(12-05-2022 10:54 AM)Johns1124 Wrote: I'll say it:
I think coming to the Sunbelt was not the best option.
Before we moved, I stated we should wait out to CUSA and see what develops with the NCAA transition fallout. Now I believe more and more that should have been the play.
This is an insane take.
We are so much better off it's not even worth rehashing why we joined in the first place. I just don't even know where to start. Did you forget the following...
CUSA was a Texas centric conference. Judy didn't even come to Huntington when we won a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in Soccer!
CUSA was always reactive instead of proactive.
CUSA held their basketball tourney in Texas with a curtain EVERY YEAR.
CUSA was full of teams we had no connection with. Fan apathy was setting in.
We were losing fans because of the matchups.
We were in a quagmire of whatever is best for the Texas schools.
CUSA now stretches from Virginia to New Mexico
Horrible situation for student athletes.
CUSA media was and still is a freaking joke.
We played our games on Facebook for crying out loud. We were absent from everyone's mind by not ever being on ESPN.
WKU was never a rival, I don't care what the younger fans say.
In CUSA we had SIX teams that were over 1000 miles away. In the SBC we only have ONE team over 1000 miles away.
Facebook games were getting 3k views while ESPN+ games are getting 300k to 400k views.
And it doesn't matter about the NCAA transition. Being a G5 seals our fate no matter what conference we are in.