They certainly don’t have the depth of the SEC. But I was actually talking about the American, not the Atlantic Coast. All this “such-and-such conference sucks!” is really quite lame IMHO. One could say that the SEC East is a basketball conference, except they don’t have any good basketball programs.
Now, the American can’t hold a candle to the SEC or the ACC. But I was discussing how to make it even half-way decent.
But, since you brought up basketball, the SEC has 11 national basketball championships. They are not exactly slackers.
Now back to your topic. The AAC is certainly a conference that has a lot going for it. I think that should be fostered and they be taken seriously as the conference grows in competitiveness.