In light of the whole negative realignment threads that have been popping up lately, I felt it would be a good time to express some of the things I like about CUSA as it is. Please feel free to do the same as a fan of your school.
From a Tech fan I love about CUSA:
CUSA West: Texas, Miss & Alabama.. doesn't get much better for Tech recruiting. Having teams we can consider rivals instead of Airport Trips.
Playing in Bowl games I can drive to. We went to two bowls in the WAC, both a million miles away from us. Two in TX and One in LA??? Could ask for more.
A healthy tv presence against WKU and Marshall once. For some reason when WKU and Tech plays each other in football, people outside of CUSA seem to take notice. Our television games have been well watched and there always seems to be a healthy amount of chatter afterwards. They seem to live up to their hype. That may be why we can't seem to get off each other's schedule and often seem destined to play each other twice a year.
Rice, Rice , Rice...When SMU and Rice left the WAC is was like getting dumped at prom. Your baseball was amazing and football had an element of lore about it. Being back in the same conference has been a joy and we hope to continue it for a good while
Rivalry in Dixie: Our big game, and we always seem to fall on our face.
No Karl Benson- not having Mr. Peanut around has helped with my medication intake, even though Ms. Sally Personality is turning out to be almost as bad.
Our growth has tripled since joing CUSA. A lot of that has to do with our Prez who came along right at the same time we joined, but its still impressive none the less.
These are just a few things I can say to justify being a CUSA member. I look forward to an extended stay and growing with others here.