(02-26-2018 04:12 AM)BRtransplant Wrote:  

(02-25-2018 09:19 PM)Vobserver Wrote:  

(02-23-2018 09:34 AM)HoustonCajun Wrote:  

(02-22-2018 09:36 AM)trueeagle98 Wrote:  

(02-22-2018 09:23 AM)HoustonCajun Wrote:  I'll repeat something I said which is the SBC and CUSA need to split up into Eastern and Western based conferences. That will allow for conference teams to be more regionalized, reduce travel costs, allow for away teams to better travel to conference games, and help create true rivalries.

CUSA - Eastern based

GA Southern, GA State, Coastal, ODU, Charlotte, Marshall, W. KY, UAB, FIU, FAU, Troy, S. Alabama

SBC - Western based

Louisiana, S. Miss, Rice, Texas State, UTSA, UTEP, NMSU, LA Tech, N. Texas, Ark State, ULM, MTSU

So Appy gets sent back to FCS? I like it.

I guessing you just forgot or maybe think they will go MAC (no App fans you will not be invited to the ACC or even the AAC). MTSU would also be a good option for the eastern conference. Just seems weird they would be in the west, but I understand trying to even out the numbers.

My apologies, I just missed it. Certainly, App State is in the East and a key team for that proposed conference.

I proposed a different model at one point including the AAC. The comments were basically that the AAC teams would not step down in competition. Pretty condescending. Just for our discussion purposes, here is what the combined conferences, AAAC, CUSA & SBC, could look like with more regional groupings. This is just one example. I am sure every school would change to their preferred grouping.

ACC

Cincy, Marshall, Navy, E. Carolina, Temple, UConn
App State, UAB, MTSU, WKU, USF, UCF

CUSA - East

ODU, Charlotte, GA State, GA Southern, Coastal
ULM, S. Alabama, Troy, FAU, FIU

SBC - West (rename SWC)

Tulsa, SMU, N. Texas, LA Tech, Ark State, Memphis
UTSA, TX State, Houston, Rice, Louisiana, S. Miss

UTEP and NMSU belong in the far West and join the MWC.

Going to 14 in the SWC and keeping UTEP and NMSU adds two quality basketball schools, and could make the conference a 3 bid league. Tulsa, SMU, UNT, LTU, Memphis, Houston, Louisiana, UTEP, NMSU and USM all are usually top 175 or better. Playing each other on a regular basis and playing decent OOC schedules could put it on par with the current AAC.

I'm sure that ULL, UNT, La Tech, UTEP, NMSU, and USM would all gladly sign on to that conference arrangement today. Trouble is, Tulsa, SMU, Memphis, and Houston would not.

If I were the other 10 schools besides the 4 AAC schools, I would sign up for that conference without those 4. Still a nice 10 team regional conference with several schools that are good in two or more sports.