Here's what's cookn' in the AAC

[jchem1995]

http://theamerican.org/news/2017/5/1/GEN_0501173329.aspx

05.01.17

The American Athletic Conference Strategic Plan

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco today released the Conference’s Strategic Plan, which focuses on providing students at its member institutions with the highest quality academic, athletic and personal experience competing in a Power 6 conference.
           
The plan is a working document which identifies The American’s core philosophies and activation plans that will support the league’s mission. The Conference’s Strategic Planning Subcommittee, led by East Carolina University Director of Athletics and Chair of the Athletic Directors Committee Jeff Compher, and the Commissioner and his staff, worked collaboratively with the various conference constituencies as well as with consultants Wasserman Media Group, to develop this plan.
 
“Our aim as a Power 6 conference is to pursue academic and athletic excellence at every level and within the context of our core values,” Aresco said. “Our mission statement and series of goals and strategies reflect the collective spirit of our schools as our student-athletes seek to distinguish themselves in their academic, athletic and personal pursuits. Our schools also seek to engage effectively with their communities and with their peers in the intercollegiate community. This document provides a blueprint for our Conference’s continued growth and success, and serves to enhance our cohesion and camaraderie in pursuit of our shared objectives. I want to thank Jeff Compher and all those who worked on our Plan for their outstanding contributions.”
 
“The American Athletic Conference has enjoyed great success in many areas during its first four years of existence,” said Susan Herbst, University of Connecticut President and Chair of the Board of Directors. “The league’s new Strategic Plan will help guide our Conference in its next phase of development. College athletics is always in a pattern of change and it is important for The American to have a bold and aggressive plan as we look to the league’s future.”
 
“Being a part of the team that created the first Strategic Plan for the American Athletic Conference was a rewarding and gratifying professional experience,” Compher said. “The Athletic Directors, Conference Staff and other leaders from each of our 12 member institutions came together to create a living document that provides a strong set of core values as well as high expectations for the future. We are committed to working to accomplish our goals as we continue to build an outstanding brand for the American Athletic Conference. Many thanks to Mike Aresco and to our other Committee members for their hard work in the process.”
 
The plan highlights five pillars, which are the foundation of the Conference’s mission and which are key to maintaining and enhancing its role as a national leader in intercollegiate athletics.
        
        -Student Health, Safety and Well-Being
        -Academic Excellence
        -Athletic Excellence
        -Branding, Marketing, Communications and Public Relations
        -Revenue Generation  

Each of these pillars contains specific goals, strategies and action items. The plan reflects The American’s institutions’ on-going and strong commitment to their outstanding student-athletes and coaches, and provides a roadmap for continued success.  
 

Edited May 1, 2017 by jchem1995

[El_Toro_86]

Nice find!  Thx for sharing!

[USFBulls12]

I like how he calls us a Power 6 conference!

[Mama_Bull]

AAC chief Mike Aresco continues "Power Six" push

• Joey Knight, Times Staff Writer

Monday, May 1, 2017 12:32pm

 

 

AP photo

American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco continues promoting his league as the nation's sixth "power" conference in his newest strategic plan.Comments

American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco's push for the league to be considered the sixth "power" conference has transcended lip service.

Now, he has unveiled a strategic plan, with a hashtag to boot: #AMERICANPOW6R

The full 24-page plan can be read here. 

“Our aim as a Power Six conference is to pursue academic and athletic excellence at every level and within the context of our core values,” Aresco says in the plan.ELATED 

 

The plan contains five "pillars." Objectives under Pillar 3 ("Academic Excellence") include a plus-.500 bowl record for AAC schools, average attendance of 70-80 percent of stadium capacity across the conference, a .500 record against "autonomy" (Power Five) conferences, and the occasional appearance of ESPN'sCollege GameDay on AAC campuses.

Utilizing and leveraging the national TV platform afforded the league via Thursday and Friday games also remains an ongoing quest.

Of course, many will consider Aresco's Power Six push as a monetary pipe dream, considering how AAC schools simply can't match the revenue generated by their Power Five peers. 

The AAC's current TV deal with ESPN -- puny compared to those of the Power Five leagues -- expires after the 2019-20 academic year, and Aresco has said the AAC will explore the possibility of an agreement with a viable online entity such as Google or Facebook.

Still, the AAC has established itself as the premier Group of Six league, evidenced by the fact that an overwhelming majority of its schools received varying degrees of interest from the Big 12 when that conference considered expansion last fall.

Moreover, the arrival of Wichita State has greatly fortified it's men's basketball brand, and it still has women's basketball's resident dynasty (Connecticut).

And in this past weekend's NFL Draft, the AAC had more players selected (15) than the Big 12 (14).

“The American Athletic Conference has enjoyed great success in many areas during its first four years of existence,” said Susan Herbst, Connecticut president and chair of the AAC board of directors.

“The league’s new strategic plan will help guide our conference in its next phase of development. College athletics is always in a pattern of change and it is important for The American to have a bold and aggressive plan as we look to the league’s future.”

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/aac-chief-mike-aresco-continues-power-six-push/2322275

[Mama_Bull]

26 minutes ago, USFBulls12 said:

I like how he calls us a Power 6 conference!

[79 Bull]

Nice to see QF the first picture of a student athlete in the actual strategic plan.

[jlcolvin]

26 minutes ago, 79 Bull said:

Nice to see QF the first picture of a student athlete in the actual strategic plan.

Very true, if you can get past Aresco's severely over-whitened teeth on the previous page.

[GaUSFBull]

59 minutes ago, jlcolvin said:

Very true, if you can get past Aresco's severely over-whitened teeth on the previous page.

Blind after seeing this:

[NCBull]

1 hour ago, Mama_Bull said:

 

 

The AAC's current TV deal with ESPN -- puny compared to those of the Power Five leagues -- expires after the 2019-20 academic year, and Aresco has said the AAC will explore the possibility of an agreement with a viable online entity such as Google or Facebook.
 

 

Not that's interesting...gotta give him credit for thinking outside the box here.

[E.T.]

Flower Power ... maybe change Quinton's number to "6"