(02-25-2018 11:57 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(02-25-2018 11:45 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(02-25-2018 12:35 AM)McKinney Wrote:  

(02-24-2018 11:52 PM)ShockerDR Wrote:  This makes me wonder if the AAC will make another basketball-centric move to get to 14. VCU and Dayton have been mentioned before.

As a member of both a UMass and West Point family of course I'm biased, but I'd like to see Army (football-only), Dayton or VCU (basketball and olympics), and UMass (all sports) to join. That would solidify AAC's hold in the Northeast and The American would have (or have the possibility to develop) some great inter-conference rivalries: Army-Navy, War on I-4, U Game (or Temple, either would be good), and either Houston-Memphis (I understand this is always a close and emotional game) or Houston-SMU (geographic, but not a lot of history yet) come to mind.

This year has proved with the AAC only a 3 bid league that it still doesn't have the depth to it even with Wichita State.

SLU and Dayton I feel could add depth to the AAC in basketball. They wouldn't be in the tourney right away but they are the type of programs that would add to the chemistry of the basketball conference.

The AAC from what I understand wants to keep its football membership low to maximize the CFP money split. Army/Umass for that reason don't make sense at all as additions.

Ehhh. Three bids with SMU injury plagued--and perennial powers UConn and Memphis on the skids. The AAC isnt as deep as the Big East, but I think the league is a consistent 3-6 bid league from here on. That aint bad.

I think if the AAC could have a nice year sometime soon and pull out 5 bids it would go a long way to help recruiting in the lower half of the conference.

We haven't seen that force multiplier affect yet to AAC basketball.