If given a choice for a LAX league, I’d take the BigTen first, the ACC as a very, very, VERY close 2nd, and the Big East as a distant 3rd. But my 4th choice would have been the SoCon — because of Air Force. And that’s pretty much where we are with the ASUN, as AFA will be leaving the SoCon to join the ASUN next year.
Putting into a “football” perspective…
…joining the BigTen, ACC, or Big East is like joining a P5 league. Or at least it is from a SOS perspective. Those are the elite teams.
…joining the Ivy, Colonial, or Patriot league is like joining the old Big East, before they’d lost their “BCS” status.
…joining the SoCon or ASUN would be like joining the MWC — after Utah and TCU had already left. So it’s not particularly “prestigious”. But it IS better than independence. Because as an indy, our only shot at the NCAA tournament would be as an at-large team, and those bids always go to the BigTen, ACC, and Big East. However, in the ASUN, Utah would be perennial conference contender (AFA and Robert Morris would be our primary challengers). So in that sense, I’d say that while it isn’t “ideal” — aka, BigTen, ACC, Big East — it IS an improvement. And for what it’s worth, our chances of making the tournament in the ASUN is far more likely than in any of the aforementioned big 3. So at least in the short-term, we’re probably better off in the ASUN.
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