Conference Membership Discussion
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Here is the latest article I read, and it makes it sound like staying put with 11 teams seems the most logical step for the conference. And the teams that seem to have the most buzz about them are BYU, Army, and Boise State but those seem highly unlikely.
AAC unlikely to replace Connecticut soon in football or basketball
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JulesFIU07 said
jgf2017 said
I literally can’t believe this is actually a debate whether people would rather live in PBC (even Broward) over Miami. It is a proven fact that people who are considering moving to South Florida almost exclusively flock to PBC because it’s a much more pleasant area. PBG recently got voted the nicest city to live in in Florida. And PBG though north of the main campus can deifinitely
Be considered FAU territory and if not can be in the future. There’s a big campus in Jupiter just in case anyone forgot.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 9:58 AM #387030
Guess I should have included a trigger warning…Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 12:05 PM #387031
If your assertions were even remotely based in fact, then we would not be so "triggered."
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GeorgiaOwl said
On a rival teams board? Ya think??Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 2:31 PM #387032
Haha, it isn’t even like I trashed PBC, all I really said is that Miami is doing really well; and I certainly didn’t trash FAU, but I guess it is hard for some people to hear that FIU is doing ok too?
I don’t know, if it makes people feel better to think of FIU as an institution on the precipice of collapse; and Miami as some Syria-like war zone that people are fleeing from and avoiding, despite the better than 10% population growth rate and rising property values, so be it.
I just wanted to set the record straight.
Anyway, I don’t know what the AAC has planned. I am sure ESPN can renegotiate their contract, which might force them to add a school, but how they go about doing that, I have no idea.
If all they care about is available eyes on screens, the only two big markets they don’t hit are Atlanta and Miami. If they care about gaps in the map they are probably looking at ODU, UAB, or MTSU. If they care about sustained success and a strong following then App State is probably your best bet.
Really it is a crap shoot.
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JulesFIU07 said
GeorgiaOwl said
On a rival teams board? Ya think??Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 2:31 PM #387032
Haha, it isn’t even like I trashed PBC, all I really said is that Miami is doing really well; and I certainly didn’t trash FAU, but I guess it is hard for some people to hear that FIU is doing ok too?
I don’t know, if it makes people feel better to think of FIU as an institution on the precipice of collapse; and Miami as some Syria-like war zone that people are fleeing from and avoiding, despite the better than 10% population growth rate and rising property values, so be it.
I just wanted to set the record straight.
Anyway, I don’t know what the AAC has planned. I am sure ESPN can renegotiate their contract, which might force them to add a school, but how they go about doing that, I have no idea.
If all they care about is available eyes on screens, the only two big markets they don’t hit are Atlanta and Miami. If they care about gaps in the map they are probably looking at ODU, UAB, or MTSU. If they care about sustained success and a strong following then App State is probably your best bet.
Really it is a crap shoot.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 5:16 PM #387037
No one said fiu is not doing well. Your statements regarding the surround area not mattering, however, are a bit ridiculous. We have gotten multiple recruits over you just because of the area surrounding fiu (according to those recruit's parents (Ocie Rose and an offensive lineman whose name escapes me to name just two).
As for your statements re: Miami doing better than Palm Beach County in terms of growth and/or welath, I direct you to this article: In Miami, There Are Too Many Condos and Not Enough Foreign Buyers - WSJ.
Also this one regarding Palm Beach: Palm Beach Notches Big-Ticket Home Sales - WSJ.
Regarding Boca specifically from two years ago: Shedding Seinfeld Stereotypes, Boca Property Developers Court Younger Crowd - WSJ
And perhaps the best one from CNBC regarding Boca as the next Miami: Behind Florida real estate
I think most at this point know that Miami is not what it used to be. And the fact that you mention Downtown Miami as a redeeming quality is mind boggling. I used to work in Downtown Miami and there could not have been more homeless people. No socialite or person of wealth would be there past 6 or 7 pm leaving work.
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jgf2017 said
How do you let this guy stay on here? I'm personally insulted this guy hasn't been banned.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 5:44 PM #387038
Lol…Banned for what, having a discussion?
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