NCAA: 6 schools apply to join AAC

[GKJ]

Source - Six schools officially apply to join American Athletic Conference (espn.com)

Six. Conference-USA would be down to 8 teams if this were to go through.

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[Canes]

Still a lot of re-alignment to go. Probably this time involving some FCS teams going to FBS. Or maybe the reverse where the FBS contracts if C-USA dissolves. I won't be surprised either way tbh.

 

[Hasbro]

Then CUSA hits the Sunbelt.

 

[GKJ]

Then CUSA hits the Sunbelt.

Sun Belt might be the more stable conference. Make them come to you. They’ve got the better programs.

 

[GKJ]

Southern Miss is headed to the Sun Belt, and it sounds like Old Dominion, JMU, and Marshall. With AAC defections, C-USA would be down to 5 schools and looking at FCS schools.

With Southern Miss joining the Sun Belt, what's next for Conference USA? (awfulannouncing.com)

 

[Babe Ruth]

Southern Miss is headed to the Sun Belt, and it sounds like Old Dominion..
With Southern Miss joining the Sun Belt, what's next for Conference USA? (awfulannouncing.com)

Yeah, looks like Old Dominion is moving to the Sun Belt. It's kind of a homecoming.. I remember when ODU was in a basketball version of the Sun Belt back in the day. They had a good conference rival in VCU. Sun Belt was/is set up for better geographic rivalries over the southeast. We'll see..