is that CUSA really doesn't lose anything.

Houston is currently good however there has been no longevity that I've seen. They also had a Fraternity play their hoops like 40 years ago.

UCF & SMU we're good once. SMU paid there way to the top & UCF recently did pretty well. Both of their hoops are worthless.

So again the best part is we have a national power in Memphis that tops all but UCONN in their Step Down. We have Southern Miss & ECU that have real tradition & fan support. (Not paid-for tradition & peewee football atmospheres) Plus they have the longevity unlike those stepping down.

Oh and in football the west did lighten up a tad with Houston leaving though I highly doubt once Keenum is gone they woulda been able to hang. SMU is as pointless as they will be in the Big East. In the East we do lose a team that has new money recent success but as shown this year it's not like we lose a world beater by any means.

So for those of us not stepping down to a lesser conf by all means feel free to laugh at them. That's what the 3 Stooges would want.

In before the Smack Board.

(11-02-2011 02:07 PM)MU ATO Wrote:  is that CUSA really doesn't lose anything.

Houston is currently good however there has been no longevity that I've seen. They also had a Fraternity play their hoops like 40 years ago.

UCF & SMU we're good once. SMU paid there way to the top & UCF recently did pretty well. Both of their hoops are worthless.

So again the best part is we have a national power in Memphis that tops all but UCONN in their Step Down. We have Southern Miss & ECU that have real tradition & fan support. (Not paid-for tradition & peewee football atmospheres) Plus they have the longevity unlike those stepping down.

Oh and in football the west did lighten up a tad with Houston leaving though I highly doubt once Keenum is gone they woulda been able to hang. SMU is as pointless as they will be in the Big East. In the East we do lose a team that has new money recent success but as shown this year it's not like we lose a world beater by any means.

So for this of us not stepping down to a lesser conf by all means feel free to laugh at them. That's what the 3 Stooges would want.

The creation of this thread is the epitome of denial and blind ignorance.

MU ATO, are you related to TOGC?

He mad.

What happened to TOGC.. I saw a post and there was a line through his name.. Does that mean you're banned here?

Ehh while the OP is an idiot I agree with his overall point. The best basketball program is likely to still be here, and most of the best football programs are still here.

Most of the best?

(11-02-2011 02:07 PM)MU ATO Wrote:  is that CUSA really doesn't lose anything.

Houston is currently good however there has been no longevity that I've seen. They also had a Fraternity play their hoops like 40 years ago.

UCF & SMU we're good once. SMU paid there way to the top & UCF recently did pretty well. Both of their hoops are worthless.

So again the best part is we have a national power in Memphis that tops all but UCONN in their Step Down. We have Southern Miss & ECU that have real tradition & fan support. (Not paid-for tradition & peewee football atmospheres) Plus they have the longevity unlike those stepping down.

Oh and in football the west did lighten up a tad with Houston leaving though I highly doubt once Keenum is gone they woulda been able to hang. SMU is as pointless as they will be in the Big East. In the East we do lose a team that has new money recent success but as shown this year it's not like we lose a world beater by any means.

So for those of us not stepping down to a lesser conf by all means feel free to laugh at them. That's what the 3 Stooges would want.

UH is inconsistent but a sleeping giant in football and basketball. The football has the potential to become Miami circa 1983-2002 (no, I'm not exaggerating) and the basketball program can become another Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Illinois (i.e. a second tier power).

(11-02-2011 02:23 PM)cyc46 Wrote:  Most of the best?

Yeah most of the best. Houston is having a great year right now, so that will certainly be a loss. UCF is up and down, but certainly a loss. SMU is getting on track a little, but still not there yet, not as big a loss. I'd say Tulsa, ECU, and USM have had roughly the same if not better success over the life of new C-USA than the group leaving. The MWC is taking a much bigger hit than us in this. They are losing the only relevant team in their league.

(11-02-2011 02:16 PM)Kronke Wrote:  He mad.

(11-02-2011 02:07 PM)MU ATO Wrote:  is that CUSA really doesn't lose anything.

Houston is currently good however there has been no longevity that I've seen. They also had a Fraternity play their hoops like 40 years ago.

UCF & SMU we're good once. SMU paid there way to the top & UCF recently did pretty well. Both of their hoops are worthless.

So again the best part is we have a national power in Memphis that tops all but UCONN in their Step Down. We have Southern Miss & ECU that have real tradition & fan support. (Not paid-for tradition & peewee football atmospheres) Plus they have the longevity unlike those stepping down.

Oh and in football the west did lighten up a tad with Houston leaving though I highly doubt once Keenum is gone they woulda been able to hang. SMU is as pointless as they will be in the Big East. In the East we do lose a team that has new money recent success but as shown this year it's not like we lose a world beater by any means.

So for those of us not stepping down to a lesser conf by all means feel free to laugh at them. That's what the 3 Stooges would want.

Ya know.. the worst part of leaving C-USA is that we won't have the opportunity to beat you guys a full decade in a row.

(11-02-2011 02:07 PM)MU ATO Wrote:  is that CUSA really doesn't lose anything.

Houston is currently good however there has been no longevity that I've seen. They also had a Fraternity play their hoops like 40 years ago.

UCF & SMU we're good once. SMU paid there way to the top & UCF recently did pretty well. Both of their hoops are worthless.

So again the best part is we have a national power in Memphis that tops all but UCONN in their Step Down. We have Southern Miss & ECU that have real tradition & fan support. (Not paid-for tradition & peewee football atmospheres) Plus they have the longevity unlike those stepping down.

Oh and in football the west did lighten up a tad with Houston leaving though I highly doubt once Keenum is gone they woulda been able to hang. SMU is as pointless as they will be in the Big East. In the East we do lose a team that has new money recent success but as shown this year it's not like we lose a world beater by any means.

So for those of us not stepping down to a lesser conf by all means feel free to laugh at them. That's what the 3 Stooges would want.

I agree that SMU is largely irrelevant to the value of the conference, but the fact that Houston is only been good under the current qb (while likely true) is true for all of us. name one team that is consistently good in football in c-usa. the closest you get is southern miss - then maybe ecu.

the highlighted part made me laugh though..
UCF has a past now? since when?

the most valuable commodity we have as a conference is memphis basketball - and i think we're staying.

(11-02-2011 02:23 PM)Caltex2 Wrote:  UH is inconsistent but a sleeping giant in football and basketball. The football has the potential to become Miami circa 1983-2002 (no, I'm not exaggerating) and the basketball program can become another Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Illinois (i.e. a second tier power).

No your not exaggerating, your out of your mind. Good luck with that. I have the potential to date Jessica Biel too. (yes I am exaggerating)

If we do have to leave our rivalries in cusa (marshall, ecu, tulsa) then I hope we can continue playing you guys ooc going forward.

(11-02-2011 02:23 PM)Caltex2 Wrote:  UH is inconsistent but a sleeping giant in football and basketball. The football has the potential to become Miami circa 1983-2002 (no, I'm not exaggerating) and the basketball program can become another Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Illinois (i.e. a second tier power).

The one that hurts the most to me is Houston just because they've been a member of the conference for so long. UCFs are a dime a dozen and another can be found.

(11-02-2011 02:29 PM)UCFmike Wrote:  If we do have to leave our rivalries in cusa (marshall, ecu, tulsa) then I hope we can continue playing you guys ooc going forward.

I'll go ahead and promise you, you're never going to play us again once you depart the league, outside of maybe a bowl game. Not really personal, but you don't fit what we are looking for in OOC games.

(11-02-2011 02:23 PM)Caltex2 Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 02:07 PM)MU ATO Wrote:  is that CUSA really doesn't lose anything.

Houston is currently good however there has been no longevity that I've seen. They also had a Fraternity play their hoops like 40 years ago.

UCF & SMU we're good once. SMU paid there way to the top & UCF recently did pretty well. Both of their hoops are worthless.

So again the best part is we have a national power in Memphis that tops all but UCONN in their Step Down. We have Southern Miss & ECU that have real tradition & fan support. (Not paid-for tradition & peewee football atmospheres) Plus they have the longevity unlike those stepping down.

Oh and in football the west did lighten up a tad with Houston leaving though I highly doubt once Keenum is gone they woulda been able to hang. SMU is as pointless as they will be in the Big East. In the East we do lose a team that has new money recent success but as shown this year it's not like we lose a world beater by any means.

So for those of us not stepping down to a lesser conf by all means feel free to laugh at them. That's what the 3 Stooges would want.

UH is inconsistent but a sleeping giant in football and basketball. ).

haha. Let's not get carried away.

(11-02-2011 02:25 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 02:23 PM)cyc46 Wrote:  Most of the best?

Yeah most of the best. Houston is having a great year right now, so that will certainly be a loss. UCF is up and down, but certainly a loss. SMU is getting on track a little, but still not there yet, not as big a loss. I'd say Tulsa, ECU, and USM have had roughly the same if not better success over the life of new C-USA than the group leaving. The MWC is taking a much bigger hit than us in this. They are losing the only relevant team in their league.

Yeah I didnt mean that as you took it ECU USM Tulsa > Houston UCF SMU