G5 realignment to make all 5 conferences more regional seems doable if the AAC, CUSA & SBC all want it and cooperate (MAC & MWC already regional). But it seems more likely the AAC (now 8 teams) adds independents Army & Liberty and poaches 2 from 14-team CUSA; e.g., UAB & FAU.

AAC Expansion? (adds underlined)
N: Tem, Army, Navy, Lib, ECU, Tuls
S: Mem, SMU, Tuln, UAB, USF, FAU

What's next after Big 12 expansion: How adding BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF may change college football's power structure (CBS Sports)

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Posted on 9/10/21 at 11:15 am to TidalSurge1

Big 12 votes to accept adding BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF to conference (espn)

New additions keep the Big 12 stable and exciting, but won't change championship outlook (247)

Conference realignment: AAC commissioner sees 'irony' in Big 12 poaching three of its schools (247)

Memphis (in AAC) also tried to join the Big12.

American Athletic Conference intends to replace departing schools (ESPN)

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Aresco said his conference plans to move "deliberately and expeditiously" to add two to four teams and beef up the league to 10 or 12 following the three departures. Aresco declined to name specific schools, but said the AAC would only "entertain institutions that have shown an interest in us."

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