2021-22 Basketball happenings around the American Athletic!

[Shock Top]

I think people just assume VCU, since they are an urban public university like WSU.

Dayton would be a great add. Fantastic fanbase.

[Dan]

I'm leaning UNLV. Big city university, adds to the western wing, which is where we're going to have to get more schools in the future. They also have national brand recognition.

[SubGod22]

I'm leaning UNLV. Big city university, adds to the western wing, which is where we're going to have to get more schools in the future. They also have national brand recognition.

Not sure you get UNLV without BSU and/or SDSU. I think they'd be a target in the 2nd expansion if either or both of BSU and SDSU are available and willing. Plus it would put UNLV on an island unless you can bring in the previous two mentioned and/or Fresno or Utah State.

[wichshock65]

Not sure you get UNLV without BSU and/or SDSU. I think they'd be a target in the 2nd expansion if either or both of BSU and SDSU are available and willing. Plus it would put UNLV on an island unless you can bring in the previous two mentioned and/or Fresno or Utah State.

Is there really that much talk about SDSU getting into a power conference? If so, who? PAC is the only one that has a geographic fit. Don't see an invite from anyone else. Guessing I'm missing something.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

I think people just assume VCU, since they are an urban public university like WSU.

Dayton would be a great add. Fantastic fanbase.

I wonder if St. Louis would have interest for Olympic sports. They're a geographic outlier in the A-10. However, SLU is a private school.

It seems odd to me that we have only heard rumors around CSU, AFA, and UAB, with no concrete evidence of a fourth school.

[SubGod22]

Is there really that much talk about SDSU getting into a power conference? If so, who? PAC is the only one that has a geographic fit. Don't see an invite from anyone else. Guessing I'm missing something.

There were some past talks in the background of the B12 possibly going after them. Hell, if they're willing to go to Idaho, SDSU has a better overall profile in both academics and athletics. I doubt the PAC would ever invite them. But SDSU, from what I remember, was willing to join the Big East before the split only if Boise went too. They didn't want to be all alone out west. I could see a scenario where the B12 would invite both Boise and SDSU, but I doubt it. But SDSU is going to wait and see how that all plays out. I think Boise would join us now if they didn't have a possible pending invite from the B12 hanging over.

Best case scenario is the B12 announces they're staying at 12 in a few years and then we can make a westward expansion play of getting both and a few others.

[SubGod22]

I wonder if St. Louis would have interest for Olympic sports. They're a geographic outlier in the A-10. However, SLU is a private school.

It seems odd to me that we have only heard rumors around CSU, AFA, and UAB, with no concrete evidence of a fourth school.

As I recall, SLU is all about east coast exposure and they are perfectly happy where they are and all of the NE exposure they get. I'm not sure they'd be willing to trade that in for a more southern based conference.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

When people talk about basketball only, they mean non-football.

I also know I'm probably in the minority, but I'd prefer Dayton over VCU.

Yes, my bad. When I wrote "basketball only" I meant Olympic/non-football. I hate it when I see "basketball only" myself on message board discussions and here I go doing it myself...

Anyway, the point is don't expect the conference to add an Olympic along with Army--IF Army joins.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

I'm leaning UNLV. Big city university, adds to the western wing, which is where we're going to have to get more schools in the future. They also have national brand recognition.

Talk to ESPN. They seem unimpressed.

[1972Shocker]

Talk to ESPN. They seem unimpressed.

I assume any moves Aresco makes will only be made with ESPN's blessing.

[SubGod22]

I assume any moves Aresco makes will only be made with ESPN's blessing.

That's pretty much a given. Unless they say no matter what, your TV deal is X, then we add whoever we want. As long as ESPN is willing to pay, and keep us above the rest, they play a big part. Not that we don't have some veto power. I recall seeing FAU mentioned and I'm not sure what they really offer outside of being in Miami. UTSA isn't much different, other than I would like a 2nd team in Texas.

This is where the 4th seems to be so difficult if it isn't Army.

[WuShockFan]

No one ever talks about New Mexico in these discussions. But, it's a flagship school in a large city in a growing state and it shares a border with existing AAC states.

What about Colorado State, Air Force, New Mexico, and UAB?

[wichshock65]

There were some past talks in the background of the B12 possibly going after them. Hell, if they're willing to go to Idaho, SDSU has a better overall profile in both academics and athletics. I doubt the PAC would ever invite them. But SDSU, from what I remember, was willing to join the Big East before the split only if Boise went too. They didn't want to be all alone out west. I could see a scenario where the B12 would invite both Boise and SDSU, but I doubt it. But SDSU is going to wait and see how that all plays out. I think Boise would join us now if they didn't have a possible pending invite from the B12 hanging over.

Best case scenario is the B12 announces they're staying at 12 in a few years and then we can make a westward expansion play of getting both and a few others.

Is it wise for SDSU to sit back and wait, risking being left in a heavily depleted MWC if Boise is gone (and others) with no invite to power conference? Bird in the hand kinda scenario.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Is there really that much talk about SDSU getting into a power conference? If so, who? PAC is the only one that has a geographic fit. Don't see an invite from anyone else. Guessing I'm missing something.

Not really much traction. They just assume it is going to happen. Naive thinking on their part. They will not get in to the Pac 12. USC and UCLA in particular will not allow it as they do not want to fight with them for recruiting. Never happen.

[shock]

That's what I was implying. "Sheep judging."

Weren’t you the one talking about storming the field at a KState game? Doesn’t that make you a sheep judge yourself?