(08-04-2021 10:17 AM)LostInSpace Wrote:  

(08-04-2021 09:14 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  For what it's worth, Marshall's Coach D'Antoni has caught wind of the A10 talk and was talking about it at practice yesterday.

He would love the move saying it would be easier to recruit. He mentioned 20 some teams. He assumed they would play division play in some way.


I know it's still very unlikely and a league that big is really unwieldy. But it's now being discussed on more than just a random message board.

I understand why the CUSA schools would approach the A10. What I don’t understand is why the A10 would abandon a strategy that’s worked about as well as possible through multiple rounds of realignment for a conference at the A10’s level in college athletics. Adding CUSA members reduces the payout from tournament credits for current members and is contrary to the conference’s decision to focus on being a Northeast/Mid-Atlantic focused conference after the last round of realignment.

Yeah I don’t see what’s in it for them. Maybe more TV money for the football games and they’ll get a cut of that to make up for less tourney credit money? Maybe a cut of CFP money? I’m just spitballing. If it happens we know there’s a financial angle that makes it worth it.