AAC grabs Boise St., SDSU, Air Force, and UNLV for all sports and BYU and Gonzaga for Olympic sports. BYU football affiliates for 5 games with the AAC, much like the Notre Dame-ACC deal, but with some tweaks.

The AAC games include Boise St. annually in November and one of SDSU, Air Force, or UNLV. The other 3 games go to the AAC legacy schools, but not a strict rotation, more to capitalize on the best TV matchups. So, more Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, and USF and less Tulane and Tulsa. BYU is also included in the expanded AAC bowl lineup - as is Army (who has a similar OOC affiliation). The AAC adds Holiday (v. PAC), Las Vegas (in new NFL stadium v. PAC or B1G), Liberty (v. SEC or B12), Armed Forces (v. B12 or B1G) and Hawaii (v. MWC) to the bowl lineup, which also includes Military (v. ACC or B1G), St. Pete (v. ACC), and Birmingham (v. SEC). More P5 bowl opponents than not.

In the next iteration of the CFP and NY6 system, the AAC, BYU, and Army sign a deal with the Fiesta Bowl (AAC champ versus PAC #2 or Big 12 #2, with BYU and Army each eligible in 1 of 6 years if ranked in the top-10), making the AAC a legitimate Power 6 conference.

AAC Olympic sports separate into three regional divisions. Olympic sports schedules focus on divisional play, with no more than two 2-game road trips out of your division. 

WEST: BYU, Gonzaga, Boise St., SDSU, UNLV, Air Force

CENTRAL: Wichita, Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Memphis, Tulane

EAST: UConn, Temple, Cincinnati, ECU, USF, UCF

With three former national champions (UConn, Houston, UNLV) and programs like Gonzaga, Memphis, Cincinnati, Temple, SDSU, and BYU, the AAC is a de facto basketball power conference. The AAC basketball tournament rotates among Philly/Orlando, Memphis/Dallas, and Las Vegas.