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    The Huntington Herald-Dispatch: No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Landon
    Know what the best news was from the recent Conference USA meetings?

    What wasn't said.

    Namely, no talk about expanding the league back to 16 teams after East Carolina, Tulsa and Tulane leave in 2014.

    Oh, sure, commissioner Britton Banowsky mentioned the "16-team model" for about the bajillionth time. But did the C-USA athletic directors say a word about future expansion during their meetings?

    "It wasn't discussed a single time," said Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick.

    Thank goodness.
    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Landon
    There aren't two more schools worthy of invitations.

    Other schools that have been mentioned include Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette. Frankly, there's nothing enticing about either one. Neither Jonesboro, Ark., nor Lafayette, La., ever will be confused with such markets as Charlotte, Nashville, Miami or San Antonio.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    "ever will be confused with such markets as Charlotte, Nashville, Miami or San Antonio."


    or Huntington?

    Good thing we got into C-USA when we did. The small market thing will always be a hurdle.
    Good old Memorial Gym

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Tech77 View Post
    "ever will be confused with such markets as Charlotte, Nashville, Miami or San Antonio."


    or Huntington?

    Good thing we got into C-USA when we did. The small market thing will always be a hurdle.
    C-USA is selling us as the Shreveport market (which is larger than the Baton Rouge DMA) with no mention of Ruston or Monroe markets. You'll see it again when the C-USA football media guide is released this summer.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    C-USA is selling us as the Shreveport market (which is larger than the Baton Rouge DMA) with no mention of Ruston or Monroe markets. You'll see it again when the C-USA football media guide is released this summer.
    Just as long as they stop with the "once a WBB power" thing.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    I thought they had gotten over their obsession with markets.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    C-USA is selling us as the Shreveport market (which is larger than the Baton Rouge DMA) with no mention of Ruston or Monroe markets. You'll see it again when the C-USA football media guide is released this summer.
    That's probably a good thing.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Let us and USM satisfy the football aspects and the rest can satisfy markets!

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by oledawg66 View Post
    I thought they had gotten over their obsession with markets.
    I thought so too, after inviting Western Kentucky.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by maddawg View Post
    Just as long as they stop with the "once a WBB power" thing.
    No joke. I hate that.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    C-USA is selling us as the Shreveport market (which is larger than the Baton Rouge DMA) with no mention of Ruston or Monroe markets. You'll see it again when the C-USA football media guide is released this summer.
    See C-USA's updated website for our market info. (Try to ignore the branding disaster that our athletic department has now pushed onto C-USA.)

    http://www.conferenceusa.com/ot/destination-c-usa.html

    Quote Originally Posted by Destination C-USA
    LA Tech: Ruston, La.

    Media Market: No. 83 Shreveport (386,150 TV HH)
    Airport (Code): Monroe (MLU)
    For More Information: http://www.rustonlincoln.com/
    Did You Know? Ruston is home to the Annual Squire Creek Peach Festival, which has been a Ruston tradition since 1951.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    See C-USA's updated website for our market info. (Try to ignore the branding disaster that our athletic department has now pushed onto C-USA.)

    http://www.conferenceusa.com/ot/destination-c-usa.html
    Again with the Los Angelos Tech! Used to not bother me but now it does.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Blue Dawg View Post
    Again with the Los Angelos Tech! Used to not bother me but now it does.
    Every mention on C-USA's website and in C-USA publications uses El Ay Tech. There's not even a single "Louisiana Tech" that I can find. Our athletic department has told C-USA to refer to us as "LA Tech" in all references except for the stat systems that only allow 4 character names (in that case TECH). It's seems like our admin is attempting a brand destruction experiment.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Every mention on C-USA's website and in C-USA publications uses El Ay Tech. There's not even a single "Louisiana Tech" that I can find. Our athletic department has told C-USA to refer to us as "LA Tech" in all references except for the stat systems that only allow 4 character names (in that case TECH). It's seems like our admin is attempting a brand destruction experiment.
    Continuing. Not attempting. I will be emailing Dr. Guice about this general situation on July 1st. Even though I think La. Tech is a far more powerful brand, LA Tech wouldn't hurt as bad IF WE JUST PICKED ONE OR THE OTHER.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    LaTech says LahTech which is what we were sold as a brand saying.

    No to LA Tech or La. Tech when printed. No postal code or abbreviations needed.

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    Re: "No news of C-USA expansion is a good thing"

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Every mention on C-USA's website and in C-USA publications uses El Ay Tech. There's not even a single "Louisiana Tech" that I can find. Our athletic department has told C-USA to refer to us as "LA Tech" in all references except for the stat systems that only allow 4 character names (in that case TECH). It's seems like our admin is attempting a brand destruction experiment.
    Several of us have been telling you the same thing for months. Now you act shocked. You're just hard headed. Take a deep breath and ACCEPT IT!!

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