(10-14-2026 02:12 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  I rarely post here and would not if not for the original post.

This WKU poster above has 7 all-time posts--not saying what he said is not true--but...

I don't think its over Yet.

Too many rumors. Too early. Anything could happen.

I think the big worry for WKU would be the possibility of schools in the East leaving.

I could see a combination of Ohio, WKU, and one other as appealing to the WKU leaders.

Realignment is crazy--all bets are off at this point.

That would be a good move for the Sun Belt. Probably make Delaware a bit nervious about CUSA.

(10-14-2026 10:26 AM)lexingtontopper Wrote:  WKU isn’t coming back to the Belt. Why would they at this point?

CUSA is paying them more than they would make jumping ship to the Belt. So why would they take a pay cut, when finances are already tight?

Added to the payouts is the issue of 10 million dollars being paid just to leave CUSA. I think most WKU fans would prefer to re-join the Sunbelt, but I don’t believe from a financial perspective it makes any sense.

And if we are being honest, CUSA in present form is a much better basketball conference than the SunBelt presently is.

WKU has always been a big basketball school so the Sun Belt would not entice them very much. They also helped recruit Missouri State to CUSA. And Kennesaw State, Jax State, and MTSU are all local rivals.

(10-14-2026 11:03 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(10-14-2026 10:31 AM)EigenEagle Wrote:  Well...enjoy playing every game in October on week nights.

The worst. November in the mid west is one thing but October is awful.

November in the MAC in 20 degrees in Michigan and Ohio is much worse than CUSA October midweek games where it based a little more south anyway.

where in the hell is chainsaw state?

(10-15-2026 09:26 AM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 09:04 AM)polkhigh Wrote:  And seriously, what the Hell is a Tarleton????

Not sure if you’re serious in asking, but in case you really don’t know, Tarleton State is an FCS program on the other side of Ft. Worth in the TAMU system that’s been spending a sh*t ton of money.

They should be off the list simply because we’d have to deal with how to abbreviate them.

When I used to live in the middle of nowhere Texas, Stephenville (home of Tarleton State) is where I would go grocery shopping. Saying it’s “on the other side of Fort Worth” is like saying Hattiesburg is on the other side of New Orleans.

(10-16-2026 02:55 PM)Turtle Power 98 Wrote:  

(10-14-2026 11:03 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(10-14-2026 10:31 AM)EigenEagle Wrote:  Well...enjoy playing every game in October on week nights.

The worst. November in the mid west is one thing but October is awful.

November in the MAC in 20 degrees in Michigan and Ohio is much worse than CUSA October midweek games where it based a little more south anyway.

Lol, but you can't beat our beautiful September and October days up north! IMHO, nothing worse than playing or attending football games (day or night) in the extreme heat and humidity of August and September down south. No thanks!

(10-16-2026 01:59 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 01:11 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  Is WKU coming?

Yes, they just need Marshall, App, Coastal and ODU to sign that piece of paper about the increased exit fee first.

Get that done and I'm sure we can arrange for a school named WKU to join the Sun Belt. I just never said which state they were in.

Hopefully Marshall, App, Coastal, and ODU hold out then. Don't want anything to do with WKU.

(10-16-2026 01:59 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 01:11 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  Is WKU coming?

Yes, they just need Marshall, App, Coastal and ODU to sign that piece of paper about the increased exit fee first.

Get that done and I'm sure we can arrange for a school named WKU to join the Sun Belt. I just never said which state they were in.

So who is proposing going to 16? East or West teams? I wonder if the SBC East is using the signing of the Exit Fees as a barter or leverage to add two specific East teams? Or Maybe the East wants to name the two East schools and the West school?

I can see the SBC East wanting Ohio, Delaware (I think Old Dominion black balls Liberty) and WKU for the SBC West.

(10-16-2026 06:13 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 09:26 AM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 09:04 AM)polkhigh Wrote:  And seriously, what the Hell is a Tarleton????

Not sure if you’re serious in asking, but in case you really don’t know, Tarleton State is an FCS program on the other side of Ft. Worth in the TAMU system that’s been spending a sh*t ton of money.

They should be off the list simply because we’d have to deal with how to abbreviate them.

When I used to live in the middle of nowhere Texas, Stephenville (home of Tarleton State) is where I would go grocery shopping. Saying it’s “on the other side of Fort Worth” is like saying Hattiesburg is on the other side of New Orleans.

Which it is if you’re in Houma.

I wasn’t trying to imply anything regarding distance, just giving the location relative to the rest of the league.

Funny story, though…Years ago, I saw some article on “the country’s best suburbs” and it listed Abilene as one, linking it to DFW. I’ve driven between the 2 before, and it’s like a 3-hour drive. Who TF calls that a suburb?

If the SBC asks any CUSA school to join, they will.

(10-15-2026 09:26 AM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 09:04 AM)polkhigh Wrote:  And seriously, what the Hell is a Tarleton????

Not sure if you’re serious in asking, but in case you really don’t know, Tarleton State is an FCS program on the other side of Ft. Worth in the TAMU system that’s been spending a sh*t ton of money.

They should be off the list simply because we’d have to deal with how to abbreviate them.

We’ll just call them TARTS.

(10-16-2026 10:11 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 01:59 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 01:11 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  Is WKU coming?

Yes, they just need Marshall, App, Coastal and ODU to sign that piece of paper about the increased exit fee first.

Get that done and I'm sure we can arrange for a school named WKU to join the Sun Belt. I just never said which state they were in.

Hopefully Marshall, App, Coastal, and ODU hold out then. Don't want anything to do with WKU.

I don't mind playing the W_U school up north, as long as their fans don't come and I don't mind sharing a conf with the W_U school out west, as long as they stay in the West

(10-16-2026 10:23 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 01:59 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 01:11 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  Is WKU coming?

Yes, they just need Marshall, App, Coastal and ODU to sign that piece of paper about the increased exit fee first.

Get that done and I'm sure we can arrange for a school named WKU to join the Sun Belt. I just never said which state they were in.

So who is proposing going to 16? East or West teams? I wonder if the SBC East is using the signing of the Exit Fees as a barter or leverage to add two specific East teams? Or Maybe the East wants to name the two East schools and the West school?

I can see the SBC East wanting Ohio, Delaware (I think Old Dominion black balls Liberty) and WKU for the SBC West.

Please note my previous post was dripping in Sarcasm.

I think the West will generally allow the East to do what it wants this cycle within reason. Liberty might be a bridge too far.

Apologies if this was already posted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXGTWgEMIvI

D1 360 with another excellent video. This time on JMU's move. 6:40 length.

If you don't care for statistics--don't watch.

I Want what will be best for the conference especially as it pertains to getting a Substantial increase($$) from a new media deal.
If Gill can sell the new improved Deal to the Highest Bidder, I'm all for it. Preferably in a 16 team format that slightly expands the geo-footprint.

(10-16-2026 02:53 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(10-14-2026 02:12 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  I rarely post here and would not if not for the original post.

This WKU poster above has 7 all-time posts--not saying what he said is not true--but...

I don't think its over Yet.

Too many rumors. Too early. Anything could happen.

I think the big worry for WKU would be the possibility of schools in the East leaving.

I could see a combination of Ohio, WKU, and one other as appealing to the WKU leaders.

Realignment is crazy--all bets are off at this point.

That would be a good move for the Sun Belt. Probably make Delaware a bit nervious about CUSA.

I think Delaware will make an American push at some point.

(10-17-2026 12:52 AM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 06:13 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 09:26 AM)HarborPointe Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 09:04 AM)polkhigh Wrote:  And seriously, what the Hell is a Tarleton????

Not sure if you’re serious in asking, but in case you really don’t know, Tarleton State is an FCS program on the other side of Ft. Worth in the TAMU system that’s been spending a sh*t ton of money.

They should be off the list simply because we’d have to deal with how to abbreviate them.

When I used to live in the middle of nowhere Texas, Stephenville (home of Tarleton State) is where I would go grocery shopping. Saying it’s “on the other side of Fort Worth” is like saying Hattiesburg is on the other side of New Orleans.

Which it is if you’re in Houma.

I wasn’t trying to imply anything regarding distance, just giving the location relative to the rest of the league.

Funny story, though…Years ago, I saw some article on “the country’s best suburbs” and it listed Abilene as one, linking it to DFW. I’ve driven between the 2 before, and it’s like a 3-hour drive. Who TF calls that a suburb?

Fair enough. And that’s funny about Abilene. I was actually born there but we moved to Dallas when I was young. Going to family reunions out there as a kid felt like the longest drive ever, and then they started having them in Lubbock and I found out how wrong I was

(10-15-2026 04:44 PM)GSUALUM17 Wrote:  what if... Tarleton State is actually serious. might even have ambitions for PAC12.

https://frontofficesports.com/article/ta...o-the-fbs/
- $45 million athletics budget
- $200 million earmarked for athletics. Rev share already running.
- $130 million basketball arena/event center
- $30mil renovations for the football stadium

We are looking for a MWC invite probably w/i 2-3 years. We are not a good fit for eastern confereces. We clearly want a western onference

Are we sure WKU isn’t coming? They’d fit right in

(10-14-2026 11:16 AM)MT FAN Wrote:  Middle isnt coming either, not that many are advocating for it here, we've been terrible in football for awhile. More money and much better basketball in CUSA. As far as MT not leaving classy, in what way did we not? All we did was pay the conference more money to leave a year ealier along with FAU. We were absolutely screwd out of a bowl game, and so was Western their last year in the Sun Belt I believe.

Excellent news!

Also, I believe the score in your last Sun Belt football game was 42-0. We are fine with the way you left.