c-usa expansion

[Dooby]

Originally posted by LA_Mustang:
Dooby, I place the blame squarely on your shoulders.

I don't know what I was thinking. FWIW, the mean greenies were already peppering the C-USA boards.

[EastStang]

It my fault, I left their name off, just to prevent 100 pages about the new petting zoo that UNT is thinking about building.

[MeanGreenGem]

Originally posted by EastStang:
It my fault, I left their name off, just to prevent 100 pages about the new petting zoo that UNT is thinking about building.

And its going to be a helluva' petting zoo located between 2 Texas interstates adjacent to the UNT campus/Radisson Hotel and Conference Center on 160 acres of prime interstate real estate. We will be sending engraved invites. Check your mail boxes daily.

[Charleston Pony]

Wonder if there is any chance CUSA will pull a "MAC" and decide on 14 members? With UTEP, La Tech, UNT to choose from in the west and Temple, Miami-Ohio and Toledo all being discussed in the east...what are the chances that 3 could be invited? Would the latter two leave the MAC if invited together??

CUSA-west: Tulsa, SMU, La Tech, Houston, Rice, Tulane & USM

CUSA-east: Memphis, UAB, UCF, ECU, Marshall, Miami-Ohio & Toledo

[GoRedGoBlue]

I think i suggested something like that earlier, the important thing is that Memphis keeps their yearly rivalry with USM - so there would have to be 'permanent' cross over games.

I don't know how 14 teams works for scheduling in BBALL. In FB, you'd get 6 divisional, 1 cross over, one floating, 3 OOC games. That's not too bad, and makes the Champ game more of a champ game.

I dont think any MAC teams would leave unless 4-5 of them were de-certified for Div1A.

Originally posted by Charleston Pony:
Wonder if there is any chance CUSA will pull a "MAC" and decide on 14 members? With UTEP, La Tech, UNT to choose from in the west and Temple, Miami-Ohio and Toledo all being discussed in the east...what are the chances that 3 could be invited? Would the latter two leave the MAC if invited together??

CUSA-west: Tulsa, SMU, La Tech, Houston, Rice, Tulane & USM

CUSA-east: Memphis, UAB, UCF, ECU, Marshall, Miami-Ohio & Toledo

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[MeanGreenGem]

Originally posted by Sam I Am:
UNT Lifer, I appreciate your sensible input about the prospects of different schools for membership in the C-USA. I don't think UNT has much chance of joining with us, but if you do get it that's OK with me. As I have already written, I favor La Tech because of time zone and geographical convenience. UTEP is too distant for us. I hope this gets settled soon.

Sam I Am, would you like to have a golden opportunity to put TCU and the Mountain West Conference in 3'rd place behind the Big 12 AND a "doubled-up" CUSA presence in Metroplex media coverage? That can be done "IF" CUSA has 2 members in this region. Really, it can...If you are not interested in being ahead in regional media coverage over the MWC Horned Frogs, oh well..... :laugh:

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