(08-08-2018 07:32 AM)Green Menace Wrote: (08-07-2018 11:39 PM)HerdZoned Wrote: (08-07-2018 09:44 PM)Green Menace Wrote: I think Marshall should just move back to the MAC. CUSA is simply not good enough for MU.
And UNT should move back to the Southland. Southland wasn't to kind from 1983-1994 to the then NUTS. Only 3 playoff appearances and 3 losses in the 1st round. 1987 loss to ULM or should I say NLU, 1988 loss the Marshall and 1994 loss to Boise.
See two can play those petty games, just make sure you are better at it.
Did I say UNT longs for the days of lining up against Lamar or ULM? No. We’re happy in CUSA. But all we hear on this board is how Marshall, USM, and UAB wishes they were in the AAC with their old compadres. Quit crying like babies and strive to make CUSA better, stronger.
You have to understand where all that comes from Green. USM, one of the founding members of CUSA, has tons of history with those AAC squads, Marshall since moving up has always been a (then) CUSA type program that played in a watered down MAC (at that time), so once it finally happened, Marshall ended up where they should have been, nevermind that in most of the bowls while in the MAC, Marshall played CUSA programs and had some history established with ECU. UAB, again, very old member, specifically in basketball. You think there isn't sore feelings for getting left behind. While we can get our football brand back, we lost a ton on the basketball side of things, with perception anyways.
CUSA can continue to renew its strength, but that requires our bottom teams to step up and be competitive most years, not just a year here, a year there. Can't be losing to FCS schools, or buffalo etc if we want to appear to be above all that. Consider this, most schools in the AAC other than temple and navy, were CUSA schools. What happened to media deals once the realignment was finished and new members added? Money talks, there weren't enough USM's, Marshall's, etc to keep the brand/image strong. Will it get there, I think so, at least to MAC level at some point, but CUSA was considered overall the best G5 conference most years before it got gutted, and now we banter around with the sunbelt on who has the best deal. That is a hard, very hard pill to swallow for long time members.........We all want CUSA to be better and regain some prestige, takes time, and some just aren't patient, it is what it is. I think some better options where available than what we went after for replacements, but that is just personal opinion and a conversation for another day.
As far as the MAC, well, money talks, so we aren't considered their equal, they have cracked the NY6 bowl barricade, we never have. Our champ lost to buffalo last year...Does Marshall wish to go back, no clue, don't think its in the plans for now, but if things don't improve a ton in this conference in the next few years, who knows what will happen, maybe even a resorting of the belt and CUSA happens for all anyone knows.
Back to topic, Marshall and Ohio should play every year, no excuses really, or alternate every other year with miami and ohio since both are historical rivals for us.