Could CUSA be looking to move past 14 teams?

[Lazarus_KKY]

Yep.

With NM State and Ohio, C-USA would get:
- 2 good rivalries (NMSU/UTEP and Ohio/Marshall)
- 1 solid football program (Ohio)
- 2 solid basketball programs (NM State and Ohio)
- 1 great academic institution (Ohio) and 1 good academic institution (NM State)
- 2 pairs of perfect travel partners (NMSU/UTEP and Ohio/Marshall)
- 2 new states (New Mexico and Ohio)

Delaware? Really? I'm pretty sure Southern Miss would prefer playing in the East, and New Mexico won't leave the MW.

Middle Tenn. State? No thanks.

I was just relating what I had read on the CUSA board. Any mention of NMSU makes UTEP fans spit venom. I think UTEP block NMSU. If that happened then I think the rest of CUSA would not consider NMSU since they would be adding them as a travel partner for UTEP and they didn't want them. There was a lot of loving going towards Delaware but it has died down and now they are all talking up MTSU (barf). Also FAU gets some attention from time to time as a travel partner for FIU.

[LookingForResults]

Your new here so I will give you the benefit of the doubt here. Just and FYI, ULL & LA Tech get along like the Hatfields and the McCoys did.

I think he meant the Gayjuns.

[Dawg06]

The Cajuns would be a smart choice. Their program is on the up-swing and I am only hearing good things from the locker room. ULM or South Alabama would be awful since every ULM fan is a die hard LSU fan. Troy has proved to be a solid program in the past too.

[DONW]

The Cajuns would be a smart choice. Their program is on the up-swing and I am only hearing good things from the locker room. ULM or South Alabama would be awful since every ULM fan is a die hard LSU fan. Troy has proved to be a solid program in the past too.

The Gayjuns! Please don't tell us what you're hearing from the lockerroom.

[domangue]

Interesting that they would pick off Western Kentucky & Middle Tennessee.

They would yank the 2 highest remaining...by far... athletic budgets in the Sun Belt ($27MM & $22MM respectively). If you didn't already know it, the Sun Belt would spiral down further into obscurity and really embrace their Little Sisters of the Poor mantra.

[DawgFaninHous]

My,my- haven't we all changed our tunes since we got the "invite". We are treating other schools just like we were beinig treated by Memphis, Tulane and some 'key' USM fans!

I would rather add schools in the east than Sunbelt schools because of the exposure to the markets and the fact that USM can be in our division. The fact that they all suck, have no money or class and that they are less than worthy should never enter into the conversation!!!! :icon_wink: Shame on us!!!!!


DFiH

[TYLERTECHSAS]

The Cajuns would be a smart choice. .

Ah....er....no thanks.

[GermDawg]

My,my- haven't we all changed our tunes since we got the "invite". We are treating other schools just like we were beinig treated by Memphis, Tulane and some 'key' USM fans!

I would rather add schools in the east than Sunbelt schools because of the exposure to the markets and the fact that USM can be in our division. The fact that they all suck, have no money or class and that they are less than worthy should never enter into the conversation!!!! :icon_wink: Shame on us!!!!!


DFiH

That's incorrect I'm thinking from a budget standpoint:

School	Conference	Total Rev	Total Expense
Miami Ohio	MAC	$26,745,727	$26,975,567
Buffalo	MAC	$26,228,030	$26,221,691
Eastern Michigan	MAC	$27,717,621	$25,971,066
Western Michigan	MAC	$25,627,752	$25,410,420
Akron	MAC	$25,583,730	$25,344,459
Florida International	Sun Belt	$23,849,954	$24,606,141
Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	$27,125,185	$24,328,234
Central Michigan	MAC	$23,500,552	$23,423,660
Ohio	MAC	$25,470,296	$22,841,117
Northern Illinois	MAC	$24,148,602	$22,793,622
Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	$22,269,484	$22,269,484
Kent State	MAC	$21,448,821	$20,756,745
Toledo	MAC	$19,485,449	$20,673,092
Ball State	MAC	$20,483,476	$19,506,118
North Texas	Sun Belt	$11,259,222	$18,935,422
Bowling Green	MAC	$20,157,361	$18,031,088
Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	$19,438,422	$16,707,200
South Alabama	Sun Belt	$17,432,045	$16,580,198
Troy	Sun Belt	$15,246,720	$15,246,720
Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt	$13,556,901	$13,946,204
Arkansas State	Sun Belt	$13,374,507	$13,374,507
Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	$11,661,727	$10,164,038
Arkansas-Little Rock	Sun Belt	$9,304,137	$8,880,331

[qng001]

Just pick up Miami (OH) and Ohio, end with that. MAC then adds Liberty and Appalachian State.

The MAC conference has been pretty quiet during this realignment hoopla. Let's get them involved.

[domangue]

That's incorrect I'm thinking from a budget standpoint:

School	Conference	Total Rev	Total Expense
Miami Ohio	MAC	$26,745,727	$26,975,567
Buffalo	MAC	$26,228,030	$26,221,691
Eastern Michigan	MAC	$27,717,621	$25,971,066
Western Michigan	MAC	$25,627,752	$25,410,420
Akron	MAC	$25,583,730	$25,344,459
Florida International	Sun Belt	$23,849,954	$24,606,141
Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	$27,125,185	$24,328,234
Central Michigan	MAC	$23,500,552	$23,423,660
Ohio	MAC	$25,470,296	$22,841,117
Northern Illinois	MAC	$24,148,602	$22,793,622
Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	$22,269,484	$22,269,484
Kent State	MAC	$21,448,821	$20,756,745
Toledo	MAC	$19,485,449	$20,673,092
Ball State	MAC	$20,483,476	$19,506,118
North Texas	Sun Belt	$11,259,222	$18,935,422
Bowling Green	MAC	$20,157,361	$18,031,088
Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	$19,438,422	$16,707,200
South Alabama	Sun Belt	$17,432,045	$16,580,198
Troy	Sun Belt	$15,246,720	$15,246,720
Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt	$13,556,901	$13,946,204
Arkansas State	Sun Belt	$13,374,507	$13,374,507
Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	$11,661,727	$10,164,038
Arkansas-Little Rock	Sun Belt	$9,304,137	$8,880,331

You just illustrated my previous post... Every single MAC school would have a larger budget than every single Sun Belt school sans MTSU and WKU. That's separation!

[GermDawg]

You just illustrated my previous post... Every single MAC school would have a larger budget than every single Sun Belt school sans MTSU and WKU. That's separation!

I was responding to DFiH accusation (even in jest) that we were only considering MAC because of markets...

[DawgFaninHous]

I was responding to DFiH accusation (even in jest) that we were only considering MAC because of markets...

My post was completely 'tongue in cheek' although your list was very telling! Perhaps I should have inserted 'fans' where I said 'money'!!!!!

In either case, I think a Delaware (does any one happen to remember the 'Choke that Chicken' chant when we played the Blue hens in Ruston way back in the day????) or UMASS or maybe even Buffalo, would be a better fit than any of the SB schools! I am just sayin..........

[HogDawg]

My post was completely 'tongue in cheek' although your list was very telling! Perhaps I should have inserted 'fans' where I said 'money'!!!!!

In either case, I think a Delaware (does any one happen to remember the 'Choke that Chicken' chant when we played the Blue hens in Ruston way back in the day????) or UMASS or maybe even Buffalo, would be a better fit than any of the SB schools! I am just sayin..........

I don't know dude. Any football team named "Blue Hens" sounds pretty gay to me.





HD

[BoutThemDawgs]

I don't know dude. Any football team named "Blue Hens" sounds pretty gay to me.





HD

As long as they aren't the Blue Waffles

[hookdown]

The MAC conference has been pretty quiet during this realignment hoopla. Let's get them involved.

Right!

They should be forced to participate in the festivities as well....



The MAC seems like a pretty close knit group of schools. Not sure another non-AQ could get any of them to switch. But it would be fun to try.