(03-12-2016 02:25 PM)johndavidblue Wrote: It would be a great opportunity to add ULL.
Why wouldn't the AAC just add LA Tech?
1) It's been firmly established now that "large market" schools have zero advantage over "smaller market" schools when it comes to conference TV contracts.
2)LA Tech has very competitive football and basketball programs. Some of the best football and basketball wins in CUSA have been by the Bulldogs.
3) Just in the last two years, the LA Tech football team has won 18 games and 2 Bowl championships, including wins over Illinois from the Big Ten and Ark St, which was undefeated in the SBC. LA Tech also has 3 players participating in the NFL combine, more than some entire conferences.
4) The Bulldog mens basketball team has won over 100 games the last 4 years and won 3 straight conference regular season championships (2 in CUSA & 1 in the WAC) before finally finishing 3rd and winning
only 23 games this year. LA Tech also boasts having players win back-to-back CUSA "Player of the Year" awards.
5) LA Tech travels very well as as conference mate
6) LA Tech is a Tier One national university in academics as rated by US News and World Report. There are only 3 Tier One national universities in CUSA (Rice UNCC and LA Tech) and 2 in the state of Louisiana (LSU & LA Tech), and LA Tech is counted in both.
7) Oh....and LA Tech beats ULL at everything.