Sun Belt looking at ODU and James Madison for additions as well. CUSA looking at James Madison and Liberty.
Who Does CUSA Add?
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No. Need 8 full time members. However, the conference (WAC/CUSA) might be given a grace period.
Senter needs to release a statement ASAP! What’s he waiting for. Now Marshall and Southern Miss are headed for the Sun Belt! Six teams left!
Not officially yet. He would just say he’s working hard and the teams are improving blah blah blah. Only something dimwits would believe.
Why even mention that!? UTEP and La Tech most certainly will not drop football or go FCS, Period!
The ncaa allows 2 years for an fbs conference 2 get back to 8 full members.
Going FCS or going independent will absolutely kill the Athletic program and recruiting IMO. We have to get into any conference at this point!
Where though? Our best hope is that the fabulous five stay together and add NMSU and two FCS schools pronto.
No matter how few schools are left in CUSA, we need to build it back up, even if invite the likes of Jacksonville St and Kennesaw St. It's about survival. No time to throw in the towel.
Going independent in football and to the WAC for all other sports is probably the best hope UTEP has at this point. Not ideal, but beggars can't be choosers. Either way we're F**KED!
I think that’s the best we can hope for, which doesn’t sound half bad right about now.
There is a lifeline here. If the MWC were looking to expand in Texas, which they were by trying to lure UTSA and UNT. Some even said it was a condition for Air Force and CSU to stay in the league. There will be very few options left once AAC sucks out all the east Texas schools. I know they've said they want to stand pat right now but Boise and SDSU could be called to a higher conference soon. You never know.
El Paso isn’t Texas in terms of football.
Time to create a new conference with UTEP, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, NMSU, Abilene Christian (FCS), Sam Houston State (FCS), Stephen F. Austin (FCS) and perhaps Tarleton State (FCS). Comparatively UTEP would be a much bigger fish in a smaller pond than they are now. UTEP would have advantages over most of the rest of the teams that they currently don't have in the current CUSA. Geographically it makes a whole lot of sense. Travel budgets would not need to be so big. Regional rivalries would be a big plus. Fans would be more likely to make the shorter trips to their opponents. With any luck UTEP could dominate and then be picked up by a MWC down the road.
“Sam” (that’s what they call SHSU in their neck of the woods) would be a nice addition. I don’t mind that at all. SFA basketball is a good program and NMSU gives basketball the legit conference look. I am still out for debate on the other but open minded now since UTEP still wants an invite to prom that is 48 hours away.
I think we’re at the point where we lay with whomever will share their bed
That conference already exists. You guys just need to join the WAC.
Which Texas State..... The Armadillos??? Cause that's the only Texas St. CUSA has a chance at. Maybe Scott Bakula can quantum leap us back to the point when we had a chance to go to the Mountain West and turned it down while we're at it! In all seriousness Texas St. is in a much better situation in the Sun Belt, they ain't coming!
In other words UTEP, LT, and NMSU should join the WAC....
Not exactly the WAC. Only pull the teams from Texas (minus UTRG) from the WAC. Why travel to Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State (Alabama) or Dixie State (Utah)? Focus on the region.
These are the teams in the WAC playing football.
Lot of North Dakota State Fans would like to see the Bison get an invite.
If NDSU joins CUSA, they'd be a contender from Day 1.
If NDSU joins CUSA, they'd be a contender from Day 1.
People complain about the difficult travel to EP. How hard is the travel going to be to North Dakota?
This is fan chatter. I am not aware of any actual rumors or interest. Just that NDSU fans would want to join a G5 Conference
I get that, I was just thinking out loud... or through my keyboard rather lol
Lol. Yeah, Dakota teams have a great desire to be in a conference with UTEP, LaTech, and FIU!
With all the G5 conferences filling up to capacity the FCS schools know that jumping in CUSA with LT, FIU and UTEP could be their last chance at FBS football for a long time.
Believe it or not there will be schools interested in joining those 3.
Believe it or not there will be schools interested in joining those 3.
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