I've read through this thread and am still a little confused. Can anyone help me out on this question?

I am currently a Premier Elite on UA that I assume will end at the end of this year since I will only have one flight through UA this year.

Are there any airlines that I can get to match my UA status before it expires (would love US Air but from the thread it looks like they don't match and Star Alliance usually don't match other Star Alliance)? Any way I can get UA to not expire my status at the end of the year?