(02-16-2022 12:13 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  It sees to me CUSA ran with this idiotic schedule only to try and justify why they then to pursue legal action against the schools leaving. Just plain old stupid all the way around, for as bad as our breakup from CAA-CAA has been, this is right up there. We know we’re stuck paying exit fees to a mess of a conference but at least we’re not being extorted.

I think it's even more ridiculous. I think CUSA truly believes they are 100% right. The schools leaving didn't give adequate notice per their guidelines, therefore they are still CUSA. I don't think they are considering another option, and that's what makes this worse. It's incompetence.
CUSA hasn't become CUSA of today without making some really terrible decisions. This is just another terrible decision that won't end well. This one is hurting their current members as well.
In the best case scenario for them, they are leveraging more money out of these schools before they leave. And even in this best case scenario, they are still screwing the current schools because they don't know what's going on with their schedules. CUSA will try to justify it with money, but that won't make up for the terrible media deal about to come their way. Nor will it instill loyalty among those schools. WKU and MTSU are probably on their way out. MTSU wanted the paycheck and as soon as they get it, I'm sure they'll be trying to get out. They can use the money CUSA gets from these schools to pay their exit fee.
CUSA is the worst of the worst and continually upping the ante.