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[QUOTE="Exit 4, post: 2717446, member: 2268"]
Since 2000, Colorado has added 1.7MM, Florida 5MM and Texas 7MM people. Tennessee has also added 1MM people.   Meanwhile CT has added 158k and RH is basically flat.   Demographic trends along with proximity/geography will be a factor in the decision making in 2022/23 when pondering what is hoped to be a 20+ year arrangement.  So will alumni integration and natural rivalry (Colorado St strong these fronts).   We maybe #1 in our market, but the other markets offer a growth story.  And if we dont pick up our own MBB and football programs in the immediate years to come, the notion of bringing the #1 school in a small state becomes significantly weaker.  The #1 story is already under siege by our weak FB attendance.

And if we are so assured of a seat with the B12 remnants, then I'm puzzled why the B12's audition process seem to make the extra effort to bring in such a wide net of candidates.   A candidate list that seem to grow until the moment the plug was pulled.

The AAC can win certain tug of war scenarios, it all depends on who leaves the B12 and if the AAC can maintain/further elevate its football/MBB in the years ahead.   The AAC should be able to win a tug of war if Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas fully exit.
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