The AAC is full of talented players, with passionate fan bases and great TV markets. Many of the teams in the AAC would be a second tier team in a power five conference, yet no respect is given. At this rate, it looks like the AAC will be stuck in mediocrity, and never make a CFP bowl game, unless they can do something to improve their schedules.
As we all know, the FCS games are designed to be easy win games. The smaller school gets a monetary bump, while the bigger school gets a cheap, single game, and is one game closer to bowl eligibility.