ESPN ranks Ross Hodge #12 of top 20 mid major coaches ready to make the jump to a P4 program. Personally I expect him to win the AAC "Coach of the Year" and move onward and upward.
The idea of playing the Shockers a third time scares me a bit. Hard to beat a team 3 times in the same season, and we had to get into a slugfest with them this week, outcome not decided until the last possession.
I liked the AAC coming into this new lineup but, man! This has been an uphill battle.
Fighting for our lives to get NCAA bids, playing in questionable bowls.
It's not what I thought it would be.
Or, here me out, we do everything possible to get into the new PAC where most of those 3-4 MWC bids will be playing starting next year. Quad 1 and 2 opponents almost every game.
UNC is the crown jewel of the next round of realignment--they are the jackpot for whoever gets them. Only Notre Dame gives you more than UNC. They are a basketball blue blood, a football program that is well-known and regarded, they are one of the top public schools in academics in the country, and they are the premier program in a very large state.
Clemson and FSU are valuable, too, but nobody has the true combo of value that UNC provides. UNC has enough coattails to even bring along Duke and/or NC State with them wherever they go.
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