(04-13-2021 05:20 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 02:41 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 02:35 PM)No Bull Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 02:26 PM)Realignment Wrote:  I don't think the AAC will keep their waiver. What I could see happen is Navy leaves the conference and does a 5-game scheduling agreement. Just play the 5 west teams one year and the 5 east teams the next and keep the rotation. Then the AAC can do a round-robin championship game. I really don't think Navy cares about playing for the AAC championship, it's hurt them in the lead-up to the Army-Navy game.

Navy seems pretty happy to be a full football member. I have not read where they are considering moving back to independence/affiliate membership.

Yeah, they've been one of the more vocal AAC proponents. Doesn't mean that cant change, but there's no evidence sentiment has shifted.

I agree that Navy seems quite happy with the AAC right now. What I think is different about Navy is that *if* they become less than enamored with AAC football, they have far fewer barriers to exit than do other AAC teams that might become unhappy, as independence is a viable option for them, whereas it is a very risky move for a UCF, ECU, USF or any other member.

IMO, that makes Navy an inherently "less stable" football member. Because whereas everyone else is basically "trapped" in the AAC regardless of how they feel about it, in the sense that their other options are far less viable, Navy is not.

No doubt about it, they could thrive on their own. There’s no inkling that they have buyer’s remorse...at this time.

ETA: They did somewhat incorporate their tv rights into the most recent AAC deal vs. maximizing an Indy deal...which shows some level of conference commitment, imo.