(03-07-2013 01:06 PM)adluther Wrote:  

(03-07-2013 01:00 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(03-07-2013 12:55 PM)David Krumudgen Wrote:  Charlotte
ODU
FIU
FAU
Marshall
Middle Tennessee
WKU

UAB
Southern Miss
North Texas
Louisiana Tech
Rice
UTEP
UTSA

To the Sun Belt joiners of C-USA. Would you say this is an upgraded conference to what we've known for the better part of the last decade? I think the legacy C-USA members are going to be surprised at how strong some of our programs have become.

From a current, soon to be prior member, i'd say it is a definite step up in competition in the New C-USA from the sunbelt. I'm not sure it will be as strong as it was with Houston/UCF/ECU (USM can make a come back), in football, but its a step up over playing in the currernt sunbelt without a doubt. I don't know much about the florida teams, but it seems like MTSU and LaTech are programs who are on the rise.

I agree. Just like the A12 will be weaker than the old BE and better than the current CUSA, the New CUSA will be better than the current Belt and weaker than the current CUSA. If they stay intact for 3 to 5 years they could be close to what they were before but they will need some time.