(06-10-2017 08:55 AM)eager eagle Wrote:  Southern Miss will not be remaining in CDOA in its present form due to geography and its oveerall lack of interest now by the USM fans. Another primary reason is travel cost and it simply makes sense that sending our teams to South Alabama in Mobile or ULL in Lafayette is considerably less than trips to UTEP or the south Florida schools. Winning or losing to any teams in the mix is all the same, actually makes no difference in the overall national scheme of things.

This is strictly a business move and should work well for all until the last big "shakeup" occurs. Nothing against or for any team anywhere and here is the facts:

1. No one wants nor will there be any attempts to "kick anyone out". This will be a simple withdrawal by any team that wants to join the new mix.

2. There will be only a nominal entry fee, just enough to establish the new league and get its feet on the ground. There will be NO exit fees or advance notice for those who want to or can move on in the future.

3. The core schools joining USM could be ULL, ULM, South Ala, Troy, UAB, Ark State, La Tech and perhaps McNeese State or Rice or both. Who might win or who wont win any national championship has nothing to do with this, its travel expenses only.

NCAA basketball credits will be gone but that means very little since it is spread out so thinly under our current set up. Should be no problem in lining up bowl games, reminants of cdoa would not be competitive in that respect.

Everyone has seen that ULM has a blank OCC schedule after next couple of years, wonder if they have already decided.

Who wants aboard?

If you split the CUSA/SB 12 and 12, USM is in the western 12-UTEP, UTSA, UNT, Rice, La Tech, USM, UAB, TX St., ULL, ULM, Ark. St. and USA. Marshall, MTSU, WKU, UNCC, ODU, FIU, FAU, GSU, Ga St., Troy, App. St., Coastal Carolina.