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Why ECU Football Only?
Not really that knowledgeable overall about ECU athletics but just in my opinion, the fact you got an football only invite is a slap in the face. You're getting the same treatment as Boise State and San Diego State but you're not on the west coast, you're smack dab in the traditional footprint. Just would like someone to explain why y'all got a FBO invite and Tulane, SMU, UCF, Houston, and Memphis got an all sports invite.
(This post was last modified: 11-27-2012 12:51 PM by RonBurgundy.)
11-27-2012 12:50 PM
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
Ha....see your problem is you try to think rational. That conference knows nothing about being rational.
11-27-2012 12:52 PM
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
ECU at least got their foot in the door. It is much more expensive for all-sports getting teams in and out of Greenville, NC.
11-27-2012 12:55 PM
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
I really do not look at this as an indictment on ECU....As late as last week word coming out of ECU is that an invite to the Big East did not look very promising. It all comes down to the basketball only schools, they have been and continue to be 100% against the inclusion of ECU. I just think this really proved the up hill battle we had in trying to gain membership.

With that said we know they will be losing more all sports schools and at that time it will increase our chances of full membership...We had to do the same thing to get invited for all sports into CUSA.
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
Wasn't ECU football only in CUSA at first...?
11-27-2012 01:00 PM
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
(11-27-2012 12:55 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  ECU at least got their foot in the door. It is much more expensive for all-sports getting teams in and out of Greenville, NC.

Not true at all....That is the biggest bunch of bull I have ever heard. You can fly right into Greenville and be 10 minutes from campus for most sports. Hell, Navy flies there football team right into Greenville. At worst you fly into Kinston and are only 30 minutes from campus. Hell, in most metro areas it takes that long to get from the Airport to you destination.
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
(11-27-2012 01:00 PM)AndreWhere Wrote:  Wasn't ECU football only in CUSA at first...?

Only on the contingency that their other sports were to be brought in following years... There's no such contingency in this move (at least not that I've seen)
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
Basketball schools are blocking ECU.

Actually it might be more than just ECU. Basketball might want to keep its majority if they choose to dissolve.
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ECU football only because it's cleaner than saying "ECU all but basketball."

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What if CUSA doesn't let ECU keep the other sports, where will they go? That's what the CAA did to ODU, we're looking for homes for 4 sports. I'm happy for ECU, but it's sad that ODU is losing it's closest school. Boy I hate ESPN
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
So somebody correct me if I'm wrong.....Tulane is a "full" member? Is that correct? What gave Tulane the edge to get full member status over ECU?

Very weird. I think that's a bad move for ECU. Oh well.
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
I believe that the basketball schools don't get to vote on football-only issues. If that is the case, perhaps ECU didn't have the basketball school votes to be added all sports. Don't see a big difference between ECU and Tulane on non-football sports though so...............
11-27-2012 01:31 PM
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
I'm sure it has to do with market and accessibility.
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(11-27-2012 01:05 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  Basketball schools are blocking ECU.

Actually it might be more than just ECU. Basketball might want to keep its majority if they choose to dissolve.

This......would be correct!
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
(11-27-2012 01:13 PM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  What if CUSA doesn't let ECU keep the other sports, where will they go? That's what the CAA did to ODU, we're looking for homes for 4 sports. I'm happy for ECU, but it's sad that ODU is losing it's closest school. Boy I hate ESPN

The rumor is that ECU is returning to the CAA for olympic sports. Another rumor is that the A10 could be a potential landing zone for their olympic sports. Either way, all of ECU's sports are going somewhere.
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
(11-27-2012 01:13 PM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  What if CUSA doesn't let ECU keep the other sports, where will they go? That's what the CAA did to ODU, we're looking for homes for 4 sports. I'm happy for ECU, but it's sad that ODU is losing it's closest school. Boy I hate ESPN

they can always come back home
they left the CAA on good terms
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(11-27-2012 04:39 PM)EPJr Wrote:  
(11-27-2012 01:13 PM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  What if CUSA doesn't let ECU keep the other sports, where will they go? That's what the CAA did to ODU, we're looking for homes for 4 sports. I'm happy for ECU, but it's sad that ODU is losing it's closest school. Boy I hate ESPN

they can always come back home
they left the CAA on good terms

No we didn't... they kicked us out 1-2 years early... and it was a pretty bitter deal.
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
(11-27-2012 12:50 PM)RonBurgundy Wrote:  You're getting the same treatment as Boise State and San Diego State but you're not on the west coast, you're smack dab in the traditional footprint.

Navy is smack dab in the traditional footprint and they only got a football invite. Just wanted to point that out.
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(11-27-2012 04:45 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  
(11-27-2012 04:39 PM)EPJr Wrote:  
(11-27-2012 01:13 PM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  What if CUSA doesn't let ECU keep the other sports, where will they go? That's what the CAA did to ODU, we're looking for homes for 4 sports. I'm happy for ECU, but it's sad that ODU is losing it's closest school. Boy I hate ESPN

they can always come back home
they left the CAA on good terms

No we didn't... they kicked us out 1-2 years early... and it was a pretty bitter deal.

We weren't allowed in any of their postseason tournaments.
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RE: Why ECU Football Only?
(11-27-2012 04:45 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  
(11-27-2012 04:39 PM)EPJr Wrote:  
(11-27-2012 01:13 PM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  What if CUSA doesn't let ECU keep the other sports, where will they go? That's what the CAA did to ODU, we're looking for homes for 4 sports. I'm happy for ECU, but it's sad that ODU is losing it's closest school. Boy I hate ESPN

they can always come back home
they left the CAA on good terms

No we didn't... they kicked us out 1-2 years early... and it was a pretty bitter deal.

Yeah, CAA not really known for taking defections well. See ODU and VCU.
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