(03-27-2014 11:38 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(03-27-2014 11:34 AM)RaginCajun25 Wrote:  

(03-27-2014 11:28 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(03-27-2014 11:25 AM)RaginCajun25 Wrote:  When you have 4 or so "Bowl Eligible" teams being left home during December, when you have a Georgia State basketball team kick a$$ and have a really good overall record and have to play in the NIT, and when you have a conference that has teams getting left out of regionals due to rpi issues in baseball....YOU are not in the right conference.

But hey...let's settle in

When did the Sun Belt have four eligible teams left at home and what conference do you think you're joining that isn't a one bid league?

You can't be serious????

You do realize that the Sun Belt tried to pay bowls to take its' teams right.

Left Out:
Troy
ULM
Western Kentucky
Texas State
South Alabama

Enjoy: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football...ball-bowls

I can be serious, sorry I didn't follow the Sun Belt bowl situation all that closelythis year, but you failed to answer the 2nd question.

Sorry about the 2nd question...

Here you go:
It's not just about basketball (one-bid). You are correct in saying that the majority are one-bid leagues. It's about getting into a conference with more quality which in turn leads to better competition, better schedules, better rpi's, more money....see the pattern. Sun Belt will always be the conference where you have to win the league in order to get into the tourneys. It's the nature of the beast.

There's a lot of money and a huge following for the Cajuns right now. Once the right situation comes along, the money will flow. A lot of donors (big oil company owners) are reluctant to throw their money at a money pit. I don't speak for all, but we aspire to try the stepping stone approach. In a perfect world, we'll jump up to Conference USA. I agree with most that this may be a lateral move in the eyes of the Sun Belt, but nationally this is a better overall conference. Garner more attention there with TV rights and better schedules and competition and continue on the winning path. Our location (I-10) puts us right in the path of the Big XII footprint.....bash it now, but it's not out of the realm of possibility..