Here’s to hoping for the AAC.
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Here’s to hoping for the AAC.
G5 mega conference that takes over scheduling negotiations is an interesting concept. Will never happen, but that kind of negotiating power could make sure the G5 has a representative in a 12-team CFP.
There has to be a 12-team CFP before there can be a representative. No guarantee of 12 now, may not get over 8.Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
A unified G5 can push for that too.
Too many around social media are completely misreading this
This isn't a CUSA idea being proposed to the other leagues.
Just go back to the column written by ODU's beat writer a few months ago. This is 2 consultants hired by ODU's president, essentially to tell him what he wants to hear, putting this in front of CUSA's presidents.
It's being pushed by ODU and Marshall. How many other CUSA presidents go for it? We'll see.
Dr. Wood said on the radio that he thought if all the G5 schools were in a room with clear slates, he thought things would go much more regionally. But I'm skeptical of this.
I guess it's all those years in the WAC (and being more or less in the center of the division, if not the conference) but I'm just completely under-whelmed by all the complaining about travel in CUSA. The timing of this when the conference looks to have such little leverage (whether that's true or not) is also contributing to the twitter reaction.
I wonder does this include AAC members. I highly doubt USF wants to be in a conference with FIU, or anyone with ULM. I think in general, 80% of G5 schools would be interested in more geographical realignment, but that other 20% will hold it back due to egos or just pure disdain for other schools.
I agree. The AAC and MWC hold all the cards.
And The MAC is the MAC. Not particularly strong, but they are compact geographically (for the most part) so at least they check that box. They are okay not holding any cards.
The Belch, right now, is riding the wave of some recent success. But, The Belch is the Belch and hold no cards either, nationally. Coastal Carolina and maybe one other will be poached and the Belch will once again be a nothing league.
They know the AAC isn't interested. Their goal is to try to drum up at least half the CUSA presidents to support it. They'll then approach the Sun Belt presidents.
Again, this is being driven by ODU and Marshall. They want the merger of the 2 leagues and then an east/west split. The east will keep the CUSA name, of course.
Exactly. This whole idea is stupid. Why would the AAC ever give up the leverage it has over the other two conferences? Answer is, they won't! The AAC schools have much bigger athletic budgets than both the CUSA schools and the Sunbelt schools. They also make a lot more money ($7M annually) from their ESPN TV contract than either of the other conferences. Why would they give that up? Yes, that amount will go down a bit with the loss of Houston, Cincinnati and UCF to the Big XII, but it won't go all the way down to the Sunbelts 500K level or CUSA's 200K (or whatever).
And why would the Sunbelt give up the leverage it will eventually have once CUSA has been poached, raided and plundered, with nothings left but smoke? Once the AAC finishes poaching who they want from CUSA, the Sunbelt will do the same by picking from what's left of the carcass.
….As it stands now the Sunbelt wants to drop UTA and LR…..add UTSA and USM to the West and UAB and MARSHALL TO THE East….this would be 5 presently potential top30-40 schools in football with some schools with qualified past accomplishments……this puts the Sunbelt as the #1 G-5 as the AAC loses their best teams!
We certainly made that bed with our former AD’s superior attitude. Brilliant move by the Sunbelt
MWC>Belt…
This is what the Sun Belt wants to do. Not exactly what the school involved want to do.
Do you think UAB wants to go Sun Belt if they have an offer from the AAC? Do you think UTSA would go Sun Belt before they would go to the MWC?
Chuck Landon, who covers Marshall, said last week that Marshall was in talks with the AAC. Would Marshall go Sun Belt before AAC?
And Southern Miss is a total train wreck right now. Do you really want them?
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