Yeah, let's not pick the program that's actually winning national titles and has the best football and basketball results with fandom, lets pick the one that MIGHT be there someday.

(08-03-2021 10:50 AM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 10:45 AM)BruceMcF Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 09:15 AM)3BNole Wrote:  As an outsider looking in, I think Marshall would get consideration and would be a solid add, but supposing that none of the MWC schools wanted to come over, I think App State would probably be about the top target.

It does depend on who is taken, since whatever the AAC does, they would want to keep Navy happy. If it's only UC and Houston taken, I can see Rice being added to make a five school Western division that would satisfy Navy: Navy, SMU, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa.

If its a bigger raid of the AAC, it may be that App State and Georgia Southern come into the frame as candidates.

App State would be the #1 addition for CUSA if the Texas CUSA schools head to the MWC. That would flip CUSA and SBC in FB strength.

I think they would do it to under that circumstance to be with Marshall, Charlotte and ODU.

To the CUSA? They wouldn't. Especially without us. AAC could be a different story, but App ain't going to leave this great thing we've helped build in the SBC for the dumpster fire of a conference without their biggest rival.

And GS ain't going to that dumpster fire either.

(08-03-2021 03:19 PM)The Demoralizer Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 10:50 AM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 10:45 AM)BruceMcF Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 09:15 AM)3BNole Wrote:  As an outsider looking in, I think Marshall would get consideration and would be a solid add, but supposing that none of the MWC schools wanted to come over, I think App State would probably be about the top target.

It does depend on who is taken, since whatever the AAC does, they would want to keep Navy happy. If it's only UC and Houston taken, I can see Rice being added to make a five school Western division that would satisfy Navy: Navy, SMU, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa.

If its a bigger raid of the AAC, it may be that App State and Georgia Southern come into the frame as candidates.

App State would be the #1 addition for CUSA if the Texas CUSA schools head to the MWC. That would flip CUSA and SBC in FB strength.

I think they would do it to under that circumstance to be with Marshall, Charlotte and ODU.

To the CUSA? They wouldn't. Especially without us. AAC could be a different story, but App ain't going to leave this great thing we've helped build in the SBC for the dumpster fire of a conference without their biggest rival.

And GS ain't going to that dumpster fire either.

They get better travel out of it.

I love that this thread was started by a marshall fan. Hey, what the hell I think odu is the logical choice.

(08-03-2021 06:11 PM)jaybird44 Wrote:  I love that this thread was started by a marshall fan. Hey, what the hell I think odu is the logical choice.

I see where you are coming from, but I think WKU is the best choice. Shocking I know.

(08-03-2021 06:11 PM)jaybird44 Wrote:  I love that this thread was started by a marshall fan. Hey, what the hell I think odu is the logical choice.

This thread was started back in 2019 lol

I love App State and wanted them in CUSA last go around... but there’s no way they get an AAC invite over Marshall.

Marshall is a Carnegie R2 Research school and our basketball support dwarfs App States. Not to mention the whole market situation.

Let’s not pretend that App has been on a Boise State run. They haven’t done anything THAT special in football.

(08-03-2021 08:11 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  I don't think the AAC should look at what a school is today, but rather where it is today plus upside. Marshall would not be my first choice. I would put Ga State, UAB. and maybe even charlotte above Marshall.

Your will be hated bigly for that statement.

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(08-03-2021 08:50 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  I love App State and wanted them in CUSA last go around... but there’s no way they get an AAC invite over Marshall.

Marshall is a Carnegie R2 Research school and our basketball support dwarfs App States. Not to mention the whole market situation.

Let’s not pretend that App has been on a Boise State run. They haven’t done anything THAT special in football.

R1 here...

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(08-03-2021 09:00 PM)panama Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 08:11 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  I don't think the AAC should look at what a school is today, but rather where it is today plus upside. Marshall would not be my first choice. I would put Ga State, UAB. and maybe even charlotte above Marshall.

Your will be hated bigly for that statement.

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This knight woke up and chose to send Marshall fans into full on aneurysm mode by saying that haha

(08-03-2021 09:57 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 09:00 PM)panama Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 08:11 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  I don't think the AAC should look at what a school is today, but rather where it is today plus upside. Marshall would not be my first choice. I would put Ga State, UAB. and maybe even charlotte above Marshall.

Your will be hated bigly for that statement.

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This knight woke up and chose to send Marshall fans into full on aneurysm mode by saying that haha

Nah. I honestly no longer care as long as the CUSA eastern teams break away to form our own conference and I would be pumped if we could get App State, Coastal, Ga St, and Go So to join us.

(08-02-2021 07:29 PM)panama Wrote:  Won Loss record is irrelevant in realignment.

Cultural fit, geography are much more Orr important.

Missouri

South Carolina

The list goes on...

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Otherwise known as the CUSA approach to realignment. None of the G5 are going to have their own conference TV networks so marketz mean zilch.

(08-05-2021 07:30 AM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:29 PM)panama Wrote:  Won Loss record is irrelevant in realignment.

Cultural fit, geography are much more Orr important.

Missouri

South Carolina

The list goes on...

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Otherwise known as the CUSA approach to realignment. None of the G5 are going to have their own conference TV networks so marketz mean zilch.

No, cultural and geographic fit.

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