This from the Memphis Athletic office. My contact there has been right on with CUSA and AAC news.

I like the pics

That is worse than the old c-usa.

I think we'd stay at 10 before going all-in on those 3.

If we invite Rice, we should just grab the other AAU school (Buffalo).

Those are long-term projects (ODU was a start up). If we're thinking long term, we need to consider how our roster looks next to the autonomy brands. This is where academic cred factors in, imo. UMass should get the nod over them IF they put a suitable infrastructure plan in motion.

F That

(07-29-2016 06:08 PM)David Krumudgen Wrote:  This from the Memphis Athletic office. My contact there has been right on with CUSA and AAC news.

I like the pics

That idea sucks David St!

Cheers!

Rice isn't even a long term project. They are a long time fail.

I think ODU and WKU are decent adds actually.....

(07-29-2016 06:08 PM)David Krumudgen Wrote:  This from the Memphis Athletic office. My contact there has been right on with CUSA and AAC news.

I like the pics

I don't think the Memphis Athletics Department knows anything about expansion.

(07-29-2016 06:18 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  Rice isn't even a long term project. They are a long time fail.

They would need to hire Art Briles and Larry Brown.

(07-29-2016 06:19 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(07-29-2016 06:18 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  Rice isn't even a long term project. They are a long time fail.

They would need to hire Art Briles and Larry Brown.

Rice would be scary if they hired art.

Take ODU, Southern Miss, and Marshall.

It's going to be funny when Memphis is sitting right here with us

(07-29-2016 06:19 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(07-29-2016 06:18 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  Rice isn't even a long term project. They are a long time fail.

They would need to hire Art Briles and Larry Brown.

And rent 25,000 fans.

(07-29-2016 06:19 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  I think ODU and WKU are decent adds actually.....

A big thing the AAC has over the other G5 conferences is the brand names.
Taking two sets of initials from CUSA buries any depth in separation between the two conferences.

The guy is trolling

(07-29-2016 06:18 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  Rice isn't even a long term project. They are a long time fail.

I didn't follow Rice before we joined CUSA but I get the sense that Rice started caring about athletics a lot more after most of thier conference mates left them behind. They're investing in their stadium and made a great BB hire in Mike Rhoades imo. You'd probably know more than I would being a Houston fan but like I said I just get the feeling that the last rounds of realignment was a wake up call for them. Being a private school they might never have big crowds but with thier resources there's no reason they can't be competitive.

(07-29-2016 06:21 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  It's going to be funny when Memphis is sitting right here with us

+1000000000

(07-29-2016 06:23 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(07-29-2016 06:19 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  I think ODU and WKU are decent adds actually.....

A big thing the AAC has over the other G5 conferences is the brand names.
Taking two sets of initials from CUSA buries any depth in separation between the two conferences.

Old ******* Dominion dude.

(07-29-2016 06:08 PM)David Krumudgen Wrote:  This from the Memphis Athletic office. My contact there has been right on with CUSA and AAC news.

I like the pics

Works for me!

click link to see many pics of Rice's new $32 Million Dollar End Zone Facility and bigger sized ones here:
http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article...660235.php

https://twitter.com/RiceChron

Lots of vids on Rice's new EZF right now! Nice!

(07-29-2016 06:27 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(07-29-2016 06:18 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  Rice isn't even a long term project. They are a long time fail.

I didn't follow Rice before we joined CUSA but I get the sense that Rice started caring about athletics a lot more after most of thier conference mates left them behind. They're investing in their stadium and made a great BB hire in Mike Rhoades imo. You'd probably know more than I would being a Houston fan but like I said I just get the feeling that the last rounds of realignment was a wake up call for them. Being a private school they might never have big crowds but with thier resources there's no reason they can't be competitive.

You hit the nail on the head. We've invested over $100mm in facilities in the last 10 years including a $31mm football facility which opens next week.

I think we realized that we needed to invest and start to do things right or shut it down.

And credit to UH for doing the same thing on a much larger scale.