re: 20 Reasons Arkansas would join the Big 12

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Ku is also AAU. B12 actually has a slightly higher percentage of AAU than SEC if you do the math.

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AAU is overblown. It's a perfectly nice distinction to have, but people make far too much of it's value. I attended two AAU universities and one non-AAU and, trust me, the difference in educational quality has virtually nothing to do with the AAU status. If Vanderbilt were stripped of the AAU designation tomorrow, it would still be a top-notch university. If Nebraska's AAU status were restored, it -- and Kansas -- would still be comparable to the bottom half of the SEC, educational quality-wise (before you ask, I'd place UGA, UF, Bama, Auburn, Vanderbilt, TAMU, and Missouri above either of them, and at least three of those are non-AAU member institutions.) I'm not knocking the whole AAU thing; I'm just saying that using it as a bragging right should be done in extreme moderation unless you truly understand all that it implies...and what it doesn't actually imply.