Ever since UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston were reported to be leaving the American Athletic Conference for the Big 12, there has been a lot of wild speculation about who the AAC should go after to replace them. It’s clear that the conference needs someone, as their TV contract with ESPN will be devalued at only eight remaining teams. So, standing still at eight teams really isn’t an option, and the dominoes of realignment will fall behind them.
The question has been simply “Who?”
There are a lot of different things to consider. Media markets and how much TV revenue a program is worth are major considerations.