(08-13-2021 04:04 PM)JSchmack Wrote:  

(08-11-2021 10:49 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  This kind of comical. You guys don't want to split so you can build a better basketball conference..... You just want a cheaper regional conference.

If you were really interested in acquiring the best basketball options in this proposed split, UNT would be one of the program you would target.

I'm not claiming UNT is the best program in C-USA, but we are certainly among the best currently. So, you guys are not interested in building the strongest possible basketball conference. Lets just stop pretending.

I said it before, I will say it again...
1. I'm not a C-USA guy.
2. You're absolutely right that if it was "Best Seven" than North Texas is invited (and Charlotte wouldn't be).

3. But it's a legal/logistical reason for the seven I listed. They can't take Eight. It has to be exactly seven. If you take 8 with UNT, then you're getting sued by C-USA and six schools in an instant because you just destroyed the conference.

No, that's not how the rules work. As long as Rump CUSA can scrape up 7 D-1 schools, they're still a conference. Rump CUSA would need to recruit or promote enough FBS schools to stay an FBS conference. (8 full FBS members)

Quote: If you take the Best Seven, then you're leaving for the "Best Seven" reasons, and not "geography reasons."

They need the GEOGRAPHY EXCUSE as the jumping off point to build a better league so they're not getting sued by C-USA. People have been saying "C-USA East splits" but they can reasonably explain that FAU/FIU are much further distance from most the East schools than UAB is... it makes GEOGRAPHIC SENSE for Marshall, Old Dominion, Charlotte, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and UAB to leave C-USA together.

And they need a seventh. Southern Miss is technically the shortest "as the crow flies" distance, but it's just slightly shorter than La Tech; and those numbers are close enough that they can make that call on football/basketball prowess. Taking North Texas as the seventh kinda kills their "Texas is too far" excuse.


And, BTW, this would probably be in the best interest of North Texas as well, because once that conference exists, avoids lawsuits, and C-USA stabilizes -- I'd imagine C-USA would immediately invite New Mexico State (travel partner with UTEP, football is currently independent) -- How long before UNT asks the New League to be considered for membership? And you cite all the reasons UNT would be accepted. Of course UNT would end up in the New League. It just can't be as a founding member.