(09-02-2015 12:09 AM)chiefsfan Wrote: (09-01-2015 07:18 PM)DawggoneEagle Wrote: (09-01-2015 09:12 AM)blunderbuss Wrote: (09-01-2015 08:56 AM)MWC Tex Wrote: The long term plan should be to have the requirement to play football to be a member of the conference. That way the conference mirrors all of the other FBS conferences. So UTA and UALR will have to add football or find another conference.
Many changes are coming up in the FBS conferences and UTA/UALR will find it harder to stay a competitive member later down the road.
I think that makes a lot if sense. UTA could probably pull it off but not UALR.
Personally, I'd probably have put Idaho and NMSU they're in notice at the same time as the CCU (+ another) announcement. 2 transition in as 2 are finding someplace else or SOL. I don't see NMSU hoops/baseball as valuable enough to tolerate their dreadful football.
Insofar as UALR,
War Memorial Stadium is in Little Rock, capacity 54K, that's an asset they would have at their disposal I believe. That's a leg up on building their own. Not much different than South Alabama and Gergia State. Why not ?
Because in order for UALR to have football...the University of Arkansas would have to approve it.
We're talking about the same school that appealed to the legislature to try and force us out of FBS. They are in no way, shape, or form allowing a 3rd FBS school in state. Especially one they have complete control of...
Gotcha !
Hypotheticals, they are what they are, and as the saying goes "it ain't a perfect world. I guess it hinges on the NCAA decision on whether or not to deregulate the CCG. As far as the SBC is concerned it may not matter either way if the members decide not to have it. Just my twelve program all sports conference conventional thinking, and being completely insensitive to the wants/needs/feelings of others for a moment.
What if the SBC gets on the horn to y'all's neighbors to the north and have a two-for-one drop-add. Drop Idaho & UALR and add MoState. Problem solved on that end. Would they be as efficient as UALR as a travel partner for stAte as UALR is ?
Insofar as UTA, depending on what they do with respect to football, and how long does the conference wait to find out; if they do then all is roses, if they don't then the twofer drop-add for whoever the most favored Southland Conference member is, Lamar I suppose.
Otherwise we've got twelve football members, and twelve Olympic sports members. If that works, leave Idaho & NMSU in their current status, football only.
I think they leave on their own eventually anyway.
It seems to me there are just more options in the East, but that may just be because I'm familiar with those programs.
If we ever lose USA then replace them with JAX, if we lose Georgia State then replace them with Kennesaw State. There's UTC right up the road too if they ever get better support. TheCitadel would be an odd ball in size, but they have an acceptable size though ugly stadium and for their size have fairly good support. Like CCU they're in a destination market. They certainly wouldn't be the "who ?" school add, people know who they are and their academics are good. If JMU ever changes leasership, I'd still take them in a NY minute, and move USA to the West.
JMU or EKU as well as MoState if we lose Idaho & NMSU, and put USA in the West.
That's my two cents worth.