(10-14-2021 10:57 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 06:58 PM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  The realignment rumors are kind of all over the map.

MWC-14 (UTSA, UNT)
AAC-14 (Rice, LaTech, UAB, Marshall, App St, FAU)
SBC-14 (USM, WKU, MT, Charlotte, FIU)

I think it does make sense for the SBC to grab a Florida presence. If USF/FAU are both in the AAC then the SBC should pick up FIU. Also WKU, MT work well in the SBC because Arkansas St is there.

UTEP->WAC
ODU->A10

It all depends on who does the striking first and if CUSA will have time to backfill.

Two major issues with this:

1. The SBC West schools refuse to consider FIU.
2. MTSU doesn't have the votes. Too many no's

There's some revisionist history that the the original defection from the SBC to CUSA went down well with all involved. It did not. It got ugly...ugly enough that several schools on both sides refuse to schedule each other.

AState has yet to play a single regular season series against a former SBC member in any sport outside of a single basketball series with FAU several years back.

It doesn't help when your commissioner adds new members without input from current league members. The addition of Georgia State without a vote? Without a discussion? Without vetting them in the least?