(05-01-2015 04:06 AM)Afflicted Wrote:  C'mon guys. You already know CUSA isn't going to stay at 13. The conference will go to 14 and the addition isn't going to be GSU. It'll be ULL because UAB was going to play in the West division. If you lose a West school, you replace it with another West school. Get a grip! You guys are incapable of thinking rationally. If UAB is gone, ULL Is our next addition. Write it down and deal with it. I have spoken and my word is final.

Bogus statement bolded. No one on this board KNOWS anything about what C-USA is going to do.

If the championship deregulation rules go through, the incentive to go to 14 almost completely disappears. The conference may expand anyway, but IMO it would be a huge mistake to pull that trigger now. Any school that will be available in the next year or two will still be available three to five or more years from now.

(05-01-2015 07:26 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  Yeah, take it easy. Bobby Jindal isn't taking the majority of state funding away from athletics at Louisiana's schools, just from dumb ol' education.

Priorities.

More budget cuts are certainly on the way and they will absolutely affect athletic budgets as well so the higher the percentage of ones athletic budget is drawn from state funding, the greater the pain in that department.

But, as one of the Tech posters said earlier, it's time for some serious consolidation in higher ed in the state of Louisiana. I don't recall the exact numbers and won't bother to look them up, but I believe there are (or were) something on the order of fourteen 4 year institutions in the state. That number needs to be at about 5 or 6 max.

(05-01-2015 07:26 PM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  Bobby Jindal

The #1 Good Reason I no longer wish I lived in LA. This guy is as dumb as a rock and that's being kind to the rock.

(05-01-2015 12:16 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  I do have a question for UAB fans. What are the Alabama Public Schools? In NC, we have the UNC system but each school has it's on BOT. UNC-Char is not dependent on what UNC-CH says or does. Is USA and Troy public or private? If public, how are they different from UAB? It just really looks like a unique setup in Alabama and I am trying to wrap my head around it. Thanks for any insight.

USA and Troy are both public institutions and are completely independent with their own individual BOTs. They are not part of any "system" other than their own.

UAB is in the University of Alabama system. They have their own chancellor/president but not their own BOT. The UA BOT directs UAB; hence the closure of the football program.

(05-01-2015 10:00 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 09:50 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 09:49 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  USM better hope USA isn't added.

I don't think it would hurt USM's recruiting as much now since UAB is gone (at least for now).

I think it would be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's (USM) back.

South Alabama's conference affiliation won't make or break Southern Miss. Were they to end up in CUSA, it'd be as UAB's replacement, so football recruiting would be a wash. The other sports might get an added bit of legitimacy by swapping the Sun Belt for CUSA, but it's not like USA's been wallowing in complete obscurity in basketball & baseball to this point.

If UAB is leaving, I'd prefer to let that free up some recruiting space in Alabama we could reclaim, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if USA came over.

(05-01-2015 06:00 PM)wh49er Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 02:22 PM)Rik Flair Wrote:  if CUSA wants a SB team, I hope they take Georgia State. This would give CUSA the Atlanta market and a solid basketball program. I don't think SB would lose much sleep over their leaving the conference. It would work for both leagues.

Probably not going to happen but if it did the Sun Belt could back fill with Lamar and Kennesaw State

Now see, that's what I get for trying to make a post without being snarky. My original draft made a reference to Georgia State's football team being bad, but at least being able to whip the new UNCC team, but I decided to pull it out. Then one of the 20 or so Charlotte Community College football fans decides to chime in. Charlotte Community College fans better get ready for a lot of pain next year with the transition. You will be wishing your team was as good as Lamar and Kennesaw State!

Don't worry about any CUSA bowl games, ever! Having UNCC in the confernence is great for other CUSA teams. They won't have to pay an FCS school to come play. They get to throttle your team for free and count it as an FBS win!

(05-01-2015 08:47 PM)Tiguar Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 12:16 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  I do have a question for UAB fans. What are the Alabama Public Schools? In NC, we have the UNC system but each school has it's on BOT. UNC-Char is not dependent on what UNC-CH says or does. Is USA and Troy public or private? If public, how are they different from UAB? It just really looks like a unique setup in Alabama and I am trying to wrap my head around it. Thanks for any insight.

USA and Troy are both public institutions and are completely independent with their own individual BOTs. They are not part of any "system" other than their own.

UAB is in the University of Alabama system. They have their own chancellor/president but not their own BOT. The UA BOT directs UAB; hence the closure of the football program.

Again, thanks for the update. I know states do things differently. It sounds like certain public schools have satellite campuses. UNC system schools all have BOT and no other school BOT over them. There is a Board of Governors over all 17 schools. Thus why I was curious.

With this setup, that has to make things even harder for UAB football to comeback. Sounds like the UA BOT will not support UAB for sports, which really could make the toxic for CUSA or a new conference. That really is a bad spot.

(05-01-2015 07:30 PM)FriscoDawg Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 04:06 AM)Afflicted Wrote:  C'mon guys. You already know CUSA isn't going to stay at 13. The conference will go to 14 and the addition isn't going to be GSU. It'll be ULL because UAB was going to play in the West division. If you lose a West school, you replace it with another West school. Get a grip! You guys are incapable of thinking rationally. If UAB is gone, ULL Is our next addition. Write it down and deal with it. I have spoken and my word is final.

Bogus statement bolded. No one on this board KNOWS anything about what C-USA is going to do.

If the championship deregulation rules go through, the incentive to go to 14 almost completely disappears. The conference may expand anyway, but IMO it would be a huge mistake to pull that trigger now. Any school that will be available in the next year or two will still be available three to five or more years from now.

You'll see.

(05-01-2015 01:08 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 09:12 AM)eager eagle Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 06:51 AM)FlyHawk98 Wrote:  It will either be Louisiana, South Alabama, or Arkansas State.

If Coda doesnt grab them now then they might slip away losing the opportunity to plant itself in the midst of a progressive area, booming industrial area, and never have the opportunity again.

Yep, if we let USA slip by they'll be in the NFC SOUTH before we know it and we'll all be kicking ourselves.

Now its fixed

Credit rating drops for universities have been happening quite a bit lately (UNT's rating was dropped last year). Means you pay a bit more interest on bonds you issue. AState was recently upgraded but our state hasn't cut state funding at the pace of most states and we budget very conservatively and have done a lot of private partnerships to generate revenue that still a bit novel but will likely become the norm (ie. partnering to create private institutions like the med school and Mexico campus, and contracts to provide employee training programs for private business that aren't degree track programs).

(05-01-2015 01:29 PM)FlyHawk98 Wrote:  I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to get either Ohio or Toledo. Heck even, NIU, but obviously that's not who we are discussing, as they would just join the West.

Question for the MTSU and WKU fans. You obviously don't speak for the AD at your schools, but could you share some insight with the rest of us who are less familiar with your schools culture and such.

Is moving to the West division something that either of you would be willing to do? Especially if you could be guaranteed to play each other every year?

I think the preference would be to stay with the schools in the east. Priority, same division to play wku and Marshall, and I think the FAU/FIU road trips if for no other reason than recruiting purposes.

If the comments of ODU AD Wood Selig have any significance, I think the chances of adding any school to replace UAB are really, really slim. At a recent Coaches Caravan meeting, he discussed the UAB issue, and he said that he sees no real interest in adding another school at this time. I have to assume he meant from the perspective of his discussions with other member ADs.

Now, that's from one AD from one member school. If you really want to get a feel on how this will ultimately resolve, talk to your own ADs and university presidents. I suspect you will hear something similar to what Wood Selig expressed in an open meeting with Monarch fans.

Bottom line current thinking -- no football, no UAB. No UAB, no replacement school at this time.

It really makes no sense to replace UAB. Giving the unknown of the new TV deal, it may be financially more viable to stay at 13 teams.

(05-03-2015 09:53 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  If the comments of ODU AD Wood Selig have any significance, I think the chances of adding any school to replace UAB are really, really slim. At a recent Coaches Caravan meeting, he discussed the UAB issue, and he said that he sees no real interest in adding another school at this time. I have to assume he meant from the perspective of his discussions with other member ADs.

Now, that's from one AD from one member school. If you really want to get a feel on how this will ultimately resolve, talk to your own ADs and university presidents. I suspect you will hear something similar to what Wood Selig expressed in an open meeting with Monarch fans.

Bottom line current thinking -- no football, no UAB. No UAB, no replacement school at this time.

Selig has always seemed to be very forthcoming with his public comments and they have largely been right on the money.

(05-03-2015 09:53 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  If the comments of ODU AD Wood Selig have any significance, I think the chances of adding any school to replace UAB are really, really slim. At a recent Coaches Caravan meeting, he discussed the UAB issue, and he said that he sees no real interest in adding another school at this time. I have to assume he meant from the perspective of his discussions with other member ADs.

Now, that's from one AD from one member school. If you really want to get a feel on how this will ultimately resolve, talk to your own ADs and university presidents. I suspect you will hear something similar to what Wood Selig expressed in an open meeting with Monarch fans.

Bottom line current thinking -- no football, no UAB. No UAB, no replacement school at this time.

Agreed.

Unless TV reps say something significant ("add team(s) X or your distribution drops by Y") nobody will be added.

(05-03-2015 12:26 PM)panama Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 09:53 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  If the comments of ODU AD Wood Selig have any significance, I think the chances of adding any school to replace UAB are really, really slim. At a recent Coaches Caravan meeting, he discussed the UAB issue, and he said that he sees no real interest in adding another school at this time. I have to assume he meant from the perspective of his discussions with other member ADs.

Now, that's from one AD from one member school. If you really want to get a feel on how this will ultimately resolve, talk to your own ADs and university presidents. I suspect you will hear something similar to what Wood Selig expressed in an open meeting with Monarch fans.

Bottom line current thinking -- no football, no UAB. No UAB, no replacement school at this time.

Agreed.

Unless TV reps say something significant (add team(s) X or your distribution droops by Y") nobody will be added.

I hate it when my distribution droops.

(05-03-2015 12:28 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  I hate it when my distribution droops.

If UAB is dropped, the only way CUSA should expand is if TV Network Money increases to the extent that every member gets a larger share than we presently get.

(05-03-2015 12:28 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 12:26 PM)panama Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 09:53 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  If the comments of ODU AD Wood Selig have any significance, I think the chances of adding any school to replace UAB are really, really slim. At a recent Coaches Caravan meeting, he discussed the UAB issue, and he said that he sees no real interest in adding another school at this time. I have to assume he meant from the perspective of his discussions with other member ADs.

Now, that's from one AD from one member school. If you really want to get a feel on how this will ultimately resolve, talk to your own ADs and university presidents. I suspect you will hear something similar to what Wood Selig expressed in an open meeting with Monarch fans.

Bottom line current thinking -- no football, no UAB. No UAB, no replacement school at this time.

Agreed.

Unless TV reps say something significant (add team(s) X or your distribution droops by Y") nobody will be added.

I hate it when my distribution droops.

(05-03-2015 09:00 PM)panama Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 12:28 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 12:26 PM)panama Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 09:53 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  If the comments of ODU AD Wood Selig have any significance, I think the chances of adding any school to replace UAB are really, really slim. At a recent Coaches Caravan meeting, he discussed the UAB issue, and he said that he sees no real interest in adding another school at this time. I have to assume he meant from the perspective of his discussions with other member ADs.

Now, that's from one AD from one member school. If you really want to get a feel on how this will ultimately resolve, talk to your own ADs and university presidents. I suspect you will hear something similar to what Wood Selig expressed in an open meeting with Monarch fans.

Bottom line current thinking -- no football, no UAB. No UAB, no replacement school at this time.

Agreed.

Unless TV reps say something significant (add team(s) X or your distribution droops by Y") nobody will be added.

I hate it when my distribution droops.

And especially when it droops by Y.