(03-20-2017 04:43 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(03-20-2017 04:17 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  Arguably? The SBC has been better than C-USA, in football at least. C-USA overexpanded. I get the rationale but they still overexpanded.

The rationale that start up programs in big markets would lead to bigger media $? I think a lot of us were saying WTF? as CUSA was adding FIU, FAU, ODU, Charlotte, MTSU, WKU, UTSA, UNT. They added brand new city programs with North, South, East, West, Middle, oceans and internationals in their names. It was like watching a train wreck that wouldn't stop. Or maybe a city bus with no breaks, and seeing it take a guys head off and Sandra Bullock saying, "he's ok, right?" No, he isn't ok. He died.
Cheers!

You seem to be an EAST Carolina fan. Since you are a fan of a directional school, I don't really understand your problem with the directional titles.

Overall, North Texas has been a good football addition. The Mean Green have been to 2 bowls in 4 seasons. Of the hold over C-USA programs, only Marshall has been to more. Like North Texas, Rice and USM have also been to 2 bowls in the past 4 seasons. But, WKU (3 bowls), LA Tech (3 bowls), Middle Tennessee (3 bowls), and North Texas (2 bowls), have been to almost 48% of all of C-USA's bowl games over the past four seasons. The hold over teams, Marshall (3 bowls), Southern Miss (2 bowls), Rice (2 bowls), and UTEP (1 bowl), have only been to 38% of C-USA's bowls over the past 4 seasons. In 2016, 6 of C-USA's 7 bowl games were filled by teams added to the conference since 2013. Southern Miss was the only team from the old guard to make a bowl this past season.

Yes, C-USA football has been down recently, but lets not be so quick to place all of the blame on the new programs.