The AAC traitors stabbed the other CUSA and MWC schools in the back when the deal could have effectively ended the Big East as a football conference and forced some Big east football schools to join CUSA. The defection of the 1st few schools to the Big East ruined the deal as it lead to mistrust among the members of both conferences. It was really the best opportunity for the G5 to create a 32 school alliance with 2 16-school conferences where 2 crossover OOC games would be set each year between CUSA and MWC schools. It could be done now and take more Sun Belt schools to fill in the 32 spots, but it wouldn't have the same impact or strength.
This is what CUSA and the MW could of and should have been.
CUSA
East - Marshall, ECU, UCF, USF, Navy, UCONN, Cincy, Temple
West - Tulsa, Tulane, SMU, Southern Miss, Memphis, Louisiana Tech, UAB, ULL.
Have the Conference Championship game in Orlando or New Orleans
MW
South- Houston, UTSA, UTEP, New Mexico State, New Mexico, Rice, UNLV, San Diego State
North
Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose St, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado State, Air Force, Utah State.
Have the Conference Championship in San Antonio or Las Vegas.
The MAC then could have added James Madison and ODU
MAC
East - Buffalo, Akron, Kent, Ohio, ODU, James Madison, Army, UMASS.
West - Bowling Green, Toledo, EMU, WMU, CMU, Ball State, Northern Illinois, Miami(OH)
Keep the Conference Championship in Detroit
And then the Sun Belt
East - Liberty, Coastal Carolina, Appy, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, FIU, FAU,
Charlotte
West - Troy, South Alabama, Arkansas State, North Texas, ULM, Texas State, WKU, MTSU
Play the Conference Championship in Nashville.