rlh04d wrote:I think you're incorrect here. The AAC at this point is very likely to add a non-football school.
The AAC currently has 11 full members. Navy will be joining this coming football season as a football-only member, as Navy's other sports are not competitive enough for full AAC membership.
Which means the AAC now has 12 football members and 11 members for all other sports. The AAC is unlikely to maintain an unbalanced lineup in all non-football sports, and they're absolutely not going to add another full-member to round off the other sports, which would put their football conference at 13.
IMO, either someone leaves within the year, or the AAC will be adding a school without football.
I think the MWC is in a similar boat, although I think the MWC will add Gonzaga at some point. They also have 11 full members and 12 football members, leaving an obvious opening for a single school without football.
The problem is I agree with you completely, but the MWC has gone with the 12/11 split for a couple years now, and the Big East is about to do the same. I think that 12/11 is untenable in the long-term, but why won't they make the move?
I know the AAC is gunshy about non-football programs. But they have to swallow their pride. No matter if it's Wichita or VCU, they need to make a move. And more importantly, get the Floridas and Tulane and ECU out of the 200s in the RPI.