I personally agree with all the reasons stated above... I'm still not certain that 'the administration' would 'do it in a heartbeat' though. I think there are some that believe that we can build basketball to respectability faster from CUSA (primarily because there are fewer 'basketball' schools to compete with) and I believe that the educational 'pitch' (which is far more significant in 'other' sports) may sell better. No, those aren't over-riding factors that cause you to ignore all of the other factors, but they aren't immaterial either. I think we'd do it... and try and keep UTSA, UNT and maybe La Tech as OOC opponents... but I don't think any of us know enough to make an informed decision about 'the program'... only perhaps individual aspects of it.

I'd also note that Rice is far less unique in the northeast... so our 'regional' outlook may not be the same as the AAC.