(11-01-2018 11:39 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  

(11-01-2018 03:34 PM)jdgaucho Wrote:  

(11-01-2018 12:14 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  

(11-01-2018 02:04 AM)Lopes87 Wrote:  Texas is a great option but wouldn't the WAC be wary of a Texas school voting block if they add 5 to 6 of them?

I once had a boss who would say “That’s the kind of problem we like to have.”

Karl Benson?

Karl Benson’s problem was not being able to recruit or hold onto Texas schools when he needed them to save WAC football. He couldn’t land North Texas, and couldn’t convince Texas State, UTSA and UTA to stick around.

Actually, Karl Benson was the person who invited Texas State and UT Arlington to the Sun Belt. He jumped ship from the WAC to the SBC and essentially gave WAC FBS football its final death blow... Slimy Mr. Peanut!

May 4, 2012...

"Texas State is a great addition to the Sun Belt Conference as the Bobcat athletic program is destined for success in the Football Bowl Subdivision," Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson said during a teleconference Wednesday afternoon."

"The addition of Texas State and Georgia State is part of the plan the Sun Belt has to bring in quality universities, not only to get bigger but to get better," Benson said. "We believe that these two universities have made the Sun Belt better for the future."

May 24, 2012...

"We are honored to join the Sun Belt Conference," UT Arlington president James D. Spaniolo said. "This move will help us continue to advance the interests of our university. Along with the opening of the College Park Center just a few short months ago, this move to the Sun Belt is another clear sign of the growth of not only our athletic department but of our entire university."

"This is another milestone day for UT Arlington athletics," UTA director of athletics Jim Baker said. "I want to thank commissioner Karl Benson for the invitation to compete in the Sun Belt Conference. This move to the Sun Belt will allow us to continue to showcase our athletics program on a national level and create further awareness for our university."

"The addition of UT Arlington is tremendous for the Sun Belt Conference as the league will now move forward with 12 member institutions with two six team divisions," Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson said. "UTA will help continue the rise of the Sun Belt Conference as a national contender in intercollegiate athletics."