A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

(04-29-2015 10:13 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

Why? Don't y'all have enough teams pounding on you as it is?

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(04-29-2015 10:42 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 10:13 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

Why? Don't y'all have enough teams pounding on you as it is?

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Post of the Day!

I am a huge proponent of James Madison going to CUSA. I think the Duke's would make a fine 14th member.

(04-29-2015 10:05 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  I say we should be proactive and go after USM if UAB leaves CUSA. At that point USM would be in a league that is nothing like the conference they helped start. They have very little history with the majority of the remaining members, and are right in the middle of the SBC. They've had some budget issues recently which could be helped out by having much less travel in the Sun Belt. If there were ever a chance to pull off a major coup this would be it.

Don't see something like that happening any time soon but I like how you think.

(04-29-2015 10:42 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 10:13 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

Why? Don't y'all have enough teams pounding on you as it is?

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To give credit where it's due, they did take the baseball series from us earlier in the season.

(04-29-2015 10:42 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 10:13 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

Why? Don't y'all have enough teams pounding on you as it is?

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Lol after the season yall had last year

(04-30-2015 07:39 AM)GeauxUL Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 10:42 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 10:13 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

Why? Don't y'all have enough teams pounding on you as it is?

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Lol after the season yall had last year

Yes.

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(04-29-2015 11:09 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  I am a huge proponent of James Madison going to CUSA. I think the Duke's would make a fine 14th member.

Hope it happens.

(04-29-2015 09:00 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  Sounds like UAB would prefer MVC over SBC.

That is correct, the problem is the MVC doesn't think the increase travel cost for their most northern members is worth taking UAB it this time. I have heard the Atlantic Sun Conference is another option.

(04-29-2015 08:07 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 07:33 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  So I guess the ultimatum has been issued by CUSA to UAB-- either announce that you are bringing football back by June 8 or get voted out of the league.

They don't need to be voted out. The bylaws say to remain a member in good standing, each university must offer a football program. No football? Then you just forfeited your membership. It's really that simple.

The only vote to be taken is how long they'll have to move their furniture and stuff.

The word is through 2016. But that still has to be voted on.

(04-29-2015 10:13 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

I'd like it also; but for selfish reasons as much as any. Get to see my Cajuns more, and the fun "in-house" rivalry. Would be fun to get after it with the kids (daughter, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law) all graduated from UTSA. I already go to a few games with them. And we could teach you young runners a thing or two about tailgaiting! LOL

(04-29-2015 10:05 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  I say we should be proactive and go after USM if UAB leaves CUSA. At that point USM would be in a league that is nothing like the conference they helped start. They have very little history with the majority of the remaining members, and are right in the middle of the SBC. They've had some budget issues recently which could be helped out by having much less travel in the Sun Belt. If there were ever a chance to pull off a major coup this would be it.

They are on pins and needles wondering why we haven't invited them yet.

(04-29-2015 10:13 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  A lot of UTSA fans want Louisiana in CUSA, and I am one of them.

Didn't the Belt supposedly make a run at UAB & USM after C-USA lost the big group of teams?

(04-30-2015 10:28 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Didn't the Belt supposedly make a run at UAB & USM after C-USA lost the big group of teams?

I know we went after USM...don't know about UAB.

Actually it was ahead of the big AAC raid that inquiries were made to USM and UAB.

(04-30-2015 10:30 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 10:28 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Didn't the Belt supposedly make a run at UAB & USM after C-USA lost the big group of teams?

I know we went after USM...don't know about UAB.

If USM would ever make the change to the Belt they'd catch holy hell for doing so.....at least under current conditions.

(04-30-2015 10:47 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 10:30 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 10:28 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Didn't the Belt supposedly make a run at UAB & USM after C-USA lost the big group of teams?

I know we went after USM...don't know about UAB.

If USM would ever make the change to the Belt they'd catch holy hell for doing so.....at least under current conditions.

It could easily trigger realigning into geographically sensible leagues (and a new name for the Belt) but I've seen nothing that makes me think USM would have the vision to lead that.

(04-30-2015 10:51 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 10:47 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 10:30 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 10:28 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Didn't the Belt supposedly make a run at UAB & USM after C-USA lost the big group of teams?

I know we went after USM...don't know about UAB.

If USM would ever make the change to the Belt they'd catch holy hell for doing so.....at least under current conditions.

It could easily trigger realigning into geographically sensible leagues (and a new name for the Belt) but I've seen nothing that makes me think USM would have the vision to lead that.

Yeah, I'd think it would take several years of the Belt having established itself as an unqeustionable superior to C-USA in football before a program like USM's would even consider it. I honestly believe that a realigning into georgraphically sensible leagues (and sensible rivalries) will eventually come about, likely tirggered by economic realities, but don't have a clue when that might be.