(03-03-2018 11:20 AM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(03-03-2018 11:14 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  Why don't we add Jacksonville St. to the AAC as the obvious move if Memphis and Tulane would suck it up.

That is what you are saying if you are advocating YSU to the MAC.

Akron was as low as what the MAC could go. It was decades before they could be accepted into the MAC. They moved up to FBS first on their own accord. As questionable as the MAC felt about Akron's profile they are 10 times the school of Youngstown State.

WKU was rejected from joining the MAC back in 2005 over academics when Temple was voted in. That is why the MAC accepted UMass FB as wayward as it was is just on the fact that it was a state flagship school. MAC was also looking at Stony Brook another AAC school.

That is why my double down IL expansion with SLU, Bradley, Loyola, IL-Chicago works...they have the academics to be let in.

Meh, I don't really care much one way or the other. YSU has good football, no? I seem to recall reading that they were considered for the MAC one point, and Akron and Kent objected to their addition due to proximity.

They were considered in the mid 90's when Marshall was added (a school of YSU caliber) to take things to 14 and ensure the MAC could meet its attendance requirements (YSU drew in the high teens butts in seats).

The rejection had to do with academics much more than proximity.

They will never, ever be considered again. The last 4 schools up for vote were UCF (added), WKU (rejected), Temple (added), UMass (added). MAC was discussing adding a couple of Virginia schools at one point but nixed the idea at one point because of travel.

Its not the close proximity its the academics that bothers the MAC. Illinois State is about as low as the MAC would go at this point.