Related article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/sports...ports&_r=0

(08-11-2014 04:01 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(08-11-2014 02:19 PM)wh49er Wrote:  Let the Cartel 5 schedule the Cartel 5 and watch half their teams die off. They are easy to name Minnesota, Northwestern, Arizona, Kansas, Wake Forest, Boston College, Ole Miss, Miss State, Virginia, Washington State....etc.


AAC, CUSA, MWC, MAC, and the Sun Belt need to double the price of their game with the Cartel 5 now that SOS factors into the CFP.

The AAC has already said they welcome Autonomy. Don't look for any help from the AAC with any of the other left out conferences. Not trying to be a jerk, just stating what Aresco and AAC school presidents have agreed upon.

Which is no different from what our presidents and Banowsky have done. As a matter of fact, I can't find the article but CUSA was the first G5 conference to publicly come out in support of it.

What's interesting though, is that from a pure budget standpoint (2013),our AAC brethern, on average, spend about double per year on athletics than we in C-USA do. There is potentially more damage done from a lack of P5 scheduling for us than for the AAC, and even the MWC, from a pure dollars and cents standpoint. This is really where the rubber meets the road. The lack of money games (which I loathe the very concept of, by the way) for C-USA will hurt. We shouldn't be for this kind of separation. It may happen, but its not something we should be hoping for.

(08-13-2014 01:21 PM)Eaglefan9 Wrote:  I know I've already said this and I'm preaching to the choir, but DON'T WATCH THEIR GAMES !

With you all the way. Here are your viewing options for the 1st week:


Wednesday, August 27th
Abilene Christian at Georgia State 6:00 p.m. ESPNU / watchespn

Thursday, August 28th
Cal Poly at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m. ALT / Aggie Vision / espn3
Tulane at Tulsa 7:00 p.m. CBSSN

Games online only or not yet scheduled for nationally available networks.
Chattanooga at Central Michigan 6:00 p.m. espn3
North Dakota at San Jose State 9:00 p.m. espn3
Point at Charleston Southern 6:00 p.m. Big South Video
Presbyterian at Northern Illinois 6:00 p.m. espn3

Friday, August 29th
BYU at UConn 6:00 p.m. ESPN / watchespn
Bowling Green at Western Kentucky 6:30 p.m. CBSSN
UTSA at Houston 8:00 p.m. ESPNU / watchespn

Saturday, August 30th
Montana at Wyoming 3:00 p.m. ROOTSN / MWC Video
Northern Arizona at San Diego State 6:00 p.m. CBSSN
NC Central at East Carolina 7:00 p.m. ESPN News / watchespn

Games online only or not yet scheduled for nationally available networks.
Arkansas Pine Bluff at Texas State 6:00 p.m. espn3
Austin Peay at Memphis 6:00 p.m. espn3
Bethune Cookman at FIU 6:00 p.m. ASN info (details TBA)
Colgate at Ball State 1:00 p.m. espn3
Duquesne at Buffalo 2:30 p.m. espn3
Hampton at Old Dominion 2:30 p.m. ASN (details TBA)
Marshall at Miami Ohio 2:30 p.m. espn3
Montana State at Arkansas State 6:00 p.m. espn3 / Cowles Media (cable)
Morgan State at Eastern Michigan 5:00 p.m. espn3
New Hampshire at Toledo 6:00 p.m. espn3
Nicholls State at Air Force 1:00 p.m. espn3
Ohio at Kent State 5:00 p.m. espn3
Savannah State at Middle Tennessee 6:00 p.m. TBA
Southern at Louisiana Lafayette 6:00 p.m. espn3
Southern Utah at Nevada 2:00 p.m. ULive video / MWC video (links TBA)
Troy at UAB 11:00 a.m. FCSC (cable) / FOX Sports GO
UTEP at New Mexico 7:00 p.m. MWC Video
Western Carolina at South Florida 6:00 p.m. espn3

Pulled from: http://lsufootball.net/tvschedule.htm

(08-13-2014 11:56 AM)Blueraidersig Wrote:  

(08-13-2014 11:19 AM)AndreWhere Wrote:  I think Southern Miss should go independent and schedule P5 teams only. We might only get 3-4 home games a year, but our money and recruiting situations would improve dramatically... and we'd get some positive attention and even get some of our swagger back.

Not that it has matter for y'all recently but what would that do for a bowl situation? USM isn't Notre Dame and wont have bowls chomping at the bit to invite you.

We'd be sacrificing that most years. But I think most USM fans have had their fill of minor bowl games. Recruits might be more concerned, but I'm not sure I want to fund kids who's life aspiration is to go to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl anyway.

(08-13-2014 04:46 PM)comiceagle Wrote:  

(08-11-2014 04:01 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  

(08-11-2014 02:19 PM)wh49er Wrote:  Let the Cartel 5 schedule the Cartel 5 and watch half their teams die off. They are easy to name Minnesota, Northwestern, Arizona, Kansas, Wake Forest, Boston College, Ole Miss, Miss State, Virginia, Washington State....etc.


AAC, CUSA, MWC, MAC, and the Sun Belt need to double the price of their game with the Cartel 5 now that SOS factors into the CFP.

The AAC has already said they welcome Autonomy. Don't look for any help from the AAC with any of the other left out conferences. Not trying to be a jerk, just stating what Aresco and AAC school presidents have agreed upon.

Which is no different from what our presidents and Banowsky have done. As a matter of fact, I can't find the article but CUSA was the first G5 conference to publicly come out in support of it.

They're all just kissing ass because they don't want to work in Mississloppy (or Huntington) forever.

(08-13-2014 05:54 PM)AndreWhere Wrote:  

(08-13-2014 11:56 AM)Blueraidersig Wrote:  

(08-13-2014 11:19 AM)AndreWhere Wrote:  I think Southern Miss should go independent and schedule P5 teams only. We might only get 3-4 home games a year, but our money and recruiting situations would improve dramatically... and we'd get some positive attention and even get some of our swagger back.

Not that it has matter for y'all recently but what would that do for a bowl situation? USM isn't Notre Dame and wont have bowls chomping at the bit to invite you.

We'd be sacrificing that most years. But I think most USM fans have had their fill of minor bowl games. Recruits might be more concerned, but I'm not sure I want to fund kids who's life aspiration is to go to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl anyway.

Maybe the Big 12 could cut you a ACC/Notre Dame deal.

(08-14-2014 10:03 AM)GangGreen Wrote:  Maybe the Sun Belt could cut you a ACC/Notre Dame deal.

FTFY

(08-14-2014 10:18 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(08-14-2014 10:03 AM)GangGreen Wrote:  Maybe the Sun Belt could cut you a ACC/Notre Dame deal.

FTFY

You don't like us? Maybe your AD should go find a conference with schools you do like.

I think there's an outside chance we could get a deal like that, but on an unequal basis (with maybe 1 game in 3 in Hate-us-burg, Mobile, or New Orleans). We'd have to show some ability to field a quality opponent, and that creates a sort of chicken/egg dilemma. I'm not sure we'll ever improve while we're in CUSA, but it's difficult to imagine getting out unless we improve. It's a difficult problem, but ultimately I'd rather go 0-12 with 8 away games against P5 teams than continue to stagnate in CUSA.

I don't mean any of this as an insult to any CUSA school. If you've just moved up, and you feel like you're on the basic Louisville/ ECU/TCU path, then by all means stick with it and be happy. Or, if you're a Marshall fan and you feel you can still build a good team and draw fans in CUSA, then do that. That's not USM's situation, though, no matter how loudly some people repeat the party line.

Incidentally, weren't we supposed to be looking at arena plans by now? I haven't heard a thing out of Mcgillis about that. I'm pretty sure he missed his own deadline, which is pretty sorry considering he only set the deadline like, 6 weeks ago. Home boy can't even plan 6 weeks out.

(08-11-2014 02:19 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  I don't watch the P5 but that's just me. One person.

They won't rest until they completely destroy college football.

This.