA experience was a disaster. Maybe with both AF and Navy in it now, they decide to join if asked.
This post was edited on 9/28/21 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:10 pm to QJenk
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The AAC and the ACC be confusing the mess out of me.
The old Big East intentionally renamed the conference that way to get back at the ACC for destroying their conference.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:16 pm to Jwho77
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It's all about football, and UTSA would be an investment long-term for that.
I don't disagree with that, but when leveraging them against similar programs that would be long-term football investments I think a school like ODU with their investments and a much better MBB program I'd have to give ODU the edge if the AAC wants a project. If they don't want a project then Marshall compliments UAB the best of the possible fourth teams.
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Someone mentioned Army, and I know they turned the AAC down before because their C-USA experience was a disaster. Maybe with both AF and Navy in it now, they decide to join if asked.
Would be interesting if Army gets an offer and decides to come. May never happen, but what if Army/Navy win the AAC championship and have a sure shot at an access bowl only to lose to the other post championship game in the Army-Navy game. Would that have to be a second game between the two OOC? Or does the AAC push Navy back West? What if they do push Navy West again and Army and Navy end up playing back to back weeks? Imagine being a defensive lineman for Memphis or SMU and having a scheduling quirk where you played Army, Navy, and AF in consecutive weeks...
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:19 pm to AwesomeSauce
Would AFA be football only?
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:20 pm to jlnoles79
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Would AFA be football only?
Sounds like both AFA and Col St will be all sports if the rumors are true.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:24 pm to AwesomeSauce
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Or does the AAC push Navy back West?
Navy wants to be in the West. That's why they were there before.
This post was edited on 9/28/21 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:38 pm to Pedro
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Those are solid adds
Lol…wut?! MWC is a solid conference & pretty much on par with/ AAC. This will be a dumb move by those schools.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 5:40 pm to NoBoDawg
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Lol…wut?! MWC is a solid conference & pretty much on par with/ AAC. This will be a dumb move by those schools.
The AAC's TV deal is worth nearly double what the MWC gets.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 6:33 pm to AwesomeSauce
What's the capacity of that UTSA basketball arena?
Posted on 9/28/21 at 7:13 pm to Dr RC
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The AAC's TV deal is worth nearly double what the MWC gets
Surely ESPN put some sort of get out clause in this. Right?
My question for CSU/Air Force is what if the Big XII adds some combination of SMU, Memphis, USF? Do you still want to be in the American then?
The new playoff format will be a big deal here too. Under the originally proposed one being the sixth best conference would be a big deal, so if that goes through the American may be able to pull all the top MW schools.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 7:23 pm to goldennugget
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So dumb. So they forgo regional rivalries that they have had for decades to travel even further distances to play.... East Carolina, Temple, Tulsa, and Tulane
We’re in the year 2021 bro. This is the way in college football
Posted on 9/28/21 at 7:37 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Who would Mountain West add? UTEP and maybe some FCS schools like Montana and Eastern Washington. I know ESPN 2 is showing their game Saturday.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 7:46 pm to cardswinagain
This is lame, the MWC is one of the few conferences that still had some solid regional rivalries
Posted on 9/28/21 at 8:15 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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My question for CSU/Air Force is what if the Big XII adds some combination of SMU, Memphis, USF? Do you still want to be in the American then?
Hell if I know. It's the wild wild west and black hat ESPN is busy killing anyone that crosses them.
Also don't forget that the WAC has brought back football and plans to move back into FBS within the next 10 years. For all we know at this point the MWC might collapse forcing the remaining teams to eventually go back to the WAC.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 9:21 pm to dallastiger55
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ULL thinks they are going to the AAC
Things change. It’s not happening unless they go to 16.
You won’t see any SBC or AAC teams swap conferences. ESPN controls both properties. For them it’s about strengthening their holdings and consolidating the G5 to the G4. With ESPN controlling the top two G5 leagues.
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