Wichita State is a AAC member.

[uconntailgater]

I guess this is an improvement.

 

[Exit 4]

This gets a shoulder shrug from me.

Far more important is just getting our Men's program turned around.

 

[gioff23]

Having the precedent of 1 sport programs in AAC is good for those clamoring for a return to the BE in non-football sports

 

[SubbaBub]

yaaaaay.

 

[BUConn10]

The cement is almost dry.

 

[Bezzz]

Having the precedent of 1 sport programs in AAC is good for those clamoring for a return to the BE in non-football sports

WSU is in the AAC for all sports, no?

 

[HuskyHawk]

WSU is in the AAC for all sports, no?

Yes. All that they play. Will be a nice boost to baseball too.

 

[WestHartHusk]

So no new money, more travel expense, no help in TV negotiations, no help in recruiting, and no football. As was said already, yayyy.

 

[jostar1]

Wichita State president gets the phone call from American Athletic Conference

 

[jostar1]

Wichita State Welcome Teleconference - Commissioner Mike Aresco

He thanks Susan Herbst.

 

[WestHartHusk]

You simply can't make this up. This is our doing?!

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Having the precedent of 1 sport programs in AAC is good for those clamoring for a return to the BE in non-football sports

A few years back, the 1 sport ship set sail in the AAC when the USNA rang the bell. Some individuals may not have heard that bell or soon forgot, but purportedly Wichita State may now shock some people by participating in a few to several sports.

 

[SubbaBub]

If Susan orchestrated this, please let it be for reasons that will not be named.

 

[jostar1]

Wichita State Press Conference

 

[metsfan2323]

This is a great addition to the conference.

If we just stole Marquette or Xavier from the Big East everyone would be celebrating, Wichita State is just as good as both of those schools if not better and yes it does help recruiting for the entire league.

 

[junglehusky]

You simply can't make this up. This is our doing?!

It is. We got c*ckblocked from the ACC, the B12 got cold feet and there's too many ins and outs to make the BE work. So, as long as we're stuck here for another 5 years or more, why not improve the competition on the basketball side of things.

 

[Ldandy]

I can't see how anyone can view this addition as anything but a positive for Uconn. The AAC added quality basketball, which helps everyone's RPI, w/o having to bring in bad football along with it. Its a win win. If Uconn has to ride out the storm in The AAC for a few more years, I'd rather do it in a better version of the league.

 

[whaler11]

Hopefully the fact that SH was key to this deal means anyone planning on posting a fantasy CR dream will skip it.

 

[CTBballfan243]

Also, we will finally get to find out if "The Wichita Lineman is still on the line".

 

[huskymedic]

Sport Illustrated: AAC boss talks adding Wichita State, future expansion plans

 

[Drew]

Sport Illustrated: AAC boss talks adding Wichita State, future expansion plans

this honestly deserves its own thread. You have to admire Aresco's attitude regarding our conference. As much as everyone hates it here he's committed to making it the best it can be. I really liked this quote:

I think during the Big 12 [expansion]. Everybody sort of assumed they were going to expand. We had a number of schools that expressed interest in us as a result of that. Everybody in conferences that were perceived to be below us wanted to be with us. Many of our members threw their hats into the Big 12 ring because of the money and the prestige. I didn't have any animosity toward them at all for doing that. I think that's why our conference is in pretty good shape now, because no one ever took that personally. You can't.

What a professional way to handle that entire situation. If the AAC fails it won't be because Aresco didn't try his best to make it succeed. Aresco earned some points in my book with this article.

 

[junglehusky]

My favorite Aresco quote. Emphasis added.

You always have to be thinking about it because you never know. Four or five years ago we were blindsided a few times, and everybody thought stability had returned and the landscape was going to be level for a while. But I think if there's going to be more realignment at this level, and there probably will be—it's probably going to occur when some of the [television] deals start running out in mid-2020s. So yes, you're always thinking about realignment.

 

[tzznandrew]

My favorite Aresco quote. Emphasis added.

You always have to be thinking about it because you never know. Four or five years ago we were blindsided a few times, and everybody thought stability had returned and the landscape was going to be level for a while. But I think if there's going to be more realignment at this level, and there probably will be—it's probably going to occur when some of the [television] deals start running out in mid-2020s. So yes, you're always thinking about realignment.

Right. Get football back to its respectable level, get basketball back to its dominant level, and make Geno a cyborg, and I think we're fine then. That's a long way off, though, and we have to be competitive to dominant for a while.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Also, we will finally get to find out if "The Wichita Lineman is still on the line".

Glen Campbell says so. That's good enough for me. First place I ever saw a funnel cloud, or remember seeing one anyway.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Right. Get football back to its respectable level, get basketball back to its dominant level, and make Geno a cyborg, and I think we're fine then. That's a long way off, though, and we have to be competitive to dominant for a while.

...or a gohla!