Here's Aresco's latest interview and pod cast.
http://americansportsnet.com/the-americans-mike-aresco-change-the-discussion-to-power-6-conferences/
He has some valid points:
1. American Athletic Conference football programs own 16 victories over Power Five teams over the last two seasons. Their two signature wins coming as Houston defeated Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl last season while Central Florida beat Baylor in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl.
2. The AAC has established itself as a power in men’s and women’s basketball with UConn taking home national championships. Also, Temple, Tulsa, SMU, UConn, Houston, and Memphis all had 20 win seasons last year.
3. Truth be told once you get past Texas and Oklahoma, the eight other members of the Big 12 are not on par with the AAC schools. Knowing that the key to national recognition in football is beating Power 5 teams, the future schedules of all of the AAC teams are loaded with powerful opponents.
4. The AAC has more teams in the major television markets than any of the Power 5 conferences. They can have six teams in the coveted Top 20 television markets. Temple (Philadelphia No. 4) SMU (Dallas No. 5), Navy (Washington, D.C. No. 8 – Plus a national following), Houston, (No. 10), South Florida (Tampa Bay No. 13), Central Florida (Orlando No. 19).