C Rod

Plus…we’d be bowl eligible just 7 games into the season. That’s the type of winning that puts cheeks in seats. I believe. GMG

Texas Tech beat Cincy to go 4-1. Our loss will look different if Tech runs the table and wins the Big12.

Speaking of UTSA…

Army had 7 sacks tonight with 7 different players. They also rushed for 417 yds and put up 42 points on Temple to go 4-0. I'm not looking forward to playing Army with our run defense.

I watched the presser. Sure seems like a dog whistle to the PAC. "Make us a better offer." Not sure how much longer Memphis is "Committed" to the AAC.

Anyone else feel like he's signaling to the PAC to make a better offer?

I think these uniforms look 🔥 Last week we go all green, this week all black. Ain't no way anyone will recognize us as the same team from the Texas Tech blowout. Brilliant.

I agree. Geographically, TX State in the AAC makes the most sense. The American should play defense here and ensure that the PAC stays out of central Texas. Also, I can't imagine UTSA will be too happy if their rival TX State goes to the PAC and *potentially* makes more money than UTSA in TV money distribution.

Fair point. Personally I think they'll settle out of court before they put this case in front of a judge. Seems like a shrewd tactic by the PAC to reduce the poaching penalty. Would not be surprised to see the $10M penalty get negotiated down to $5-6M per team.

Wow, MWC money-whipped the shit out of UNLV and AF. UNLV Athletics is $20.6M in debt so this just solved that problem.

To be fair, this is not a PR issue. This is an issue of winning football games. Winning is what elevates programs into the national consciousness. PR teams just spreads the good news. UNT hasn't done a good enough job winning and providing the PR team with good news to share. The attached image shows the most wins by G5 schools in the past 5 years. It was made this past offseason so I updated the list, 4 weeks into the 2024 season: 1. Liberty - 51 wins 2. App State - 49 wins 3. Ragin Cajuns - 48 wins 4. Costal Carolina - 47 wins 5. Memphis - 46 wins 6. UTSA - 45 wins (2 Conference championships and 1 bowl win) 7. Air Force - 44 wins 7. Boise St - 44 wins 9. WKU - 43 wins 10. Tulane - 40 wins 11. Troy - 39 wins UNT - 29 wins (0 Conference championships and 0 bowl wins)

Looks like the MWC is trying to money-whip the remaining seven schools to sign a membership agreement.

If UNLV leaves for the PAC, and AF leaves for the AAC, I don't expect the MWC to just sit on their hands for two years. Expansion is a top priority for survival. Hawaii, SJSU, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico will need to add 3 schools quickly to meet the NCAA 8-team requirement and ensure they still have a conference to collect the PAC penalty fees after the lawsuits are settled. It's widely discussed that UTEP and New Mexico State are next in line for MWC invites. The MWC would just need one more school after that. Flush with cash, MWC could easily put up the $5M FCS-to-FBS entrance fee to help Idaho or North Dakota State jump to FBS and become their 8th member.

Here's a visual of exactly what we don't want to happen:

Okay let's agree to disagree. But you did in fact say the following, which means you want to see these MWC teams join the AAC before 2027 or 2028 and the dissolution of the MWC: This was my whole point... now is not the time for the AAC to raid the MWC and force it's collapse as you allude to above.

Wow... so the MWC threw the PAC-2 a bone with a scheduling agreement that included a penalty of $10M per school if the PAC tried to poach schools from the MWC. The PAC-2 agreed to terms, then a year later decides to poach MWC schools. However when it comes time to pay up, the PAC has the audacity to sue the MWC to get out from paying the $10M per school. What a dick move by the new PAC.

If the MWC folds, the PAC doesn't have to pay a dime. The PAC would then take the allotted $110M+ funds that were designated for the MWC schools and use those funds to pay the AAC exit fees for Memphis, Tulane, USF, and UTSA. Why? Because these schools are at the top of their wishlist and help maximize the next TV deal due to their brands and TV market size. The networks interested in the new PAC are The CW (national broadcast), TNT (cable), and Amazon/Apple (streaming). The CW is already involved with the PAC TNT is expanding into college football after losing their longstanding NBA TV deal The last thing we need to do is raid the MWC so it folds on itself. Regarding your idea: This would grow the AAC to an 18 team football conference. If you're concerned about 12 teams in the PAC being too many mouths to feed, how can you justify 18 teams in the AAC? AF, Nevada, and UNM/Wyoming won't jump to the AAC for half-share distribution because they'll make less than what they're currently making now in the MWC. Add in the additional travel costs and it makes even less financial sense for them to jump conferences at half-share distribution.

This is exactly what we should all be hoping for.