It makes sense for the Mountain West to be a west coast conference and the American to be an East Coast one. The Big 12 is the only one that crosses the entire nation and that will change someday.
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It makes sense for the Mountain West to be a west coast conference and the American to be an East Coast one. The Big 12 is the only one that crosses the entire nation and that will change someday.
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UTSA has been D1 for 10 years. They at least have potential to grow.
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The AAC doesn't have years to wait for potential: they have weeks to make a decision.
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The issue is whether you want to be on a sinking ship. If you're comfortable that you'll always find a landing spot then maybe it's ok. Otw, you might want to take a lifeboat when it's offered.
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Yeah it'd be better to take a known quantity that stinks and will always stink like Rice.
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Rice is a top 20 school: basically an Ivy. And they are in Houston. Navy leaves the conference if a 2nd Texas school isn't added. The other four FBS Texas schools not in the P5 or AAC do not have as much of a brand, and none of them are very good at football either.
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You keep saying this like it matters.
Mountain West will lose Boise St, San Diego St, probably UNLV, in 2 years when Texas, and Oklahoma leave. Big 12 will pick up those 3 and probably 1 other.
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I believe Memphis has to be in the mix.
I agree. I knew there was a strong football, basketball school that I forgot. That would make the Big 12 much stronger than the Pac 12.
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UConn will never go back to the AAC. Period.
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I hope so
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i like independence for football better than AAC for football only, especially now that more of the bigger brands have bolted the AAC
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It would benefit us if they left: they would probably play us yearly like Army.
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'In 2010, it was ranked first in the world in materials science research by Times Higher Education'
materials science excellence is a distinguishing technological difference between us, and the rest of the world, and it ain't even close. cf, composites used in a p and w turbofan blade, stealth coatings, and, ummm, marshmellow fluff.
six plus billion in their endowment, while being 'the second-smallest school, measured by undergraduate enrollment, competing in NCAA Division I FBS football.'
they played the super bowl here,
and, on another note, doesn't University of Wyoming play in the MWC, which some here think might be on a G5 path? it would seem, as currently constituted, that it has already passed.......the AAC.
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If they leave, u have to think Temple starts asking, wtf happened to us, again.
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After the latest wave of conference realignment, is there a good league left for Temple? | Mike Jensen
The Owls, as usual, are in a tough box, dreaming of a Power 5 future, with no apparent reciprocal interest.
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That reads in line with what I expect. Temple is going to dig their heels in that the AAC is OK but the author gives away the secret: their fanbase also doesn't care when UCF or Cincy comes to town.After the latest wave of conference realignment, is there a good league left for Temple? | Mike Jensen
The Owls, as usual, are in a tough box, dreaming of a Power 5 future, with no apparent reciprocal interest.
How is that going to change when it's UAB or Marshall? The marquee home will be SMU. Yikes.
The basketball program is already on life support in a now 1-2 bid league and you're asking an alum with no head coaching experience to save it. 2021 class of 3 kids ranked behind GW and no 2022 commits.
If football can't get back to 7-8 wins consistently in 2-3 years their fans will want out.
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… and I think their Lincoln Financial lease is creeping towards $3m/year.
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Owls about to get a fresh set of eyes/perspective. Big background.
Texas associate athletic director Arthur Johnson to be named Temple's AD
Texas executive senior associate athletic director Arthur Johnson will be named the athletic director at Temple University after spending 11 years at UT.
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Owls about to get a fresh set of eyes/perspective. Big background.
Texas associate athletic director Arthur Johnson to be named Temple's AD
Texas executive senior associate athletic director Arthur Johnson will be named the athletic director at Temple University after spending 11 years at UT.www.hookem.com
Temple to the SEC.
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Add UConn as a travel partner.
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Whatever happended to the proposal to build a Temple football stadium near their campus?