(09-17-2021 04:01 PM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote:  

(09-16-2021 12:59 AM)SammyH Wrote:  

(09-16-2021 12:10 AM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote:  

(09-16-2021 12:03 AM)All4One Wrote:  

(09-15-2021 11:10 PM)OhioBoilermaker Wrote:  The only relevant question is if Seattle or Cal Baptist will leave. In a few months, you will probably able to add NMSU to the list.

Do you think New Mexico State would join Conference USA in all sports if it meant playing divisional games against UTEP, UTSA, North Texas, and Louisiana Tech?

yes

No. NMSU is never leaving. They’re stuck in the banished-from-the-belt purgatory but they won’t bite the bullet and go WAC FCS. Besides, if the grandfather clause is to work in around 7-8 years they’d just be back in the FBS anyways. Oh well, instead of getting killed by SFA and Sam they’ll get blown out by Liberty and UMASS. Embarrassing either way.

By the time NMSU has the chance to leave the WAC, they’ll be conference mates with the David Street crew. Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State Pueblo, Midwestern Mesa College of Nowhere!

Did you read the question? It was if NMSU would join CUSA, not if CUSA would invite NMSU.

For now, personally, I don't see CUSA doing anything for NMSU. Lots of travel for no paydays in football, not any level of basketball worth flying that far East for, I suppose some recruiting advantage in football, at least on paper, but overall, I'd view CUSA as a step down for the institution/athletics as a whole. We belong West, not East. I get the having football in a conference thing, but I like Indy better than CUSA. Everyone keeps saying its about to get harder to schedule as an Indy, but it keeps working. And when I point that out, they say no, now its REALLY about to get harder, amd then really, really harder lol. No thanks CUSA.