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Oct 19, 2017
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Turbine

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The American Conference push for P6. Could this benefit BYU?

Turbine

10/19/17 11:04am

Sign us up!

kolob32

10/19/17 11:09am

Here's the interview I did with Mike this summer

bcriddle

10/19/17 6:53pm

My guess is that the P5 wants to become the P4 more than it wants to be the P6

Y2k

10/19/17 11:09am

I would think the bigger programs in the P5 would just as soon get rid of the

ByuMba90

10/19/17 11:14am

While that may be true, the big boys have to have 6-8 games a year that they

Nat Gas Man

10/19/17 11:16am

Very good point, I hadn't thought of the padding of the stats (win column)

jaredm

10/19/17 11:42am

If that happens, Texas and OU go to the B1G, SEC, or PAC, and the rest fall away

TailgateU

10/19/17 12:48pm

This is reality, I believe The Ringer actually did a great breakdown of what the

gww687

10/19/17 12:17pm

The American isn't prestigious enough to warrant P6 status

Dissenter

10/19/17 11:09am

It's all about the $$$ -- AAC doesn't have a "powerhouse" team

WorfoSAUR

10/19/17 11:22am

Not to mention none of those programs have had

RoyalCoug99

10/19/17 11:34am

it's even worse than that now because value isn't in numbers of households, that

Nat Gas Man

10/19/17 11:34am

Comparing fanbases in the American to others:

Turbine

10/19/17 12:08pm

couple of problems 1) that article has terrible research behind it. 2) fan bases

Nat Gas Man

10/19/17 1:06pm

Anti-American^^^^

Blueto

10/19/17 11:53am

Indy is so prestigious!!! ARMY UMass...

blackshirts

10/19/17 7:29pm

In all reality. Yes. I feel that the AAC, with all of the success that they've had recently + BYU

BlueVU

10/19/17 11:13am

This probably sums up the reality best.

Turbine

10/19/17 11:43am

It's not a perceived bias. It is a demonstrated bias.

TailgateU

10/19/17 12:01pm

Though true, I don’t totally dismiss reputation or interaction that leave some

MatthiasG

10/19/17 12:20pm

CB Lawyers: Is there any potential for a lawsuit for them to gain inclusion?

GOR

10/19/17 1:26pm

Not a lawyer. But I can tell you that there has be real evidence of exclusion

Lance71

10/19/17 6:55pm

The advantage to being a "Power" conference is money from TV contracts.

Boomcannon

10/19/17 2:36pm

Actually, "Power 5" refers to the 5 conferences with automatic bids to the NY6,

Junior Deputy

10/19/17 5:37pm

Yes, no and maybe. They would have to have the current P5 vote for them to have

Nat Gas Man

10/19/17 11:13am

A couple of things.

SCcoug

10/19/17 11:22am

What good would P6 inclusion be though? I doubt the media money would suddenly

crack

10/19/17 11:23am

you'd be in a conference with an auto bid to the NY6. That REALLY helps with recruiting. The ACC wouldn't always be

HarlemCoug

10/19/17 11:39am

If the playoffs expanded to 8 and the aac champ had a chance to be

mtnKat

10/19/17 11:51am

You have to have a top 10 program in the conference

Remigius

10/19/17 11:57am

Probably more like a consistent top 10 with a regular fan base of well over 1M

gww687

10/19/17 12:18pm

That's like asking the cartel standing next to the fountain of youth

Idahofallsblue

10/19/17 12:21pm

Nice pipe dream...except the P5 is pushing for P4.

cdr88

10/19/17 12:33pm

I wonder how long the anti-competitive action will happen. It's technically

TailgateU

10/19/17 12:47pm

Should be acted on but it seems the size of one's legal budget determines the

cdr88

10/19/17 1:29pm

They all voted for it. Pretty had to sue when you agreed 100%

Nat Gas Man

10/19/17 1:49pm

Sweet, It will be even harder to get in

kolob32

10/19/17 1:06pm

A better solution would be to eliminate the power status all together. And

Turd Furguson

10/19/17 12:50pm

What? A playoff? That's too complicated for D1.

TailgateU

10/19/17 12:52pm

I know. There are too many teams. G5 teams would end up in the same spot.

Turd Furguson

10/19/17 1:00pm

There are 130 FBS teams and 124 FCS teams. How does FCS figure it out?

TailgateU

10/19/17 1:11pm

yeah, maybe you move to a bigger playoff. Kind of like ncaa basketball.

Turd Furguson

10/19/17 2:21pm

So said Mike Leach

TailgateU

10/19/17 2:47pm

It's more about football brands than on-field performance

Hill4Heisman

10/19/17 1:01pm

BYU missed the boat being stupid

kosmokramer

10/19/17 1:04pm

that was never an option btw

Idahofallsblue

10/19/17 1:05pm

Of course it was

kosmokramer

10/19/17 4:17pm

at that point the big east was no longer considered a power conference

Idahofallsblue

10/19/17 4:33pm

Yes, but BYU could have and should have joined at that time

kosmokramer

10/19/17 4:37pm

BYU has a standing offer to join any time they want.

Lance71

10/19/17 6:58pm

No, we’re going to wait until the program is on life support before we do the

Junior Deputy

10/19/17 7:07pm

Yes, lets talk AAC and the 20 Team Conference!

SportsRoad

10/19/17 1:31pm

Would be too many games, but getting the top two from your

bigbossbyu

10/19/17 1:45pm

No, you play the 9 teams in your div and have 3 non conference games

SportsRoad

10/19/17 1:47pm

yep. guaranteed no repeat game in the championship game. less travel too

Return of the Yeti

10/19/17 2:38pm

Nothing in there about BYU

Cougtruth

10/19/17 2:22pm

Didn't Criddle recently interview the AAC commissioner?

BlueVU

10/19/17 2:28pm

It’s something.

Cougtruth

10/19/17 3:20pm

The P5 does not care about the AAC success. It is all about the $$$.

Cougstreak

10/19/17 2:28pm

Funny thing to me is that if we did join the AAC, the AAC could boast that they have a more recent undisputed

BlueVU

10/19/17 2:34pm

Not exactly.....

Cougtruth

10/19/17 3:43pm

Not exactly II

Cougtruth

10/19/17 3:48pm

Yes, especially if we joined with Boise State.

Bee Chunder

10/19/17 2:36pm

No way!!! This Indy thing is working so well! We need to be patient we are only

blackshirts

10/19/17 2:49pm

No insight here: but if the AAC is close to acheiving this landmark goal

Cougarpride

10/19/17 4:50pm

Not going to happen. P5 schools have no reason to expand playoffs/bowl access.

k2coug

10/19/17 9:27pm

Sustainability. The MWC could have made the same arguments 10 yrs ago

RedlandsCoug

10/19/17 10:51pm

I watched entire Houston-Memphis game. BYU isn't good enough for AAC

Y4LYFE

10/19/17 11:56pm

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