I would not join the MWC for a million reasons already listed.
The AAC would put us at a huge disadvantage with all the travel.
I'm curious if fellow CBers would join a conference that looked like this:
(for the record I prefer Indy unless this were considered a "power conference")
WEST:
BYU
San Diego State
Boise State
Utah State
Air Force
Colorado State
Houston
EAST:
Memphis
Navy
Cincinnati
ECU
UCONN
Northern Illinois
UCF
Who would you swap in/out of this group if you were building a conference out of the G5 teams. (Notre Dame isn't an option)
PS this post shows you how much of a rival I consider Utah State. I take little pleasure in beating them and losing to them is about as embarrassing as it gets.