(01-21-2013 02:34 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  I agree...look at current rpi relative to new adds...all former CUSA is at the bottom with the exception of MEM...I just don't understand why schools would move for a name...IMHO, the branding will be lost.

Its more than a "name"...which is why every CUSA school that was invited to join said YES...including one that was invited just for football.

(01-21-2013 05:00 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-21-2013 02:34 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  I agree...look at current rpi relative to new adds...all former CUSA is at the bottom with the exception of MEM...I just don't understand why schools would move for a name...IMHO, the branding will be lost.

Its more than a "name"...which is why every CUSA school that was invited to join said YES...including one that was invited just for football.

"Would you rather play UCF or FIU?"

"Would you rather play ECU or ODU?"

It's as simple as that.

There are some close calls in there. I would rather play UNCC orODU than ECU in basketball, for example, and my desire to play Tulane is mitigated by their poor sports reputation and the fact that they've moved out of the USM Superdome. I was always pro-Tech, too.

Overall, though, I like the prospect of playing the Big East teams better.

Tulsa has overachieved so far with so little depth, not much experience and no real inside game. Is still going to be two solid recruiting classes away from where they want to be.

KL, i have to disagree.. the name is _all_ they have at the moment. (Will that change in the future? for their sake I hope so)