(03-18-2018 11:44 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 11:17 AM)TheOriginalBigApp Wrote:  

(03-12-2018 08:01 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  You don't want to be in the same division as the F_U's?

Haven't you noticed that? It's pretty consistent with any other fantasy realignment post: No one associates their own school with the F_U's, it's always other schools.

Nobody wants to be anywhere near the Toxic Twosome, and neither do I (hopefully our admin agrees).

I agree. FAU did really well in football last year under Kiffin but that flash in the pan aside, I haven’t really seen anything from either school recently that makes me think the 9+ hour drive across the state of Florida is worth it.

FAU should have an even better season this year. However, most likely Kiffin will leave the Owls soon and they will fall back to mediocrity... with UCF and USF rising, I don't see much growth potential anyways.

(03-18-2018 11:04 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 09:43 AM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 07:03 AM)BRtransplant Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 02:19 AM)T2003 Wrote:  I don't think CUSA and SBC should merge.

The top fb programs (outside of TX) should get together and just form a new conference:

Troy, USM, USA, FAU, Marshall, Ark St, LA Tech, ULL, MTSU, WKU + 2 more (App St and maybe GA St because of potential and the Atlanta market)

I think it’s pretty evident that TV contract money for G5 conferences will not be a viable source of revenue for G5 conferences in the future. Ticket sales, donations, and expense control will be what rules the day for us going forward.

In the coming months, I imagine many clandestine meetings will be taking place between officials from universities that are indeed interested in the formation of such a conference. I can see things working out quite well for some, but not so much for others.

You guys are pooh poohing the TV revenue but fail to see how insignificant travel cost savings will be.

With all of the Sun Belt East teams being able to reasonably bus to each other, travel cost savings would probably be even less than the value of the TV contract.

I don't think travel is that big of a deal. Travel becomes a big problem if you are moving to a league with similar TV revenue to our own and worse travel. Its highly unlikely an SBC team outside of Texas State would accept a CUSA invite. However, if the AAC or MWC called, most of us would jump in a heart beat.

Forget football, it's all the other sports that piles up the travel costs.

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(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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So they can fall off the national radar with the exception of those who get the games with either rabbit ears or with their extended sports programming package (I wouldn't get CBSS w/out it in my city)?

(03-18-2018 03:27 PM)airtroop Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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So they can fall off the national radar with the exception of those who get the games with either rabbit ears or with their extended sports programming package (I wouldn't get CBSS w/out it in my city)?

I don't know about the MWC "poaching" UTEP . . . I do think that UTEP in the MWC makes more sense than them being in CUSA, from a geographical standpoint.

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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They’re currently arguing that App State would JUMP at the chance to join coosa if offered lol

(03-18-2018 03:56 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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They’re currently arguing that App State would JUMP at the chance to join coosa if offered lol

Pass, wouldnt want to leave especially if it meant we left Geo South

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I can't see anyone leaving the SBC or CUSA for the other anytime soon. The schools will never recover the exit and entry fees. The only thing I could see is some sort of mutually agreed upon reorganization, if the finances ultimately require a change to alleviate some of the travel costs. Even then, with divisional play, I doubt there would be much of a difference. I like where we are and the rivalries we're starting to build.

(03-19-2018 09:37 AM)97App Wrote:  I can't see anyone leaving the SBC or CUSA for the other anytime soon. The schools will never recover the exit and entry fees. The only thing I could see is some sort of mutually agreed upon reorganization, if the finances ultimately require a change to alleviate some of the travel costs. Even then, with divisional play, I doubt there would be much of a difference. I like where we are and the rivalries we're starting to build.

A scheduling agreement should be reached to rotate the 5 closest (opposing conference) schools in at least 2 sports. App is already doing that by scheduling ODU, Marshall, and UNCC. Throw in a H&H series with Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky and that's gravy. Call it a "challenge" since they like to do that so much in basketball.

With at least 1 CUSA every year for every school, 10 games a year, what better way to prove on the field which is the better conference? Extrapolate that to 5 years 50 games you get a really good picture.

(03-18-2018 05:01 PM)Check Yosef Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 03:56 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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They’re currently arguing that App State would JUMP at the chance to join coosa if offered lol

Pass, wouldnt want to leave especially if it meant we left Geo South

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Aww...

(03-19-2018 12:33 PM)ChiefGSU275 Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 05:01 PM)Check Yosef Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 03:56 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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They’re currently arguing that App State would JUMP at the chance to join coosa if offered lol

Pass, wouldnt want to leave especially if it meant we left Geo South

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Aww...

But we have to get the rivalry back to where it's fun for App fans again, and we will.

(03-18-2018 03:27 PM)airtroop Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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So they can fall off the national radar with the exception of those who get the games with either rabbit ears or with their extended sports programming package (I wouldn't get CBSS w/out it in my city)?

It's the most typical CUSA Realignment thread ever.

UTEP threatens to leave. CUSA Teams seem excited about UTEP leaving to save travel. Automatically announce they would go after stAte, Ull, USA, Troy, Texas State, or App because we'd all jump at the chance supposedly. Fans of those SBC Schools go over there to remind them that we live in real life and not fantasy island and we're not all dying to be broadcast regularly on CBSSN, and then arguments begin. Eventually the thread becomes both sides agreeing to realign geographically, at which point neither side can come to an ideal agreement of teams because X CUSA team doesn't want to play in a league with X SBC team and vice versa.

The only thing that thread is missing is WKYG Horror stories about his trips to Jonesboro for football.

(03-19-2018 12:45 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 03:27 PM)airtroop Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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So they can fall off the national radar with the exception of those who get the games with either rabbit ears or with their extended sports programming package (I wouldn't get CBSS w/out it in my city)?

It's the most typical CUSA Realignment thread ever.

UTEP threatens to leave. CUSA Teams seem excited about UTEP leaving to save travel. Automatically announce they would go after stAte, Ull, USA, Troy, Texas State, or App because we'd all jump at the chance supposedly. Fans of those SBC Schools go over there to remind them that we live in real life and not fantasy island and we're not all dying to be broadcast regularly on CBSSN, and then arguments begin. Eventually the thread becomes both sides agreeing to realign geographically, at which point neither side can come to an ideal agreement of teams because X CUSA team doesn't want to play in a league with X SBC team and vice versa.

The only thing that thread is missing is WKYG Horror stories about his trips to Jonesboro for football.

But this time we got them to argue about who the real GSU is so I feel like we have truly transcended.

(03-19-2018 12:51 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 12:45 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 03:27 PM)airtroop Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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So they can fall off the national radar with the exception of those who get the games with either rabbit ears or with their extended sports programming package (I wouldn't get CBSS w/out it in my city)?

It's the most typical CUSA Realignment thread ever.

UTEP threatens to leave. CUSA Teams seem excited about UTEP leaving to save travel. Automatically announce they would go after stAte, Ull, USA, Troy, Texas State, or App because we'd all jump at the chance supposedly. Fans of those SBC Schools go over there to remind them that we live in real life and not fantasy island and we're not all dying to be broadcast regularly on CBSSN, and then arguments begin. Eventually the thread becomes both sides agreeing to realign geographically, at which point neither side can come to an ideal agreement of teams because X CUSA team doesn't want to play in a league with X SBC team and vice versa.

The only thing that thread is missing is WKYG Horror stories about his trips to Jonesboro for football.

But this time we got them to argue about who the real GSU is so I feel like we have truly transcended.

And discovered that ODU fans apparently use "Fake GSU" and "Real GSU" to describe the two Georgia's.

To which everyone wonders...why?

Some of them really seem to have an inflated opinion of themselves as a basketball conference. UMass moving their basketball program from the A10 to CUSA? Don't make me laugh.

(03-19-2018 12:38 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 12:33 PM)ChiefGSU275 Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 05:01 PM)Check Yosef Wrote:  

(03-18-2018 03:56 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(03-17-2018 10:37 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  Reading the CUSA board, getting a kick out of the notion that if MWC finally poaches UTEP from them that they can "call up" Louisiana, stAte, or Troy. Bless their hearts.

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They’re currently arguing that App State would JUMP at the chance to join coosa if offered lol

Pass, wouldnt want to leave especially if it meant we left Geo South

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Aww...

But we have to get the rivalry back to where it's fun for App fans again, and we will.

Oh, with 8 wins in 10 years, I promise it is FUN already.