(11-03-2011 10:53 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-03-2011 10:31 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  UNT, FIU, FAU, are the path of least resistance for CUSA. The only question is does CUSA want to be at 9, 10, or 12? My guess is they are fine at 9 or 10 but the league is geographic mess with three outliers (UTEP, Marshall, ECU) and dealing with that might push the league to 12.
Still makes better sense to start over but unless Marshall and ECU take the lead to make it happen, it won't happen.

Look at the stronger conferences and they are all at 12 and/or growing to more. Clearly when it comes to conferences, there is strength in numbers. No one, including the Sun Belt, should have as their strategic plan to have fewer than 12 members; need proof, look at the instability of the WAC, Big East, Big 12 and Mountain West. As soon as the MWC and C-USA complete their due diligence, the WAC will be history.

Whose to say the PAC-12 stays at 12 now that the ACC and SEC are going to 14. The Big 10 surely won't be left behind....watch out Big 12...again.

No, the sum is greater than the individual parts when it somes to BCS football...esp. for the AQ's.

Except CUSA claims they are going out of the football business to form the Alliance. There are 17 schools purportedly committed to play in that new football only league. The only expansion need that exists is for MWC to add one for hoops.

(11-02-2011 09:12 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  Hi, I'm an ECU fan and understand that more than likely one or more of you guys will be joining us soon. I'd like you to help familiarize me some with your schools as admittedly I'm not as keen on all teams as I once was. Thanks guys

Its a Cookbook!!!!!!!!!

(11-03-2011 12:16 PM)panama Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 09:12 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  Hi, I'm an ECU fan and understand that more than likely one or more of you guys will be joining us soon. I'd like you to help familiarize me some with your schools as admittedly I'm not as keen on all teams as I once was. Thanks guys

Its a Cookbook!!!!!!!!!

+1 LOL

(11-03-2011 11:48 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(11-03-2011 10:53 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  Whose to say the PAC-12 stays at 12 now that the ACC and SEC are going to 14. The Big 10 surely won't be left behind....watch out Big 12...again.

No, the sum is greater than the individual parts when it somes to BCS football...esp. for the AQ's.

I think all the conferences will actually probably hold for a while, while Texas and Notre Dame are still out there.

The SEC might go to 16 because they're not in the running for Texas or Notre Dame.

The PAC probably won't expand because they really covet Texas/OU and which ever two schools they bring with them and other than those four, who else out west can really be that intriguing?

The Big Ten might go to 14, but they won't go past that as long as the chance of landing Notre Dame or Texas is out there.

A few months ago I would have considered the ACC most likely to go to 16 and thought they were about to do it with UCONN and Rutgers, but then word of the Notre Dame having a possible interest in the ACC spread and now I think they'll hold out for who knows how long, as long as Notre Dame is a possibility.

Don't think Texas or Notre Dame have any attention of joining the party because they realize that they , and a handfull of others are the party. More likely those other real big-time programs are going to realize that Texas is right, they are the center of this football universe.

Also don't think Texas wants to be in a conference with even 12 members or a championship game.