This is a good look inside the issues with finances in CUSA. This is making me think they would think long and hard about teaming up with us to form a new consolidated conference.

Something like:

North:

Liberty
ODU
App St
Marshall
WKU

South:

MTSU
CCU
Ga State
Ga Southern
Charlotte

https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/colle...utType=amp

Looks like a good hypothetical conference. I like seeing ten members. I think it is a good size for a G5 conference. I really want to see the MAC drop to ten.

This geo-footprint contains...

1x West Virginia
1x Kentucky
1x Tennessee
2x Virginia
2x North Carolina
1x South Carolina
2x Georgia

(04-07-2020 01:20 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  North:

Liberty
ODU
App St
Marshall
WKU

South:

MTSU
CCU
Ga State
Ga Southern
Charlotte

If needed, protected crossover games... North / South
Liberty / CCU
App St / Charlotte
WKU / MTSU
ODU / Ga State
Marshall / Ga Southern

EAST
Liberty
ODU
App St.
Charlotte
Coastal Carolina
FAU
FIU

WEST
Marshall
WKU
MTSU
Ga State
Ga Southern
UAB
Troy

Not to be a Debbie downer, but most of those school's presidents don't even like our school. It's been that way before Jr. was even in charged. Also, financially speaking, will these schools even be the same in the upcoming years when it comes to athletic costs, etc? Location is not the only issue that CUSA have right now.

(04-07-2020 02:05 PM)WesternSkillet Wrote:  

(04-07-2020 01:20 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  North:

Liberty
ODU
App St
Marshall
WKU

South:

MTSU
CCU
Ga State
Ga Southern
Charlotte

If needed, protected crossover games... North / South
Liberty / CCU
App St / Charlotte
WKU / MTSU
ODU / Ga State
Marshall / Ga Southern

Liberty/CCU
App/Ga Southern
MTSU/WKU
Marshall/Charlotte
ODU/Ga State

The first three of mine are strong rivalries and would make the most sense to protect.

(04-08-2020 01:40 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  

(04-07-2020 02:05 PM)WesternSkillet Wrote:  

(04-07-2020 01:20 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  North:

Liberty
ODU
App St
Marshall
WKU

South:

MTSU
CCU
Ga State
Ga Southern
Charlotte

If needed, protected crossover games... North / South
Liberty / CCU
App St / Charlotte
WKU / MTSU
ODU / Ga State
Marshall / Ga Southern

Liberty/CCU
App/Ga Southern
MTSU/WKU
Marshall/Charlotte
ODU/Ga State

The first three of mine are strong rivalries and would make the most sense to protect.

I forgot about the App State and Ga Southern rivalry. I put App State and Charlotte together because they are NC schools.

It would make more sense with LU and ODU instead of CCU. Honestly, we made them a rival back then and not the CCU fans different with us. That's not actual rivalry by my definition. I'd take ODU or Charlotte any day for better reasons than CCU.

The only side I knew of the LU vs. CCU rivalry was from the Liberty side. Charlotte seems boring. ODU is an obvious rival possibility.