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Message: [QUOTE="SouthBayHusky, post: 2512602, member: 6201"] Maybe I’m in the minority, but the American is still a very new conference, and is improving greatly every year in both football and basketball. The only one not improving is Connecticut. But, I have faith. With Randy back at helm I think it’s only a matter of time before we improve to something more respectable again. Basketball is another story, but we have enough history and gravitas to return to something respectable again but time is running out with KO. But honestly, I see greater respect today by media towards our conference than even couple years ago. Last year the conference put more players in the NFL than the Big 12. Weve also had multiple ranked teams each year with major bowl wins, including an undefeated UCF that has people talking and building pressure for change so that doesn’t happen again. I think the P6 branding will slowly change minds, and even the media now refers to American, the NBE, and the remaining P5 as the power 7 conferences in basketball. And obviously in football which is improving I wouldn’t be surprised to hear the media start referring to the power six conference. It just takes time. We are still so young as a conference. Leaving the American now to go back to NBE will relegate us forever to smalltime. There is no going back. I see the American getting better every year, and I think we will get a much better media contract as we continue to improve further. In the meantime, as Uconn improves and a spot opens in the ACC (or elsewhere) we will at least have a shot at a possible landing place. For now, we are at least in a solid conference. It’s not the old Big East but the old Big East will never return nor will the rivalries shared during its glory days. Times change and no matter how much we wish it the past will never return. That’s why it’s the past. But soon enough, new rivalries will emerge with the teams in our own conference. Honestly, if we were playing great football and great basketball I would really enjoy some of the clashes with some of the top teams in our conference. There is serious talent in football and basketball among many teams and it will be a lot more fun when we become one of those talented teams again. [/QUOTE]

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