Taking market out of the formula, it appears to me that LaTech would make a great addition to CUSA. What do you guys think?

Yes. They've been competitive for many years and have a fine tradition.

We need to do this:

ECU
Marshall
Memphis
UAB
USM
La Tech

Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
UTEP
CSU
UNM

Wyoming
Hawaii
UNLV
Nevada
SDSU
Fresno State

I think it's a no-brainer.

I think 9 / 9 would be better. (MWC + UTEP. CUSA + La Tech). Championship game between MWC side and CUSA side to determine a champion.

9/9 has no crossover games, unless you went to 9 conference games, which no one wants. Everybody wants to visit Hawaii occasionally too.

To be honest, I want La Tech, but for some reason... Georgia State is becoming more attractive in my book.

They have 33,000 students, they play in the Georgia Dome, they have tons of living alumni... do you think a shot at C-USA football would light a spark with their fanbase?

(11-03-2011 10:35 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  To be honest, I want La Tech, but for some reason... Georgia State is becoming more attractive in my book.

They have 33,000 students, they play in the Georgia Dome, they have tons of living alumni... do you think a shot at C-USA football would light a spark with their fanbase?

So we will have another Tulane (no offense Tulane)?

(11-03-2011 10:33 AM)USM@FTL Wrote:  9/9 has no crossover games, unless you went to 9 conference games, which no one wants. Everybody wants to visit Hawaii occasionally too.

Why would you want crossover games? Other than going to Hawaii (which is actually a HUGE pain in the @$$). You would have 2 "pure" champions on both sides to play for the championship.

(11-03-2011 10:37 AM)PGPirate Wrote:  

(11-03-2011 10:35 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  To be honest, I want La Tech, but for some reason... Georgia State is becoming more attractive in my book.

They have 33,000 students, they play in the Georgia Dome, they have tons of living alumni... do you think a shot at C-USA football would light a spark with their fanbase?

So we will have another Tulane (no offense Tulane)?

I'm not sure about that... Tulane (to my knowledge) isn't that big. I wouldn't mind a conference road trip to Atlanta.

Funny, I was thinking about la tech. They have some history which I think is cool. But man, Ruston's population is a lot smaller than Greenville even.

(11-03-2011 10:54 AM)Black Bart Wrote:  Funny, I was thinking about la tech. They have some history which I think is cool. But man, Ruston's population is a lot smaller than Greenville even.

Wouldn't be a close neighbor for ECU, but SoMiss, UAB, Tulane, Memphis, etc. are sure in the neighborhood.

La Tech doesn't help our travel and they aren't a very wealthy school.... its going to be FAU and MT IMO and SJSU and ISU for the MWC

(11-03-2011 10:22 AM)USM@FTL Wrote:  Yes. They've been competitive for many years and have a fine tradition.

We need to do this:

ECU
Marshall
Memphis
UAB
USM
La Tech

Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
UTEP
CSU
UNM

Wyoming
Hawaii
UNLV
Nevada
SDSU
Fresno State

I think it's a no-brainer.

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Are you saying that 7 winning seasons in football within past 23 years is what you consider competetive?

(11-03-2011 12:18 PM)eager eagle Wrote:  

(11-03-2011 10:22 AM)USM@FTL Wrote:  Yes. They've been competitive for many years and have a fine tradition.

We need to do this:

ECU
Marshall
Memphis
UAB
USM
La Tech

Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
UTEP
CSU
UNM

Wyoming
Hawaii
UNLV
Nevada
SDSU
Fresno State

I think it's a no-brainer.

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Are you saying that 7 winning seasons in football within past 23 years is what you consider competetive?

Winning % in the last 21 years:

29. Marshall
39. Southern Miss
56. ECU
61. UCF
67. Louisiana Tech
82. Tulsa
85. Houston
86. Rice
91. UAB
92. Memphis
104. Tulane
107. UTEP
111. SMU

Tech would be my number 1 pick.

If we expand, which I'd rather we not, we should only consider schools in tiny markets like Ruston and Boone so we can protect ourselves from future raids.

(11-03-2011 10:12 AM)Brick City Pirate Wrote:  Taking market out of the formula, it appears to me that LaTech would make a great addition to CUSA. What do you guys think?

Kind of like taking Bread out of my PB&J. All that's left is a goo.

18 works. So does 20, 21, 24, 27, 28, 32, & 36. Way more exciting that the 11 the Big East has put together.

(11-03-2011 12:38 PM)Chappy Wrote:  If we expand, which I'd rather we not, we should only consider schools in tiny markets like Ruston and Boone so we can protect ourselves from future raids.

I almost spit out my Coke laughing.

FIU fans are pretty confident that they are upgrading to a full member of CUSA. Supposedly CUSA officials had backup plans set in place in case UCF did leave. They say the news will break after UCF officially announces.

If we're going to keep the biggest bag of peanuts we have to replace those markets.