(10-13-2021 04:13 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 02:40 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  I have no problem if a few Texas schools are in an eastern minded conference....the issue with CUSA is that Marshall and ODU are in a Texas minded conference. BIG DIFFERENCE.

How so?

As someone said earlier, I'd have never known where the conference offices were located if it didn't seem to bother some message board fans. If they were in Atlanta or Charlotte you think your AD would just pop in for lunch and some special treatment all that often?

I think the "Texas minded" thing may not be a real thing.

Yeah. OK.

Since it doesn't matter.....Let's move the basketball tournament to the East from here on out. Let's get the best bowls in the East from here on out.

(10-13-2021 07:04 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 04:13 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 02:40 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  I have no problem if a few Texas schools are in an eastern minded conference....the issue with CUSA is that Marshall and ODU are in a Texas minded conference. BIG DIFFERENCE.

How so?

As someone said earlier, I'd have never known where the conference offices were located if it didn't seem to bother some message board fans. If they were in Atlanta or Charlotte you think your AD would just pop in for lunch and some special treatment all that often?

I think the "Texas minded" thing may not be a real thing.

Yeah. OK.

Since it doesn't matter.....Let's move the basketball tournament to the East from here on out. Let's get the best bowls in the East from here on out.

It was in Memphis forever. Then in Birmingham a ton (as often as it's been in Frisco). Look, I want the b-ball tournament close to Tech. For sure. I wouldn't want it in Charlotte or Miami. But there isn't some conspiracy or bias here. They put it where they think it will work best. If the Frisco location stops making sense, it'll probably rotate again (or get bid on, which was the procedure before). The UAB guys used to always say "make a better bid" when anyone would complain.

(10-14-2021 08:39 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 07:04 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 04:13 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 02:40 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  I have no problem if a few Texas schools are in an eastern minded conference....the issue with CUSA is that Marshall and ODU are in a Texas minded conference. BIG DIFFERENCE.

How so?

As someone said earlier, I'd have never known where the conference offices were located if it didn't seem to bother some message board fans. If they were in Atlanta or Charlotte you think your AD would just pop in for lunch and some special treatment all that often?

I think the "Texas minded" thing may not be a real thing.

Yeah. OK.

Since it doesn't matter.....Let's move the basketball tournament to the East from here on out. Let's get the best bowls in the East from here on out.

It was in Memphis forever. Then in Birmingham a ton (as often as it's been in Frisco). Look, I want the b-ball tournament close to Tech. For sure. I wouldn't want it in Charlotte or Miami. But there isn't some conspiracy or bias here. They put it where they think it will work best. If the Frisco location stops making sense, it'll probably rotate again (or get bid on, which was the procedure before). The UAB guys used to always say "make a better bid" when anyone would complain.

Those places are NOT East....put it in Charlotte for the next decade.

(10-14-2021 09:02 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 08:39 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 07:04 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 04:13 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 02:40 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  I have no problem if a few Texas schools are in an eastern minded conference....the issue with CUSA is that Marshall and ODU are in a Texas minded conference. BIG DIFFERENCE.

How so?

As someone said earlier, I'd have never known where the conference offices were located if it didn't seem to bother some message board fans. If they were in Atlanta or Charlotte you think your AD would just pop in for lunch and some special treatment all that often?

I think the "Texas minded" thing may not be a real thing.

Yeah. OK.

Since it doesn't matter.....Let's move the basketball tournament to the East from here on out. Let's get the best bowls in the East from here on out.

It was in Memphis forever. Then in Birmingham a ton (as often as it's been in Frisco). Look, I want the b-ball tournament close to Tech. For sure. I wouldn't want it in Charlotte or Miami. But there isn't some conspiracy or bias here. They put it where they think it will work best. If the Frisco location stops making sense, it'll probably rotate again (or get bid on, which was the procedure before). The UAB guys used to always say "make a better bid" when anyone would complain.

Those places are NOT East....put it in Charlotte for the next decade.

Seriously he needs to look at a map

(10-14-2021 10:18 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 09:02 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 08:39 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 07:04 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 04:13 PM)inutech Wrote:  How so?

As someone said earlier, I'd have never known where the conference offices were located if it didn't seem to bother some message board fans. If they were in Atlanta or Charlotte you think your AD would just pop in for lunch and some special treatment all that often?

I think the "Texas minded" thing may not be a real thing.

Yeah. OK.

Since it doesn't matter.....Let's move the basketball tournament to the East from here on out. Let's get the best bowls in the East from here on out.

It was in Memphis forever. Then in Birmingham a ton (as often as it's been in Frisco). Look, I want the b-ball tournament close to Tech. For sure. I wouldn't want it in Charlotte or Miami. But there isn't some conspiracy or bias here. They put it where they think it will work best. If the Frisco location stops making sense, it'll probably rotate again (or get bid on, which was the procedure before). The UAB guys used to always say "make a better bid" when anyone would complain.

Those places are NOT East....put it in Charlotte for the next decade.

Seriously he needs to look at a map

I thought the argument was "too Texas."

Y'all keep moving the goalposts. Is it too hard to travel to the western division? Do you not play the cross-division teams often enough? Is there a "Texas bias" because . . . the basketball tournament has been there a few years now? Is it because the basketball tournament hasn't been on the East Coast?

I mean, I guess that's a thing. Like I said, Tech fans did NOT like UAB hosting 3 years in a row (especially the year their membership was in question). So, sure, "I wish the bball tournament was at my school/closer to my school" is a complaint a fan base might have about their conference. But that's not really necessarily mean ole Texas-centered leadership.

(10-12-2021 07:57 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-12-2021 07:15 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(10-11-2021 10:25 PM)ICB Wrote:  

(10-11-2021 09:34 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(10-11-2021 09:00 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  If that's true then it seems a lot of our issues could be solved by eliminating cross division games and only play in the championship.

I like The idea and May even have proposed it a few years back.

But make crossovers “optional”. Not every school wants to have to arrange 6 OOC games. But standings would be based on division games.

That's great for teams on the outer edge of the conference but sucks for those of us in the center.

Not really. If those in the center want to play those crossover games then there would be nothing to stop them from scheduling each other. Basically ooc games.

Exactly. They could still play each other, it just wouldn't count towards conference standings.

Operate as two separate conferences in terms of scheduling. Then have our champions play each other.

This idea has been floated around this board before, but too many people have a problem with having to divide limited TV money. It's a good idea with merit. It should be done by either the AAC or Sunbelt. It's too late for CUSA.

(10-14-2021 09:02 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 08:39 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 07:04 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 04:13 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 02:40 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  I have no problem if a few Texas schools are in an eastern minded conference....the issue with CUSA is that Marshall and ODU are in a Texas minded conference. BIG DIFFERENCE.

How so?

As someone said earlier, I'd have never known where the conference offices were located if it didn't seem to bother some message board fans. If they were in Atlanta or Charlotte you think your AD would just pop in for lunch and some special treatment all that often?

I think the "Texas minded" thing may not be a real thing.

Yeah. OK.

Since it doesn't matter.....Let's move the basketball tournament to the East from here on out. Let's get the best bowls in the East from here on out.

It was in Memphis forever. Then in Birmingham a ton (as often as it's been in Frisco). Look, I want the b-ball tournament close to Tech. For sure. I wouldn't want it in Charlotte or Miami. But there isn't some conspiracy or bias here. They put it where they think it will work best. If the Frisco location stops making sense, it'll probably rotate again (or get bid on, which was the procedure before). The UAB guys used to always say "make a better bid" when anyone would complain.

Those places are NOT East....put it in Charlotte for the next decade.

LOL! ......and they say ya can't make everybody happy......

(10-14-2021 12:34 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 10:18 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 09:02 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 08:39 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 07:04 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  Yeah. OK.

Since it doesn't matter.....Let's move the basketball tournament to the East from here on out. Let's get the best bowls in the East from here on out.

It was in Memphis forever. Then in Birmingham a ton (as often as it's been in Frisco). Look, I want the b-ball tournament close to Tech. For sure. I wouldn't want it in Charlotte or Miami. But there isn't some conspiracy or bias here. They put it where they think it will work best. If the Frisco location stops making sense, it'll probably rotate again (or get bid on, which was the procedure before). The UAB guys used to always say "make a better bid" when anyone would complain.

Those places are NOT East....put it in Charlotte for the next decade.

Seriously he needs to look at a map

I thought the argument was "too Texas."

Y'all keep moving the goalposts. Is it too hard to travel to the western division? Do you not play the cross-division teams often enough? Is there a "Texas bias" because . . . the basketball tournament has been there a few years now? Is it because the basketball tournament hasn't been on the East Coast?

I mean, I guess that's a thing. Like I said, Tech fans did NOT like UAB hosting 3 years in a row (especially the year their membership was in question). So, sure, "I wish the bball tournament was at my school/closer to my school" is a complaint a fan base might have about their conference. But that's not really necessarily mean ole Texas-centered leadership.

There you go making sense again with facts. You know that never goes over well on the CUSA Board. LOL! You got 'em cornered now, and according to their own comments, only moving the CUSA Basketball Tournament to Charlotte for a DECADE with make 'em happy. I wonder what the AAC or the Sunbelt would say to that kind of input? LOL!

(10-14-2021 01:47 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 12:34 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 10:18 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 09:02 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 08:39 AM)inutech Wrote:  It was in Memphis forever. Then in Birmingham a ton (as often as it's been in Frisco). Look, I want the b-ball tournament close to Tech. For sure. I wouldn't want it in Charlotte or Miami. But there isn't some conspiracy or bias here. They put it where they think it will work best. If the Frisco location stops making sense, it'll probably rotate again (or get bid on, which was the procedure before). The UAB guys used to always say "make a better bid" when anyone would complain.

Those places are NOT East....put it in Charlotte for the next decade.

Seriously he needs to look at a map

I thought the argument was "too Texas."

Y'all keep moving the goalposts. Is it too hard to travel to the western division? Do you not play the cross-division teams often enough? Is there a "Texas bias" because . . . the basketball tournament has been there a few years now? Is it because the basketball tournament hasn't been on the East Coast?

I mean, I guess that's a thing. Like I said, Tech fans did NOT like UAB hosting 3 years in a row (especially the year their membership was in question). So, sure, "I wish the bball tournament was at my school/closer to my school" is a complaint a fan base might have about their conference. But that's not really necessarily mean ole Texas-centered leadership.

There you go making sense again with facts. You know that never goes over well on the CUSA Board. LOL! You got 'em cornered now, and according to their own comments, only moving the CUSA Basketball Tournament to Charlotte for a DECADE with make 'em happy. I wonder what the AAC or the Sunbelt would say to that kind of input? LOL!

The AAC seems to have a multi-year deal to play in . . . my backyard here in Fort Worth.

I think the 'Belt has a deal in Florida (after doing multi-year deals with New Orleans and Hot Springs I think).

These things move around. I'm all for advocating/complaining about where it's being held (what are message boards for) but it's not the result of being "too Texas-centered." It's just where it's being held.

(10-14-2021 01:50 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 01:47 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 12:34 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 10:18 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 09:02 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  Those places are NOT East....put it in Charlotte for the next decade.

Seriously he needs to look at a map

I thought the argument was "too Texas."

Y'all keep moving the goalposts. Is it too hard to travel to the western division? Do you not play the cross-division teams often enough? Is there a "Texas bias" because . . . the basketball tournament has been there a few years now? Is it because the basketball tournament hasn't been on the East Coast?

I mean, I guess that's a thing. Like I said, Tech fans did NOT like UAB hosting 3 years in a row (especially the year their membership was in question). So, sure, "I wish the bball tournament was at my school/closer to my school" is a complaint a fan base might have about their conference. But that's not really necessarily mean ole Texas-centered leadership.

There you go making sense again with facts. You know that never goes over well on the CUSA Board. LOL! You got 'em cornered now, and according to their own comments, only moving the CUSA Basketball Tournament to Charlotte for a DECADE with make 'em happy. I wonder what the AAC or the Sunbelt would say to that kind of input? LOL!

The AAC seems to have a multi-year deal to play in . . . my backyard here in Fort Worth.

I think the 'Belt has a deal in Florida (after doing multi-year deals with New Orleans and Hot Springs I think).

These things move around. I'm all for advocating/complaining about where it's being held (what are message boards for) but it's not the result of being "too Texas-centered." It's just where it's being held.

Why are LaTech fans so obsessed with Marshall?

(10-15-2021 09:30 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 01:50 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 01:47 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 12:34 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 10:18 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  Seriously he needs to look at a map

I thought the argument was "too Texas."

Y'all keep moving the goalposts. Is it too hard to travel to the western division? Do you not play the cross-division teams often enough? Is there a "Texas bias" because . . . the basketball tournament has been there a few years now? Is it because the basketball tournament hasn't been on the East Coast?

I mean, I guess that's a thing. Like I said, Tech fans did NOT like UAB hosting 3 years in a row (especially the year their membership was in question). So, sure, "I wish the bball tournament was at my school/closer to my school" is a complaint a fan base might have about their conference. But that's not really necessarily mean ole Texas-centered leadership.

There you go making sense again with facts. You know that never goes over well on the CUSA Board. LOL! You got 'em cornered now, and according to their own comments, only moving the CUSA Basketball Tournament to Charlotte for a DECADE with make 'em happy. I wonder what the AAC or the Sunbelt would say to that kind of input? LOL!

The AAC seems to have a multi-year deal to play in . . . my backyard here in Fort Worth.

I think the 'Belt has a deal in Florida (after doing multi-year deals with New Orleans and Hot Springs I think).

These things move around. I'm all for advocating/complaining about where it's being held (what are message boards for) but it's not the result of being "too Texas-centered." It's just where it's being held.

Why are LaTech fans so obsessed with Marshall?

Why are Marshall fans so obsessed with Texas and moving the basketball tournament?

Why should we be excited to play in a conference that is centered around a state 1,000 miles away that we care nothing about?

(10-15-2021 09:30 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 01:50 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 01:47 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 12:34 PM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 10:18 AM)GreenBison Wrote:  Seriously he needs to look at a map

I thought the argument was "too Texas."

Y'all keep moving the goalposts. Is it too hard to travel to the western division? Do you not play the cross-division teams often enough? Is there a "Texas bias" because . . . the basketball tournament has been there a few years now? Is it because the basketball tournament hasn't been on the East Coast?

I mean, I guess that's a thing. Like I said, Tech fans did NOT like UAB hosting 3 years in a row (especially the year their membership was in question). So, sure, "I wish the bball tournament was at my school/closer to my school" is a complaint a fan base might have about their conference. But that's not really necessarily mean ole Texas-centered leadership.

There you go making sense again with facts. You know that never goes over well on the CUSA Board. LOL! You got 'em cornered now, and according to their own comments, only moving the CUSA Basketball Tournament to Charlotte for a DECADE with make 'em happy. I wonder what the AAC or the Sunbelt would say to that kind of input? LOL!

The AAC seems to have a multi-year deal to play in . . . my backyard here in Fort Worth.

I think the 'Belt has a deal in Florida (after doing multi-year deals with New Orleans and Hot Springs I think).

These things move around. I'm all for advocating/complaining about where it's being held (what are message boards for) but it's not the result of being "too Texas-centered." It's just where it's being held.

Why are LaTech fans so obsessed with Marshall?

We just can't get enough of playing Marshall/WKU/MTSU/FAU/FIU/Charlotte/ODU.

Love you guys so much.

But not this silly idea proposed on this thread.