As has been pointed out numerous times, the 2012 RPI rating of all the teams playing in the AAC of 2013-14 was higher than some of the puffed up power conferences who BYers now kowtow to because ....... well, because they're power conferences, gosh darn it, and ESPN told us so. And having the two NC teams from last year for the conference's rookie year means squat I'm sure, though it does sound like a nice handle for the conference's marketing team to work to the max while it lasts. Geno's squad vs. Jeff's squad x 4 (optimistically throwing in a third NC matchup) is kind of a dream promo opportunity.
And of course by the time 2014-15 rolls around, everything in WCBB's team power status is magically petrified to be exactly the way it was for the last few years. Playing the best team in the country year after year just makes the other teams in the AAC throw in the towel and give up, like Rutgers, ND, and Louisville did in the BEast. Makes sense to me. And playing the Clemsons and Wake Forests and other world beaters of the ACC will keep ND and Louisville good and sharp. Understood.
And Iowa State's attendance numbers are very impressive in a state where exciting things to do in the winter aren't plentiful. Still would rather have the UConn WCBB estimated revenue numbers, which many football teams would give their top concussion medic for. But as always, we are dooooooooooooooooooooooooomed.