(12-06-2021 06:31 PM)army56mike Wrote:  

(12-03-2021 05:15 PM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  

(12-03-2021 04:45 PM)army56mike Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 12:02 PM)MSUBear42 Wrote:  

(11-29-2021 11:23 AM)army56mike Wrote:  I am happy where we are with 9 teams. I’d be happier with 12 teams.
C-USA
EAST
Liberty
WKU
MTSU
FIU
Kennesaw St./N.C. A&T
Chattanooga
WEST
UTEP
N.M. State
Sam Houston St.
La. Tech
Jacksonville St.
Missouri St.

As fun as I think it would be, Missouri State is an emphatic no to C*USA.

Does Missouri St. just not have the will to move up to FBS?

Missouri State is in a really good situation. They compete in both the MVC and the MVFC. That's a solid mid-major basketball conference and the top FCS conference. They won't jump unless it is 100% beneficial in both sports. Their fans have a proximity rivalry with Arkansas State. If the SBC didn't get one of the three CUSA teams MSU would be joining the SBC because they view stAte as a key rival. They could be waiting on a SBC-E split or the SBC going full 16 all-sports teams.

Which is better?

9 Teams - Football can play a full 8 game round robin conference schedule. Basketball can play home/away with all conference schools for a 16 game conference schedule. Other olympic sports should be able to play all others that field teams.

12 Teams - Split into two divisions. In basketball play all 5 teams in your own division home/away and play all the teams in the opposite division once for a 16 game schedule. In football play all five teams from your division and three from the opposite division for an 8 game schedule. That way you play all the teams in the opposite division every two years.

These seem to be the best numbers for a conference. I prefer 12.

Oral Roberts to the west
UMASS (all sports), Stony Brook, Delaware & Florida Gulf Coast to the east


WEST
New Mexico State
UTEP
Sam Houston
LT
M.TN
WKY
Oral Roberts

EAST
Liberty
UMASS
Stony Brook
Delaware
Jacksonville St.
FIU
Florida Gulf Coast

Covering 12 States, 12 football teams, & 14 basketball teams