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>>No conference has been more outspoken about breaking the P5/G5 line than the American, which brands itself as “P6.” The league has plenty of wins against Power 5 teams in recent years and leads the MWC from a financial standpoint. Boise State won the first New Year’s Six bid from the G5, but the AAC has earned the spot in in three of the past four years, with unbeaten UCF trying to push for the Playoff.
MWC leadership isn’t nearly as vocal as the AAC and isn’t openly campaigning for an expanded Playoff, but it’s holding its own on the field.
Whether it’s the AAC or the MWC, the financial divide between the P5 haves and G5 have-nots continues to increase. But the first few weeks have been a reminder conference or classification labels don’t mean anything on the field, and that’s worth a congratulatory text.
“The difference in facilities and finances and money and recruiting, it’s special when a non-Power 5 league can do what we’ve done,” Long said. “We don’t have near the resources those leagues have. It’s not even close. We don’t eat the same way. We don’t dress in the same locker rooms. We don’t wear the same uniforms. That’s a bunch of coaches and players that don’t care about that. They’re there to play football at a high level.”<<
>>No conference has been more outspoken about breaking the P5/G5 line than the American, which brands itself as “P6.” The league has plenty of wins against Power 5 teams in recent years and leads the MWC from a financial standpoint. Boise State won the first New Year’s Six bid from the G5, but the AAC has earned the spot in in three of the past four years, with unbeaten UCF trying to push for the Playoff.
MWC leadership isn’t nearly as vocal as the AAC and isn’t openly campaigning for an expanded Playoff, but it’s holding its own on the field.
Whether it’s the AAC or the MWC, the financial divide between the P5 haves and G5 have-nots continues to increase. But the first few weeks have been a reminder conference or classification labels don’t mean anything on the field, and that’s worth a congratulatory text.
“The difference in facilities and finances and money and recruiting, it’s special when a non-Power 5 league can do what we’ve done,” Long said. “We don’t have near the resources those leagues have. It’s not even close. We don’t eat the same way. We don’t dress in the same locker rooms. We don’t wear the same uniforms. That’s a bunch of coaches and players that don’t care about that. They’re there to play football at a high level.”<<
