I think the main thing here is that the ASUN does things to survive. They are on defense and trying to stay alive. The idea that they could lure away SoCon teams is absurd. If a SoCon team left for this, it would be the biggest mistake in their history. Like ETSU posters have already said, their fanbase hates the ASUN memories. I'd also note that a SoCon school would be leaving an established conference with leadership that runs football, for a new conference with zero history and zero knowledge of how to run a football league. I know they'd hire someone that knows what they're doing, but the point still remains. Lastly, its a huge risk to join the UAC as a school like ETSU or UTC. This thing could fold at any moment (mass exodus is kind of a thing with the A-Sun), and then ETSU or UTC is left holding the bag. Risk is super high, reward super low.