(12-04-2021 11:42 PM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:24 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:02 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:14 PM)deb025 Wrote:  I agree. Plus we're getting rid of some of the biggest crybabies and non-performers in this conference. Good riddance. No more Texas or Judy to blame for them. Soon they'll have to look in the mirror.

I think a nine team league (for now) is definitely the way to go. No need to add just to add to get to some arbitrary number. I have always said nine was the ideal number. It allows for a complete round-robin in football and a very manageable 16 game conference basketball schedule...Everyone plays everyone the same amount of times.

We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Yeah man, I know. I always enjoyed playing you guys.. UTEP has a storied history.

We may play more often now that we will be in separate leagues. If our football program has finally elevated itself to annual bowl eligibility then meeting once every 5 years in a bowl would be a hoot. Best of luck in the SBC.

And I think you all are going to be bowl eligible for years to come. And I agree with you. Here's to meeting in future bowls

Good luck to the Miners, my friend.

(12-04-2021 07:38 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 04:42 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 01:54 PM)Eagle in the gym Wrote:  Us working out a deal to leave early has been a terrible secret. Looks like a lot of schools are doing the same. Good for all!
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I really enjoyed conferencing with USM. Too bad y'all have fallen on hard times. But, I don't really view the Sun Belt West as an improvement. Of course the Belt's media deal is far better than C-USA's. But If I were a USM fan, I'd rather the team stay in C-USA West for another season with LA Tech, UAB, UNT, Rice, UTSA, & UTEP. In my opinion it is a better divisional line-up than ULM, Arkansas State, Texas State, ULL, & USA.

As if UNT has ever done anything. If your horrible coach had not found Mason Fine in a garbage pile somewhere in OK you would have 2 more losing seasons. As decent as Fine was he only had 2 winning seasons at UNT, 5-7, 9-5, 9-4, 4-8.

UNT has had exactly 6 winning seasons since 2000 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2018, 2019). And you think UNT going to extremely watered down American is going to change that, and its going to miraculously make Rice winners too HuH. You understand that not one of the programs left behind in the AAC wants you there right.

That's a pretty crappy thing to say. This year is going to be 5 out of 6 bowls for NT. Yes, we have not been world beaters. But, that is not awful either. Basketball has been very good with McCasland and will continue to do so.

The school has been spending the money necessary and will continue to increase the budget in the AAC. Check back with me in a few years and lets see where Marshall is vs North Texas. I hope the best for you guys. But, to assume that North Texas is not going to succeed is just idiocy. No G5 program is able to have sustained success. It's cyclical because of coaches being snapped up by P5's and transfers. We have a very young football team that has has found life this year, despite a lot of early injuries. Next year looks very promising, especially if we can even get average QB play.

I have never said a rude comment about any school in this forum. But, at least a couple of you Marshall fans are just asses. Fortunately, there are not many members in this forum. So, you are probably not typical of most Marshall fans.

(12-04-2021 02:48 PM)GEAGLESJAG Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 02:30 PM)foolsprogress Wrote:  Leave the Checks on the counter by the screen door and make them out to CUSA. Good Luck.

Yes, Judy and her staff need the new Jeep Grand Wagoneers. big bonuses, and big Raises since they are responsible for the windfall.

Have you seen the prices on those things? The fully decked out version is $110,000! Who is even their target market.

(12-04-2021 08:55 PM)UNT15 Wrote:  Oh, and I forgot to add, we don't call them garbage piles anymore. They're called reservations

I giggled.

(12-04-2021 02:47 PM)Eagle in the gym Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 02:44 PM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  I'm sure the Sunbelt message board folks would love to discuss this. Why don't you continue it over there.

Well, C-USA may be losing and adding teams quicker than anticipated. Kind of thought that would be of interest to C-USA fans.

SBC board is also discussing it.

I wonder if the AAC schools will move quicker now, too.

Shouldn't be anything holding up Liberty from joining asap.

Guys, come on…Just wish each other well and move on. Hopefully it will be better days for all of us…

(12-04-2021 03:51 PM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 03:13 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  My guess is individual schools will never see a dime of that. Judy needs a new jeep.

And the conference needs to put a new 20 year down payment on The Star in Dallas. Ive heard that the curtain at the Star wants a raise too.

Are you really that concerned about how we will spend your money???

I always wondered where my child support went.

Not too many Tech folks really commenting on any of this, but for whatever my opinion is worth:

1. Farewell, good luck and we will miss USM, UAB, UTSA, UNT and Rice...A LOT. We didn't really ever establish much with Marshall nor ODU because of the 14-team league, but the respect is definitely there...good luck to y'all too, Herd and Monarchs.

2. Maybe even more importantly for our fan base...I know it's been almost 2 months now, but I think most Tech folks' heads are still spinning, and I think we're really still trying to process what just happened. I know I am.

As we try to move forward, I hope we can all be civil to one another. This is a LOT to process.

(12-04-2021 03:03 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Bye!!

Maybe with 9 schools leaving y’all will have a chance to finally with the CUSA basketball tournament.

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:02 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:14 PM)deb025 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:10 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  The smaller CUSA gets the better it is. I'm looking forward to our 9 team league. I never liked the 14 team setup.

I agree. Plus we're getting rid of some of the biggest crybabies and non-performers in this conference. Good riddance. No more Texas or Judy to blame for them. Soon they'll have to look in the mirror.

I think a nine team league (for now) is definitely the way to go. No need to add just to add to get to some arbitrary number. I have always said nine was the ideal number. It allows for a complete round-robin in football and a very manageable 16 game conference basketball schedule...Everyone plays everyone the same amount of times.

We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Marshall and UTEP had no business playing consistently, so the scheduling worked out in that regard. Did utep ever beat Marshall? Seems like we got destroyed in football, every single time.

(12-05-2021 11:01 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:02 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:14 PM)deb025 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:10 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  The smaller CUSA gets the better it is. I'm looking forward to our 9 team league. I never liked the 14 team setup.

I agree. Plus we're getting rid of some of the biggest crybabies and non-performers in this conference. Good riddance. No more Texas or Judy to blame for them. Soon they'll have to look in the mirror.

I think a nine team league (for now) is definitely the way to go. No need to add just to add to get to some arbitrary number. I have always said nine was the ideal number. It allows for a complete round-robin in football and a very manageable 16 game conference basketball schedule...Everyone plays everyone the same amount of times.

We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Marshall and UTEP had no business playing consistently, so the scheduling worked out in that regard. Did utep ever beat Marshall? Seems like we got destroyed in football, every single time.

The last time Marshall played in El Paso they ended up firing their coach.

(12-05-2021 11:01 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:02 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:14 PM)deb025 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:10 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  The smaller CUSA gets the better it is. I'm looking forward to our 9 team league. I never liked the 14 team setup.

I agree. Plus we're getting rid of some of the biggest crybabies and non-performers in this conference. Good riddance. No more Texas or Judy to blame for them. Soon they'll have to look in the mirror.

I think a nine team league (for now) is definitely the way to go. No need to add just to add to get to some arbitrary number. I have always said nine was the ideal number. It allows for a complete round-robin in football and a very manageable 16 game conference basketball schedule...Everyone plays everyone the same amount of times.

We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Marshall and UTEP had no business playing consistently, so the scheduling worked out in that regard. Did utep ever beat Marshall? Seems like we got destroyed in football, every single time.

You must be young as hell. The series between the 2 schools is tied at 2 to 2.

(12-05-2021 11:12 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 11:01 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:02 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:14 PM)deb025 Wrote:  I agree. Plus we're getting rid of some of the biggest crybabies and non-performers in this conference. Good riddance. No more Texas or Judy to blame for them. Soon they'll have to look in the mirror.

I think a nine team league (for now) is definitely the way to go. No need to add just to add to get to some arbitrary number. I have always said nine was the ideal number. It allows for a complete round-robin in football and a very manageable 16 game conference basketball schedule...Everyone plays everyone the same amount of times.

We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Marshall and UTEP had no business playing consistently, so the scheduling worked out in that regard. Did utep ever beat Marshall? Seems like we got destroyed in football, every single time.

You must be young as hell. The series between the 2 schools is tied at 2 to 2.

I willtake that as a compliment but unfortunately, I just remembered wrong.

(12-05-2021 11:17 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 11:12 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 11:01 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:02 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  I think a nine team league (for now) is definitely the way to go. No need to add just to add to get to some arbitrary number. I have always said nine was the ideal number. It allows for a complete round-robin in football and a very manageable 16 game conference basketball schedule...Everyone plays everyone the same amount of times.

We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Marshall and UTEP had no business playing consistently, so the scheduling worked out in that regard. Did utep ever beat Marshall? Seems like we got destroyed in football, every single time.

You must be young as hell. The series between the 2 schools is tied at 2 to 2.

I willtake that as a compliment but unfortunately, I just remembered wrong.

Ok, understood. The only reason I knew the record is I looked it up. If UTEP had been playing Marshall regularly, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't have an even record with them.

(12-05-2021 11:22 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 11:17 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 11:12 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 11:01 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Marshall and UTEP had no business playing consistently, so the scheduling worked out in that regard. Did utep ever beat Marshall? Seems like we got destroyed in football, every single time.

You must be young as hell. The series between the 2 schools is tied at 2 to 2.

I willtake that as a compliment but unfortunately, I just remembered wrong.

Ok, understood. The only reason I knew the record is I looked it up. If UTEP had been playing Marshall regularly, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't have an even record with them.

I was too lazy to look it up but I'm happy to see coach price kept us competitive against Marshall. Marshall definitely would own the series if we had played more often over the last decade.

Our battles with Marshall in basketball were always pretty fun.... Esp when they had Whiteside.

We should all remember the true enemy here. The P5. I will root for all of you against them every game. Good luck to everyone. It's a shame the band has split up. It was an honor playing with you all these past few years.

MT, Western, UTEP, LaTech, and FIU vs. "The World"

(12-05-2021 11:01 AM)PredatorUTEP Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:22 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 10:02 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:14 PM)deb025 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 09:10 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  The smaller CUSA gets the better it is. I'm looking forward to our 9 team league. I never liked the 14 team setup.

I agree. Plus we're getting rid of some of the biggest crybabies and non-performers in this conference. Good riddance. No more Texas or Judy to blame for them. Soon they'll have to look in the mirror.

I think a nine team league (for now) is definitely the way to go. No need to add just to add to get to some arbitrary number. I have always said nine was the ideal number. It allows for a complete round-robin in football and a very manageable 16 game conference basketball schedule...Everyone plays everyone the same amount of times.

We joined CUSA at the same time and it looks like our game in 2010 will be the last in our series.

Marshall and UTEP had no business playing consistently, so the scheduling worked out in that regard. Did utep ever beat Marshall? Seems like we got destroyed in football, every single time.

Yes, you did.

(12-05-2021 09:00 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 03:51 PM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 03:13 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  My guess is individual schools will never see a dime of that. Judy needs a new jeep.

And the conference needs to put a new 20 year down payment on The Star in Dallas. Ive heard that the curtain at the Star wants a raise too.

Are you really that concerned about how we will spend your money???

I always wondered where my child support went.

Makes me want to cry thinking about it lol

(12-05-2021 08:05 AM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 02:47 PM)Eagle in the gym Wrote:  

(12-04-2021 02:44 PM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  I'm sure the Sunbelt message board folks would love to discuss this. Why don't you continue it over there.

Well, C-USA may be losing and adding teams quicker than anticipated. Kind of thought that would be of interest to C-USA fans.

SBC board is also discussing it.

I wonder if the AAC schools will move quicker now, too.

Shouldn't be anything holding up Liberty from joining asap.

I am not sure. Liberty might be not quick to give up the home games they have with BYU and VA. Tech in 2022.