Originally Posted by hawkoooo
And how do you know this? I think we would jump to the AAC in a heartbeat if asked. It would be a no-brainer. So would VCU.
I wouldn't be surprised if the AAC is spurred on by the immediate impact of adding WSU and sends out invites to UD/VCU, the two most obvious next choices. That would make the AAC a perennial top-5 RPI league and give them a permanent seat at the big boy's table.
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I would jump to the AAC with VCU in a nano-second. Some posters point out that certain AAC schools would leave in a heartbeat if given an invite to a P5 conference (UConn, UC). But that may never happen. The Big 12 just looked at a couple of those schools and decided not to expand. Even if a couple teams left, the AAC would still be better than the A-10. The Big East basketball schools weren't hurt when their conference split occurred. With a nucleus of Wichita State, VCU, and Dayton the AAC would be fine no matter who left. They could attract other GOOD "mid-majors" to join (as the new Big East did), perhaps some of the more serious schools from the A-10. If UD wouldn't join the AAC because they don't have enough in common with those schools, they would be making the same mistake they made back in the 70's.
