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RE: So, if the Allaince is a no go...
(03-27-2012 11:06 AM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote: (03-27-2012 10:42 AM)NoQuarter08 Wrote: (03-27-2012 10:40 AM)stever20 Wrote: (03-27-2012 10:39 AM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: Just to throw this out with my own thread for the train of thought...
Would CUSA go after MAC and Sun Belt schools to get to two more geographically sound divisions?
I'm pretty sure we would expand by 4 to get to 12 so we can keep the Championship Game in tact.
no body from the MAC would jump. Not enough money to cover the extra travel costs.
Signed,
Marshall
Marshall was a short-timer in the MAC that thought the grass was greener on the other side and then made a mistake.
How has CUSA helped Marshall? It hasn't at all. Their attendance is no better than their MAC days, their facilities have not improved and are worse than most MAC schools, their athletic budget hasn't improved, they struggle to win, and they are on TV much less. Their fans (and ECU's) routinely grumble about travel. Marshall screwed up but won't swallow their pride and admit it. Who is their main rival? A MAC school (OHIO)
And I'm getting tired of the unjustified arrogance of some ECU fans and their constant whining that they think they "deserve" a Big East invite and think they are the big fish left in the non-aq pond. Besides some otherwise impressive attendance numbers, what exactly has ECU done? You won two CUSA championships 4 years ago and beat Virginia Tech and a Big East champion and a few other BCS teams ever so often? Big deal! NIU, Toledo, Miami and others in the MAC have better resumes. Toledo beat Penn State and Michigan, NIU beat Alabama, Miami beat Virgiania Tech and the Rose Bowl bound Big Ten Champs. Has ECU ever finished in the Top 12 in the final AP Ranking? NIU and Miami have.
ECU and Marshall should come to terms and join the MAC East not the other way around. The MAC is weathering conference realignment quite nicely.
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This post aged well. Marshall now looking for Sun Belt greener grass and ECU football in the tank.
Some things are easy to read.
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