(02-07-2019 01:48 PM)panama Wrote:  

(02-06-2019 06:28 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  

(02-06-2019 06:09 PM)panama Wrote:  

(02-06-2019 02:01 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(02-06-2019 12:33 PM)panama Wrote:  So the last realignment involved Maryland, Rutgers, Pitt...

There are exceptions where it goes the other way such as Louisville but generally speaking there is a reason that Boise will never be in a Power conference. Rice can't get out of CUSA to even the MWC because of their lack of investment in their Athletics.

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Maryland:
Flagship? Yes
Years of D1-A football: 127
Football and Basketball National Champs? Yes and Yes
Media Market ranking: #6 in US

Rutgers:
Flagship? Yes
Years of D1-A football: 150
Football and Basketball National Champs? Yes and No
Media Market ranking: #1 in US

Pittsburgh:
Flagship? No
Years of D1-A football: 129
Football and Basketball National Champs? Yes and No
Media Market ranking: #24 in US

Boise State:
Flagship? No
Years of D1-A football: 23
Football and Basketball National Champs? No and No
Media Market ranking: #103 in US

"Rice can't get out of CUSA to even the MWC because of their lack of investment in their Athletics." So you're agreeing with me that academics plays a secondary role in realignment?

If Rice were seriously investing in their stadium and ops facilities like the guys accross town they would be gone. They check every other box.

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That perception is based only on the football stadium.

In the last ten years:

- New football facility for team and locker room. Renovated the old site into the band hall. Sure, the core of the stadium is old, but plans are in the works. The practice field was updated by the NFL for the Super Bowl practices two years ago.
- Great baseball stadium with enhanced 'Roost' and new scoreboard
- Entirely new tennis facility
- New track grandstand, enclosed press box and team facilities for soccer, track and field, and cross country
- New pool

Admittedly, the basketball arena large renovation a little over ten years ago might be a little long in the tooth.

How do your facilities compare with Houston. That is the bkttom line. Is it stop gap or is it on par with Power Conferences where recruits are dropping their jaws?

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I was more addressing the perception that seems prevalent that Rice is not investing in their athletics facilities. But head to head with Cougar High...

Football: They win big. New on-campus stadium about three years old.
Basketball: They win again. Expensive rebuild of Hofheinz just opened. Our rebuild was almost fifteen years ago.
Baseball: Rice wins. They can't even afford dirt for the infield.
Others: Don't know enough about their facilities to comment.