Yep, I really think the best chance of an upgrade is ACC falls apart and Navy and Temple want out of AAC. I don't see that happening soon unfortunately.
That would make a conference of UMass, Army, Navy, Temple, Boston College, Syracuse, Buffalo, Pitt. Lots of appeal playing those schools both for locals and students.
This is a huge issue. Besides the academic gap between Buffalo/Miami and everybody else, there's huge enrollment issues at a ton of MAC schools. I looked it up at some point, but I think UB, MU, and OU were the only schools that have really increased enrollment.