Dude,
Pitt and a Cuse picked ahead of you. You should be kisinng Marylands arse..you are now a UNC and Swofford *****. After they water you down you'll be about as relevant as Wake...Good luck..

(04-16-2014 04:30 PM)redbirdTD Wrote:  

(04-16-2014 03:26 PM)WhyIsTheRumGone Wrote:  Ah... let them be mad. They weren't invited to the AAC for various reasons. Let them take it up with their university administration.

The ONLY reason ecwho was invited up, was a desperate need to backfill a conference that had most of it's members pilaged by the big boy leagues. Try to keep things in perspective. It is called pure dumb luck. Be grateful. LOL!

That's right guys, we're up against everyone, we have no allies.

This is how I see it;


P5

AAC




And the rest G4

(04-16-2014 03:17 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  I've been roaming around the various boards of the five conferences and have seen a LOT of animosity toward the AAC from all the others. I don't even understand the MAC disdain. Its not just the Big East.

Think about it from the MAC perspective. In football, the American is a G5 conference. It doesn't have a tie-in to a contract bowl or really any elite level bowl tie-ins. Its TV contract is much more comparable to the MAC's than to any of the P5 conferences. The AAC might have a better collection of schools and a larger TV contract than the MAC, but for all intensively purposes, both conferences are in the same boat for football.

All of the rhetoric coming from the American; however, paints a different picture. The American and AAC fans have been pretty consistent in saying "we aren't a G5 conference", "we aren't like those other non-power conferences", "we are a power conference", "we are a lot closer to the P5 than the MAC". Now, one could argue that that is simply good marketing on the American's part and that it is ever conference for itself. However, I can also see where that type of thinking/marketing could rub other G5 fans the wrong way. It is, after all, the same type of attitude that many P5 fans have toward the American.

(04-16-2014 05:55 PM)UofLgrad07 Wrote:  

(04-16-2014 03:17 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  I've been roaming around the various boards of the five conferences and have seen a LOT of animosity toward the AAC from all the others. I don't even understand the MAC disdain. Its not just the Big East.

Think about it from the MAC perspective. In football, the American is a G5 conference. It doesn't have a tie-in to a contract bowl or really any elite level bowl tie-ins. Its TV contract is much more comparable to the MAC's than to any of the P5 conferences. The AAC might have a better collection of schools and a larger TV contract than the MAC, but for all intensively purposes, both conferences are in the same boat for football.

All of the rhetoric coming from the American; however, paints a different picture. The American and AAC fans have been pretty consistent in saying "we aren't a G5 conference", "we aren't like those other non-power conferences", "we are a power conference", "we are a lot closer to the P5 than the MAC". Now, one could argue that that is simply good marketing on the American's part and that it is ever conference for itself. However, I can also see where that type of thinking/marketing could rub other G5 fans the wrong way. It is, after all, the same type of attitude that many P5 fans have toward the American.

The year the AAC has had on the field and on the court this year is UNPRECEDENTED for ANY "G5" conference.

That need to identify is flattering but out of touch with what is going on in the AAC. This year is "rare air" for ANY conference.

I agree bigeast homer. Yes our tv contract and elite bowl assess is g5ish but our on field/court performances scream p5. That is the jist of so much animosiy.

They need some peanut butter to go with their "jelly."

Not to offend anyone but sometimes things fall in place for no reason. This conference lucked up and caught some hungry teams on the way up that were flyingunder the radar and some bsc teams in flux. The AAC has chemistry and is fun to watch exploding skyward. I have a feeling next year will be unbelievable great also because that curse and blessing of a p5 invite is actually making all our programs step up bigtime. One more great season and i think the big lock in money just may come

(04-16-2014 03:24 PM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  Everyone in the G5 hates being in the G5. It just breeds a lot of bad feelings and animosity in general. It sucks and isn't healthy but it is what it is, I suppose.

really, It just seems to be UConn and Cindy posters...

(04-16-2014 04:14 PM)GO Coogs GO!!! Wrote:  I root for two teams. UH and anyone in the AAC not playing us......

Screw the G4......

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"Are you ready to learn some next level ****? From this moment on you guys are no longer little kids you are cold calculated murderers. This is the mindset you've got to be in if you want to be a champion."

love how the comments alternate between questioning why anyone would possibly speak ill of the AAC followed by obnoxiously bragging. duh.

(04-16-2014 05:55 PM)UofLgrad07 Wrote:  

(04-16-2014 03:17 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  I've been roaming around the various boards of the five conferences and have seen a LOT of animosity toward the AAC from all the others. I don't even understand the MAC disdain. Its not just the Big East.

Think about it from the MAC perspective. In football, the American is a G5 conference. It doesn't have a tie-in to a contract bowl or really any elite level bowl tie-ins. Its TV contract is much more comparable to the MAC's than to any of the P5 conferences. The AAC might have a better collection of schools and a larger TV contract than the MAC, but for all intensively purposes, both conferences are in the same boat for football.

All of the rhetoric coming from the American; however, paints a different picture. The American and AAC fans have been pretty consistent in saying "we aren't a G5 conference", "we aren't like those other non-power conferences", "we are a power conference", "we are a lot closer to the P5 than the MAC". Now, one could argue that that is simply good marketing on the American's part and that it is ever conference for itself. However, I can also see where that type of thinking/marketing could rub other G5 fans the wrong way. It is, after all, the same type of attitude that many P5 fans have toward the American.

Lville, barely, I mean barely makes it into a P5 league, and trash talking. We shall see if you guys peaked already and are on the downward slope. Football for you guys does not look promising. We beat you guys out for your best Juco lineman this year. You cant be that highly regarded if the guy would rather come to us than you.

(04-16-2014 09:28 PM)perimeterpost Wrote:  love how the comments alternate between questioning why anyone would possibly speak ill of the AAC followed by obnoxiously bragging. duh.

(04-16-2014 09:40 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(04-16-2014 05:55 PM)UofLgrad07 Wrote:  

(04-16-2014 03:17 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  I've been roaming around the various boards of the five conferences and have seen a LOT of animosity toward the AAC from all the others. I don't even understand the MAC disdain. Its not just the Big East.

Think about it from the MAC perspective. In football, the American is a G5 conference. It doesn't have a tie-in to a contract bowl or really any elite level bowl tie-ins. Its TV contract is much more comparable to the MAC's than to any of the P5 conferences. The AAC might have a better collection of schools and a larger TV contract than the MAC, but for all intensively purposes, both conferences are in the same boat for football.

All of the rhetoric coming from the American; however, paints a different picture. The American and AAC fans have been pretty consistent in saying "we aren't a G5 conference", "we aren't like those other non-power conferences", "we are a power conference", "we are a lot closer to the P5 than the MAC". Now, one could argue that that is simply good marketing on the American's part and that it is every conference for itself. However, I can also see where that type of thinking/marketing could rub other G5 fans the wrong way. It is, after all, the same type of attitude that many P5 fans have toward the American.

Lville, barely, I mean barely makes it into a P5 league, and trash talking. We shall see if you guys peaked already and are on the downward slope. Football for you guys does not look promising. We beat you guys out for your best Juco lineman this year. You cant be that highly regarded if the guy would rather come to us than you.

Where did I trash talk? NBPirate said he noticed a lot of G5 fans hating on the American and I simply gave an explanation of why I think that might be the case. The AAC sees and markets itself as a power league and better than the other G5 conferences. That attitude (regardless of whether it is accurate or not) might rub fans of other G5 fans the wrong way in the same way that P5 attitudes rub some fans in the American the wrong way.

Well what do you think? CUSA fans hate the AAC due to a strong mixture of jealousy and hatred. And MAC fans don't really like anyone besides themselves. They have no ties to any conference except being a punching bag for the Big 10.

(04-16-2014 10:40 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  Well what do you think? CUSA fans hate the AAC due to a strong mixture of jealousy and hatred. And MAC fans don't really like anyone besides themselves. They have no ties to any conference except being a punching bag for the Big 10.

I dont know about others but thanks to AAC we just placed ourselves apart from unc charlotte, unc willmington, App state in NC... It was like we were losing market to these schools.... THANK GOD we got picked up by AAC, now we have some media exposure that will propel us forward...

AAC is the best thing that could happen this immediate moment, football is rising and will probably CAUSE major headache for state and UNC cheater hill...

LOOKING TO DOMINATE AAC, get at us UCF,CInncy, Houston, (USF , why not sure).

Think Hunger Games.

Except we ain't using no bow and arrow.

(04-16-2014 05:55 PM)UofLgrad07 Wrote:  

(04-16-2014 03:17 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  I've been roaming around the various boards of the five conferences and have seen a LOT of animosity toward the AAC from all the others. I don't even understand the MAC disdain. Its not just the Big East.

Think about it from the MAC perspective. In football, the American is a G5 conference. It doesn't have a tie-in to a contract bowl or really any elite level bowl tie-ins. Its TV contract is much more comparable to the MAC's than to any of the P5 conferences. The AAC might have a better collection of schools and a larger TV contract than the MAC, but for all intensively purposes, both conferences are in the same boat for football.

All of the rhetoric coming from the American; however, paints a different picture. The American and AAC fans have been pretty consistent in saying "we aren't a G5 conference", "we aren't like those other non-power conferences", "we are a power conference", "we are a lot closer to the P5 than the MAC". Now, one could argue that that is simply good marketing on the American's part and that it is ever conference for itself. However, I can also see where that type of thinking/marketing could rub other G5 fans the wrong way. It is, after all, the same type of attitude that many P5 fans have toward the American.

All that "sounds" like it makes sense....but consider this....

L-ville is a G5 member right now....on July 1, they are a P5 member.

Same for Rutgers.

What conference are they coming from?

When is the last time a MAC full member was solicited to switch conferences? The MAC is where better schools park their football when the were in non football conferences. UCF, Marshall, Temple and UMass have done it. The MAC finally got smart and got rid of UMass, because they were getting no ROI.

NIU is the MAC flag bearer and had a nice run 2 years ago, but when their AD used that run to get a better job...he went to a CUSA school in ECU.

I just laid out facts about conference affiliation and conference re-alignment...that shows the American is right on the heels of the P5 and that the MAC is well behind the American. Maybe they don't want to hear it, but it doesn't mean its not true.

The fans from the other G5 conferences that hate us are hoping their school gets invited to the AAC. We are much better across the board in football and basketball. We will have almost all of our games on ESPN networks. The other G5 conferences will be lucky to get one game on ESPN a week. When they do it will probably be on Wednesday.

(04-16-2014 03:17 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  I've been roaming around the various boards of the five conferences and have seen a LOT of animosity toward the AAC from all the others.

ok