If the Big East only loses Rutgers, I don't know if Memphis is their answer. Maybe ECU or UCF. And if neither case happens we could also benefit by MWC taking UTEP.Originally Posted by tangidawg
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If the Big East only loses Rutgers, I don't know if Memphis is their answer. Maybe ECU or UCF. And if neither case happens we could also benefit by MWC taking UTEP.
or big east takes ECU.
This is gonna be an interesting off season.
yep..right now its on the "recruiting thread".
But its more stable that the WAC.
at least we could drive to some conference road games. for that reason alone, it's worth it if everything else is equal.
Unfortunately nothing is stable right now. We need to be on the phone with SMU, RICE, Houston, TULSA, etc making sure we have a place at the table instead of working on a conference.
Oh, I agree with that 100%! I would love to be able to attend every game in 2011. I am just not a huge CUSA fan. Wish the ducks were in a row to ride the big waves.
I hear the admins are working CUSA very hard.
ESPN just brought up the story on College Football Live.
We'd be crazy not to.
Lateral move??? well....maybe...but we need to generate consistent competition that will draw fans....I would dare to say that attendance figures in our first year of cusa would jump 20% or better just for having competition within driving distance....throw in 2-3years of "close" nail biting games or some fun annual smack talk between cusa schools and JAS and other venues are at capacity and pulling + revenue yearly w/ excitement....I hate to say it but WTF is exciting about a road game to NMSU. SJSU, or even Fresno???? maybe for the handful of people that can afford to fly out to the westcoast it would be fun..but for the majority of us we cannot make those long trips for sub-par competition... Now...if Fiesta bowl comes calling I know EVERYONE makes the trip...but for the ho-hum schools named above...it just doesn't happen.... regional rivals is the ONLY way forward for our program....THEN things begin rolling..
Don't kid yourself. When this is all over, the WAC may not even be in existence. Even if it is, without Boise, Fresno, and Hawaii, it will look like a west coast version of the Sunbelt. We either get an invite to C-USA, or we're destined to be one of the losers, just like any team left in the Sunbelt will be. As bad as it will be if we're left behind, it will be just the opposite if we're able to hitch our wagon onto C-USA.
That was depressing
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