(08-07-2021 08:20 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 07:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I have found UTEP fans to be friendly and enjoyable, like fans almost everywhere.

Wait until USM fans bring up Brett Farve for the billionth time.

What's the most recent message on this board where we did that? I haven't read one in a long time.

(08-07-2021 08:20 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 07:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I have found UTEP fans to be friendly and enjoyable, like fans almost everywhere.

Wait until USM fans bring up Brett Farve for the billionth time.

Has anyone ever told you that you need to wear a hat to hide your circumcision scar?

For the life of me i cannot fathom what our leaders were smoking when we let fau in this league to begin with. You add nothing. You put all your eggs in the head coaches salary and the rest of your dept employees are living on sardines and Rahman noodles.

My godson was down there for 2 seasons, and tells horror stories.
NOT to mention the absolute crap your admin pulled this past year in the name of "covid protocols".

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:28 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(08-06-2021 11:28 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  The Texas and Florida schools should leave and take Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and UAB with them. That's a nice 9-team conference I can live with. UTEP gone to the MWC (crossing fingers)? No problem! Come on down Texas State and the new conference's footprint just got smaller. Marshall and Old Dominion can say goodbye to Texas and Florida exposure. Enjoy the C-MAC Belt Herd and Monarch fans!

Well some of us like being in CUSA so don't get your panties in a salsa over this If the eastern part breaks away then there is a greater chance for the FL twins to stay with the eastern teams. We won't be losing any FL exposure more than likely and talking about TX exposure don't worry about it since there is none to begin with. We have as many kids from CA if not more than TX. Don't get me wrong i love ElPaso and like being in conference with UTEP but i don't think AD's see it that way since they can't make elephant sized athletic programs run on shoe string budgets.

The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:28 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(08-06-2021 11:28 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  The Texas and Florida schools should leave and take Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and UAB with them. That's a nice 9-team conference I can live with. UTEP gone to the MWC (crossing fingers)? No problem! Come on down Texas State and the new conference's footprint just got smaller. Marshall and Old Dominion can say goodbye to Texas and Florida exposure. Enjoy the C-MAC Belt Herd and Monarch fans!

Well some of us like being in CUSA so don't get your panties in a salsa over this If the eastern part breaks away then there is a greater chance for the FL twins to stay with the eastern teams. We won't be losing any FL exposure more than likely and talking about TX exposure don't worry about it since there is none to begin with. We have as many kids from CA if not more than TX. Don't get me wrong i love ElPaso and like being in conference with UTEP but i don't think AD's see it that way since they can't make elephant sized athletic programs run on shoe string budgets.

The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

(08-07-2021 09:57 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 08:20 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 07:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I have found UTEP fans to be friendly and enjoyable, like fans almost everywhere.

Wait until USM fans bring up Brett Farve for the billionth time.

What's the most recent message on this board where we did that? I haven't read one in a long time.

Yeah you bring up ReggieFavre way more often.

(08-07-2021 05:44 PM)FAU Connoisseur! Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:45 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:26 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:28 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  Well some of us like being in CUSA so don't get your panties in a salsa over this If the eastern part breaks away then there is a greater chance for the FL twins to stay with the eastern teams. We won't be losing any FL exposure more than likely and talking about TX exposure don't worry about it since there is none to begin with. We have as many kids from CA if not more than TX. Don't get me wrong i love ElPaso and like being in conference with UTEP but i don't think AD's see it that way since they can't make elephant sized athletic programs run on shoe string budgets.

The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

FAU and FIU aren't going west and neither is UAB. And if UAB doesn't go, I seriously doubt USM goes. Better grab NMSU and TXST if you can.

You never know. I know this is not the narrative people on this board are used to hear but a conference anchored by Texas and Florida schools is actually a good idea. Direct flights to DFW, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Birmingham, Miami and Fort Lauderdale. New Orleans is that not far from Hattiesburg. Shreveport is only a connecting flight in Dallas and Houston. Travel wouldn't be any different than going to places like Huntington and Norfolk.

But at the end, I don't see any split. What makes people thing a mediocre program in C-USA 3.0 will become good by joining another conference or creating a new one? If C-USA is in the situation it is now is because the 14 schools have been mediocre in football and basketball. Joining the Sun Belt or splitting won't resolve that issue. You're just a mediocre program with a different conference logo patch on the jerseys. Judy is part of the problem but her job depends on the review of the 14 presidents and if she still has a job then blame your school president for it.

If Marshall and ODU or any combination of schools had any pull, a split would've happened by now. The lack of movement tells us the networks (especially ESPN) are not interested and if they are, they're asking to play on Tuesdays and Wednesday nights for peanuts.

Our best hope is that Marshall and ODU stop teasing us and leave. 12 existing team C-USA would thrive.

Agreed!!

Marshall, FAU, Southern Miss, UAB, ODU, WKU, UNCC, App State, GaSo, MTSU, Troy, and South Alabama. LaTech can come if they want to ditch the Texas' schools, but I doubt that will happen.

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(08-07-2021 10:04 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 08:20 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 07:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I have found UTEP fans to be friendly and enjoyable, like fans almost everywhere.

Wait until USM fans bring up Brett Farve for the billionth time.

Has anyone ever told you that you need to wear a hat to hide your circumcision scar?

For the life of me i cannot fathom what our leaders were smoking when we let fau in this league to begin with. You add nothing. You put all your eggs in the head coaches salary and the rest of your dept employees are living on sardines and Rahman noodles.

My godson was down there for 2 seasons, and tells horror stories.
NOT to mention the absolute crap your admin pulled this past year in the name of "covid protocols".

2 conference championships (to top off two 11-3 seasons) in football come to mind almost immediately...

(08-07-2021 10:28 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:28 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(08-06-2021 11:28 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  The Texas and Florida schools should leave and take Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and UAB with them. That's a nice 9-team conference I can live with. UTEP gone to the MWC (crossing fingers)? No problem! Come on down Texas State and the new conference's footprint just got smaller. Marshall and Old Dominion can say goodbye to Texas and Florida exposure. Enjoy the C-MAC Belt Herd and Monarch fans!

Well some of us like being in CUSA so don't get your panties in a salsa over this If the eastern part breaks away then there is a greater chance for the FL twins to stay with the eastern teams. We won't be losing any FL exposure more than likely and talking about TX exposure don't worry about it since there is none to begin with. We have as many kids from CA if not more than TX. Don't get me wrong i love ElPaso and like being in conference with UTEP but i don't think AD's see it that way since they can't make elephant sized athletic programs run on shoe string budgets.

The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

No you didn't. Quit kidding yourself. Lane Kiffin was a hired gun, and he won those championships. Kiffin was/is a very talented coach who could have won it at just about any school in CUSA. Unfortunately, he sold out to the highest bidder, FAU, and it was the worst possible outcome for CUSA.

Instead of having a notable champ and a recognizable brand name people knew and appreciated, CUSA was stuck with a no-name newbie conference champ --FAU-- that nobody had ever heard of, and nobody cared about. FAU has never had a Brett Farve, or Terry Bradshaw or Randy Moss. And that lack of identity hurt CUSA's reputation.

No matter. The whole thing was built on sand. Kiffin's gone now and so are FAU's fortunes. FAU is still averaging about 13 fans per game......if we include you, of course. LOL!

(08-07-2021 11:45 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:28 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:28 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  Well some of us like being in CUSA so don't get your panties in a salsa over this If the eastern part breaks away then there is a greater chance for the FL twins to stay with the eastern teams. We won't be losing any FL exposure more than likely and talking about TX exposure don't worry about it since there is none to begin with. We have as many kids from CA if not more than TX. Don't get me wrong i love ElPaso and like being in conference with UTEP but i don't think AD's see it that way since they can't make elephant sized athletic programs run on shoe string budgets.

The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

No you didn't. Quit kidding yourself. Lane Kiffin was a hired gun, and he won those championships. Kiffin was/is a very talented coach who could have won it at just about any school in CUSA. Unfortunately, he sold out to the highest bidder, FAU, and it was the worst possible outcome for CUSA.

Instead of having a notable champ and a recognizable brand name people knew and appreciated, CUSA was stuck with a no-name newbie conference champ --FAU-- that nobody had ever heard of, and nobody cared about. FAU has never had a Brett Farve, or Terry Bradshaw or Randy Moss. And that lack of identity hurt CUSA's reputation.

No matter. The whole thing was built on sand. Kiffin's gone now and so are FAU's fortunes. FAU is still averaging about 13 fans per game......if we include you, of course. LOL!

FAUs success caused La Tech and USM to suck for the past 5 years? You’re teams lack of performance hurt CUSA. Keep sipping the Farve, Bradshaw, and Moss koolaid. You’ll be telling this story to TX state when they dominate your new conference. LaLa Tech is history. TX State, UTEP, UTSA, and North Texas will dominate you for years to come.

(08-07-2021 11:45 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:28 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:28 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  Well some of us like being in CUSA so don't get your panties in a salsa over this If the eastern part breaks away then there is a greater chance for the FL twins to stay with the eastern teams. We won't be losing any FL exposure more than likely and talking about TX exposure don't worry about it since there is none to begin with. We have as many kids from CA if not more than TX. Don't get me wrong i love ElPaso and like being in conference with UTEP but i don't think AD's see it that way since they can't make elephant sized athletic programs run on shoe string budgets.

The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

No you didn't. Quit kidding yourself. Lane Kiffin was a hired gun, and he won those championships. Kiffin was/is a very talented coach who could have won it at just about any school in CUSA. Unfortunately, he sold out to the highest bidder, FAU, and it was the worst possible outcome for CUSA.

Instead of having a notable champ and a recognizable brand name people knew and appreciated, CUSA was stuck with a no-name newbie conference champ --FAU-- that nobody had ever heard of, and nobody cared about. FAU has never had a Brett Farve, or Terry Bradshaw or Randy Moss. And that lack of identity hurt CUSA's reputation.

No matter. The whole thing was built on sand. Kiffin's gone now and so are FAU's fortunes. FAU is still averaging about 13 fans per game......if we include you, of course. LOL!

Bitter much

Pathetic

(08-07-2021 11:45 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:28 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:28 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  Well some of us like being in CUSA so don't get your panties in a salsa over this If the eastern part breaks away then there is a greater chance for the FL twins to stay with the eastern teams. We won't be losing any FL exposure more than likely and talking about TX exposure don't worry about it since there is none to begin with. We have as many kids from CA if not more than TX. Don't get me wrong i love ElPaso and like being in conference with UTEP but i don't think AD's see it that way since they can't make elephant sized athletic programs run on shoe string budgets.

The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

No you didn't. Quit kidding yourself. Lane Kiffin was a hired gun, and he won those championships. Kiffin was/is a very talented coach who could have won it at just about any school in CUSA. Unfortunately, he sold out to the highest bidder, FAU, and it was the worst possible outcome for CUSA.

Instead of having a notable champ and a recognizable brand name people knew and appreciated, CUSA was stuck with a no-name newbie conference champ --FAU-- that nobody had ever heard of, and nobody cared about. FAU has never had a Brett Farve, or Terry Bradshaw or Randy Moss. And that lack of identity hurt CUSA's reputation.

No matter. The whole thing was built on sand. Kiffin's gone now and so are FAU's fortunes. FAU is still averaging about 13 fans per game......if we include you, of course. LOL!

What? FAU has been more than a solid football add. They have been a good addition.

They made the decision to hire Kiffin and no worries, I’m also jealous we didn’t hire him, but I’m not bitter about it like you are.

(08-07-2021 10:04 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 08:20 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 07:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I have found UTEP fans to be friendly and enjoyable, like fans almost everywhere.

Wait until USM fans bring up Brett Farve for the billionth time.

Has anyone ever told you that you need to wear a hat to hide your circumcision scar?

For the life of me i cannot fathom what our leaders were smoking when we let fau in this league to begin with. You add nothing. You put all your eggs in the head coaches salary and the rest of your dept employees are living on sardines and Rahman noodles.

My godson was down there for 2 seasons, and tells horror stories.
NOT to mention the absolute crap your admin pulled this past year in the name of "covid protocols".

awwwww....it wouldn't be a proper Sunday morning without starting it with some anti-Semitism.

(08-08-2021 08:59 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:45 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:28 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

No you didn't. Quit kidding yourself. Lane Kiffin was a hired gun, and he won those championships. Kiffin was/is a very talented coach who could have won it at just about any school in CUSA. Unfortunately, he sold out to the highest bidder, FAU, and it was the worst possible outcome for CUSA.

Instead of having a notable champ and a recognizable brand name people knew and appreciated, CUSA was stuck with a no-name newbie conference champ --FAU-- that nobody had ever heard of, and nobody cared about. FAU has never had a Brett Farve, or Terry Bradshaw or Randy Moss. And that lack of identity hurt CUSA's reputation.

No matter. The whole thing was built on sand. Kiffin's gone now and so are FAU's fortunes. FAU is still averaging about 13 fans per game......if we include you, of course. LOL!

What? FAU has been more than a solid football add. They have been a good addition.

They made the decision to hire Kiffin and no worries, I’m also jealous we didn’t hire him, but I’m not bitter about it like you are.

We are pretty good at baseball and we are committed to athletics. What more do we need to bring outside of football success? One sport rules college athletics and makes all the other sports possible. Newsflash, it’s not men’s soccer.

(08-08-2021 09:14 AM)FAU Connoisseur! Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:04 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 08:20 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 07:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I have found UTEP fans to be friendly and enjoyable, like fans almost everywhere.

Wait until USM fans bring up Brett Farve for the billionth time.

Has anyone ever told you that you need to wear a hat to hide your circumcision scar?

For the life of me i cannot fathom what our leaders were smoking when we let fau in this league to begin with. You add nothing. You put all your eggs in the head coaches salary and the rest of your dept employees are living on sardines and Rahman noodles.

My godson was down there for 2 seasons, and tells horror stories.
NOT to mention the absolute crap your admin pulled this past year in the name of "covid protocols".

awwwww....it wouldn't be a proper Sunday morning without starting it with some anti-Semitism.

He comes from a state that’s 50th in just about every metric imaginable. Ignore the troll.

(08-08-2021 09:14 AM)FAU Connoisseur! Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:04 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 08:20 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 07:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I have found UTEP fans to be friendly and enjoyable, like fans almost everywhere.

Wait until USM fans bring up Brett Farve for the billionth time.

Has anyone ever told you that you need to wear a hat to hide your circumcision scar?

For the life of me i cannot fathom what our leaders were smoking when we let fau in this league to begin with. You add nothing. You put all your eggs in the head coaches salary and the rest of your dept employees are living on sardines and Rahman noodles.

My godson was down there for 2 seasons, and tells horror stories.
NOT to mention the absolute crap your admin pulled this past year in the name of "covid protocols".

awwwww....it wouldn't be a proper Sunday morning without starting it with some anti-Semitism.

Perhaps it's too early for me to be sharp, but how is calling someone a ****head anti-semitic?

Entering this thread feels like this

FAU did win CUSA Lite twice but how many fans saw it? They have a very weak fanbase. They made a good hire with Kiffin but just like every CUSA school you have to keep making good hires to be relevant...we all have that struggle now. Schools would strong fanbases will survive multiple bad hires (USM). Schools without good fanbases will never recover from multiple bad hires.

(08-08-2021 08:59 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:45 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:28 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

No you didn't. Quit kidding yourself. Lane Kiffin was a hired gun, and he won those championships. Kiffin was/is a very talented coach who could have won it at just about any school in CUSA. Unfortunately, he sold out to the highest bidder, FAU, and it was the worst possible outcome for CUSA.

Instead of having a notable champ and a recognizable brand name people knew and appreciated, CUSA was stuck with a no-name newbie conference champ --FAU-- that nobody had ever heard of, and nobody cared about. FAU has never had a Brett Farve, or Terry Bradshaw or Randy Moss. And that lack of identity hurt CUSA's reputation.

No matter. The whole thing was built on sand. Kiffin's gone now and so are FAU's fortunes. FAU is still averaging about 13 fans per game......if we include you, of course. LOL!

What? FAU has been more than a solid football add. They have been a good addition.

They made the decision to hire Kiffin and no worries, I’m also jealous we didn’t hire him, but I’m not bitter about it like you are.

LOL! What a silly thing to say. Kiffin was the solid add, not FAU.

(08-08-2021 04:35 AM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 11:45 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:28 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 10:23 PM)Ourland Wrote:  

(08-07-2021 12:10 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  The F_U twins are isolated regardless if they align with the Eastern schools or the Texas ones. Similar to the U_F twins in the AAC.

Texas and Florida schools in the same compact conference would be a better alternative than anything I've seen here. And by the way, I want UTEP in the MWC (where we belong) and Texas State can take our spot.

Rice
North Texas
UTSA
Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
UAB

Travel would be at worst the same for the FL twins compared with an Eastern league anchored by Marshall and ODU. In that scenario, I really doubt Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee would align with a conference that has zero Florida exposure. That conference would be a one bid league but it's not like C-USA has been a multiple league bid since the 2005-06 season. So if I had any power, I'd take the TX and FL schools away and leave the ones behind in the C-MAC Belt.

There's no damn way the southwest schools are taking FAU and FIU. Forget it. They've added nothing to CUSA and it would destroy our geography. You keep them.

Sorry but FAU pulls their own weight. We won the conference twice in the past 5 years and won big in bowl games.

No you didn't. Quit kidding yourself. Lane Kiffin was a hired gun, and he won those championships. Kiffin was/is a very talented coach who could have won it at just about any school in CUSA. Unfortunately, he sold out to the highest bidder, FAU, and it was the worst possible outcome for CUSA.

Instead of having a notable champ and a recognizable brand name people knew and appreciated, CUSA was stuck with a no-name newbie conference champ --FAU-- that nobody had ever heard of, and nobody cared about. FAU has never had a Brett Farve, or Terry Bradshaw or Randy Moss. And that lack of identity hurt CUSA's reputation.

No matter. The whole thing was built on sand. Kiffin's gone now and so are FAU's fortunes. FAU is still averaging about 13 fans per game......if we include you, of course. LOL!

FAUs success caused La Tech and USM to suck for the past 5 years? You’re teams lack of performance hurt CUSA. Keep sipping the Farve, Bradshaw, and Moss koolaid. You’ll be telling this story to TX state when they dominate your new conference. LaLa Tech is history. TX State, UTEP, UTSA, and North Texas will dominate you for years to come.

Yeah I don’t know about that. Last year, Yes but Tech still has won the most games and highest winning % since CUSA 3.0 started. 6 Bowl wins, (Miami, Illinois, Navy, SMU, Hawaii, Arkansas State)

No championship but in 2019 our CUSA POY QB was suspended for the final two games. No doubt we would have won CUSA that year. Tech beats Marshall and UAB with JMar and probably beats FAU

(08-08-2021 09:22 AM)dawgonit Wrote:  

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