Once in the Sunbelt, ALWAYS be in the Sunbelt.Originally Posted by CajunDave1
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Once in the Sunbelt, ALWAYS be in the Sunbelt.
Thanks for your great interest and continued support, as evidenced by your constant presence on our board.
Good old Memorial Gym
The Western most SBC schools (ULM, ULL, A-State) wanted Louisiana Tech, but the Eastern schools wanted JMU. Troy wants to be in West with S Alabama, so no they have a decent split. It has nothing to do with burned bridges.
From someone who can neither spell nor punctuate.
We need to be careful with the arrogance concerning the sunbelt. Our athletic department is withering on the vine. You know how I know? Cause big fans like me that post on message boards are losing interest and a watered down CUSA will be the death knell.
And for those who have aspirations of grandeur. The AAC’s latest expansion choice should prove that we will NEVER bring the TV market that they value above all else.
Beyond that, the teams that would have to leave the AAC to open up a spot for us are the only ones worth being affiliated with anyway.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
…..I didn’t realize this but the R&D differences between UL and Tech are significant 2019 it was $165 mil to $25 mil…..in 2020 The UL amount grew significantly due to their role in the COVID Vax discovery…..I am old enough to have seen the rises and falls in both schools like the horrible leadership at UL under Dr A and the great strides st Tech under Dr T…..things are always changing with these2!
Sorry -- not buying the "arrogance" line.
Tech fans wanting the best for our university and taking pride in our (occasional) successes isn't arrongance. Just because UL-X fans are into self-loathing and flagship worship, doesnt mean Tech fans who dont feel the same are "arrogant". And even if it were, I'm still not buying that fans on a message board are a factor in the conference-level votes being cast by university presidents.
I'd urge Tech fans to stop giving fuel to the "Tech = arrogant" narrative.
It's pretty obvious the Sun Belt is NOT welcoming back teams that once left it--us, WKU, and MTSU. WKU is a shoe-in for the MAC, maybe MTSU, too.
We, on the other hand, are screwed and screwed HARD.
A football-only eight-team conference (us, WKU, MTSU, UTEP, FIU + NMSU, UMass, and UConn) could work. If scheduled correctly, every team (except us & FIU) would only have to make three regional flights per season. We (and FIU) would have to make a fourth regional flight every other year. But from what I've read, UConn has zero interest in joining.
So I have a prediction for Tech in the future of FBS football--independence.
For basketball, I understand. But for football, why the heck not?
No need to go anywhere at this time HogDawg, we are all good! But also don't forget, "Once in CUSA, ALWAYS in CUSA"!!! That is, unless CUSA ceases to exist!!!!
I just heard that the conference will survive, but is rebranding itself as conference “who” SA.
Hum….wrong again pepper-head as Houston, SMU, Tulane, and Tulsa we’re in CUSA.
I hear the talk about NMSU and SHSU and others. What about Kennesaw State? 41k enrollment. Closer than El Paso. Looks like they are ready to move up and would accept. Pros? Cons?
The key words there are, "WERE in CUSA", or as you put it, "we're in CUSA"!!! But unless I'm missing something, I don't see El-Aye-Tech on your list? Or maybe when you said "we're in CUSA" you meant that Tech was still in CUSA!
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