App St Drawing Interest from AAC

[HoustonCajun]

Really really really good points. Football is the money maker though so anything is possible when considering that one sport.

App State does not fit the AAC model, i.e. universities in large markets.

[RaginDave]

App State does not fit the AAC model, i.e. universities in large markets.

This:

Tell me what one of these does not have to do with the others:

Philadelphia
Memphis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Dallas
Tulsa
Suburb of Miami
Charlotte
Suburb of Dallas
Greenville, NC (only about an hour from Raleigh)
Suburb of Washington DC
Houston
Tampa/St Pete
San Antonio
Boone, NC

The closest you could compare is Boone and Greenville are related in some way, but again, Greenville is only about an hour (give or take) from the Raleigh/Durham Metro area. I think if anything/anybody would fit into the AAC dynamic that we would have to be concerned with it could be the following in the SBC.

ODU or Georgia State, maybe a stretch would be Texas State (but they already have the San Antonio market with UTSA).

[CajunJack55]

This:

Tell me what one of these does not have to do with the others:

Philadelphia
Memphis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Dallas
Tulsa
Suburb of Miami
Charlotte
Suburb of Dallas
Greenville, NC (only about an hour from Raleigh)
Suburb of Washington DC
Houston
Tampa/St Pete
San Antonio
Boone, NC

The closest you could compare is Boone and Greenville are related in some way, but again, Greenville is only about an hour (give or take) from the Raleigh/Durham Metro area. I think if anything/anybody would fit into the AAC dynamic that we would have to be concerned with it could be the following in the SBC.

ODU or Georgia State, maybe a stretch would be Texas State (but they already have the San Antonio market with UTSA).

While i get your point, nothing makes sense in conference realignment any more, its getting to the point of survival of the fittest. Everything is being thrown out the window.

[CajunVic]

. . . its is all really silly and especially silly to even delve into as an ordinary fan . . .

[BabbForHeisman]

If the Sun Belt was really the slam dunk place to be, we wouldn’t be worried about teams leaving, right?

[RaginDave]

If the Sun Belt was really the slam dunk place to be, we wouldn’t be worried about teams leaving, right?

ask that same question to the PAC-12 2 years ago. Nothing is stable right now unless your name is the SEC or B1G, other than that every conference is fair game.

[RaginScotsman]

Going by the current realignment trends, App should fit in perfectly with the geography of the Pac 12 and help keep it afloat.

[BabbForHeisman]

ask that same question to the PAC-12 2 years ago. Nothing is stable right now unless your name is the SEC or B1G, other than that every conference is fair game.

Exactly. The belt is great in this moment, but we’re always one step away from being left behind again…unless we are a mover too

[RaginDave]

Exactly. The belt is great in this moment, but we’re always one step away from being left behind again…unless we are a mover too

agreed, we should always be looking to better our situation, currently we are in the best situation that we have been in, in years, but I would assume a team like Oregon State probably thought they were OK 3 years go and then USC and UCLA left and the next thing you know, the entire conference blows up.

La Tech, knew that they were in the best situation 5 years ago, then "KABOOM", now they are in a conference with NMSU, Sam Houston State, Jacksonville State and soon to be Kennesaw State amongst others. Nothing wrong with those teams, but reality is La Tech went from what they thought was a huge improvement to the cellar in just a year or two.

[fanof71]

App State does not fit the AAC model, i.e. universities in large markets.

Boone is in the Charlotte Media DMA