http://blog.mysanantonio.com/the-local-s...arlington/

As more and more rumors get out, I think this is a done deal.

Like they say,
Two people can keep a secret, if one of them is dead.

Welcome to the Belt TXST!

(04-30-2012 08:33 PM)GreenFlag Wrote:  http://blog.mysanantonio.com/the-local-s...arlington/

My opinion-- All Sports or no sports

Uhg. Why UTA? Uhg. DO. NOT. APPROVE. This means 14 teams for one auto bid.

This means two non football schools in the West (UALR to the East???)

This means another outlier that we didn't need to add.

And for what? By what unwritten law do we have to be in Texas? What does UTA add?

And how long will it be until UTA is grandfathered in as a start up football program because of this?

What a cluster %^&*.

(04-30-2012 08:38 PM)Hilltopper2K Wrote:  Uhg. Why UTA? Uhg. DO. NOT. APPROVE. This means 14 teams for one auto bid.

This means two non football schools in the West (UALR to the East???)

This means another outlier that we didn't need to add.

And for what? By what unwritten law do we have to be in Texas? What does UTA add?

And how long will it be until UTA is grandfathered in as a start up football program because of this?

What a cluster %^&*.

Gotta reward those who don't play football, apparently.

I don't have a problem with Texas State, however.

Don't get the UT-A add either. Can't wait to see what the new divisions are.
At least they do play pretty good basketball.

Have you seen UTA's new arena.

I edited a graphic to show what the new Sun-Belt will look like and wrote a little scenario in which App State gets added (I'm an App State fan):
http://appstatenation.com/2012/04/30/con...arlington/

(04-30-2012 08:42 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:38 PM)Hilltopper2K Wrote:  Uhg. Why UTA? Uhg. DO. NOT. APPROVE. This means 14 teams for one auto bid.

This means two non football schools in the West (UALR to the East???)

This means another outlier that we didn't need to add.

And for what? By what unwritten law do we have to be in Texas? What does UTA add?

And how long will it be until UTA is grandfathered in as a start up football program because of this?

What a cluster %^&*.

Gotta reward those who don't play football, apparently.

I don't have a problem with Texas State, however.

UTA is going to be in the same kind of BoT hell that plagues UAB unless I am misunderstanding their situation.

Adding programs that are eager to grow and have good support from their decision makers seem like good adds to me. Regardless of where they start, at least they have the potential to help the conference grow.
So I am chalking TXST up as a win.

Schools like UTA and UALR are just in such horrible situations since they are governed by BoT's with a Flagship Favorite that I can't see how they would ever manage success on the football field.

Maybe Texas isn't as bad as other states. UTEP and UTSA aren't (in my perception) nearly as neglected as UAB.

We could go geographically for everything but football. During football, play everyone (nine teams + 2 ooc)

Txstate / UTA
Louisiana / Monroe
Ark st / UaLR

FaU / Georgia State
Troy / South
Middle / WKU


Or we go Big Ten and do something random

Gods division
Texas state, Louisiana, FAU, USA, Georgia State, UaLR

Generals division
Arlington, Ark State, Western, Middle, Troy, Monroe

(04-30-2012 08:49 PM)ncguitarplyr Wrote:  I edited a graphic to show what the new Sun-Belt will look like and wrote a little scenario in which App State gets added (I'm an App State fan):
http://appstatenation.com/2012/04/30/con...arlington/

So add Ga Southern and App to make 12 football players ?

I'm be OK with UT-A as long as App gets added for all sports, and No NMSU.

(04-30-2012 08:54 PM)chrisattsu Wrote:  We could go geographically for everything but football. During football, play everyone (nine teams + 2 ooc)

Txstate / UTA
Louisiana / Monroe
Ark st / UaLR

FaU / Georgia State
Troy / South
Middle / WKU


Or we go Big Ten and do something random

Gods division
Texas state, Louisiana, FAU, USA, Georgia State, UaLR

Generals division
Arlington, Ark State, Western, Middle, Troy, Monroe

Put the Cajuns in our division, and leave ULM in the "Gods" division

(04-30-2012 08:55 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:49 PM)ncguitarplyr Wrote:  I edited a graphic to show what the new Sun-Belt will look like and wrote a little scenario in which App State gets added (I'm an App State fan):
http://appstatenation.com/2012/04/30/con...arlington/

So add Ga Southern and App to make 12 football players ?

I'm be OK with UT-A as long as App gets added for all sports, and No NMSU.

Im down with that. NMSU is just way to far west. GA South and App make us 12 in football and were good to go.

(04-30-2012 08:47 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  Have you seen UTA's new arena.

It's nice. Maybe it will be used to recruit the players that will knock existing Sunbelt teams out of the tournament that awards our conference's ONE NCAA bid.

But on the other hand now that we have added a couple of teams in Texas I guess we can justify keeping the tournament in Hot Springs Arkansas. Yay.

Well...with this, and if you believe the NMSU rumor, your basketball/Olympic Sports divisions could look like this:

EAST
- Georgia State
- Florida Atlantic
- Western Kentucky
- Middle Tennessee
- Troy
- South Alabama
- App. State/Charlotte/Georgia Southern

WEST
- Arkansas State
- Arkansas-Little Rock
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Texas State
- Texas-Arlington
- New Mexico State

Football, could be:

EAST
- Georgia State
- Florida Atlantic
- Western Kentucky
- Middle Tennessee
- Troy
- App. State/Charlotte/Georgia Southern

WEST
- South Alabama
- Arkansas State
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Texas State
- New Mexico State

(04-30-2012 08:59 PM)Hilltopper2K Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:47 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  Have you seen UTA's new arena.

It's nice. Maybe it will be used to recruit the players that will knock existing Sunbelt teams out of the tournament that awards our conference's ONE NCAA bid.

But on the other hand now that we have added a couple of teams in Texas I guess we can justify keeping the tournament in Hot Springs Arkansas. Yay.

And they can funnel all of their money to hoops, since they don't play a lick of football.

(04-30-2012 08:55 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:49 PM)ncguitarplyr Wrote:  I edited a graphic to show what the new Sun-Belt will look like and wrote a little scenario in which App State gets added (I'm an App State fan):
http://appstatenation.com/2012/04/30/con...arlington/

So add Ga Southern and App to make 12 football players ?

I'm be OK with UT-A as long as App gets added for all sports, and No NMSU.

most likely they will add nmsu and uta will restart thier football program..then you would have uta nmsu tsu astate u-laf and ulm in the west.

(05-02-2012 02:19 PM)runamuck Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:55 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:49 PM)ncguitarplyr Wrote:  I edited a graphic to show what the new Sun-Belt will look like and wrote a little scenario in which App State gets added (I'm an App State fan):
http://appstatenation.com/2012/04/30/con...arlington/

So add Ga Southern and App to make 12 football players ?

I'm be OK with UT-A as long as App gets added for all sports, and No NMSU.

most likely they will add nmsu and uta will restart thier football program..then you would have uta nmsu tsu astate u-laf and ulm in the west.

I do not see us adding NMSU. There are too many teams against it. Besides, rumor is NMSU isnt interested

(05-02-2012 03:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-02-2012 02:19 PM)runamuck Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:55 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  

(04-30-2012 08:49 PM)ncguitarplyr Wrote:  I edited a graphic to show what the new Sun-Belt will look like and wrote a little scenario in which App State gets added (I'm an App State fan):
http://appstatenation.com/2012/04/30/con...arlington/

So add Ga Southern and App to make 12 football players ?

I'm be OK with UT-A as long as App gets added for all sports, and No NMSU.

most likely they will add nmsu and uta will restart thier football program..then you would have uta nmsu tsu astate u-laf and ulm in the west.

I do not see us adding NMSU. There are too many teams against it. Besides, rumor is NMSU isnt interested

Really?
All the stuff I am reading online says that NMSU is practically throwing hookers through Benson's windows.