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RE: Another Terry Mohajir quote on the G5
(04-07-2015 06:06 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  
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(04-06-2015 09:48 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  I think something is brewing among the G5 but it hasn't coalesced into anything yet. But I know that east west tensions in multiple conferences is a factor and I think realignment/reorganization is too complicated to be the new thing.

Interesting... someone in the USA AD casually told me he thought we'd not seen the end of realignment at all; that sooner than later he predicted you'd see a new round leading to much more geographically sensible conference makeups. He didn't say but did insinuate phones have been burning up amongst the G5's with the powers-that-be discussing this issue quietly between one another. This was late last year.

If this deregulation occurs, allowing conferences the freedom to dump the current rules governing divisional play, I think you could see some interesting developments with conferences seemingly headed in opposite directions. The other thing that would need to happen is for the CUSA tv contract to decline and the Sunbelt contract to rise to a similar number (or, if TV execs indicate the following changes would be close to revenue neutral for the SB and CUSA teams).

If those two things happen, I think you could see CUSA and Sunbelt schools swapping members to create separate east/west conferences that make geographic sense. I think you would also see some sort of nationwide conference emerge from the AAC and MW. Maybe a full merger, or maybe a more selective 6 team division coming out of the MW to form a 3 6-team division nationwide all-sports AAC. Kinda odd, because the moves seem opposite, but not really. By playing mostly within their division, the nationwide AAC would mimic the same move to regionalism that the SB and CUSA would be making.

A WKU poster across the street commented on rumors indicating that South Alabama is the likely next add to CUSA and that it appeared the Cajun athletic department is not really interested. If that is true, and the above quoted comments are also fairly accurate, then such an attitude on the Cajun brass would make sense. Why pay exit and entrance fees and jump through all the hoops that one would need to jump through when it may be all undone within a few short years?

BTW, what are the exit and entrance fees of the two conferences?

Nothing wrong with ASU, but it seems crazy that they would pass over more established programs like UL-L or Arky St for ASU. Even if you are going to go with a newer program, I would think a very high ceiling program like Texas St, with its 37K student body and location near 2 major cities would make more sense. Who knows, sometimes compromise makes for unexpected outcomes.
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RE: Another Terry Mohajir quote on the G5
(04-07-2015 11:12 AM)OwlFamily Wrote:  I really see no big difference in any of the G5 conferences. All are pretty much on equal footing IMHO, with minor differences (TV contracts, # of Bowl Games) being the only point of difference.. Now if we can just make the leadership and fans see that we could all work together and change perception.

Concerning football, the AAC and MW have been more stable and solid in attendance. All other conf are a little more up and down depending on the schedule. I will say the MAC is not growing and growth potential at this point is nil, and no reason attendance to be that low when you have been DIV-1A / FBS that long. If the Belt can find stability it will eventually be as solid as any other G5 and the best will be better than the Wake Forest's of the P5.
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RE: Another Terry Mohajir quote on the G5
(04-08-2015 05:24 PM)JCGSU Wrote:  If the Belt can find stability it will eventually be as solid as any other G5 and the best will be better than the Wake Forest's of the P5.

Wow, way to set that bar so high.
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RE: Another Terry Mohajir quote on the G5
(04-08-2015 01:08 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(04-07-2015 06:06 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  
(04-07-2015 05:20 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(04-07-2015 04:21 PM)airtroop Wrote:  
(04-06-2015 09:48 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  I think something is brewing among the G5 but it hasn't coalesced into anything yet. But I know that east west tensions in multiple conferences is a factor and I think realignment/reorganization is too complicated to be the new thing.

Interesting... someone in the USA AD casually told me he thought we'd not seen the end of realignment at all; that sooner than later he predicted you'd see a new round leading to much more geographically sensible conference makeups. He didn't say but did insinuate phones have been burning up amongst the G5's with the powers-that-be discussing this issue quietly between one another. This was late last year.

If this deregulation occurs, allowing conferences the freedom to dump the current rules governing divisional play, I think you could see some interesting developments with conferences seemingly headed in opposite directions. The other thing that would need to happen is for the CUSA tv contract to decline and the Sunbelt contract to rise to a similar number (or, if TV execs indicate the following changes would be close to revenue neutral for the SB and CUSA teams).

If those two things happen, I think you could see CUSA and Sunbelt schools swapping members to create separate east/west conferences that make geographic sense. I think you would also see some sort of nationwide conference emerge from the AAC and MW. Maybe a full merger, or maybe a more selective 6 team division coming out of the MW to form a 3 6-team division nationwide all-sports AAC. Kinda odd, because the moves seem opposite, but not really. By playing mostly within their division, the nationwide AAC would mimic the same move to regionalism that the SB and CUSA would be making.

A WKU poster across the street commented on rumors indicating that South Alabama is the likely next add to CUSA and that it appeared the Cajun athletic department is not really interested. If that is true, and the above quoted comments are also fairly accurate, then such an attitude on the Cajun brass would make sense. Why pay exit and entrance fees and jump through all the hoops that one would need to jump through when it may be all undone within a few short years?

BTW, what are the exit and entrance fees of the two conferences?

Nothing wrong with ASU, but it seems crazy that they would pass over more established programs like UL-L or Arky St for ASU. Even if you are going to go with a newer program, I would think a very high ceiling program like Texas St, with its 37K student body and location near 2 major cities would make more sense. Who knows, sometimes compromise makes for unexpected outcomes.

It might be crazy, but AState and the Cajuns are sort of super glued together. Tech has no desire to play in a league with another Louisiana school, and AState has been very public in our belief that the SBC is a better league than CUSA. Too much risk involved to try and push one. Tech might go nuts if you went behind their backs for the Cajuns, and AState has been very hard to predict recently in terms of what we'll do or say, and probably not on the top list of destinations for the ODU led East.

South Alabama satisfies the East's desire for less travel, and is close enough to the West that it's not some over encumbering trip.
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(04-08-2015 10:52 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It might be crazy, but AState and the Cajuns are sort of super glued together. Tech has no desire to play in a league with another Louisiana school, and AState has been very public in our belief that the SBC is a better league than CUSA. Too much risk involved to try and push one. Tech might go nuts if you went behind their backs for the Cajuns, and AState has been very hard to predict recently in terms of what we'll do or say, and probably not on the top list of destinations for the ODU led East.

South Alabama satisfies the East's desire for less travel, and is close enough to the West that it's not some over encumbering trip.

I'm going to go with crazy. 02-13-banana

AState will make any move that makes financial sense or if there is an advantage in it. The closest CUSA is basically the same drive as the closest Sun Belt football school. Our neighbors down US49 would be appealing, but would AState shell out $3 million to join CUSA not knowing what the next TV deal is for CUSA? That would be a hard sell.

I don't in any way think AState and UL are joined other than that we share common vision and goals about the direction of athletics and share similar concerns about what teams may be added.

Am I skeptical that La.Tech would support UL? Absolutely. They share primary recruiting area. They both are trying to get support in overlapping areas, they have radio stations in the same markets. I can totally see them walking out of a CUSA meeting having cast a vote for the Cajuns after lobbying everyone to vote against them.

USA doesn't address what CUSA East seems to want (a Virginia school) but they aren't much worse than UAB for most of them to reach and they are actually a bit easier to reach for most of the West. They keep CUSA in Alabama.
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(04-08-2015 06:12 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  
(04-08-2015 05:24 PM)JCGSU Wrote:  If the Belt can find stability it will eventually be as solid as any other G5 and the best will be better than the Wake Forest's of the P5.

Wow, way to set that bar so high.

You really think we will go head to head with the Alabama / Ohio State level type P5's on a consistent basis then good for you for being way more optimistic than me. The system is set up to make it as easy as possible for them to stay on top and they have unlimited budgets and Taj Mahal facilities . The mid tier P5's will always have a facility and budget advantage but I think the top of the Belt will be right with them. Being better than the lower tier P5's is not some easy task either, they also will have comparable facilities better name recognition, more money and of course the P5 cache. We have to accomplish the same things with less respect, money and less impressive schedule.
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RE: Another Terry Mohajir quote on the G5
(04-09-2015 10:28 AM)JCGSU Wrote:  
(04-08-2015 06:12 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  
(04-08-2015 05:24 PM)JCGSU Wrote:  If the Belt can find stability it will eventually be as solid as any other G5 and the best will be better than the Wake Forest's of the P5.

Wow, way to set that bar so high.

You really think we will go head to head with the Alabama / Ohio State level type P5's on a consistent basis then good for you for being way more optimistic than me.

Damn, I said all of that?

No, I would just hope that with everything the Cajun program is trying to accomplish today to position ourselves for tomorrow, we have our sights set considerably higher than the Wake Forests of the world.
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(04-07-2015 08:29 AM)panama Wrote:  
(04-06-2015 10:34 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  I agree with that. I think Ga. State's coach either gets 4 wins minimum this year or he is gone.

I am thankful the Sun Belt gave us the chance to leave the SoCon. This conference is so much more in line with who we are and what we want to accomplish than the SoCon was.

I think it takes more than 4. If as expected the Braves announce an exit date this calendar year and you start seeing renderings soon after there is no way you can start selling suites and club seating with a four win season. Miles knows this which is why just about every player who will see meaningful snaps was already on campus in January. One way or another, for GSU 2015 is the year.

I see GState coming close to or even breaking .500 this year. If not y'all should help Miles pack his bags.
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RE: Another Terry Mohajir quote on the G5
(04-09-2015 04:20 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  
(04-09-2015 10:28 AM)JCGSU Wrote:  
(04-08-2015 06:12 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  
(04-08-2015 05:24 PM)JCGSU Wrote:  If the Belt can find stability it will eventually be as solid as any other G5 and the best will be better than the Wake Forest's of the P5.

Wow, way to set that bar so high.

You really think we will go head to head with the Alabama / Ohio State level type P5's on a consistent basis then good for you for being way more optimistic than me.

Damn, I said all of that?

No, I would just hope that with everything the Cajun program is trying to accomplish today to position ourselves for tomorrow, we have our sights set considerably higher than the Wake Forests of the world.

Well being better than the lower tier P5's like Wake would put us with the mid tier P5's and below the Alabama's soooo...... 07-coffee3
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(04-09-2015 12:09 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  
(04-08-2015 10:52 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It might be crazy, but AState and the Cajuns are sort of super glued together. Tech has no desire to play in a league with another Louisiana school, and AState has been very public in our belief that the SBC is a better league than CUSA. Too much risk involved to try and push one. Tech might go nuts if you went behind their backs for the Cajuns, and AState has been very hard to predict recently in terms of what we'll do or say, and probably not on the top list of destinations for the ODU led East.

South Alabama satisfies the East's desire for less travel, and is close enough to the West that it's not some over encumbering trip.

I'm going to go with crazy. 02-13-banana

AState will make any move that makes financial sense or if there is an advantage in it. The closest CUSA is basically the same drive as the closest Sun Belt football school. Our neighbors down US49 would be appealing, but would AState shell out $3 million to join CUSA not knowing what the next TV deal is for CUSA? That would be a hard sell.

I don't in any way think AState and UL are joined other than that we share common vision and goals about the direction of athletics and share similar concerns about what teams may be added.

Am I skeptical that La.Tech would support UL? Absolutely. They share primary recruiting area. They both are trying to get support in overlapping areas, they have radio stations in the same markets. I can totally see them walking out of a CUSA meeting having cast a vote for the Cajuns after lobbying everyone to vote against them.

USA doesn't address what CUSA East seems to want (a Virginia school) but they aren't much worse than UAB for most of them to reach and they are actually a bit easier to reach for most of the West. They keep CUSA in Alabama.

Agree!04-rock
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