Originally Posted by UACFlyer
Mixing of FB and BB schools has been proven to be a mistake...a big one. Think old Big East. The interests of FBS FB schools and non-FB schools are fundamentally different. That creates a serious problem.
To be successful the interests of conference members should be fundamentally similar. This is not a hard concept to grasp.
I cannot understand why a school like WSU would even consider FB...knowing in advance the bottomless money pit that FBS FB is. Quite a few schools in Power 5 conferences are losing their shirts on FBS FB....but as legacy members they are trapped....can't get out because of the impact on all other athletics programs.
The A10 is a very good fit for UD. What the conference needs is a BB upgrade by way of a new school or two, pressure on laggard members and a much better TV deal. Of course, the latter comes from elevating BB.
Our AD is no dummy and BB is uniquely important to UD. That being the case I suppose there is much we don't know/understand about the A10 specifically and conference affiliation generally. Chris is well connected with UD and Neil; I'm sure he has or can get better insight re this matter.
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The difference between the Old Big East, and the New AAC is that in the Old Big East, was a 50/50 split with the basketball and football schools. Here, the 1 (possibly 3) basketball schools being added would go in knowing that they are second fiddle to football. The difference is though, these schools would be fine with that with the big increase in money they would be getting by joining the league.
