BullyPulpit Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 366 Content Count: 6,480 Reputation: 1,910 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Lets go ahead and safely assume that the AAC is going to lose between 1 and 4 teams to Big 12 expansion. What is your guess/hope as to what teams, if any, are added to the AAC? My guess/hope in order would be: 1. Marshall 2. Northern Illinois 3. Southern Miss 4. Western Kentucky (I could also see UMASS possibly being considered, especially since they don't have any conference contracts/buyouts to worry about) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullrush33 Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 85 Content Count: 3,817 Reputation: 797 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2008 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I think you might have to consider Toledo as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Stuben Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 74 Content Count: 2,524 Reputation: 1,211 Days Won: 19 Joined: 04/08/2012 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Here is how my list would look: 1. Army (football only) 2. Air Force 3. grab the best of the teams out West and break into divisions 4. Umass 5. Marshall 6. Northern Illinois 7. FAU 8. FIU 9. Charlotte 10. Rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roaming Bull Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 64 Content Count: 9,756 Reputation: 2,174 Days Won: 25 Joined: 09/20/2014 Share Posted August 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said: Here is how my list would look: 1. Army (football only) 2. Air Force 3. grab the best of the teams out West and break into divisions 4. Umass 5. Marshall 6. Northern Illinois 7. FAU 8. FIU 9. Charlotte 10. Rice The Florida teams should be higher on the list, have to keep that market on lock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyPulpit Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 366 Content Count: 6,480 Reputation: 1,910 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said: Here is how my list would look: 1. Army (football only) 2. Air Force 3. grab the best of the teams out West and break into divisions 4. Umass 5. Marshall 6. Northern Illinois 7. FAU 8. FIU 9. Charlotte 10. Rice I can understand Army, but I believe they turned down the invite before when the conference was even more attractive than it will likely end up being. I also don't like the idea of expanding out west unless we go down to 8 teams and are looking to create a 16 team conference. Why do you rank UMASS ahead of Marshall and Northern Illinois? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79 Bull Posted August 1, 2016 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 689 Content Count: 7,707 Reputation: 1,251 Days Won: 6 Joined: 07/10/2003 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Let's truly be the "American Conference", go to 16 teams and call it a day. Play 9 conf games (7 division and 2 other division every 4 years) plus 3 FBS opponents only. Add: Air Force, Boise, SD State, Colorado State, Toledo, Southern Miss, Marshall and Army. We would dominate the non P5 conferences and would send our champion to an 8 team playoff every year. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Stuben Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 74 Content Count: 2,524 Reputation: 1,211 Days Won: 19 Joined: 04/08/2012 Share Posted August 1, 2016 15 minutes ago, BullyPulpit said: I can understand Army, but I believe they turned down the invite before when the conference was even more attractive than it will likely end up being. I also don't like the idea of expanding out west unless we go down to 8 teams and are looking to create a 16 team conference. Why do you rank UMASS ahead of Marshall and Northern Illinois? Just my opinion .... I think Marshall and Northern Illinois have peaked. I think in football UMass has potential. Not based in any facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegretaBull Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 7 Content Count: 277 Reputation: 13 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/27/2007 Share Posted August 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said: Just my opinion .... I think Marshall and Northern Illinois have peaked. I think in football UMass has potential. Not based in any facts. College football in New England is mostly an afterthought. UMass below schools with growth potential such as UTSA and Georgia State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBull Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 2,696 Content Count: 6,928 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/01/2002 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Just Merge with the MWC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted August 1, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Please God NO Marshall. Their academics is below Memphis and that is saying a lot. I would rather see the division's realigned and go after some MWC teams in the west. There is nothing on the east coast to look at, those programs do absoulty nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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