Conference realignment again????

[Big Buds]

AAC is arguably still the top G5 conference

Completely erroneous.

[mxpxfr690]

What happens after the stadium gets completed and folks still don't attend games?

They will at least for a few years because it is shines and new….keep pushing the brand and fan engagement and GameDay attendance will grow….

As for expansion below is a list of pairs we should look to invite in order:
1: ECU and Memphis
2: Army and Navy
3: UAB and UTSA
4: USF and WKU
5: No expansion

[HoustonCajun]

Completely erroneous.

It is perception wise if not on the field.

[Big Buds]

It is perception wise if not on the field.

I’m telling you… perception is changing. I think we take a few nice bowl slots from the AAC in the coming years amongst other things.

[Big Buds]

Taken from CSNBBS boards:

I know there was another thread about this but I thought this deserved its own thread because of the volume of information.

All of this is calculated for 2018-2023 for the 2023 members of the current G5. So UCF, Cinci, and Houston aren't counted for the AAC and Marshall, USM, and ODU's numbers don't count for CUSA.

I also added red numbers (#) indicate values for the AAC without Memphis and SMU and the MWC without Boise and SDSU.

Five-Year Massey Composite Average (2018-2022)
(Doesn't count JMU, JSU, and SHSU for years they are not FBS)
1. Mountain West: 77.5 (84.2)
2. Sun Belt 77.6
3. AAC 83.0 (87.6)
4. MAC 89.1
5. CUSA 94.7

(If JMU had joined sooner we'd probably be #1.)

Cumulative Weeks in the AP Poll (2018-2022)
1. AAC 65 (34)
----------Memphis 12
----------SMU 19
----------UTSA 9
----------Navy 7
----------Tulsa 6
----------Tulane 9
----------South Florida 3

2. Sun Belt 63
----------App State 10
----------Louisiana 18
----------James Madison 1
----------Coastal Carolina 24
----------Troy 2
----------Marshall 8

3. Mountain West 57 (21)
----------Boise State 26
----------San Diego St 10
----------Fresno St 9
----------SJSU 3
----------Utah State 6
----------Air Force 3

3. CUSA 10
----------Liberty 10

5. MAC 4
----------Buffalo 3
----------Ball State 1

(Note almost half of the AAC's count is from SMU and Memphis.)

Power 5 Wins (2018-2022)
1. Mountain West 25 (20)
2. AAC 15 (11)
3. Sun Belt 14
4. MAC 9
5. CUSA 7

(Needs to be pointed out the AAC and MWC get a WHOLE lot more P5 home games than we do.)

Attendance Average (2018-2022)
(Does not count 2020.)
1. AAC 23,899 (23303)
2. Mountain West 22,461 (21089)
3. Sun Belt 19,027
4. CUSA 14,989
5. MAC 14,685

[Louisiana84]

Right now I’d put a buy on the top 12 SBC football teams against the top 12 AAC, and the top 6 vs the 2023 top six.

I'm with you on that, Jerry.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I'm with you on that, Jerry.

Nice to be in the same boat. I was looking through my high school yearbook and saw your aunt. Is she still alive? I always liked her at OHS.

[MountainDew]

I love what the SBC has done recently and how the script on this conference has been flipped. I think the future is bright.

With that being said, if another conference such as the AAC were to come calling, I think UL has to make the jump strictly for financial reasons.

If my quick google search is correct, each AAC school receives $7 million per year from their tv deal. Each SBC school currently receives $500k per year. That number alone will boost the athletic department significantly. Plus any other conference money there is to be had. As a program that is struggling to put together funds, you have to follow the money in my opinion.

[Big Buds]

I love what the SBC has done recently and how the script on this conference has been flipped. I think the future is bright.

With that being said, if another conference such as the AAC were to come calling, I think UL has to make the jump strictly for financial reasons.

If my quick google search is correct, each AAC school receives $7 million per year from their tv deal. Each SBC school currently receives $500k per year. That number alone will boost the athletic department significantly. Plus any other conference money there is to be had. As a program that is struggling to put together funds, you have to follow the money in my opinion.

Only the legacy AAC programs get that deal. The CUSA6 will receive close to $2Mill in the AAC. Starting this Fall, all SBC schools will receive close to $2Mill.

[Turbine]

ESPN is losing money hand over fist.

Right now (with no data) I would put the SBC near the top of their current best investments.