Topic: AAC now looking at UTSA

[NewfieHerdFan]

https://twitter.com/nikgazcs/status/1439997176751529990?s=21

[svherd]

https://twitter.com/nikgazcs/status/1439997176751529990?s=21

Good luck to them. That league will need it.

[Big City]

Are they looking at ?potential? now?

[Thundering In MD]

The AAC moved  its office to Dallas for a reason.

[HoPPy785]

I'm not saying Sun Belt is perfect by any stretch, but count me out of that. Colorado State, Air Force, UAB, UTSA/Rice/Army. I care about as much about those schools as I do Tulane, Tulsa, and SMU.

Sun Belt should get aggressive and grab as many quality, fan supported, schools they can. Kill CUSA and put a big gap between Sun Belt and MAC. Give 10yrs, Sun Belt might have a better rep than AAC.

[HoPPy785]

Are they looking at ?potential? now?

I think they're doing a good job of getting programs to prop up tv viewership (probably their main goal). I think they're doing a poor job of getting programs to prop up perception of their product.

[puma]

I'm not saying Sun Belt is perfect by any stretch, but count me out of that. Colorado State, Air Force, UAB, UTSA/Rice/Army. I care about as much about those schools as I do Tulane, Tulsa, and SMU.

Sun Belt should get aggressive and grab as many quality, fan supported, schools they can. Kill CUSA and put a big gap between Sun Belt and MAC. Give 10yrs, Sun Belt might have a better rep than AAC.

I'm right there with you. Some of the names being thrown around have zero appeal. I don't think it will even take 10 years for the Sun Belt to overtake the AAC in football. If Boise winds up in the Big 12, it might even overtake the MWC in the process. It's like the AAC didn't learn anything from what happened to C-USA the last go-around.

It's definitely a long shot but if the AAC and MWC partition the Texas C-USA schools and the East is left unscathed, it might be left in a better position because of all of this. That's assuming there are no defections to the Sun Belt. If there are, we definitely don't want to be stuck here.

[herdfan129]

Agreed. I want nothing to do with the AAC at this point. If we weren't getting invited, this is the route I was hoping they would take. This will be the most parity ever among the G5 conferences.

[Garbanjo]

https://twitter.com/nikgazcs/status/1439997176751529990?s=21

LMAO

Good luck putas

Please take Charlotte and ODU as well

[DJdaHERDfan]

I?ve told y?all all along it will be UTSA / FAU / UAB and Army if they decide to join

[banker]

It must be their 4,000 seat basketball arena that typically hosts as many as 500 fans that is attracting the AAC.

[coalherd]

It must be their 4,000 seat basketball arena that typically hosts as many as 500 fans that is attracting the AAC.

Naw, banker, its OBVIOUSLY how the 65,000 seat or so Alamo Dome looks, sounds, and projects a successful and positive image nationally on TV during football season when that throng of 5000 to 7000 UTSA fans goes into a frenzy during a UTSA home game!!

[forphase1]

Heck if we can get AAC/MWC to take the crappy western teams, that's a win for CUSA.  Granted I hope we go to Sun Belt, but if we don't for some reason losing Rice, UTSA, NTX, and UTEP is a huge win. 

[MUther]

Heck if we can get AAC/MWC to take the crappy western teams, that's a win for CUSA.  Granted I hope we go to Sun Belt, but if we don't for some reason losing Rice, UTSA, NTX, and UTEP is a huge win.

They should move the CUSA office east and just not tell anyone there that it isn't functional anymore.  See how long it takes them to notice that they haven't gotten paid and Judy's name is no longer on the account.  Ghosted. 

[Garbanjo]

Heck if we can get AAC/MWC to take the crappy western teams, that's a win for CUSA.  Granted I hope we go to Sun Belt, but if we don't for some reason losing Rice, UTSA, NTX, and UTEP is a huge win.

That would be nice haha

Then take the best Sunbelt teams

Oh well pipedream???

[THECHAMPISHERE]

Memphis sucked for literally 10 years while in CUSA. As soon (it only took until year two) they went to the AAC they started winning 8 games a year (they've been at 8 or better for 7 straight years) and now everyone on here thinks they will be the next Big 12 pick up.

UTSA, FAU, UAB and who ever else the AAC selects will be better than anything left in CUSA or the Sun Belt after a few years.

Let's be honest, most people on here bashing the AAC and fawning over the Sun Belt are only doing so because they know our chances of going to the AAC at this point are slim to none. It's like when the hottest girl in school turns you down, you say, we'll she wasn't all that pretty anyway.

Everyone keeps saying they wouldn't be interested in what's left in the AAC; well Temple, ECU, SMU, Memphis, Tulsa, South Florida, and if added UTSA, FAU, and UAB would ALL be top 3 teams in either CUSA or the Sun Belt. You all realize every single remaining member (outside of ECU) of the AAC, even Navy, has been in the top 25 in the last 5 years? ECU would run through CUSA and be the 2nd or 3rd best team in the Sun Belt.

[GreenWhite]

The AAC can have UTSA.

I wouldn't mind being in the AAC. The main thing I am seeing is that the G5 is going to be a lot of rag tags that will not be interesting. No matter which conference we end up in, it is not going to be great. The only thing I applaud the Sun Belt on is that they are forward thinking. How forward thinking will the AAC be if they lose two more teams? Looking at UTSA tells me a lot. All of this conference shuffling is making my head spin a little bit. Since I can really do nothing about it except discuss it with people, I try to not think too much about it.

[Luke80]

Not sure your point makes much sense. Moving to the AAC did not really help ECU's football performance. Last weekend notwithstanding. They have not had a winning season since 2014, their first year in the AAC.

We need to focus on who are conference mates will be and not on the conference name.  All the TV contracts will end up being renegotiated.

[herdfan129]

Memphis sucked for literally 10 years while in CUSA. As soon (it only took until year two) they went to the AAC they started winning 8 games a year (they've been at 8 or better for 7 straight years) and now everyone on here thinks they will be the next Big 12 pick up.

UTSA, FAU, UAB and who ever else the AAC selects will be better than anything left in CUSA or the Sun Belt after a few years.

Let's be honest, most people on here bashing the AAC and fawning over the Sun Belt are only doing so because they know our chances of going to the AAC at this point are slim to none. It's like when the hottest girl in school turns you down, you say, we'll she wasn't all that pretty anyway.

Everyone keeps saying they wouldn't be interested in what's left in the AAC; well Temple, ECU, SMU, Memphis, Tulsa, South Florida, and if added UTSA, FAU, and UAB would ALL be top 3 teams in either CUSA or the Sun Belt. You all realize every single remaining member (outside of ECU) of the AAC, even Navy, has been in the top 25 in the last 5 years? ECU would run through CUSA and be the 2nd or 3rd best team in the Sun Belt.

Not for me. I wanted the AAC when I thought they were going to add the top and best football programs. App St, UAB type of teams. Now that it's obvious they are chasing markets and expanding even further West, I have no desire to be in that conference.

If we could get this regional G5 conference formed then we would have a better conference imo.

[Flat Tire 2]

https://twitter.com/nikgazcs/status/1439997176751529990?s=21

My guess is that Boise and SDSU said no thanks. That has got to hurt the perception of the AAC. Sooner or later, the AAC is going to run out of schools to invite.

[Herdmeister]

Memphis sucked for literally 10 years while in CUSA. As soon (it only took until year two) they went to the AAC they started winning 8 games a year (they've been at 8 or better for 7 straight years) and now everyone on here thinks they will be the next Big 12 pick up.

UTSA, FAU, UAB and who ever else the AAC selects will be better than anything left in CUSA or the Sun Belt after a few years.

Let's be honest, most people on here bashing the AAC and fawning over the Sun Belt are only doing so because they know our chances of going to the AAC at this point are slim to none. It's like when the hottest girl in school turns you down, you say, we'll she wasn't all that pretty anyway.

Everyone keeps saying they wouldn't be interested in what's left in the AAC; well Temple, ECU, SMU, Memphis, Tulsa, South Florida, and if added UTSA, FAU, and UAB would ALL be top 3 teams in either CUSA or the Sun Belt. You all realize every single remaining member (outside of ECU) of the AAC, even Navy, has been in the top 25 in the last 5 years? ECU would run through CUSA and be the 2nd or 3rd best team in the Sun Belt.

Champ, it is often hard for me to agree with you but on this one you are dead on

[HoPPy785]

Memphis sucked for literally 10 years while in CUSA. As soon (it only took until year two) they went to the AAC they started winning 8 games a year (they've been at 8 or better for 7 straight years) and now everyone on here thinks they will be the next Big 12 pick up.

UTSA, FAU, UAB and who ever else the AAC selects will be better than anything left in CUSA or the Sun Belt after a few years.

Let's be honest, most people on here bashing the AAC and fawning over the Sun Belt are only doing so because they know our chances of going to the AAC at this point are slim to none. It's like when the hottest girl in school turns you down, you say, we'll she wasn't all that pretty anyway.

Everyone keeps saying they wouldn't be interested in what's left in the AAC; well Temple, ECU, SMU, Memphis, Tulsa, South Florida, and if added UTSA, FAU, and UAB would ALL be top 3 teams in either CUSA or the Sun Belt. You all realize every single remaining member (outside of ECU) of the AAC, even Navy, has been in the top 25 in the last 5 years? ECU would run through CUSA and be the 2nd or 3rd best team in the Sun Belt.

I agree and disagree with this. I've been a firm believer that AAC's P6 campaign and ESPN backing actually did a lot for their perception (although some poked fun). I believe AAC has been weaker on the field than advertised. Their top team or two each year are legit but I think the top middle to bottom of the pack were no better than any other mildly successful G5. They just got a boost due to the perception they worked hard to build.

Like Herdfan129 said, I really wanted AAC until I saw them going West. I'd still take AAC over anything else, but I won't be disappointed if we don't go. I would have been very disappointed if they went with the best in the East and we missed out. Now I'm feeling ok with the backup plan. I don't believe the proposed new AAC will have a single program (once Memphis is gone) that can fill the void left behind by the other teams. The perception will slowly waiver and they will be on MWC level or lower. They won't be the guaranteed playoff contender producer in 5 years.