Yes, I'm aware of that. My point is that if the agreement to play them was all on Bruce like we've been led to believe, our current leadership would have moved to cancel and buy out the contract. The fact that we are not buying it out suggests somebody in our administration, besides Bruce, wanted to play them. It's anybody's guess why.
From the C-USA Board of Directors meeting...
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/02/odus...ir-cusa-board#
C-USA set up committees for 3 high-priority issues... None of which were membership, expansion, or realignment.
"There was no discussion of conference expansion. Selig said that after a spate of expansion in the last 18 months, conference officials are content to stand fast."
"James Madison and Liberty universities are both mulling jumps to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Liberty has applied to the Sun Belt Conference. JMU has had discussions with C-USA and the Mid-American Conference and appears inclined to jump to the MAC if an invitation is received from that league."