R9Q-Presentation From American Athletic Conference Regarding The Miami Beach BowMIAMI BEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Mem Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: October 16, 2013
SUBJECT: A PRESENTATION FROM THE AM RICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REGARDING
THE MIAMI BEACH BOWL.
The American Athletic Conference, also known as the AAC, is an American collegiate athletic
conference with member institutions located in the northeastern, midwestern, and southern part of
the United States. The AAC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Division I in athletic competitions; for football, it is a part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
The American has member institutions that are spread throughout a wide portion of the United
States. The majority of its members are located in urban metropolitan areas, or at least on the
fringes thereof. The conference is one of two successors to the all-sports Big East Conference
(1979-2013}. While the other successor, which does not sponsor football, kept the Big East
Conference name, the American Athletic Conference inherited the old Big East's structure and is
that conference's legal successor. The prior league underwent substantial turmoil during the 201 0-
13 NCAA conference realignment period.
The American is currently one of the six automatic qualifying conferences of the Bowl Championship
Series (BCS), also known as a "Power Six Conference." The conference inherited the old Big East's
BCS berth for the 2013 season. However, the new conference will lose its automatic berth as part of
the upcoming College Football Playoff in 2014 and become a part of the "Group of Five", which
shares automatic access to one spot in the six premier bowl games. The other four conferences in
the group are Conference USA (C-USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West
Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.
The American Athletic Conference will be announcing the creation of the Miami Beach Bowl - a
groundbreaking event that will bring postseason college football to the area. The Miami Beach Bowl
will be played at Marlins Park in Miami beginning at the conclusion of the 2014 season and will
attract visitors to Miami Beach and Greater Miami annually. The game will be owned and
administered by the American Athletic Conference.
Representatives from the AAC will be making a presentation regarding the Miami Beach Bowl during
the October 16, 2013 City Commission meeting.
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