From Yahoo Sports

[talonofdeath]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--college-sports-conference-realignment-made-simple-074507431.html;_ylt=A2KJ2PaKqtFRmSIAECXQtDMD

CONFERENCE USA
Who left: Houston, SMU, Central Florida and Memphis all departed for the American Athletic Conference, with more departures to come next year. That hit the league where it hurts in both football (five of the past six division champions are gone or will be gone) and men's basketball (Memphis was the only C-USA school that mattered in that sport).
Who arrived: Plenty of low-major football flotsam, in the form of Middle Tennessee, Florida Atlantic,Florida International, Louisiana Tech, North Texas and UT-San Antonio. Old Dominion and Charlotte also join this year, with football to follow in 2014 and ’15, respectively.
What’s still to come: Western Kentucky joins in all sports next year.
Better or worse? Worse. C-USA got weaker in the key football states of Texas and Florida and lost some major media markets. The programs are largely afterthoughts in places like Houston, Dallas and Orlando, but trading those markets for the likes of Ruston and Murfreesboro is a net loss.
Winner or loser? Loser, but a survivor.

[talonofdeath]

Not sure how he can put LaTech in the same category as MTSU/FIU/FAU/NT & UTSA.
I always thought of LaTech as a cut above that bunch.

[T1]

Guilt by association. Get used to it USM.

[PawDawg]

"low major"

That's what happens when idiots use a term like "mid major".

The Yahoo writer is a certified idiot who did zero research.

[talonofdeath]

Had to look-up the term flotsam....
flot·sam(fltsm)n.1.a. Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk.
b. Floating refuse or debris.

2. Discarded odds and ends.
3. Vagrant, usually destitute people.

[dawg gone it]

This guy is an idiot. I honestly think our conference may surprise some people this year. Tech and MTSU both are coming off great years, UTSA is still building but already a pretty impressive team due to its inexperience, and the rest of these teams are in some of the finest football talented states in the country! Competition should be fine

[PawDawg]

Had to look-up the term flotsam....
flot·sam(fltsm)n.1.a. Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk.
b. Floating refuse or debris.

2. Discarded odds and ends.
3. Vagrant, usually destitute people.

I'm betting that was the first time he'd ever used it. He probably just read or heard it somewhere and had to look it up.

[champion110]

"low major"

That's what happens when idiots use a term like "mid major".

The Yahoo writer is a certified idiot who did zero research.

Exactly! Plus, the ones leaving didn't exactly set the world on fire. We were better than any of them last year and certainly ranked the highest in football. Memphis beats us out in bball, but we were pretty much on fire for most of the season last year. Compare us to University of Texas for a change. With all that money, they were nothing........

[dawg gone it]

http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/02/4774526/will-the-new-c-usa-teams-succeed.html

here's a more accurate/realistic article that talks about how all the new teams may fare

[Dawg06]

I'm betting that was the first time he'd ever used it. He probably just read or heard it somewhere and had to look it up.

He probably wrote that after a conversation with LFR.

[ChipDog]

I'm betting that was the first time he'd ever iused it. He probably just read or heard it somewhere and had to look it up.

He just learned from some grade-schooler how to "right click" on a word and then "left click" on "Synonyms" - not hard even for that flotsam

[techman05]

I hope our women's bball program can become a highlight item for our conference soon, rather than a footnote.

[FishingBack]

Well this low major team beat the ACC and BIG on the road.

[Dawg06]

Well this low major team beat the ACC and BIG on the road.

And the SEC on the road the year before that. We have a 3-game winning streak against "high major" teams on the road since our overtime loss at Mississippi State.

[stodgdog]

Had to look-up the term flotsam....
flot·sam(fltsm)n.1.a. Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk.
b. Floating refuse or debris.

2. Discarded odds and ends.
3. Vagrant, usually destitute people.

Usually used in conjunction with jetsam.