AAC Creates Academic Consortium

[MattMang23]

Outside of a few bottom feeders, The AAC is actually a good collection of universities to be tied to academically. No shame in working with the likes of Tulane, Navy, Tulsa etc.

But even less shame in working with the likes of Michigan, Maryland, Penn St, and Northwestern (in academics and in sports).

 

[BlueHen]

But even less shame in working with the likes of Michigan, Maryland, Penn St, and Northwestern (in academics and in sports).

But there is shame in working with the likes of Louisville.
The AAC should put out a press release stating that Louisville is not under consideration as an expansion candidate for AAC membership.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

This shows that there are times when colleges' academic quality do matter. If UConn finds itself in the AAC for a while longer, the AAC ought to let in Rice, Army and Air Force and -- if they are also without a home -- BYU.

 

[MattMang23]

This shows that there are times when colleges' academic quality do matter. If UConn finds itself in the AAC for a while longer, the AAC ought to let in Rice, Army and Air Force and -- if they are also without a home -- BYU.

You say "ought" to let them in as though Air Force and probably BYU didn't already turn this league down once.

 

[CL82]

AAC Creates Academic Consortium

Hey any time you have a chance to create an academic consortium in which 13 of of the 15 members aren't under consideration for losing their accreditation you take it.

 

[Doggie Style]

Not really, because this is a "research" consortium, and I believe that even USF and Cinci have more research $ than UConn.

I was joking....

 

[IMind]

If two non-UConn schools leave the league the appropriate response would be to not expand. Certainly no one from MWC would answer the phone and anyone on the coast just makes things worse.

And if they did expand how could the criteria be anything other than who is best at sports and available?

Seriously at this point is the MAC really that much worse than the AAC. I mean at least the travel budget would be lower. Do you add Southern Mississippi and Marshall and just call it Conference USA - 2 Electric Boogaloo?

I need a drink.