That's a strange goal, as there are no openings in C-USA and future openings aren't a given ---Banowski won't be so nice next time to Tranghese (and his extreme niceness was in part due to future considerations---like leaving us alone).

If a schools leaves C-USA I doubt Banowski playing nice will play a factor. Memphis has made it clear they want to be in a BCS conference with their AD about 2 weeks ago going as far as mentioned the SEC and Big East by name. If Memphis (or anyone else) wants to leave they will do everything they can to do so.

Quote:The openings will be coming soon when the Big East raids the conf.Tech might get in by default but they will get there.

Dunno about that. While La Tech is spending all it's money sending it's non-revenue teams all over the far west for conference games, North Texas is playing it's conference games against teams within driving distance and spending their money on facilities.

Who doesn't want to be in a BCS conference???? Wanting one and getting an invitation are two different things. Cincy and USF lucked out--they are in solely because of geography. Memphis, which probably has more BCS credentials than either Cincy or USF (definitely more than the latter- 11/12 of C-USA has more than USF), will not be so fortunate.



Memphis will have to earn it. And only Lou among C-USA programs earned it (and that was close because of their horrific academic standards and graduation rates). If Memphis makes themselves a major commodity, then they probably will get an invite somewhere- but they have a long way to go. Their investment and performance in non-revenue sports is virtually non-existent, their second tier sports aren't good (baseball and women's baskets) and the football program still has to show some staying power. And they have to improve the graduation rates (the BE ignored things like that because they had no choice).


Banowsky was extrarordinarily nice to the BE and departees-- kissed their a$$, waived departure fees- we don't know what went on behind closed doors but we'll find out.

Beaux66 Wrote:They seem to be pulling in all the recruits.The openings will be coming soon when the Big East raids the conf.Tech might get in by default but they will get there.And the difference between this years Nev win and last years is a dominant defense.Something Tech did not have against Tulsa and Rice last year.This def. coord. clearly looks like he knows what he is doing.The question is can they stay healthy after the SEC elite beats up on them.

In the meantime, you will then compete against UNT and FAU (both of whom will likely be ahead of you in 2 years), and perphaps New Mexico State, and are no better than even odds against ULL and Troy.
And if C-USA wants to rebuild the east, they will make another offer to Temple, Miami, and Toledo.

EdisonDoyle Wrote:

Beaux66 Wrote:They seem to be pulling in all the recruits.The openings will be coming soon when the Big East raids the conf.Tech might get in by default but they will get there.And the difference between this years Nev win and last years is a dominant defense.Something Tech did not have against Tulsa and Rice last year.This def. coord. clearly looks like he knows what he is doing.The question is can they stay healthy after the SEC elite beats up on them.

In the meantime, you will then compete against UNT and FAU (both of whom will likely be ahead of you in 2 years), and perphaps New Mexico State, and are no better than even odds against ULL and Troy.
And if C-USA wants to rebuild the east, they will make another offer to Temple, Miami, and Toledo.

You are a fool. Same level as ull? FAU? Haha. We will beat ULL by at least 21 next sat. You lost all credibility with that little gem. Thanks for posting though, it shows you have no clue of which you speak. Good try though. :wave:

BigEasyBulldog Wrote:

EdisonDoyle Wrote:

Beaux66 Wrote:They seem to be pulling in all the recruits.The openings will be coming soon when the Big East raids the conf.Tech might get in by default but they will get there.And the difference between this years Nev win and last years is a dominant defense.Something Tech did not have against Tulsa and Rice last year.This def. coord. clearly looks like he knows what he is doing.The question is can they stay healthy after the SEC elite beats up on them.

In the meantime, you will then compete against UNT and FAU (both of whom will likely be ahead of you in 2 years), and perphaps New Mexico State, and are no better than even odds against ULL and Troy.
And if C-USA wants to rebuild the east, they will make another offer to Temple, Miami, and Toledo.

You are a fool. Same level as ull? FAU? Haha. We will beat ULL by at least 21 next sat. You lost all credibility with that little gem. Thanks for posting though, it shows you have no clue of which you speak. Good try though. :wave:

If you learned anything last April, which I doubt, it would be that winning 5 or so football games a year in a decent league doesn't mean squat. If you want to get in on football alone, you'll have to do a lot better. You guys seem to think you play compelling football, but I would suggest trying for some bowls and rankings to back it up.
Otherwise, consider market, overall athletic program, facilities, budget and academics. If you think you tower over FAU and ULL in those aspects then you will get the nod. Do you? Maybe so, I don't know.

Beaux66 Wrote:Marshall needs to go to the sunbelch.Oh that's right they can't win there either.See ya soon.Ruston Tech will be next on your conf. sched. soon then whether there is 17k or 27k,at least good competition will exist.

Too late we already have our invite....

By the way whats your record at your stadium since 91, Marshall's is 98-7.

Now go back to your sandbox :rolleyes:

turdzoned/good game against the sunbelt.0-2.And at home.HOW DISGRACEFUL.bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Beaux66 Wrote:turdzoned/good game against the sunbelt.0-2.And at home.HOW DISGRACEFUL.bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Come back and talk to me when you have done what we have, see my signature for details. When was your last 20 win season.

even you can't talk your way out of this embarrassment.Bwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh

Come back and see me when you've won 5 bowl games in a row or rather 1 you get to another.

Winning your 5 games over ULL, Navada, and an upset maybe of a mid BCS and couple other schools. And then fall flat in the conf standings doesn't cut it.

Also neither does this ugly thing ......



Or so said the CUSA presidents and ADs. Now heres your lil shovel and pail and take it and go back and play in your lil sand box with all the rest of your lil LA Tech buddies on the LA Tech boad. Can't you and a couple of N Texas posters get it. We really don't want to drink out of your Coke Machine's.

troy state 17 Marshmellow 15 bwaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

Quote:EL PASO, Texas – After 36 years in the Western Athletic Conference, Texas-El Paso on Friday accepted an offer to join Conference USA. 
It will officially change conferences on July 1, 2005. UTEP joins Tulsa, Rice and SMU, all former WAC members that previously accepted offers to join C-USA.

"We look forward to continuing to compete in the Dallas and Houston areas, where there are large concentrations of UTEP alumni who have enjoyed following our teams," said UTEP President Diana Natalicio.

UTEP athletic director Bob Stull said the move will put the school in a more stable conference and bolster the Miners' recruiting in Texas, where it expends the majority of its efforts.

Stull said UTEP will pay $1 million into a C-USA reserve account and $200,000 per year for the next five years out of its conference revenues as an entry fee. UTEP also will forfeit about $600,000 in WAC revenues for next year. However, Stull said the annual revenues from C-USA are expected to be greater than in the WAC.

"We'll probably be able to break even over those five years," Stull said.

C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said UTEP was asked to join because of its support for the athletic program, which includes a recent investment in a $9 million training facility and good attendance at football and basketball games.

UTEP joined the WAC in September 1967, five years after the conference was formed. The membership offer came one year after the Miners won the NCAA basketball championship under Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins.

The WAC took a serious hit in June 1999, when Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah and Wyoming withdrew to form the Mountain West Conference. The possibility still exists that other WAC members will join the Mountain West should it decide to expand.

In 2001, TCU left the WAC for C-USA. However, TCU accepted an offer from the Mountain West to become its ninth member.

In late 2003, shortly after C-USA lost five schools – Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and South Florida to the Big East – the conference added Central Florida, Marshall, Rice, SMU and Tulsa. Those five schools also officially become part of C-USA on July 1, 2005.

Enjoy the WAC! :rofl:

catdaddy_2402 Wrote:

Quote:EL PASO, Texas – After 36 years in the Western Athletic Conference, Texas-El Paso on Friday accepted an offer to join Conference USA. 
It will officially change conferences on July 1, 2005. UTEP joins Tulsa, Rice and SMU, all former WAC members that previously accepted offers to join C-USA.

"We look forward to continuing to compete in the Dallas and Houston areas, where there are large concentrations of UTEP alumni who have enjoyed following our teams," said UTEP President Diana Natalicio.

UTEP athletic director Bob Stull said the move will put the school in a more stable conference and bolster the Miners' recruiting in Texas, where it expends the majority of its efforts.

Stull said UTEP will pay $1 million into a C-USA reserve account and $200,000 per year for the next five years out of its conference revenues as an entry fee. UTEP also will forfeit about $600,000 in WAC revenues for next year. However, Stull said the annual revenues from C-USA are expected to be greater than in the WAC.

"We'll probably be able to break even over those five years," Stull said.

C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said UTEP was asked to join because of its support for the athletic program, which includes a recent investment in a $9 million training facility and good attendance at football and basketball games.

UTEP joined the WAC in September 1967, five years after the conference was formed. The membership offer came one year after the Miners won the NCAA basketball championship under Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins.

The WAC took a serious hit in June 1999, when Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah and Wyoming withdrew to form the Mountain West Conference. The possibility still exists that other WAC members will join the Mountain West should it decide to expand.

In 2001, TCU left the WAC for C-USA. However, TCU accepted an offer from the Mountain West to become its ninth member.

In late 2003, shortly after C-USA lost five schools – Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and South Florida to the Big East – the conference added Central Florida, Marshall, Rice, SMU and Tulsa. Those five schools also officially become part of C-USA on July 1, 2005.

Enjoy the WAC! :rofl:

When did a MU fan poop in boy66s cereal?

On November 5, 2003

When Marshall was formally announced as a C-USA member. For you see, every LA Tech fans think that the Marshall, UCF, Rice, SMU and especially the UTEP or Marshall spot was theirs. They think at least one of those spots should be theirs. And most likely they think either the UTEP spot which was the last school in or the Marshall spot schould be theirs. Marshall because they think we are to far out of the way. Read their board sometimes "It's hilarious". They think we will be begging the MAC to take us back in 3 years.

Thats the reason they hate us. They think we knocked them out of a spot in C-USA. We didn't knock you out of anything, you have to earn it. By the way..... Tell Willie Roaf, Terry Bradshaw, Karl Malone and the rest of your alum you need money to help with facilities. Those horroid things you have will never get you in another CONF. .....

your right Marshmellow is earning every bit of it BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

HerdZoned Wrote:On November 5, 2003

When Marshall was formally announced as a C-USA member. For you see, every LA Tech fans think that the Marshall, UCF, Rice, SMU and especially the UTEP or Marshall spot was theirs. They think at least one of those spots should be theirs. And most likely they think either the UTEP spot which was the last school in or the Marshall spot schould be theirs. Marshall because they think we are to far out of the way. Read their board sometimes "It's hilarious". They think we will be begging the MAC to take us back in 3 years.

Thats the reason they hate us. They think we knocked them out of a spot in C-USA. We didn't knock you out of anything, you have to earn it. By the way..... Tell Willie Roaf, Terry Bradshaw, Karl Malone and the rest of your alum you need money to help with facilities. Those horroid things you have will never get you in another CONF. .....

Indeed, La Tech had a feeling of "entitlement" as if they "deserved" or "earned" a spot. C-USA is a private organization - if they want you, they want you.

Strange.

no believe it or not I thought Marshall was a good and logical choice for the conf. spot.It was a good decision.My beef has always been that if TCU was gone,than Tech was the logical spot for the last replacement.UTEP did not make sense and Tech should have gone with the rest of the WAC west simply because we actually put good sports teams on the field and are close to all the other schools.Tech was told that their attendance and market share did not get them in but they are averaging 23k for the first 2 home games with absolutely no visiting team attendance and three of the so called big market schools are barely making 17 and one can't make 10 with a winning team.So what gives with the bullsh** excuses.Is confusa just afraid of a team that might win some div1 games.In the not so long run these schools that don't win games will make your conf. look alot worse than their attendance figures already do.More power to you Marshall.

Beaux66 Wrote:no believe it or not I thought Marshall was a good and logical choice for the conf. spot.It was a good decision.My beef has always been that if TCU was gone,than Tech was the logical spot for the last replacement.UTEP did not make sense and Tech should have gone with the rest of the WAC west simply because we actually put good sports teams on the field and are close to all the other schools.Tech was told that their attendance and market share did not get them in but they are averaging 23k for the first 2 home games with absolutely no visiting team attendance and three of the so called big market schools are barely making 17 and one can't make 10 with a winning team.So what gives with the bullsh** excuses.Is confusa just afraid of a team that might win some div1 games.In the not so long run these schools that don't win games will make your conf. look alot worse than their attendance figures already do.More power to you Marshall.

You can talk about your fine attendance (ignoring last year's blight) all the wins you have (zero rankings in history, 1 bowl win 20 or so years ago), ignore your non-competive baseball program (an important sport in C-USA which is about to become top 4 or so nationally and doesn't need to be watered down) your poor budget, barren minor sports, bad market, perhaps trumpet women's baskets etc etc etc.

But it doesn't matter- C-USA simply has chosen not to associate with La Tech- they looked, they analyzed and they declined. There's nothing that suggests it will re-open: do you see c-usa teams on your ooc schedules? The three teams in which Tech has arguable cultural commonality(being non-urban schools) - ECU, Marshall and USM - said "nada"---->the signs are there for those that will open their eyes.


You guys can howl to the moon that we're "Scared" of La tech (Rice won in ruston by 40 last year; we took rice over tech because we're scared of tech- bizarre logic, that) to make yourselves feel better. You can wish Memphis be gone, because they were the barrier that prevented Tech. Have at it.

But it doesn't matter- Memphis or no Memphis, it's over. There will be no La Tech.

That's it, it won't be revisited. It's as simple as that. Time for you to move on to some realistic expectations.