(01-23-2020 09:42 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

(01-23-2020 09:15 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(01-23-2020 08:34 AM)zibby Wrote:  

(01-22-2020 06:17 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  This is the beginning of the "New East Coast Conference" comprised of schools in the SunBelt and C-USA.

Couldn't they do this on their own? The C-USA East Division could bail then add App State, Georgia Southern and James Madison. Or another Sun Belt team. Or a C-USA West team.

We wouldn't have an autobid for many years. It seems they're going to create a new conference using the ASUN's continuity that will have the autobid. So why the CCSA? Why would this swimming & diving conference go along with the ASUN's plan? Take a look at it's membership. A lot of CUSA-E and Sun Belt-E teams that have in the past voiced displeasure of the spread out geography. I think Blue Trombone is right, this is the beginning of the east coast FBS conference. Sun Belt and CUSA were never going to sit down and work out swaps so the members had to work out some sort of coup. They may have figured it out. I don't understand the mechanics of it but I don't see any other reason the CCSA is going to go to great lengths to help ASUN expansion.

This makes the most sense of anything I've read so far. Some CUSA-E and Sun Belt-E teams create a new FBS league through this plan. The left behind CUSA and Sun Belt schools would then merge, effectively killing either CUSA or the Sun Belt.

Thus, still leaving a group of 5. AAC, MWC, MAC, A-Sun, and CUSA or Sun Belt.

a) ASUN Conference expands to 20 members (by June, 2023)
let's say UCSA-E, App St and the two GA schools
b) The ASUN transfers rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA
The CCSA just became the ASUN
c) The ASUN 7 join the CCSA (July 1, 2023)
The ASUN members move to their new conference making it an AQ for NCAA tourney. Probably all ASUN members but Liberty go.
d) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference
Same ASUN as before (minus Liberty), Same name, Same everything
e) The remaining ASUN members adopt the name United Athletic Conference
A new FBS conference is born (I'd hope we change the name). In my scenario it has 11 members already, CUSA-E, App St , Ga So, Ga St & Liberty. We could fill out #12 with UAB or go to 14

We just have to give Side Show Joe his exit fees and leave the remaining members of the SB and CUSA to figure out what they're going to do. It'd be interesting if this is the case to see who the power brokers are in this scenario and who signs on. Basketball tourney in Atlanta or Charlotte.