Serious Conference Realignment Discussion

[sportdawg]

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UIW announces they will depart the Southland Conference for the WAC next season.

[inudesu]

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UIW announces they will depart the Southland Conference for the WAC next season.

Southland only had so many conference tournaments to hand out to entice schools to stay, huh?

[Champ967]

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UIW announces they will depart the Southland Conference for the WAC next season.

In 2010, Texas's launch of the Longhorn Network prompted Nebraska to announce it was leaving the Big12, thus setting in motion the previous round of realignment -- a series of events that led to the end of both the Big East and the WAC as football conferences. IIRC, Incarnate Word's move from D2 to FCS was the final domino to fall in that process.

Maybe this announcement from UIW will wrap things up again this time.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I am SO glad WKU and MTSU are staying. My only real dislike of the new CUSA is losing Southern Miss and the addition of Sam Houston. I have lived in Texas long enough to know that Sam Houston does not get much support and is very much considered a lower level team. They have done well on the FCS level, but it is going to take a while for them to become a name that people follow. I hope we are working on a way to have a home and home with Southern Miss. This still could be a good rivalry game...

100% correct Champ! SHSU viewed as nothing over here in Texas. Even Texas State would have been better.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I'm still not sold on the new AAC as superior to the Sunbelt (once you remove SMU and Memphis). That said, we need to load up on as many AAC home and homes as we can. UNT, Rice, UTSA, Tulane, and whoever else we can get...even UAB.

Yes at least those 4.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I'm asking this because I just don't know, but why can't/don't we get more games against Tulane? It seems like potential for a natural rivalry there.

Because Tulane has been historically snotty like that.and when they do finally schedule it’s on a rare upswing year for them.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

In 2010, Texas's launch of the Longhorn Network prompted Nebraska to announce it was leaving the Big12, thus setting in motion the previous round of realignment -- a series of events that led to the end of both the Big East and the WAC as football conferences. IIRC, Incarnate Word's move from D2 to FCS was the final domino to fall in that process.

Maybe this announcement from UIW will wrap things up again this time.

UT is such a screwup university. They’re like a spoiled young “trust fund” kid. Gag me!!

[TYLERTECHSAS]

UT is such a screwup university. They’re like a spoiled young “trust fund” kid. A Paris Hilton type. Gag me!!

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[inudesu]

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Did you bump an active thread? By quoting your comment from 1 minute earlier? I. . . I don't know what to do with that. It was literally still among the most recent 2-3 posts on the site.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Did you bump an active thread? By quoting your comment from 1 minute earlier? I. . . I don't know what to do with that. It was literally still among the most recent 2-3 posts on the site.

Yes, my phone won’t allow me to edit. Sorry

[PawDawg]

Yes, my phone won’t allow me to edit. Sorry

Go to the "full site" instead of the mobile option.

[LEEDAWG]

I am SO glad WKU and MTSU are staying. My only real dislike of the new CUSA is losing Southern Miss and the addition of Sam Houston. I have lived in Texas long enough to know that Sam Houston does not get much support and is very much considered a lower level team. They have done well on the FCS level, but it is going to take a while for them to become a name that people follow. I hope we are working on a way to have a home and home with Southern Miss. This still could be a good rivalry game...

100% correct Champ! SHSU viewed as nothing over here in Texas. Even Texas State would have been better.

SHSU is in an area where the A&M and UT cults are overwhelming. The Baylor and LSU fandom in the area is quit strong too. UofH only has their recent basketball success to tout. Regardless, I think SHSU is a good addition. They have a winning baseball program in the last 10+ years which helps fill the void of losing Rice baseball (Rice BB wasn't what it once was either). SHSU football and basketball are good programs too. I think there is overall more upside with SHSU in the conference than there was with Rice or UNT. UNT has good basketball. UNT football is blah. No baseball at UNT.

[boxerdog]

I'm watching Liberty's media conference regarding their invitation to CUSA. They are going to kick the crap out of us. LOL

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1Oy...n^s1_&ref_url=

[DawgyNWindow]

I'm watching Liberty's media conference regarding their invitation to CUSA. They are going to kick the crap out of us. LOL

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1Oy...n^s1_&ref_url=

Personally, I think too much is being made of this whole conference thing. It's up to the individual universities to produce a viable product and sell themselves, especially at the G5 level. Anyone that thinks the Sunbelt is on the way up is delusional. They've had a couple of good years and that's it.

Paying fees, or foregoing revenues, to jump from one bottom feeder conference to another is a waste of money IMO. I'd rather pay to replace our coach with one that EXPECTS to win every game and instills the same in our players (much like Liberty has done since starting their program) is the way to go.

Are Southern Miss and Marshall really any better off by being in the Sunbelt?

[Champ967]

SHSU is in an area where the A&M and UT cults are overwhelming. The Baylor and LSU fandom in the area is quit strong too. UofH only has their recent basketball success to tout. Regardless, I think SHSU is a good addition. They have a winning baseball program in the last 10+ years which helps fill the void of losing Rice baseball (Rice BB wasn't what it once was either). SHSU football and basketball are good programs too. I think there is overall more upside with SHSU in the conference than there was with Rice or UNT. UNT has good basketball. UNT football is blah. No baseball at UNT.

May also be worth mentioning that they're currently the undefeated #1 ranked FCS team.