There is some discussion on another site about the possibility of Boise State joining the AAC as a football only member. Whether that happens is yet to be determined but I generally like the idea of adding a solid football-only member who would compete for the AAC championship and gain more respect for the conference. I also like a 12-team alignment in which a school can play five games in division and 3 from the other division annually with 4 OOC games to manage the schedule. These 14 and 16 team conferences may be the future but they seem unwieldy to me. Of course, if Tulane were to join any sized P5 conference, my concerns about conference size would vanish
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Distance is not a major issue for a football-only addition. Most football games involve a team flying from their home city to the opponents. I’m not that concerned if the flight takes one hour or four. From a geographic standpoint, a Boise (or any other Western team) would make more sense in the western division but Missouri in the East of the SEC or Navy in the West of the AAC don’t make sense geographically either. So who cares. Boise would, however, have to find a conference home for its other sports—not necessarily an easy fix.
Personally, if we were to add a football only team, I’d want BYU. They have a longer track record, have already got a conference affiliation for their other sports, and may have a better football future than Boise who seems to be on a slight downswing.
Roll Wave!!!
.Distance is not a major issue for a football-only addition. Most football games involve a team flying from their home city to the opponents. I’m not that concerned if the flight takes one hour or four. From a geographic standpoint, a Boise (or any other Western team) would make more sense in the western division but Missouri in the East of the SEC or Navy in the West of the AAC don’t make sense geographically either. So who cares. Boise would, however, have to find a conference home for its other sports—not necessarily an easy fix.
Personally, if we were to add a football only team, I’d want BYU. They have a longer track record, have already got a conference affiliation for their other sports, and may have a better football future than Boise who seems to be on a slight downswing.
Roll Wave!!!
