Realignment speculation (2024)

Post: #21

(10-08-2021 10:59 AM)ESE84 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 10:25 AM)WKUApollo Wrote: Someone remind me again why a school would want to significantly increase their athletic budget to play Tulane, Temple, ECU, Navy, and Tulsa and a slight chance to play Memphis, SMU, & USF (all three could bolt before you are even admitted)? Does the added conference revenue even come close to adding up to the significantly increased budget expenditures? I'm sorry but I was taught math before common core came along so maybe I'm missing something.

And fans of the same school complain about travel to Texas but are willingly signing up for Tulsa, New Orleans and very likely San Antonio or Houston?

...and Dallas

Post: #22

In terms of facilities. FAU has dumped over $100M over the last 10 years. New stadium, new athletic center, a bunch of athletic upgrades (coaching, equipment, athletic budget, etc.)

FAU is in an ideal financial situation of being able to collect and spend millions of dollars on athletics really fast. Four letters: B-O-C-A.

(This post was last modified: 10-08-2021 12:04 PM by goliath74.)

Post: #23

(10-08-2021 12:04 PM)goliath74 Wrote: In terms of facilities. FAU has dumped over $100M over the last 10 years. New stadium, new athletic center, a bunch of athletic upgrades (coaching, equipment, athletic budget, etc.)

FAU is in an ideal financial situation of being able to collect and spend millions of dollars on athletics really fast. Four letters: B-O-C-A.

I agree with this. I believe it will most likely be FAU and UAB.

Post: #24

(10-08-2021 10:54 AM)HerdZoned Wrote:

(10-08-2021 10:43 AM)HiddenDragon Wrote: Some Marshall posters are already on the AAC board posting their opinions like they're already in the conference...and UAB posters too! Lol

Only time I go to that board is to laugh at something really stupid or sad, sometimes it's the same thing. That or one of them just got their rears kicked from someone they think lower than them, and they are bellyaching. Last time I was there was a few hours after the Marshall Navy game.

Have never posted on that board and haven't posted on the MAC board since we left.

That's way I said some. They know who they are.

Post: #25

Post: #26

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

What would be really interesting is if schools in the AAC saw the writing on the wall and decided this "East Coast Conference" thing batted around by CUSA & SBC schools was legit and decided to embrace that concept and agree to align with those schools and form a truly solid East Coast Conference. Doubtful that'd ever happen.

Post: #27

(10-08-2021 12:26 PM)WKUApollo Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

What would be really interesting is if schools in the AAC saw the writing on the wall and decided this "East Coast Conference" thing batted around by CUSA & SBC schools was legit and decided to embrace that concept and agree to align with those schools and form a truly solid East Coast Conference. Doubtful that'd ever happen.

It would be fun to see them do it. Imagine this setup:

Marshall
ECU
Temple
WKU
MTSU
App St
Liberty
ODU
CCU
GA State
USF
FAU
UAB
Troy

Post: #28

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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Post: #29

It would be interesting to see if the remaining AAC schools choose, as a group, to initiate a golden parachute plan. That is, independently make their own arrangements for which conferences they're going to in 2023/2024 and not add ANYONE else to the AAC. Then when Cincy/Houston/UCF leave they collect their exit fees, spread the cash around between remaining colleges and conference administration severance packages, and say to each other, "See ya, it's been great competing against you and good luck in your next conference!"

That may be the most fiscally responsible thing to do for the current AAC schools, which of course means it will never happen.

(This post was last modified: 10-08-2021 03:20 PM by bigbelly.)

Post: #30

(10-08-2021 12:36 PM)bigbelly Wrote: It would be interesting to see the remaining AAC schools choose as a group, to initiate a golden parachute plan. That is, independently make their own arrangements for which conferences they were going to in 2023/2024 and not add ANYONE else to the AAC. Then when Cincy/Houston/UCF leave they collect their exit fees, spread the cash around between remaining colleges and conference administration severance packages, and say to each other, "See you, it's been great competing against you and good luck in your next conference!"

That may be the most fiscally responsible thing to do for the current AAC schools, which of course means it will never happen.

You're right. Stay at 8 members and distribute the cash. Move forward as a small conference. I hope this is what CUSA does if we lose members. There's no need to expand.

Post: #31

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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You will be happy so quit your bitching.

Post: #32

(10-08-2021 12:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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You will be happy so quit your bitching.

Look the SBC doesn’t have room for everyone. Some won’t make the cut

Post: #33

(10-08-2021 11:35 AM)HerdZoned Wrote: The basketball facilities, if you can call them that may hold both UTSA and FAU back. UTSAs so called arena has to be in the bottom 5 of those schools who are IA. It's one of the most hidius things Ive seen. Tulane and UTSA would be in a run off for the worst. And well FAUs arena Ive seen better DII arenas.

Even with the loss of Cincy, UCF and Houston, with Memphis, Wichita State, SMU and Tulsa they are looking for the right basketball adds to keep them a multi-bid conference.

Definitely, basically high school gyms. I’ve been to UTSA, it didn’t even seem like a college game to me.

Not only that FAU doesn’t have much support, Good baseball program better than UTSA but South Florida doesn’t want them in the conference.
UTSA doesn’t have that factor.

Post: #34

(10-08-2021 12:56 PM)ballantyneapp Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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You will be happy so quit your bitching.

Look the SBC doesn’t have room for everyone. Some won’t make the cut

I will settle for Marshall and SO Miss.

Post: #35

(10-08-2021 12:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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You will be happy so quit your bitching.

Just put him on ignore and don’t quote him. He got ran off the AAC board for running his mouth. South Florida Cuban put him in his name place real quick, quite hilarious

Post: #36

(10-08-2021 01:08 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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You will be happy so quit your bitching.

Just put him on ignore and don’t quote him. He got ran off the AAC board for running his mouth. South Florida Cuban put him in his name place real quick, quite hilarious

clt says the ignore button is great!

Post: #37

(10-08-2021 12:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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You will be happy so quit your bitching.

It's not bitching. You don't know anything. If you did you'd say it here. If you were protecting real info, you wouldn't bring it up

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Post: #38

(This post was last modified: 10-08-2021 01:25 PM by Dawgxas.)

Post: #39

(10-08-2021 01:08 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

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You will be happy so quit your bitching.

Just put him on ignore and don’t quote him. He got ran off the AAC board for running his mouth. South Florida Cuban put him in his name place real quick, quite hilarious

I just posted on the AAC board today lol

How is your prediction of the AAC choosing between southern miss, marshall and la tech for the last 2 spots in the AAC looking now ?

As usual you trolled and only your fellow la tech fan hogdawg bought it

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Post: #40

(10-08-2021 01:18 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:

(10-08-2021 01:08 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:32 PM)Ragu Wrote:

(10-08-2021 12:22 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: Some of you are in for a surprise when the dust settles. Hint, its not going to play out as anyone thinks....

You don't know anything like the rest of us. Making some broad generalized statement doesn't take guts.

Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

You will be happy so quit your bitching.

Just put him on ignore and don’t quote him. He got ran off the AAC board for running his mouth. South Florida Cuban put him in his name place real quick, quite hilarious

clt says the ignore button is great!

Dawgxas concurs! especially for Appy/sunbelters and ragu sauce