(11-01-2015 10:38 AM)USM@FTL Wrote:  She seemed very intelligent to me. Britton had no charisma either. She wouldn't be able to stop a mass exodus either.

Her expansion comment was interesting. She was being coy. Why? Something interesting/hush-hush might be going on out there that she's privy to.

Well, she also said that C-USA will have to be innovative to distinguish itself from the other conferences. Add that to the coy answer about expansion and it means we are going to have 24 schools soon. That was the vision of the former ECU AD, right?

24 just doesn't make sense to me.... This whole "pod" thing. What I would do IF I were going to expand is to get to 18. That way, you have 8 conference games with ZERO cross-divisional games while still leaving room for four OOC games. Division winners play for the championship. And isn't an 18 team conference better for basketball insofar as scheduling is concerned?

The question is: Are there four programs out there (assuming there isn't some kind of deal in the works with the Mountain West) that can add quality to the Conference enough to move the needle for a more prestigious football conference and a multi-bid basketball league?

If the answer is yes, then add them and let's go. If not, forget it and let's not expand for the sake of expansion.

I saw the interview and she really meant nothing by it, just being coy to give folks like us something to talk about.

Given what programs are currently out there and how unstable things have been the last 10 years. I don't think she would be able to give a realistic answer. I was more interested in hearing about what type of standards we are going to have for basketball scheduling and maybe a tidbit on the TV contracts. I personally love ASN, but realize that substantial investment is needed to make it viable.

I was just unhappy to learn we had hired from within. I wanted new ideas.

(11-02-2015 05:04 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  I was just unhappy to learn we had hired from within. I wanted new ideas.

I agree. I have absolutely no problem with a woman hire, but we really needed a dynamic personality to move us forward.

(11-02-2015 03:25 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  I saw the interview and she really meant nothing by it, just being coy to give folks like us something to talk about.

Given what programs are currently out there and how unstable things have been the last 10 years. I don't think she would be able to give a realistic answer. I was more interested in hearing about what type of standards we are going to have for basketball scheduling and maybe a tidbit on the TV contracts. I personally love ASN, but realize that substantial investment is needed to make it viable.

coy....a word my ex-wife used....

I'm in the camp if you don't have an answer, don't toss it out as fodder.....but that's just me...

I want to hear about the dialogue being exchanged among the g5 commissioners and what the strategy is moving forward....be it tv, expansion, scheduling, etc.....I don't like seeing "coy" as the starter....

she just started.....she should say nothing right now or provide a solid plan right out of the gate....either posture shows strength....standard rhetoric or the hanging chad shows weakness

coy.....sigh......and it begins....

^^^ right on brother!

(11-02-2015 03:15 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  24 just doesn't make sense to me.... This whole "pod" thing. What I would do IF I were going to expand is to get to 18. That way, you have 8 conference games with ZERO cross-divisional games while still leaving room for four OOC games. Division winners play for the championship. And isn't an 18 team conference better for basketball insofar as scheduling is concerned?

The question is: Are there four programs out there (assuming there isn't some kind of deal in the works with the Mountain West) that can add quality to the Conference enough to move the needle for a more prestigious football conference and a multi-bid basketball league?

If the answer is yes, then add them and let's go. If not, forget it and let's not expand for the sake of expansion.

Actually going to 16 would be better than 18. Having 15 conference games like the old big east would work better.

(11-04-2015 01:24 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 03:15 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  24 just doesn't make sense to me.... This whole "pod" thing. What I would do IF I were going to expand is to get to 18. That way, you have 8 conference games with ZERO cross-divisional games while still leaving room for four OOC games. Division winners play for the championship. And isn't an 18 team conference better for basketball insofar as scheduling is concerned?

The question is: Are there four programs out there (assuming there isn't some kind of deal in the works with the Mountain West) that can add quality to the Conference enough to move the needle for a more prestigious football conference and a multi-bid basketball league?

If the answer is yes, then add them and let's go. If not, forget it and let's not expand for the sake of expansion.

Actually going to 16 would be better than 18. Having 15 conference games like the old big east would work better.

Okay. I couldn't remember which was better for basketball. But 16 would suck for football because it would create an odd number of Cross-divisional games. It could work, but I just hate an unbalanced schedule.

(11-04-2015 01:44 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(11-04-2015 01:24 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 03:15 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  24 just doesn't make sense to me.... This whole "pod" thing. What I would do IF I were going to expand is to get to 18. That way, you have 8 conference games with ZERO cross-divisional games while still leaving room for four OOC games. Division winners play for the championship. And isn't an 18 team conference better for basketball insofar as scheduling is concerned?

The question is: Are there four programs out there (assuming there isn't some kind of deal in the works with the Mountain West) that can add quality to the Conference enough to move the needle for a more prestigious football conference and a multi-bid basketball league?

If the answer is yes, then add them and let's go. If not, forget it and let's not expand for the sake of expansion.

Actually going to 16 would be better than 18. Having 15 conference games like the old big east would work better.

Okay. I couldn't remember which was better for basketball. But 16 would suck for football because it would create an odd number of Cross-divisional games. It could work, but I just hate an unbalanced schedule.

Basically, CUSA would be really tight in 2 8 team divisions. Playing 1 cross division team probably doesn't matter to the vast majority of teams and it'll be more like a OOC type game even though is it a conference game.
CUSA would probably add 2 to the west division. With NMSU and Texas St or Louisiana. Moving UAB to the East.