(08-31-2009 05:49 PM)hawghiggs Wrote:  The Texas schools should just form a new conference. They could easily find schools that would support it.

1. Houston
2. Rice
3. SMU
4. Utep
5. North Texas
6. Tulsa
7. New Mexico state
8. LaTech
9. Arkansas state
10.Tulane
11.Texas state(?)
12.UTSA(?)
It would cover five states,and greatly reduce travelling expenses.

Interesting idea. The problem, of course, is that there are certain schools that do not want to share a conference with certain others. UTEP wants nothing to do with NMSU for instance. I also wonder if Houston would really want anything to do with the two future San Antonio area FCS upgrades.

HAWGHIGGS CONFERENCE WEST
- New Mexico State / UTEP
- UTSA / Texas State
- North Texas / Houston
HAWGHIGGS CONFERENCE EAST
- Rice / SMU
- Tulsa / Arkansas State
- Louisiana Tech / Tulane

That is the best I could do, geographically, given the schools that you listed. I assume that the private schools - Rice, SMU, Tulsa, and Tulane - would all want to be in the same division. UNT/SMU and Rice/UH would still be paired together for travel in minor sports and as crossover football rivals.