(11-30-2020 12:39 PM)TexasTerror Wrote:  

(11-30-2020 11:25 AM)solohawks Wrote:  Central Arkansas came from the Gulf South Conference which did not have any Texas members. There probably isn't any attachment to going into Texas or the Southland conference and they may prefer to be in an FCS conference with SEC like geography

Central Arkansas presumably likes to be with more like-minded institutions and particularly, recruiting students and student-athletes in Texas.

If the four Texas institutions (more notably SHSU, SFA & Lamar) leave, there's no like minded schools in Texas and travel to an ASun that features those old Gulf South rival schools is just as, if not less far flung than some of what UCA is seeing in the Southland.

From what I gather, Central Arkansas knows they need an exit strategy particularly if there's something brewing deeper with the Texas institutions leaving the Southland. Kudos to them for having this 60-day window and having "options" on the table.