Blaudschun's reported conference would pretty much have to include Olympic Sports for the three MWC schools. SMU, Houston, Tulsa and Wichita State would have to play Basketball and other Olympic Sports with those MWC schools, otherwise it can't happen. Those are BTW very good basketball schools, two made the NCAA tournament and one made the NIT. They would help the AAC gain a 2nd at-large, raise their NET, as they are above most of the current AAC schools in level of program (a few like Cincy, Houston and Memphis are their equals, maybe then some).

I'm sure there is push back from some of the AD's of those AAC schools that would have to fly to San Diego and Boise every year.

Odds and Ends:
SDSU I'd expect would leave Men's Soccer in the Pac-12 and move Baseball to the Big West (12th member) -- they have no west AAC companions

But there are also other components. ESPN has to agree to bump up the media revenue at a minimum 28% just to cover the share of the three schools. This group would be all but assured the non-P5 slot in the NY6. But it only works if there is a non-P5 slot to be had. If it's not there, and just the top 8 or 12 qualifying teams, then nothing is there to improve the chances of any school.

That would shatter the MWC. I think they would be forced to go for a Texas wing, both Rice and UTEP whom they already have on the radar and probably North Texas. They'd definitely move to 20 basketball games without SDSU blocking and keeping it at 16.

For the speculators if the AAC pulled off the trio grab then the MWC would likely grab the Texas group and look like this:

West: Hawaii (football only), SJSU, Fresno State, UNLV, Nevada, Utah State
East: Wyoming, Air Force, New Mexico, UTEP, North Texas, Rice

That's how I'd see it play out. That is a step up for the Texas schools, and being with the front range schools and New Mexico is not that bad for travel, including Basketball. It's probably drops the MWC to about MVC level in basketball instead of pretty close on the heals of the AAC and roughly equal with the A10. (CUSA would likely stand at 11 or maybe bite the bullet and invite Liberty, shifting the conference even more east).

But I don't see it happening, at least not for another two years, when ESPN and Fox are ready to open up the Big 12 contract talks and Oklahoma makes it's decision on the future. That will dictate how things look.

This also doesn't elevate the AAC to the level of say the Big 12 or ACC or Pac-12. These are roughly 20-40 rank teams in Football and 40-80 rank in basketball. And still not a single school in the AAC has a budget as large as the smallest budget P5, although a couple are ahead of KU in Football (they flat don't invest at P5 level in football). And still none are flagships, and only Tulane is an elite academic institution.

Anyway, I see nothing happening because the window for 2022 has effectively passed and the media people want to have a better picture of the P5 landscape and the revenue value of college sports in the next contracts before giving the blessing and resources for what cannot be higher than their #6 project. Still keep an eye on it.