[/quote]The AAC is the MAC, just with more travel
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Respectfully, no, it's not. It's comprised of teams that are considered a step up in football and in basketball, some that are frontline. It is certainly NOT the MAC.

The AAC is the MAC, just with more travel
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Respectfully, no, it's not. It's comprised of teams that are considered a step up in football and in basketball, some that are frontline. It is certainly NOT the MAC.
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I beg to differ on that one

(12-06-2014 10:49 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:44 PM)Skinut Wrote:  

The AAC is the MAC, just with more travel

Respectfully, no, it's not. It's comprised of teams that are considered a step up in football and in basketball, some that are frontline. It is certainly NOT the MAC.
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I beg to differ on that one
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I know you do and that's fine. However most observers won't see it your way. That's all. I'll take the AAC step, you don't see it. OK.

I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

(12-06-2014 11:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

You would be the first person to call the MAC garbage if NIU went to the AAC.

(12-06-2014 11:32 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

You would be the first person to call the MAC garbage if NIU went to the AAC.

MAC does stink...


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(12-06-2014 11:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

Dude, it is such a step up.

AAC is so so much better at basketball than the MAC it's unreal. Football is better. Their crap teams may be as bad as the macs crap teams, but their top teams are better than the MACs.

Not only that, the exposure and recruiting areas are leaps and bounds better than anything the MAC offers. Even more so now that NIU really isn't even recruiting Ohio or Michigan very hard. Getting to recruit football in Dallas, Tampa, Orlando, etc is way better.

Also, this may be a small thing, but NIU would be getting more eyes. Those teams all play in major cities, with beat writers for larger newspapers. Having people read about you in the Dallas Morning News, the Orlando Sentinel, Tampa, etc. is way better than having six teams in one state getting your name in the Cleveland plain dealer.

(12-06-2014 11:54 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

Dude, it is such a step up.

AAC is so so much better at basketball than the MAC it's unreal. Football is better. Their crap teams may be as bad as the macs crap teams, but their top teams are better than the MACs.

Not only that, the exposure and recruiting areas are leaps and bounds better than anything the MAC offers. Even more so now that NIU really isn't even recruiting Ohio or Michigan very hard. Getting to recruit football in Dallas, Tampa, Orlando, etc is way better.

Also, this may be a small thing, but NIU would be getting more eyes. Those teams all play in major cities, with beat writers for larger newspapers. Having people read about you in the Dallas Morning News, the Orlando Sentinel, Tampa, etc. is way better than having six teams in one state getting your name in the Cleveland plain dealer.

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(12-06-2014 11:57 PM)JCCNIU31 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:54 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

Dude, it is such a step up.

AAC is so so much better at basketball than the MAC it's unreal. Football is better. Their crap teams may be as bad as the macs crap teams, but their top teams are better than the MACs.

Not only that, the exposure and recruiting areas are leaps and bounds better than anything the MAC offers. Even more so now that NIU really isn't even recruiting Ohio or Michigan very hard. Getting to recruit football in Dallas, Tampa, Orlando, etc is way better.

Also, this may be a small thing, but NIU would be getting more eyes. Those teams all play in major cities, with beat writers for larger newspapers. Having people read about you in the Dallas Morning News, the Orlando Sentinel, Tampa, etc. is way better than having six teams in one state getting your name in the Cleveland plain dealer.

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decent bowls as well

2014 Season
BBVA Compass Bowl, Birmingham, Ala. – vs. SEC
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Fla. – vs. ACC
Miami Beach Bowl, Miami, Fla. – vs. Conference USA
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md. – vs. ACC
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas – vs. Army/Big 12
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas – vs. MAC

(12-06-2014 11:32 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

You would be the first person to call the MAC garbage if NIU went to the AAC.

He'd finally be right about something!

(12-07-2014 12:02 AM)seeds99 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:57 PM)JCCNIU31 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:54 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:18 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 11:13 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  I am wondering.....if NIU did leave for the AAC would Maddawgz demand Frazier return NIU to the MAC? He often overrates the MAC and underrates other conferences. Would he begin to overrate the AAC?

Maybe it would be a step up its really hard to tell. If it is a step up, it is by such a small and immeasurable amount, that I just don't see the reason to be travelling all over the country for that, with no real improvement in your standing.

Dude, it is such a step up.

AAC is so so much better at basketball than the MAC it's unreal. Football is better. Their crap teams may be as bad as the macs crap teams, but their top teams are better than the MACs.

Not only that, the exposure and recruiting areas are leaps and bounds better than anything the MAC offers. Even more so now that NIU really isn't even recruiting Ohio or Michigan very hard. Getting to recruit football in Dallas, Tampa, Orlando, etc is way better.

Also, this may be a small thing, but NIU would be getting more eyes. Those teams all play in major cities, with beat writers for larger newspapers. Having people read about you in the Dallas Morning News, the Orlando Sentinel, Tampa, etc. is way better than having six teams in one state getting your name in the Cleveland plain dealer.

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decent bowls as well

2014 Season
BBVA Compass Bowl, Birmingham, Ala. – vs. SEC
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Fla. – vs. ACC
Miami Beach Bowl, Miami, Fla. – vs. Conference USA
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md. – vs. ACC
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas – vs. Army/Big 12
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas – vs. MAC

Think of that. Their worst bowl is playing a team NIU is already used to playing weekly. Their second worst bowl is against a conference that's equally as bad as the MAC.

Even if NIU went like 7-5, they'd get to play a Power 5 school.

Put that in perspective, over the past 7 bowls (including this season even though not announced) NIU will have played one Power 5 team in a bowl and that's cuz they went to the BCS. They could go 11 wins or better in 5 seasons and will have played two MWC teams, the same SunBelt team twice, and FSU. That's a joke, even if NIU didn't win all these bowl games.

The MAC CHAMPION is going to play the sun belts 4th best team. That's all I need to know to want to leave the MAC as soon as possible. What a terrible conference lol

The AAC has teams consistently on the brink of top #25....the MAC does not

(12-07-2014 01:24 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  The MAC CHAMPION is going to play the sun belts 4th best team. That's all I need to know to want to leave the MAC as soon as possible. What a terrible conference lol

An atroscity

(12-07-2014 01:40 AM)NIU8484 Wrote:  The AAC has teams consistently on the brink of top #25....the MAC does not

Except for NIU, of course. Still though /=

Sean Frazier for MAC commissioner!

(12-06-2014 04:00 PM)7 Wrote:  Uh people realize Memphis is right there for the Group of 5 bid if BSU goes down tonight right?

This is their best season in a long time. The generally have sucked.

(12-07-2014 01:24 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  The MAC CHAMPION is going to play the sun belts 4th best team. That's all I need to know to want to leave the MAC as soon as possible. What a terrible conference lol

Well, the MAC CHAMPION had better beat the Sun Belt's 4th best team, or that will show the nation that we were overmatched. Then, next year maybe they'll try to help the MAC by letting us play the Sun Belt's 6th best team.

(12-07-2014 01:24 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  The MAC CHAMPION is going to play the sun belts 4th best team. That's all I need to know to want to leave the MAC as soon as possible. What a terrible conference lol

How do you know the MAC Champion won't play the CUSA champion in Boca? Would that satisfy you?