(06-01-2021 12:32 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  

(06-01-2021 12:27 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(06-01-2021 09:22 AM)solohawks Wrote:  

(06-01-2021 09:05 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I'm on record on this board as wanting the AAC to add Boise, San Diego State and one other other MWC program (preferably either Air Force or Colorado State). I see the negatives to doing so but I also feel many positives would unfold.

And, as I've noted, if I'm an official at any MWC league, I would NOT want my football program in the AAC and all other sports in some other league. Impractical. Navy can do it. But Navy is a different beast and has a strong option (the Patriot League).

Air Force in the Summit League with Denver wouldnt be completely out of reality

True. But I would still not want that if I'm an Air Force official or fan.

It might actually be better for them, seeing as they aren’t too competitive in the MWC in basketball, and a step down in conference might improve their chances of going to the NCAA tourney.

The Air Force Academy is a very prestigious institution that wants to be aligned with as many other prestigious institutions as possible. I struggle to see them "wanting" to be in the Summit, WAC or WCC (though each of those offers various positives).

Some fans of AAC programs on this board take the attitude "Boise should want to place its other sports in the (fill in the blank) league for the 'honor' of being a football member of the AAC."

Hypothetically, if the roles were reversed, and it was their school facing such a scenario (say the MWC is stronger than the AAC in football and the MWC wants Houston in football only and is asking UofH to put its other sports in the, say, Southland) ... we know the reaction from Cougar fans.