(05-25-2014 08:37 AM)Old Dominion Navy Wrote:  If CUSA adds anyone it would be, in no particular order:

University of Louisiana - Lafayette : ready made rivalry with Tech, as well as MT and WK, money sports just keep getting better, probably the best fan support.

Arkansas State : established rivals with MT and WK, football is trending up despite the quick coaching changes, most importantly new territory.

Georgia State : rival with ODU, basketball is getting better, football will too eventually, media market (downtown ATL), new territory.

Texas State : best candidate only if we lose UTEP,

Nowhere to go but up. Jr will go to the league and Papa Bear will find himself a better paying job. Giving away tix to a 1500 "arena" (used loosely) will not sustain a program. They found a good coach and lucked into a few good transfers, but this will not last. Football has a long way to go. GSU can shove their media market.

I wonder if tx state would get considered over LA for a CUSA invite.

(05-24-2014 11:45 PM)swampbear Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 09:49 PM)winston70 Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 09:22 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 04:58 PM)Ole Blue Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  For me, eff em. I have no disire to rejoining the 6-thug dance troupe. Never been to Lafayette but as guests they were horrible, players and fans. They are good at bat and ball sports, good for them. They occasionally put together a decent hoops team. They had 2 nba players this season and managed 1 game in the tourney. Their football is one coaching change from returning to perpetual suckage.

Um, let's ask all of the other WKU fans what they feel about that. Every time they've been to MT or I've been to LA all ULL fans I've encountered have been welcoming and respectful. The only times I can imagine them being "horrible" is if someone is a disrespectful jerk to them, which - I imagine - is just about how anyone would react to that type of thing.

Here at MT they have a rep for being some of the best fans we've ever interacted with. It should not and does not change for WKU, at least I'd think/hope.

Depends on who you are interacting with...

worse bunch of students in the SBC...

calling one of our players "half bred" at the WKU vs UL-L basketball game this year

trash talking a WKU's football players mother two years ago. Then took it a step farther to verbal sexual harassment. Happen right in front of me and after I told him to stop that crap he grabbed his Johnson and told her to suck it... I grabbed him by his freaking neck and would have choked him out till his buddies stepped in and say they would take care of him.

But that's people (drunks) sitting in the student and GA sections next to the students...

other than that everyone we meet was good old boys that treated us like old friends and offered us food, drinks, and as good of fans you will find.

Some of the ULL fans don't have a lot of class but it's hard to ignore what they are doing the last few years. If they get into CUSA Tech would own them again because history always repeats

Uh Huh.....See you in September Pal

You'll should be favored in Sep. against us for the first time in years - better hope you don't blow it

Maybe if their administrators didnt piss off every other university in LA maybe theyll get thr invite. A shame for their fans that they haaavent.

(05-24-2014 10:54 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 04:58 PM)Ole Blue Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  For me, eff em. I have no disire to rejoining the 6-thug dance troupe. Never been to Lafayette but as guests they were horrible, players and fans. They are good at bat and ball sports, good for them. They occasionally put together a decent hoops team. They had 2 nba players this season and managed 1 game in the tourney. Their football is one coaching change from returning to perpetual suckage.

Um, let's ask all of the other WKU fans what they feel about that. Every time they've been to MT or I've been to LA all ULL fans I've encountered have been welcoming and respectful. The only times I can imagine them being "horrible" is if someone is a disrespectful jerk to them, which - I imagine - is just about how anyone would react to that type of thing.

Here at MT they have a rep for being some of the best fans we've ever interacted with. It should not and does not change for WKU, at least I'd think/hope.

Well my interaction was at our first win in our FBS era. That came against the Cajuns. When we all stormed the field, one of their players shoulder checked one of our students. Kid never saw it coming, didn't provoke it at all. At the beginning of the game their fans were extremely hateful and a group had to be removed from the student section at the opposite end of the field from their fan section.

Their players were the most undisciplined I have ever seen (scratch that, tied with FAU). The players were constantly exchanging abuses with fans. Coaches had to drag them back into position meetings every time they came off the field. Was a complete fares from where it was sitting.

You're not the first person to post complaints about their fans. To some extent, I discount such comments as sour grapes... but at the same time, I see people posting the same thing over and over again and think there must be something to it.

The fans are great I person tailgating but rotten when they step away from that with the UL nonsense, the LSU envy, and NOLA bashing..

But man is tailgate hospitality wonderful.

(05-25-2014 10:02 AM)winston70 Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 11:45 PM)swampbear Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 09:49 PM)winston70 Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 09:22 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 04:58 PM)Ole Blue Wrote:  Um, let's ask all of the other WKU fans what they feel about that. Every time they've been to MT or I've been to LA all ULL fans I've encountered have been welcoming and respectful. The only times I can imagine them being "horrible" is if someone is a disrespectful jerk to them, which - I imagine - is just about how anyone would react to that type of thing.

Here at MT they have a rep for being some of the best fans we've ever interacted with. It should not and does not change for WKU, at least I'd think/hope.

Depends on who you are interacting with...

worse bunch of students in the SBC...

calling one of our players "half bred" at the WKU vs UL-L basketball game this year

trash talking a WKU's football players mother two years ago. Then took it a step farther to verbal sexual harassment. Happen right in front of me and after I told him to stop that crap he grabbed his Johnson and told her to suck it... I grabbed him by his freaking neck and would have choked him out till his buddies stepped in and say they would take care of him.

But that's people (drunks) sitting in the student and GA sections next to the students...

other than that everyone we meet was good old boys that treated us like old friends and offered us food, drinks, and as good of fans you will find.

Some of the ULL fans don't have a lot of class but it's hard to ignore what they are doing the last few years. If they get into CUSA Tech would own them again because history always repeats

Uh Huh.....See you in September Pal

You'll should be favored in Sep. against us for the first time in years - better hope you don't blow it

lol...no disagreement on that

I would love it for ULL to be added to the conference make up. They would def help our image this time of year but I fear the football success will be short lived once hudspeth leaves. They really do have great fans that are passionate and want there team to improve their perception. I think thats why ULL and Tech fans are bitter at each other, both fan bases hate the little brother image of LSU. But Tech will always be just a cut above the cajuns even if they do some how win in September!

I don't think CUSA will lose anybody, but even if they did, why not just shrink back to 12?

(05-25-2014 11:40 AM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote:  I don't think CUSA will lose anybody, but even if they did, why not just shrink back to 12?

That's the number C-USA should've stopped upon. In a major rush to replace the defectors (and secure his position), BB fell into the fools gold of big markets. Twelve teams are a good manageable number where real rivals could've developed & perhaps some name recognition for the conference.
Overall. Banowsky has been little short of a disaster regarding the conference.

(05-25-2014 12:11 PM)AtlantaEagle Wrote:  

(05-25-2014 11:40 AM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote:  I don't think CUSA will lose anybody, but even if they did, why not just shrink back to 12?

That's the number C-USA should've stopped upon. In a major rush to replace the defectors (and secure his position), BB fell into the fools gold of big markets. Twelve teams are a good manageable number where real rivals could've developed & perhaps some name recognition for the conference.
Overall. Banowsky has been little short of a disaster regarding the conference.

I agree 12 would have been a good number. Some on this board question the "large market" expansion strategy. I don't agree with them. I think C-USA needs programs in large markets. Since you seem unhappy with the strategy, which large market additions do you feel were bad additions?

(05-24-2014 11:40 PM)swampbear Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 10:54 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 04:58 PM)Ole Blue Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  For me, eff em. I have no disire to rejoining the 6-thug dance troupe. Never been to Lafayette but as guests they were horrible, players and fans. They are good at bat and ball sports, good for them. They occasionally put together a decent hoops team. They had 2 nba players this season and managed 1 game in the tourney. Their football is one coaching change from returning to perpetual suckage.

Um, let's ask all of the other WKU fans what they feel about that. Every time they've been to MT or I've been to LA all ULL fans I've encountered have been welcoming and respectful. The only times I can imagine them being "horrible" is if someone is a disrespectful jerk to them, which - I imagine - is just about how anyone would react to that type of thing.

Here at MT they have a rep for being some of the best fans we've ever interacted with. It should not and does not change for WKU, at least I'd think/hope.

Well my interaction was at our first win in our FBS era. That came against the Cajuns. When we all stormed the field, one of their players shoulder checked one of our students. Kid never saw it coming, didn't provoke it at all. At the beginning of the game their fans were extremely hateful and a group had to be removed from the student section at the opposite end of the field from their fan section.

Their players were the most undisciplined I have ever seen (scratch that, tied with FAU). The players were constantly exchanging abuses with fans. Coaches had to drag them back into position meetings every time they came off the field. Was a complete fares from where it was sitting.

Good to see that you have carried all of your Baloney from the Sun Belt Board to the CUSA Board......

Were you at either of the games in BG? If so were you sitting at 30 yd line near the null? Did you run onto the field with the WKU students a few years back? Didn't think so. You have no idea what happened.

Always good to hear and read positive talk about the Cajuns. Obviously, we are having outstanding success this year.

Will host regionals in both of the spring sports. Went to the NCAA and will have a first round NBA draft pick. And are coming off our 3rd consecutive bowl victory.

I think the concerns of many Cajun fans are the same as many on this board (1) can we keep football going after Hud (2) can we return basketball to its 90s and early 2000s prominence. (3) Can we leverage current success into larger budget.

I think playing Tech, USM, WKU, UAB, Rice and UAB would help the program. We don't miss a whole lot by not playing the Florida schools IMO.

(05-25-2014 05:13 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 11:40 PM)swampbear Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 10:54 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 04:58 PM)Ole Blue Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  For me, eff em. I have no disire to rejoining the 6-thug dance troupe. Never been to Lafayette but as guests they were horrible, players and fans. They are good at bat and ball sports, good for them. They occasionally put together a decent hoops team. They had 2 nba players this season and managed 1 game in the tourney. Their football is one coaching change from returning to perpetual suckage.

Um, let's ask all of the other WKU fans what they feel about that. Every time they've been to MT or I've been to LA all ULL fans I've encountered have been welcoming and respectful. The only times I can imagine them being "horrible" is if someone is a disrespectful jerk to them, which - I imagine - is just about how anyone would react to that type of thing.

Here at MT they have a rep for being some of the best fans we've ever interacted with. It should not and does not change for WKU, at least I'd think/hope.

Well my interaction was at our first win in our FBS era. That came against the Cajuns. When we all stormed the field, one of their players shoulder checked one of our students. Kid never saw it coming, didn't provoke it at all. At the beginning of the game their fans were extremely hateful and a group had to be removed from the student section at the opposite end of the field from their fan section.

Their players were the most undisciplined I have ever seen (scratch that, tied with FAU). The players were constantly exchanging abuses with fans. Coaches had to drag them back into position meetings every time they came off the field. Was a complete fares from where it was sitting.

Good to see that you have carried all of your Baloney from the Sun Belt Board to the CUSA Board......

Were you at either of the games in BG? If so were you sitting at 30 yd line near the null? Did you run onto the field with the WKU students a few years back? Didn't think so. You have no idea what happened.

Have you ever been to Lafayette for a game??? Generalizing about our fans??? Next

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  Never been to Lafayette

I lived right outside of Lafayette for 11 years (95-06) and you can't find nicer people anywhere in the country. If CUSA truly wanted to set the Sun Belt back they should have taken ULL and AState over some other programs.

(05-25-2014 10:23 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  Never been to Lafayette

I lived right outside of Lafayette for 11 years (95-06) and you can't find nicer people anywhere in the country. If CUSA truly wanted to set the Sun Belt back they should have taken ULL and AState over some other programs.

Come on if you are making a statement like that name the programs you're talking.

Watched ULL softball game and I couldn't believe the crowd. Bigger crowds than other big name teams.

(05-25-2014 10:32 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(05-25-2014 10:23 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  Never been to Lafayette

I lived right outside of Lafayette for 11 years (95-06) and you can't find nicer people anywhere in the country. If CUSA truly wanted to set the Sun Belt back they should have taken ULL and AState over some other programs.

Come on if you are making a statement like that name the programs you're talking.

There's no need. Everyone knows which schools we took and which schools we didn't take.

CUSA and the Sun Belt both have dealt with the dichotomy between the urban market-based programs and the more rural schools with tradition. Each round of conference-building has included some of both, but I will say that the urban schools do little for us other than helping to pay the bills for a few years before they move on.

(05-25-2014 10:32 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(05-25-2014 10:23 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  Never been to Lafayette

I lived right outside of Lafayette for 11 years (95-06) and you can't find nicer people anywhere in the country. If CUSA truly wanted to set the Sun Belt back they should have taken ULL and AState over some other programs.

Come on if you are making a statement like that name the programs you're talking.

I'm sure UTSA's one of those programs...

(05-26-2014 10:06 AM)davi78239 Wrote:  

(05-25-2014 10:32 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(05-25-2014 10:23 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(05-24-2014 03:46 PM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  Never been to Lafayette

I lived right outside of Lafayette for 11 years (95-06) and you can't find nicer people anywhere in the country. If CUSA truly wanted to set the Sun Belt back they should have taken ULL and AState over some other programs.

Come on if you are making a statement like that name the programs you're talking.

I'm sure UTSA's one of those programs...

A big part of the UTSA add was keeping UTEP. I doubt UTSA will stay five years, though, and what happens then?