(10-10-2020 01:11 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

(10-10-2020 12:26 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  

(10-10-2020 12:01 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(10-10-2020 09:44 AM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(10-09-2020 11:14 PM)Ourland Wrote:  I could see why a western conference with Louisiana Tech, Southern Mississippi, and ULL would be appealing to UAB.

Only if that conference contains no more than 1 or 2 Texas schools.

I seriously doubt that.

I don’t think a a league with a bunch of Texas teams will be that appealing to UAB, even with USM. I think the goal would be to convince USM to come east, not the other way around.

I think the eastern teams think C-USA leans too heavily to the west, specifically favoring Texas, and they have good points. In my opinion C-USA's best bowl ties are in the west. The only guaranteed eastern bowl isn't even in the country (Bahamas Bowl). The west enjoys guaranteed games in the New Orleans Bowl and Independence Bowl, plus ties to the First Responders Bowl, Armed Forces Bowl, & Frisco Bowl). The conference headquarters is in Dallas. And, our basketball tournament is in Dallas.

I can totally understand the east's frustration, but the money seems to be overwhelmingly in the west. C-USA makes almost nothing from our media deals, so aside from NCAA and CFP monies, our main conference revenue probably comes from sponsorships, which seem to mostly come from corporations located in the western half of C-USA. If some eastern programs choose to leave, they may have a hard time finding the same value of sponsorship and bowl ties without the western presence, and that could be a major factor in keeping programs like Southern Miss or even UAB tied to the western programs. University presidents will certainly consider the potential financial impact when picking a side.

Joe you're a good poster, and I think you would understand this

The money might be in the west, but the political power and clout, especially relationships with media like ESPN, lie with the east.

I feel as if the east programs have more power and say in the national scope of things. Power and influence speak far greater I believe in college athletics. You could throw money at a wall, money doesn't cure your problems.