[BlueBlood]

Who woulda thunkit?

Glad to hear! To me, the MW is a more cohesive grouping and has a cool vibe (love the stadiums that have the mountain backdrops). I just don’t think the AAC offered enough of a competitive upgrade to leave that behind. Honestly, the MW may now be the premier G5.

[BlueBlood]

So, winner of LU/UAB gets an AAC invite?

[LUOrange]

The problem the AAC has is their elephants in their conference- Memphis is probably out the door along with Boise as soon as the B12 figures out when TX & OK are leaving. Which is why Boise ans SDSU rejected the AAC again. Everybody knows this, which is why we'll have to really think about it. A lot will depend on who goes with us. IMO, the AAC should invite 6 to prevent them from imploding, when most everybody thought that CUSA would explode.

[Rubicon]

It's all temporary until the conferences go semi-pro (SEC, Big10, Pac12, Big12, ACC). And, it won't be all teams as currently constituted --- just the elites. The Vanderbilts and Marylands won't be in it when the music stops. Neither will BYU or many mid-range programs (at least, I hope not, personally). It will be a semi-pro league with the usual suspects (programs perennially ranked highly at the beginning of the season, regardless of anything).

If I were Liberty, I would just sit tight and watch what happens in the next few years. I'm not sure that BYU's Big12 adventure will be what is envisioned.

[LUOrange]

It's all temporary until the conferences go semi-pro (SEC, Big10, Pac12, Big12, ACC). And, it won't be all teams as currently constituted --- just the elites. The Vanderbilts and Marylands won't be in it when the music stops. Neither will BYU or many mid-range programs (at least, I hope not, personally). It will be a semi-pro league with the usual suspects (programs perennially ranked highly at the beginning of the season, regardless of anything).

If I were Liberty, I would just sit tight and watch what happens in the next few years. I'm not sure that BYU's Big12 adventure will be what is envisioned.

You're probably right. The downsides of FCOA and NIL, and now the monkey wrench that is Beijing Biden's NLRB ruling that student athletes are considered employees. It's on the NCAA and Congress to fix this, and those are 2 organizations that couldn't collectively change a lightbulb.

[Tnobes]

The NIL and fcoa have ruined college sports, it is now pointless to even have teams be affiliated with a university because it's no longer amateur student athletes, it's now professional sport like the NFL

[TH Spangler]

Sounds like AAC is looking at UAB FAU UTSA now.

expansion options for the AAC appear to be UAB, FAU and UTSA, Dodd reported

[LUOrange]

Sounds like AAC is looking at UAB FAU UTSA now.

expansion options for the AAC appear to be UAB, FAU and UTSA, Dodd reported

UAB and UTSA make some sense. FAU is a head scratcher. Seems like they're throwing things against the wall to see what sticks or the sports media is stirring the pot, which they'd never do...

[TH Spangler]

I listen to the ASOR interview with Brett McMurphy. Someone needs to tell him HCF is a stepping stone. If and when he leaves the next hire will be even better

[flameshaw]

I believe AAC is in our future.

[Ill flame]

I listen to the ASOR interview with Brett McMurphy. Someone needs to tell him HCF is a stepping stone. If and when he leaves the next hire will be even better

Freeze is just getting this program ready for the inevitable Dabo reign of terror after he gets fired at Clemson for losing 3 games in a season.

[cruzan_flame13]

I believe AAC is in our future.

Just a hunch or connecting the dots?

[flameshaw]

I believe AAC is in our future.

Just a hunch or connecting the dots?

The little birds are whispering a bit I believe.

[Kricket]

Here's proof you can find almost anything you want to on the internet.

Saturday Blitz wrote:

It would be interesting to see if recent Top 25 teams such as Coastal Carolina or Liberty would have any desire to join the AAC; however, those schools may be courted by bigger conferences if conference realignment expands even further. ACC anyone?

https://saturdayblitz.com/2021/10/01/aa ... alignment/

[ballcoach15]

Coastal Carolina is the most overhyped, overrated school in NCAA history. Not to mention they play cupcakes mostly.

[ATrain]

Crazy rumors in my neighborhood from people who know people who know people who know people...or something like that:
Following Air Force's decision not to join the AAC, Navy football will be returning to its independent status. Additionally, Temple is pulling a UConn and moving its sports to the Big East while going the football indy route.

Take it with a grain of salt, as I have no idea who the actual source is. I heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend who, heard it from another...

[LU 57]

That would be interesting

[Kricket]

A few posters seem to have shifted to advocated for us to get an invite over at the AAC board. As you could have guessed, it seems like it's on the edge of deteriorating very fast.

https://www.csnbbs.com/thread-928355-page-148.html

[Purple Haize]

I’m just going to throw this out there. It’s easy to speculate and hypothesize on this Board. All of a sudden things that sounded crazy start to make an odd type of sense.
Let me encourage you to go to a “Big Time” football game. Not Tech or UVA. Go to a Clemson game. Go to a FSU game. Go to a ND game. Heck even go to a WVU game. Walk the parking lots. You will see that while LU is light years a head of where they were there’s a long way to go.

[ATrain]

I’m just going to throw this out there. It’s easy to speculate and hypothesize on this Board. All of a sudden things that sounded crazy start to make an odd type of sense.
Let me encourage you to go to a “Big Time” football game. Not Tech or UVA. Go to a Clemson game. Go to a FSU game. Go to a ND game. Heck even go to a WVU game. Walk the parking lots. You will see that while LU is light years a head of where they were there’s a long way to go.

Umm, I went to FedEx Field when Tech played WVU, and have been to other Tech games back when 10-win seasons were expected. There is no way WVU is "Big Time," compared to Tech, but I agree, we still have a ways to go before we are a "Big Time," football program.

[Kricket]

I’m just going to throw this out there. It’s easy to speculate and hypothesize on this Board. All of a sudden things that sounded crazy start to make an odd type of sense.
Let me encourage you to go to a “Big Time” football game. Not Tech or UVA. Go to a Clemson game. Go to a FSU game. Go to a ND game. Heck even go to a WVU game. Walk the parking lots. You will see that while LU is light years a head of where they were there’s a long way to go.

Speculate? Was someone speculating we're going P5? I think it's fairly obvious statement. We are nowhere near ACC level, in terms of fan base.

It was glaringly obvious reading Syracuse's message board. They had something like 5,000 posts on their game day thread. I know that doesn't mean much by itself but it did indicate to me our fan base has a long long long way to go to be at an ACC level.

[ballcoach15]

When someone posts about a Restaurant, and it gets more replies than a ball game post, there's a problem with fan base, whether it be P5, FBS, FCS or Division III.

[thepostman]

When someone posts about a Restaurant, and it gets more replies than a ball game post, there's a problem with fan base, whether it be P5, FBS, FCS or Division III.

That's the Lynchburg way my man! Have you seen the Lynchburg Facebook pages? Anything about food gets all the love.

[jbock13]

When someone posts about a Restaurant, and it gets more replies than a ball game post, there's a problem with fan base, whether it be P5, FBS, FCS or Division III.

That's the Lynchburg way my man! Have you seen the Lynchburg Facebook pages? Anything about food gets all the love.

And the rumors of a Piggly Wiggly coming to Lynchburg

[thepostman]

Next year is the year for Piggly Wiggly for sure!