I respect the results of the AAC.
Herbstreit said this week it was kind of like when L'Ville, WVU and Rutgers carried the torch for the Big East. The AAC has not yet won the string of bowls that the Big East did, but I get the point.
Problem, like the Big East, will be lack of coaching continuity.
WVU - Rod
L'Ville - Petrino
RU - Schiano
USF - Leavitt
UConn - Edsall
Cincy - Dantonio, Kelly
Now each of the coaches at Houston, Memphis and Temple are being mentioned as replacements elsewhere and it's probable they'll be lured away.