I dont think theyll ever be back in the MAC. I never hear of any interest in that among administrators or fans. They still think that long term, they are in a better situation than the MAC can provide them.
Jeff, I know that we both have Huntington connections, but I'm getting different vibes from several of my friends there. Over the last year or so, there seems to be a growing realization that C-USA was kind of "fools gold." It looked good for awhile but when examined closely it's luster seems to diminish, particularly with some of the defections to the AAC. I do think, though, that they would only come back into a MAC that was restructured in some way -- kicking out some dead-weight and adding a few "better" teams.