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There is much speculation on the Sunbelt board about Tech might be heading to the Sunbelt. Many of the schools are against Tech but I for one would like to see UL and Tech in the same conference if it is the Belt or CUSA. CUSA isn't what it use to be and the Belt has improved in football. I would like to see Tech, Tulane, UCF, UL and USM in the same conference. What do you guys think about your future conference?
La. Tech should not drop down to the sunbelt. They should either try Mountain West, SEC or the Big 12. You should always move up, never down, otherwise stay in the WAC maybe Independent again and schedule nothing but big-time programs all year long.
Originally Posted by kingjudd
Mountain West is to much travel. Like the WAC. We cannot even afford the entry fee for the SEC or BIG 12. They would not only beat the crap out of us, they would laugh at our budget.
I don't believe the MWC, SEC or Big 12 are on the radar for Tech. My question was that if Hawaii, Fresno and Boise got their way and left the WAC then suddenly it is a god awful conference and would be Techs options? CUSA and the Sunbelt. The thing I see working against Tech in CUSA is that they have historically picked schools in large markets. Also CUSA isn't as attractive as it once was. Any way I just want to see UL and Tech in the same conference if it is in CUSA or the Belt.
Again, now that they are in a BcS conference, I can't see Louisville moving back down to CUSA, much less the Sunbelt.
You could classify Tech current condition as in a holding pattern. The question is how long can we sustain the pattern.
Most Tech fans realize that the only true options for Tech is the CUSA and Sunbelt. Needless to say, Tech along with all in the sunbelt would jump at a chance for CUSA. With the current teams in the WAC and Sunbelt, the WAC appears to be stronger with better national recognition. We prefer to be associated with these teams but I certainly would not mind playing ULL and others to show we are a better option on the field to CUSA. We just hope a spot opens in CUSA and we get in.
Personally, I would not mind being in a conference with ULL as long as it is in CUSA. I have no desire for the sunbelt, in its current state. If we end up in the belt, hopefully it involves CUSA schools and Tech without Monroe, floridia schools and none football schools.
In the event that 3 schools leave the WAC for MWC (Boise, Fresno, Hawaii, Nevada?), the remaining schools in the WAC are up a creek without a paddle. We certainly would have little choice but to look for membership in the sunbelt. I think most consider Boise to MWC a possiblilty but MWC expansion to 12 schools in the short term a longer shot.
I had to comment on this one. I would like to nominate this for craziest post of the year.
What do I think of our future conference! CUSA will be fine by me!
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rcajun,
I for one would like to see the Cajuns and Tech in the same conference. I would prefer it to be CUSA or some other regional to-be-determined conference that included Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UAB, and Tulane. Memphis and Southern Miss? -- I wouldn't care if they dropped off the face of the earth...
Actually, if you removed ULM, the Belt wouldn't look so bad to me. The Florida teams don't do anything for me... but, they'll probably be going to bigger pastures in a few years anyway. But, the long term health of Tech and ULL are tied together -- we should be on the same page and create leverage within a conference. I miss having a TRUE rivalry. It's sad when our Rivalry Week game attracts 5k fans.
For the 3 billionth time Louisiana Tech is not interested in the Sun Belch conference. That is why we left that POS several years ago. We would rather shut the program down and drag parts of our anatomy across 3 miles of broken glass than to be part of the Belch again.
Period... end of story... again for those not paying attention.
With Nevada and San Jose State with Idaho sinking a lot of money into their programs besides the main forces that have existed in Hawaii, Fresno State, and Boise State, Tech has a lot of work to catch up with these. I am not so sure CUSA is a better conference. People just recognize the names of some of the schools more if they have been limited to living in Louisiana or nearby.
The money payouts and visability with the WAC have been significant for Tech that they otherwise would not have if they were in SunBelt. How well we compete in WAC or CUSA for those that still may be interested in that league is up to both Alumni and Administration stepping up like those other schools in WAC.
I don't think CUSA is a better football conference than the WAC. I'd say it's a better baseball conference and at least even, if not better, basketball conference. These are the money sports. They have 5 bowl tie-ins as opposed to the WAC's 3. And, they're regional, but not the sunbelt.
Last edited by johnnylightnin; 11-26-2006 at 08:37 AM.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
CUSA's bowl tie-ins are contracts that have lingered from the OLD CUSA, one that had Louisville and Cincy. It'll be interesting to see how those 5 slots change over the next few years. Doubtlessly, from default, CUSA will retain at least three of the slots.
As for MBB, CUSA used to be a real power. Now they are merely run-of-the-mill.
We beat Houston which I believe is the CUSA champs and we will finish no better than 3rd in the Belt. ASU beat Memphis but I don't know their record in CUSA. It just seems to me that CUSA isn't what it use to be and the Belt is getting stronger. I would like to see some sort of Belt and CUSA merger. I want us to be in a conference with Tech, Tulane, and USM.
The problem with the belt is perception. Perhaps the Belt is getting stronger. Surely CUSA isn't what it used be since it lost Louisville. But, CUSA does have more bowl ties and it's more nationally respected.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
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