(01-20-2020 11:33 PM)World Wide Swag Wrote: I’d love to get BYU but doubt they’d join a non-P5 at this point. My thought then would be to add Boise, AFA and CSU. Get rid of divisions, go to a nine game schedule; each team plays five permanent rivals and then each of the other eight teams in the conference every other season. The MWC would be dead and the gap between the AAC and the rest of the G5 would be cavernous.
Boise State, San Diego State, and Air Force for all sports. BYU, Gonzaga, NMSU and VCU for Olympic sports. Quasi-affiliation with BYU and NMSU for some non-conference football games and bowl affiliations. AAC TV contract includes at least 10 Boise State games and 2 BYU road games.
FOOTBALL DIVISIONS
WEST: SMU, Houston, Tulsa, Navy, Air Force, Boise State, San Diego State
EAST: UCF, USF, ECU, Temple, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane
6+2 schedule, CCG at highest-ranked division winner's home field.
Expanded AAC plus BYU/NMSU adds the Los Angeles Bowl versus PAC and *annual* affiliations with Hawaii and Armed Forces Bowls. Plus, alternate for Cheez-It and Red Box bowls versus PAC, B1G, or B12.
BASKETBALL DIVISIONS
WEST: Boise State, San Diego State, Air Force, *Gonzaga, *BYU, *NMSU
CENTRAL: Wichita State, Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Memphis
EAST: UCF, USF, ECU, Temple, Cincinnati, *VCU
18-game AAC basketball schedule includes 10 intra-division games and 4 games against each of the other divisions. (Only one 2-game EAST-WEST road trip per team per season). Bball tournament in Texas.