(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Look I’m a JSU grad and I’m a huge Gamecock fan and I 100% think we are a great addition to CUSA and would have been a great addition to the Sun Belt.

I’m originally from Virginia though and JMU is night and day compared to us in all facilities. The Dukes have a large fan presence in the state and they have a ton of alumni in the DC area. It also isn’t like Alabama where those Dukes fans are Hokie or Wahoo fans first they are Dukes fans and are not skipping their schools game to tailgate at another schools game.

With that said I would easily say our facilities are great at JSU and getting better. We do have a fan base that I would say is larger than UABs and we will be a constant competitor for bowl games.

Also ODU should be much better than they are. How does Hampton Roads pump out great college and pro players and they aren’t better than they are with that talent right next store and a beach 30 minutes down the road

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

Let me make this clear: no one school is going to save C-USA; however, the new additions provide the conference a base to build off of to something greater. The potential is there to have a strong basketball conference with a few strong football programs to match.

The real issue is this: what is C-USA's identity? The Big Five leagues are established, so they don't need to answer this question. The AAC is based around media markets. The Sun Belt is based around smaller college towns. What will C-USA do? They tried to build off a mix of markets and towns, but got ripped apart. Find an identity, and we can build from there.

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

For the sake of my mother who was an alumna of WKU, I sure hope that your football coach doesn't have your attitude. If he does, WKU will get a real ass whooping 2 years from now. When my cousin coached WKU, I know he didn't have your attitude about any team on his schedule. BTW, I'm talking about FOOTBALL, a real sport.

(11-11-2021 07:14 PM)Terry49 Wrote:  For the sake of my mother who was an alumna of WKU, I sure hope that your football coach doesn't have your attitude. If he does, WKU will get a real ass whooping 2 years from now. When my cousin coached WKU, I know he didn't have your attitude about any team on his schedule. BTW, I'm talking about FOOTBALL, a real sport.

Calling football a real sport is denigrating to the other sports that student-athletes compete in. Talk about a poor attitude.

(11-11-2021 07:03 PM)rtist Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

Let me make this clear: no one school is going to save C-USA; however, the new additions provide the conference a base to build off of to something greater. The potential is there to have a strong basketball conference with a few strong football programs to match.

The real issue is this: what is C-USA's identity? The Big Five leagues are established, so they don't need to answer this question. The AAC is based around media markets. The Sun Belt is based around smaller college towns. What will C-USA do? They tried to build off a mix of markets and towns, but got ripped apart. Find an identity, and we can build from there.

Based on the 4 teams we just added, I would say our identity is most similar to the Sun Belt. Rabid fan bases for smaller city/college town universities.

(11-11-2021 07:37 PM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 07:03 PM)rtist Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

Let me make this clear: no one school is going to save C-USA; however, the new additions provide the conference a base to build off of to something greater. The potential is there to have a strong basketball conference with a few strong football programs to match.

The real issue is this: what is C-USA's identity? The Big Five leagues are established, so they don't need to answer this question. The AAC is based around media markets. The Sun Belt is based around smaller college towns. What will C-USA do? They tried to build off a mix of markets and towns, but got ripped apart. Find an identity, and we can build from there.

Based on the 4 teams we just added, I would say our identity is most similar to the Sun Belt. Rabid fan bases for smaller city/college town universities.

I would agree with this; however, C-USA isn't going to succeed by copying the Sun Belt. They've had years to cultivate this identity; C-USA had been a mish-mash of identities. This left bigger markets vulnerable to AAC expansion, and smaller schools vulnerable to Sun Belt expansion.

We need to be different from both the AAC and Sun Belt if we are to build for the future. The question is: what identity should be cultivated?

(11-11-2021 06:56 PM)Hradmiralsfan Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Look I’m a JSU grad and I’m a huge Gamecock fan and I 100% think we are a great addition to CUSA and would have been a great addition to the Sun Belt.

I’m originally from Virginia though and JMU is night and day compared to us in all facilities. The Dukes have a large fan presence in the state and they have a ton of alumni in the DC area. It also isn’t like Alabama where those Dukes fans are Hokie or Wahoo fans first they are Dukes fans and are not skipping their schools game to tailgate at another schools game.

With that said I would easily say our facilities are great at JSU and getting better. We do have a fan base that I would say is larger than UABs and we will be a constant competitor for bowl games.

Also ODU should be much better than they are. How does Hampton Roads pump out great college and pro players and they aren’t better than they are with that talent right next store and a beach 30 minutes down the road

Excited to have you guys. Impressed by what I have read about JSU. In terms of future facility upgrades . the 80 million dollar stadium upgrade looks unique.

(11-11-2021 07:41 PM)rtist Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 07:37 PM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 07:03 PM)rtist Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

Let me make this clear: no one school is going to save C-USA; however, the new additions provide the conference a base to build off of to something greater. The potential is there to have a strong basketball conference with a few strong football programs to match.

The real issue is this: what is C-USA's identity? The Big Five leagues are established, so they don't need to answer this question. The AAC is based around media markets. The Sun Belt is based around smaller college towns. What will C-USA do? They tried to build off a mix of markets and towns, but got ripped apart. Find an identity, and we can build from there.

Based on the 4 teams we just added, I would say our identity is most similar to the Sun Belt. Rabid fan bases for smaller city/college town universities.

I would agree with this; however, C-USA isn't going to succeed by copying the Sun Belt. They've had years to cultivate this identity; C-USA had been a mish-mash of identities. This left bigger markets vulnerable to AAC expansion, and smaller schools vulnerable to Sun Belt expansion.

We need to be different from both the AAC and Sun Belt if we are to build for the future. The question is: what identity should be cultivated?

CUSA can look at its diversity as a strength.

FIU-UTEP-NMSU provide strong Latino communities.
The conference spans from the Eastern time zone to the Mountain Standard.
CUSA is also a home to one of the most prominent faith-based Universities.
CUSA has some of the most rabid basketball fanbases (one with a Natty at UTEP)
CUSA is also rooted in Texas & Florida, where football is religion.

CUSA was very fortunate that it kept some of the best qualities from the older versions.

IMHO, the conference should be capped at 10 or 11, so it can play a double round-robin and every team can benefit from the best that each school has to offer.

For you guys that don't know the history of CUSA, the best days were when the conference was formed. This was Cinci, DePaul, Loiusville, Marquette, Saint Louis, South Florida, Charlotte, Southern Miss, UAB, Memphis, and Tulane. In 2005, there was another shuffle which saw several teams leave. The conference got weaker. Another split in 2013 and the conference got weaker. In 2023, another split is happening and it is just a hunch, but I don't think the conference will get stronger with this split. I honestly think that CUSA has a leadership issue and until that is resolved it will not get better.

Charlotte had a lack of leadership vision through the 90s and into the 00s. The lack of football sent us to the Atlantic 10. Finally, alumni and students forced the AD and the University into starting football. We were absolutely lucky to get back into CUSA in 2013. Now under new leadership, our football program is growing, basketball appears to be turning a corner, and baseball just won the regular season title.

Anyone that says Charlotte is not a loss for CUSA has no clue what is going on with the University and the Athletics. The budget is growing and a lot of big facility upgrades coming.

With regard to the next media deal, should we contract with Paramount+/CBS? That would put us in direct competition with ESPN and the Sun Belt. It's also a means for CBS to replace a lost TV property in SEC football.

(11-11-2021 07:14 PM)Terry49 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

For the sake of my mother who was an alumna of WKU, I sure hope that your football coach doesn't have your attitude. If he does, WKU will get a real ass whooping 2 years from now. When my cousin coached WKU, I know he didn't have your attitude about any team on his schedule. BTW, I'm talking about FOOTBALL, a real sport.

This guy makes it to one game a year and cries and complains all the time. He will tell you the reason he cant make more games is because of family. Yet he has no problems leaving his family and traveling 65 mile pass Western to Nashville for a TT football game. Never been a season ticket holder but he will argue that because his parents are it makes him one also. Doubt if he spend a dollar buying a Western ticket, in his life.

He complained in the SBC
He complained in CUSA 3.0
He would have still complained in the MAC

Its always someone else fault or some other reason.

(11-11-2021 08:08 PM)Dowless Wrote:  For you guys that don't know the history of CUSA, the best days were when the conference was formed. This was Cinci, DePaul, Loiusville, Marquette, Saint Louis, South Florida, Charlotte, Southern Miss, UAB, Memphis, and Tulane. In 2005, there was another shuffle which saw several teams leave. The conference got weaker. Another split in 2013 and the conference got weaker. In 2023, another split is happening and it is just a hunch, but I don't think the conference will get stronger with this split. I honestly think that CUSA has a leadership issue and until that is resolved it will not get better.

Charlotte had a lack of leadership vision through the 90s and into the 00s. The lack of football sent us to the Atlantic 10. Finally, alumni and students forced the AD and the University into starting football. We were absolutely lucky to get back into CUSA in 2013. Now under new leadership, our football program is growing, basketball appears to be turning a corner, and baseball just won the regular season title.

Anyone that says Charlotte is not a loss for CUSA has no clue what is going on with the University and the Athletics. The budget is growing and a lot of big facility upgrades coming.

Just going from 2014 to 2021 losing UNCC is not a loss, its removing a bottom feeder. You and I can look at past history and say UNCC can get that back and I wont disagree with that. But for CUSA 3.0, UNCC was a bottom feeder and one of the reason it failed as a 2 bid basketball conference...

UNCC never came close to their historical years and that's the fact we lived. As I said it doesnt have to be the future but UNCC still has to actually go out and prove they can get that back. Along with turning a losing football program into a winner. Me personally, I dont look at 7-6 as a winner. Its a start but must be improved on, not regress.

(11-11-2021 08:12 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 07:14 PM)Terry49 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Having a hard time understanding why it will not be better. Travel is a negative.
Teams lost to SBC will be improved in replacements. Liberty will be/is better than Marshall. Sam Houston is better than USM and JSU is better than ODU. While coming from FCS, Sam and JSU performance could change with the scenery change in divisions but both would have to be a major bust to not reach USM or ODU caliber.

UTSA, UAB and FAU are blows but losing UNCC, NT and Rice will help the strength.

Lost
Good
UAB
UTSA
FAU
Marshall

Bad
USM
UNCC
ODU
NT
Rice

Looks like a positive outcome for quality.

Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

For the sake of my mother who was an alumna of WKU, I sure hope that your football coach doesn't have your attitude. If he does, WKU will get a real ass whooping 2 years from now. When my cousin coached WKU, I know he didn't have your attitude about any team on his schedule. BTW, I'm talking about FOOTBALL, a real sport.

This guy makes it to one game a year and cries and complains all the time. He will tell you the reason he cant make more games is because of family. Yet he has no problems leaving his family and traveling 65 mile pass Western to Nashville for a TT football game. Never been a season ticket holder but he will argue that because his parents are it makes him one also. Doubt if he spend a dollar buying a Western ticket, in his life.

He complained in the SBC
He complained in CUSA 3.0
He would have still complained in the MAC

Its always someone else fault or some other reason.

Nice try guns, all above false. Was just in BG this past weekend. I have season tickets in football and recently gave up basketball but plan on being to at least 3-4. HArd to make it to every game 3 hours away. Any Titans game I go to is usually paired with WKU game minus this year. Not everyone is retired without young kids like you. I go to as many games as I can with younger kids who have activities going on. See you on 12/18..

(11-11-2021 08:20 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 08:12 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 07:14 PM)Terry49 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:39 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:17 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Hahahaha. You're a clown and that's the funniest **** I've ever seen. ODU isn't that good but they are better than you.

WKU fans have to put up with this **** now for years. All these newbies telling us how they will make this conference better. Liberty going to put us on ESPN now or better home and gardens. I know Jax st Basketball sucks because I know their HC. Someone, anyone get us out now! I am not going to make it 3 years with these new people. Sam Houston hasn’t even chimed in yet. I am sure they are going to save cusa too…

For the sake of my mother who was an alumna of WKU, I sure hope that your football coach doesn't have your attitude. If he does, WKU will get a real ass whooping 2 years from now. When my cousin coached WKU, I know he didn't have your attitude about any team on his schedule. BTW, I'm talking about FOOTBALL, a real sport.

This guy makes it to one game a year and cries and complains all the time. He will tell you the reason he cant make more games is because of family. Yet he has no problems leaving his family and traveling 65 mile pass Western to Nashville for a TT football game. Never been a season ticket holder but he will argue that because his parents are it makes him one also. Doubt if he spend a dollar buying a Western ticket, in his life.

He complained in the SBC
He complained in CUSA 3.0
He would have still complained in the MAC

Its always someone else fault or some other reason.

Nice try guns, all above false. Was just in BG this past weekend. I have season tickets in football and recently gave up basketball but plan on being to at least 3-4. HArd to make it to every game 3 hours away. Any Titans game I go to is usually paired with WKU game minus this year. Not everyone is retired without young kids like you. I go to as many games as I can with younger kids who have activities going on. See you on 12/18..

Well bro you just got turned down by Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois….

CUSA needs to spend some of the exit fees on TV production. Make sure each members has the right type of equipment to make the product look great on TV. Good top notch camera and camera angles will make the games much more enjoyable to watch and look bigtime. Not some ESPN+ production or Tuesday night MacAction or SBC game.

(11-11-2021 08:08 PM)Dowless Wrote:  For you guys that don't know the history of CUSA, the best days were when the conference was formed. This was Cinci, DePaul, Loiusville, Marquette, Saint Louis, South Florida, Charlotte, Southern Miss, UAB, Memphis, and Tulane. In 2005, there was another shuffle which saw several teams leave. The conference got weaker. Another split in 2013 and the conference got weaker. In 2023, another split is happening and it is just a hunch, but I don't think the conference will get stronger with this split. I honestly think that CUSA has a leadership issue and until that is resolved it will not get better.

Charlotte had a lack of leadership vision through the 90s and into the 00s. The lack of football sent us to the Atlantic 10. Finally, alumni and students forced the AD and the University into starting football. We were absolutely lucky to get back into CUSA in 2013. Now under new leadership, our football program is growing, basketball appears to be turning a corner, and baseball just won the regular season title.

Anyone that says Charlotte is not a loss for CUSA has no clue what is going on with the University and the Athletics. The budget is growing and a lot of big facility upgrades coming.

They can have facility upgrades all the want. The bottom line is, Charlotte was 52-90 in the last 5 years in basketball before this one. They were 21-46 in football the 5 years before this one. They averaged 12,319 fans in 2019 at football games. MANY teams were more deserving than Charlotte for the AAC. They were chosen for academic elitist reasons, not for sports. I'm sure facility upgrades and market matters, but it wasn't on winning programs, that is for sure.

(11-11-2021 09:16 PM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  CUSA needs to spend some of the exit fees on TV production. Make sure each members has the right type of equipment to make the product look great on TV. Good top notch camera and camera angles will make the games much more enjoyable to watch and look bigtime. Not some ESPN+ production or Tuesday night MacAction or SBC game.

You’re new here huh? Well, first off I wouldn’t expect the old guard to share much of the exit fees, or entry fees. Second, ESPN+ games are produced by the schools and vary widely. This will become quite apparent to you when you watch your team play on ESPN+ at Liberty and then a few weeks later at FIU. Third, Maction and midweek Sun Belt games are on linear ESPN channels and are professionally produced. The Stadium and CBS games are likewise well done, even on Facebook if you ignore the pictures of peoples dogs they insist on showing but the audience reach isn’t close. The conference might share some money to help but like I said, check out a game at Liberty vs one at FIU and you’ll get both ends of the spectrum

(11-11-2021 09:37 PM)sstaedtler88 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 08:08 PM)Dowless Wrote:  For you guys that don't know the history of CUSA, the best days were when the conference was formed. This was Cinci, DePaul, Loiusville, Marquette, Saint Louis, South Florida, Charlotte, Southern Miss, UAB, Memphis, and Tulane. In 2005, there was another shuffle which saw several teams leave. The conference got weaker. Another split in 2013 and the conference got weaker. In 2023, another split is happening and it is just a hunch, but I don't think the conference will get stronger with this split. I honestly think that CUSA has a leadership issue and until that is resolved it will not get better.

Charlotte had a lack of leadership vision through the 90s and into the 00s. The lack of football sent us to the Atlantic 10. Finally, alumni and students forced the AD and the University into starting football. We were absolutely lucky to get back into CUSA in 2013. Now under new leadership, our football program is growing, basketball appears to be turning a corner, and baseball just won the regular season title.

Anyone that says Charlotte is not a loss for CUSA has no clue what is going on with the University and the Athletics. The budget is growing and a lot of big facility upgrades coming.

They can have facility upgrades all the want. The bottom line is, Charlotte was 52-90 in the last 5 years in basketball before this one. They were 21-46 in football the 5 years before this one. They averaged 12,319 fans in 2019 at football games. MANY teams were more deserving than Charlotte for the AAC. They were chosen for academic elitist reasons, not for sports. I'm sure facility upgrades and market matters, but it wasn't on winning programs, that is for sure.

Oooh. Look at Liberty good at sports all of a sudden. How long ago was it that Liberty snuck through the Big South tournament and pundits were questioning if you were the worst team in NCAA Tournament history? It was 2013.

(11-11-2021 10:27 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote:  Sam Houston is better than USM