(09-13-2021 10:51 AM)solohawks Wrote: (09-13-2021 10:26 AM)DFW HOYA Wrote: (09-10-2021 12:48 PM)solohawks Wrote: A healthy pruning of CUSA could leave the product leaner, meaner, and with a stronger regional identity.
Which region?
Best case scenario for CUSA
AAC takes UAB and Rice
MWC takes UTEP and UNT
Sunbelt takes USM and UTSA
That leaves 8 members in CUSA, La Tech with the 7 CUSA East. The formation of an Eastern Centric league would be possible as La Tech is cool with being an outlier and does not want to be in the Sunbelt. Those 8 could add JMU and 1 other school and then have UConn and UMass affiliate if they would like as well.
Another Best Case scenario for CUSA - AAC takes the Markets approach
AAC takes UAB, Charlotte, Ga St., Rice
Sunbelt takes USM, ODU, Marshall, JMU
CUSA takes Texas St, NMSU, UMass & UConn Football Only
CUSA West survives and the conference loses that pesky unhappy eastern contingent. Maintains a travel pair in Florida and a the WKU/MTSU combo which isn't bad for basketball. UMass and UConn can be added football only if desired
AAC - Market Conference
East - Temple, ECU, Charlotte, Ga St., UAB, USF
West - Memphis, Tulane, Rice, SMU, Navy/Wichita, Tulsa
Sunbelt - Football Culture Conference
East - Marshall, ODU, JMU, App, Coastal, Ga Southern
West - Troy, S Alabama, USM, ULM, Louisiana, Ark St
CUSA - Texas Centric Conference
East - MTSU, WKU, FIU, FAU, UMass, UConn
West - NMSU, UTEP, UTSA, Texas St, North Texas, La Tech