(03-18-2017 10:56 AM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(03-18-2017 08:53 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(03-18-2017 08:48 AM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  This 14 member behemoth just seems to be too big and unwieldily and sent delivering the kind of tv contract the old line up did. I think it's time to consider splitting the east and west apart and having each side pick up 3 additional members to create two 10 member leagues.

Possible additions
WEST: UL Lafayette, Arkansas St, Texas St (others include NMSU and S Alabama)
EAST: James Madison, Georgia St, Georgia Southern, App St, S Alabama

i don't think the current continuity rules would prohibit both sides from autobids.

You need to finish waking up. Those are not CUSA teams.

I need to wake up? Read my post genius--those are teams I'm proposing to add.

Ya, saw each side pick up 3 additional members to create two 10 member leagues. Then saw what looked like a league of 10 team league, with east and west divisions without any CUSA teams. Saw the 'Possible Additions' but lost the context as my mind jumped to those teams being a nice conference for the SunBelt.


As others have suggested it would be best to first build up to 16 teams before the split. Think Kittonhead #3 is a key question what would the focus be. There are only 2 G5 conferences with a strong east coast face. As the A10, which UMass is a founding member. What would our plan B, if the AAC never happens. What could make an eastern division of CUSA more appealing. Could not think of a good split that included multiple Florida teams and/or 300 RPI BB teams.