If UTEP and Tulsa go to the MWC as rumored....who should CUSA go after in the west? See the poll. Vote for 2.



Arkansas State Stadium:







Western Kentucky Stadium






Texas State Stadium










New Mexico State Stadium




Missouri State Stadium

stAte and Western, in that order.

WKU but only if Ohio, Toledo, and Northern Illinois decline.

dear god at what point do the additions stop? watered down cusa < small cusa

(12-02-2012 12:41 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  dear god at what point do the additions stop? watered down cusa < small cusa

Well......this might come off harsh but in my opinion, we actually got an upgrade with MTSU replacing Tulane.

(12-02-2012 12:54 PM)MUHERD76 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 12:41 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  dear god at what point do the additions stop? watered down cusa < small cusa

Well......this might come off harsh but in my opinion, we actually got an upgrade with MTSU replacing Tulane.

IA, outside of baseball & academics Tulane gave CUSA. Middle Tenn. is just as good in football & better in basketball

I picked Arkansas St & Western Kentucky

Texas State....beautiful stadium.

I like Texas St.'s stadium, but only like adding them if we lose another Texas team

(12-02-2012 01:20 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  I like Texas St.'s stadium, but only like adding them if we lose another Texas team

I like it. But check the attendance:

https://twitter.com/BobcatReport/status/...86/photo/1

UTEP is in Texas

WKU and Texas St

I would have to think that Arkansas State, WKU and Texas State are the front-runners. Arkansas State just come off winning the Sunbelt two years in a row. WKU is obviously a nice rival for MTSU and has great basketball tradition. Texas State is located in a great location to build rivalries with UTSA, Rice, North Texas etc. Beautiful stadium. Great name.

Either of those three could be good replacements.

I voted for these 3.
Arkansas State
Western Kentucky
Texas State

But it will probably be them 3 plus NMSU.

This is where I think CUSA is headed............
CUSA WEST--North Texas, UTEP, Tulsa, UTSA, Texas State, NMSU, Rice, Arkansas St, LaTech
CUSA EAST--FAU, FIU, Marshall, Southern Miss, Old Dominion, Charlotte, UAB, WKU, MTSU

(12-02-2012 01:27 PM)Saint Greg Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 01:20 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  I like Texas St.'s stadium, but only like adding them if we lose another Texas team

I like it. But check the attendance:

https://twitter.com/BobcatReport/status/...86/photo/1

A picture of the band on the field? How do we not know this picture was taken an hour or so before game time?

(12-02-2012 01:06 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 12:54 PM)MUHERD76 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 12:41 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  dear god at what point do the additions stop? watered down cusa < small cusa

Well......this might come off harsh but in my opinion, we actually got an upgrade with MTSU replacing Tulane.

IA, outside of baseball & academics Tulane gave CUSA. Middle Tenn. is just as good in football & better in basketball

I picked Arkansas St & Western Kentucky

I'd like the western terminus of the conference to be in the central time zone, to whomever that applies.

(12-02-2012 01:37 PM)MUHERD76 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 01:27 PM)Saint Greg Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 01:20 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  I like Texas St.'s stadium, but only like adding them if we lose another Texas team

I like it. But check the attendance:

https://twitter.com/BobcatReport/status/...86/photo/1

A picture of the band on the field? How do we not know this picture was taken an hour or so before game time?

I assumed halftime. Read the caption. It came from bobcatreport.com. I wouldn't think he would try to screw over the school he covers.

Edit: digging further on that twitter account I see he says 18k is the avg attendance for the season. If that's the case I believe that's better than FIU, FAU, and MTSU.

(12-02-2012 01:39 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 01:06 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 12:54 PM)MUHERD76 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 12:41 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  dear god at what point do the additions stop? watered down cusa < small cusa

Well......this might come off harsh but in my opinion, we actually got an upgrade with MTSU replacing Tulane.

IA, outside of baseball & academics Tulane gave CUSA. Middle Tenn. is just as good in football & better in basketball

I picked Arkansas St & Western Kentucky

JD, you are a great poster. Have been a great moderator on this board which is much appreciated by all.

CUSA lost a great academic school in Tulane....but when comparing athletics, (particularly football and basketball) its a no brainer that MTSU was an upgrade. Not only in athletics, but in facilities as well.

San Marcos, TX is just outside San Antonio, and we already have UTSA. Ark St and WKU are probably our next targets.

(12-02-2012 01:50 PM)MUHERD76 Wrote:  JD, you are a great poster. Have been a great moderator on this board which is much appreciated by all.

CUSA lost a great academic school in Tulane....but when comparing athletics, (particularly football and basketball) its a no brainer that MTSU was an upgrade. Not only in athletics, but in facilities as well.

For Marshall's purposes, probably so. MTSU will be competitive member, win 5-7 games every year, just like Marshall. Make the NIT once in a while, just like Marshall. But in the meantime, C-USA is marginalizing other universities which, while struggling now, have superior resources, have shown the ability to put ranked teams on the field, have shown the ability to play upper level basketball. Keep doing it and you'll end up with the sunbelt's TV contract and a lot of regional football. And that may be what the now majority of C-USA wants, at this point.

In order to make a properly educated decision, I believe there should be pictures of hotties from each school...