If I were you, I would go to a good regional(not that any major or regional is good), hope for a descent upgrade time and if not then i'm at a good regional for live.
I think that's good advice. Not sure if there are any "good" regionals but I know what you are trying to say. I worked at RAH and it was pretty decent. The upgrades have been relatively quick there the past few years as well and it looks like that trend is continuing.
I have a couple of friends at Pinnacle. Stay away!