Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice, UAB set to join American Athletic Conference

[SVCBeercats]

"... not certain when they're going to come in yet. That's still to be decided."
"The American is replacing Cincinnati, UCF and Houston, which were accepted to join the Big 12 last month after that conference learned it was losing Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC."
"According to AAC bylaws, those schools' exit date would be July 1, 2024, though Aresco told ESPN in mid-September that the league would be willing to negotiate an earlier exit fee to accommodate their departures."

Six schools accept invitations to join American

Six schools -- Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice and UAB -- have accepted invitations to join the American Athletic Conference.

www.espn.com

 

[Carnac]

"... not certain when they're going to come in yet. That's still to be decided."
"The American is replacing Cincinnati, UCF and Houston, which were accepted to join the Big 12 last month after that conference learned it was losing Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC."
"According to AAC bylaws, those schools' exit date would be July 1, 2024, though Aresco told ESPN in mid-September that the league would be willing to negotiate an earlier exit fee to accommodate their departures."

Six schools accept invitations to join American

Six schools -- Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice and UAB -- have accepted invitations to join the American Athletic Conference.

www.espn.com

All 6 of these schools are from Conference USA. Talk about the bottom falling out. That leaves only 8 teams left in C-USA. Wanna bet they don't put out the "welcome mat" for other programs to join? All of this started when OU and Texas decided to leave the BIG 12 for the SEC. The BIG 12 had to do something and quick, or lose the rest of its members.

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby speaks in measured tones about the decision by Oklahoma and Texas to leave for the SEC. Asked if he’s still pissed off more than three months later, the answer is nuanced but clear.

“Being, to use your term pissed off about it, I can’t allow myself that,” Bowlsby said. “I have to get over the sense of personal betrayal and do what’s necessary for our eight continuing members. And that’s what we did.”

 

[JordyG]

Wow. AAC picking up the big guns.

 

[triaddukefan]

Poor ol CUSA