(06-23-2014 04:54 PM)olliebaba Wrote: Correctomundo, but they're not part of the MSA or TV market. They're really a non-entity in this area except for those FOOLS that want them in the same conference which is a puzzle to me.
Enemas U. is fine where they are, don't rock the boat for them.
I think Enema Shoe is to UTEP as the U of L schools are to USM. For decades, you've been able to say "at least were not
them". You've got a powerful incentive to keep them down. If they catch up with you, that's an indicator that UTEP is in an inferior position compared to where they've been historically.
At the same time, there are powerful reasons to let them in. They're close to UTEP. They're your rivals, in the sense that you play them a lot. They were I-A long before any of the schools we've added recently. And they're a state flagship... not much of one, admittedly, but they don't have the word "North", "South", "Pacific", or "Hartsfield" in their name.
But I think UTEP's administration blocked any attempt to add NMSU because they have a respect for your tradition, and for keeping up appearances, which transcends any concerns of money or convenience. Contrast this with USM, where our AD-impersonator practically tripped over himself in his rush to hold the front door open for LA Tech. I really think they'd have let the whole U of L system in
en masse if ULL didn't scare the crap out of people.
Personally, not having a dog in the UTEP > NMSU fight, I'd rather have NMSU in CUSA. We are well past the point where thumbing our nose at them made any sense, and the UTEP vs. NMSU comparison by itself doesn't mean that much. You're if a free-fall whether your able to claw your way ahead of NMSU or not. TCU, SMU, UH, Tulsa, the entire MWC, etc. have passed you, while UTSA and UNT have caught up. Getting lapped by NMSU is just a formality at this point.
