tjtlja wrote:
As smart as Scott is I cannot comprehend how he would think Corvallis is a better alternative to Tulane. Education, New Orleans, family, friends, home, food, weather, and competition. Yes, competition. Throw out the P5 BS. We would likely be a home favorite against OSU. How much better is the PAC 12 than the AAC? I say it is very small given the final 2017 rankings. The schedule we play is not that much different than the schedule Scott would inherit at Tulane. I know I have green glasses on but the PAC 12 is the PAC 12. Most experts thought the AAC should have had a team in the playoffs. Not one of the so called experts (even the bias idiots at ESPN) thought any PAC 12 team belonged in the final four. I hope this kid can back away from all the noise and see the light.
This post is exactly correct. The only difference is that the PAC 12 has name cachet and tremendous fan bases i.e. $$$ for TV. USC, Washington, Stanford, etc. Also, the coaches in that league are pretty stout. But the AAC has the same quality of football, once you peel back the onion. And the AAC champion could compete with ANY P5 team in the country, as history has shown with UH under Hermann, UCF this season, Memphis under Fuentes. Next season it will be someone else. I hope Aresco keeps up the pressure. Meanwhile, we have to show up to games--that's our job.
There are so many good posts on this thread about LS's decision, that it is difficult to discount Tulane or Kansas or Mizzou at this point. But I have to believe that if Scott is as smart as everyone says, that after a lot of thought, Tulane would be his best alternative. But hell, who knows? Tulane is a rising, middle-of-the-pack, soon-to-be-great AAC team; Kansas has about as much chance as Tulane to win the Big12, and is a doormat; Mizzou as a school is a mess right now, their football program is only decent, but it IS the SEC; OSU is a doormat of a comparable league and has all of the travel and exposure issues. Bottom line, go where you are most comfortable. That is the line the CJ used, and it is apt here. Yeah, Banks is the returning starter, but he only started 10 games and the backups got significant playing time, in fact started against a team that was in the CFB playoff. We've got Ohio St. and probably UCF. Go create something, Lindsay. The AAC is not second rate as far as many are concerned.