(10-26-2015 12:59 PM)FloridaJag Wrote: (10-26-2015 12:51 PM)AppManDG Wrote: (10-26-2015 09:10 AM)FloridaJag Wrote: (10-26-2015 01:44 AM)chiefsfan Wrote: (10-26-2015 01:38 AM)Michael in Raleigh Wrote: I don't understand Why in the world anyone think there would be any possibility UTA or Little Rock would be expelled. UTA. was just extended an invitation a mere 3.5 years ago. Why would they be granted membership only to have the conference screw them over. And Little Rock has been in the league for a long time. I see no valid reason to boot them.
Yeah, there is no chance we ever dump either school...we like them too much.
The real question is what we do with our football only memberships at the end of the coming year. My guess is they get at least one two year extension...we'll see.
I agree. NMSU and Idaho will be around until at least 2020. Then we should see UTA Football as a replacement for Idaho at the least. If NMSU leaves then the best candidate at this time is Kennesaw State.
2020
East
Appalachian State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
South Alabama
Troy
West
Arkansas State
Idaho (UTA Football as replacement)
Louisiana Lafayette
Louisiana Monroe
New Mexico State
Texas State
2020-2024
East
Appalachian State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Kennesaw State
Troy
West
Arkansas State
Louisiana Lafayette
Louisiana Monroe
South Alabama
Texas Arlington
Texas State
Ain't happening.
What's not happening?
Unless Georgia State gets picked up by CUSA or the AAC, there's no way another Georgia school gets in. Even if Georgia Southern is moved to either of those conferences at some point, I doubt you get GState to go along with it.
I'll say this, if USA and GSU get plucked due to their media market advantages, then you might see Kennesaw State and Jacksonville State added.
If the two current Georgia schools moved in tandem, then maybe Kennesaw State and Mercer Univ. The reason why for MU and not Liberty is they are more mainstream to liberal than LU can ever hope to be, and I believe if offered, they'd take it. It's not there time yet though, no more than it is for either GS or GSU to be making moves either.
For what it's worth, I believe before that happened, we'd see a merger and split of the CUSA and SBC into an East Coast and SouthWest Conference
EAC (Eastern Athletic Conference)
South:
FAU
FIU
GS
GSU
Troy
CCU
North:
App
UNCC
ODU
JMU
MTSU
Marshall
South West Conference
East:
USA
ULM
ULL
USM
LTU
stAte
West:
UTSA
TexState
Rice
UTEP
NMSU
UTA/Idaho
WKU goes to thE MAC or is picked up by the EAC along with UMass for balance.
If that were to happen no doubt MTSU would be South and WKU, North with UMass.