Wouldn't this same logic be able to applied for why it doesn't matter if our conference mates do well? By your logic, which is somewhat true, UCF could win the National Championship in a year or so through some miracle and it wouldn't help them in CR. So why does it hurt to cheer for AAC schools? Basically, you guys are all saying that no one will better their CR role because winning means nothing (look at Rutgers! look at Syracuse! look at blah blah). So why not root for UCF or ECU or any other AAC school? Just seems like some people here think we are better than these schools when in reality, we aren't.
People can root for or against any of these schools, it's your choice, I just find it odd for why you wouldn't cheer for them. To each their own.
If we're just talking Conference Realignment profiles, if you don't think UCONN, as a whole, is clearly head and shoulders above every single school in the AAC, then we have a LOOOOOOONG way to go. As a complete body of work, we best every single one of these sh1tty schools in terms of academic reputation/growth, demographic footprint, athletic budget, national brand appeal, and athletic success. So if UCF wins this game and ESPiN decides to fall in love with them, guess what the new AAC mantra becomes? "It's too bad UCF plays in a garbage conference. They deserve better." Then what happens? FSU and Clemson decide that they need to fill out their conference to get to 16 and decide to add the latest ESPiN football sweetheart (we've seen this happen before) and wait for Notre Dame. And if friggin' UCF gets tapped out of the AAC before UCONN because they become some darling program like Louisville became, then I'll go UCONN postal.
Please note: this CR cycle has turned me into a very cynical and grumpy old man. I'm incredibly proud to be a UCONN alum and fan and it drives me nuts to see schools get tapped ahead of UCONN or be grandfathered in a P5 conference that I think doesn't offer what UCONN offers. Perhaps my UCONN colored glasses are too blue, but CR has made it this way. If it's not UCONN, it's crap.