(11-01-2021 08:59 PM)Wahoowa84 Wrote:  If they need 8 members to formally survive, can they take the non-football schools from the Sun (ALR / UTA) and UMass / UConn as FB only?

8 full FBS members are required; the bylaws don't make any mention of allowing split membership, (i.e. football only + non football = one whole "member") so I assume the answer is no. Once they get to 8, though, they can add all the affiliates and non-football members they want, so UALR/UTA could be on the table (I doubt it, though).

IMO, they should take every southeastern FCS public worth much of anything and go from there. EKU, UTC, ETSU, UCA, SFA to get to 12. If somebody says no, go KSU or UNA or a Louisiana school. Hollow out the FCS conferences beneath CUSA. Try to get NDSU and SDSU as football affiliates once the conference is stable.