CUSA Regionalization concept would realign teams in AAC, Conference USA, Sun Belt

Why does Huggins even care? Not like WVU is going to beat the Baylor’s, Kentucky’s, Duke’s, Kansas’s, or Gonazaga’s often enough to unseat them.

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Originally Posted by The Historian

Dave, the truth is not getting into CUSA in 2012 was the best thing that ever happened to your athletic department. Just like Tech not getting in CUSA in 2004 led to dramatic change before we finally received an invitation in 2012.

I think what happened this week will likely light a fire under our biggest donors and administration. We'll come back. We always do.

Just think what would have happened if you would have gotten into CUSA in 2012.

In 8 conference football games against Tech you would have a losing record. Our 2 game series proved that. You would be a mid level CUSA program with a $23 to $25 million budget with your old facilities, including those stellar recruiting trailers. Scott Farmer would be your AD. Tim Rebowe would be your head football coach and turning in nice 7-6 seasons.

And Bob Marlin would be your basketball coach......oh wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Historian,
When you put it that way I tend to agree with you. It took a little longer than we would have liked, but had we gone to CUSA when Tech did, we wouldn’t now be in a stronger conference than CUSA, we probably would have never been able to get rid of those awful trailers and build our indoor practice facility and athletic performance center. get our athletic budget up to 36 million (which has allowed us to pay our HC $2 000,000 per year) get our team ranked in the final top 25 at the end of last season and raise enough money to begin a $75,000,000 renovation to our football stadium in the very near future. Not getting into CUSA back then has also kept us from being in the same terrible situation Tech finds itself in today.
So yes, you are correct, the best thing to happen to Louisiana athletics was not moving to CUSA way back then.

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The problem with the C-USA is UTEP. Literally no one left in the C-USA wants to be in a conference with UTEP.

You have to exit UTEP either through moving, kicking, reforming, or leaving.

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UTEP prob wish they stuck it with the WAC guys than follow Tulane/SMU/Tulsa to CUSA. They would probably be in MWC today.

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Why does Huggins even care? Not like WVU is going to beat the Baylor’s, Kentucky’s, Duke’s, Kansas’s, or Gonazaga’s often enough to unseat them.

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It has nothing to do with that, at all. He isn't trying to better his chances of a championship. He doesn't want to share the money pie anymore.

Here is what will happen in our lifetime. The P5 conferences (about to be 68 schools) will leave the NCAA. Why wouldn't they? Sure they overall pie might be a little smaller, put the number of slices will be much smaller. Each slice will be much bigger.

It's is simple economics.

PS All of this conference realignment is also nothing but economics.

I don't remember many, if any, here being excited to hear that the C-USA presidents were allowing UAB back in with football after having let them stay as a non-football member which should have never happened.

They did everything in the world for UAB to keep them alive. What did they get for it? This is what happens when academia tries to do business. They fail.

All these "If only" this or that in regards to conference affiliation, it could always be worse. Tulane voluntarily left the SEC...how dumb! A textbook case of academia eff-up!

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All these "If only" this or that in regards to conference affiliation, it could always be worse. Tulane voluntarily left the SEC...how dumb! A textbook case of academia eff-up!

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This should be required reading for every university President. As a Tulane alum I know this decision was the worst in my schools history.

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This should be required reading for every university President. As a Tulane alum I know this decision was the worst in my schools history.

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Well ... that and letting go of the "University of Louisiana" name.

As we now know.

So, if the scenario plays out whereby Tech and 4 others are left stranded, and IF CUSA stays viable as an existing conference then we should realize a hefty payday from all the exit fees paid by 9 departing schools. Isn't it something like $1.4 million each? This is why the departing schools, in kahootz with the raiding conferences and ESPN, are trying to kill CUSA as an existing entity. No exit fees would be owed if CUSA officially no longer exists.

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So, if the scenario plays out whereby Tech and 4 others are left stranded, and IF CUSA stays viable as an existing conference then we should realize a hefty payday from all the exit fees paid by 9 departing schools. Isn't it something like $1.4 million each? This is why the departing schools, in kahootz with the raiding conferences and ESPN, are trying to kill CUSA as an existing entity. No exit fees would be owed if CUSA officially no longer exists.

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"How I made 1.4M doing nothing"

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"How I made 1.4M doing nothing"

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If divided between the 5 of us, that's $2.52 million each. Of course, Judy et al will pilfer some for their golden parachutes.

Looks like it's official
http://theamerican.org/news/2021/10/...versities.aspx
FAU, UAB, Rice, UTSA, UNT and UNC-Charlotte going to the AAC

When Skip Holtz was announced as the Head Coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs...

Charlotte didn't even have a football program.

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Looks like it's official
http://theamerican.org/news/2021/10/...versities.aspx
FAU, UAB, Rice, UTSA, UNT and UNC-Charlotte going to the AAC

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Well, good on them, I guess.

We woulda done the same.

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Originally Posted by Heavyarms

Looks like it's official
http://theamerican.org/news/2021/10/...versities.aspx
FAU, UAB, Rice, UTSA, UNT and UNC-Charlotte going to the AAC

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Wow! Now that's it official...MU and USM to the Belch, and WKU and MTSU to the MAC (probably, and who can blame them?)

Well, it's a damn good thing I am trying to kick my addiction to sports. This will help! Tech is DOA.