Conference USA General Realignment Thread

The Bishin Cutter · **Joined:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:41 am **Posts:** 1411

I don't know if C-USA has any reason to worry. Sun Belt schools have no problem wanting in on the conference, and those midwest/mid-south schools looking to get into FBS want to bypass the MAC as much as possible (Illinois State, Appalachian State, James Madison, Missouri State), steering them into that Sun Belt-to-CUSA tour of duty, or like Charlotte and ODU, a straight-to-CUSA call-up (this is what, I suspect, most/all of that list and UDel and NDSU want).

The problem C-USA will have isn't numbers, but inventory. I know schools like Rice and Tulane have not had the nicest things to say about the Big East, but I don't think C-USA is quite their ilk anymore. I know Tulsa and UTEP would rather be elsewhere, and we know the plight of ECU and USM. These smaller state system schools will certainly be stood up by networks in favor of more established and known programs.

dbackjon · **Joined:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:50 pm **Posts:** 268

Tulane to Big East

SJSUFan2010 · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:52 pm **Posts:** 473

dbackjon wrote:

Tulane to Big East

Here's a link:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8682572/

It's AMAZING how much they have avoided East Carolina. I still figure after the ACC expands ECU will have a spot. I know UMass might get in ahead of them but after that? Tulsa, Marshall, USM?

dbackjon · **Joined:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:50 pm **Posts:** 268

ECU football to Big Least

fighting muskie · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:23 pm

Since the Big East took two schools I am going to guess that C-USA is just going to hold at 12 rather than go after the Sunbelt.

Fresno St. Alum · **Joined:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:56 pm **Posts:** 2803

fighting muskie wrote:

Since the Big East took two schools I am going to guess that C-USA is just going to hold at 12 rather than go after the Sunbelt.

What's the fun in that? MTSU and JMU to CUSA.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 8151

Article out of Hampton Roads discussing ECU and Tulane leaving C-USA for the BE at http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/ecu-foo ... -east-2014

JPSchmack · **Joined:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:21 pm **Posts:** 1024

Fresno St. Alum wrote:

fighting muskie wrote:

Since the Big East took two schools I am going to guess that C-USA is just going to hold at 12 rather than go after the Sunbelt.

What's the fun in that? MTSU and JMU to CUSA.

They should go UMass and Buffalo.

dgreco · **Joined:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:57 pm **Posts:** 78

JPSchmack wrote:

Fresno St. Alum wrote:

fighting muskie wrote:

Since the Big East took two schools I am going to guess that C-USA is just going to hold at 12 rather than go after the Sunbelt.

What's the fun in that? MTSU and JMU to CUSA.

They should go UMass and Buffalo.

and Marshall back to the MAC

seanbo · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:13 am

Fresno St. Alum wrote:

fighting muskie wrote:

Since the Big East took two schools I am going to guess that C-USA is just going to hold at 12 rather than go after the Sunbelt.

What's the fun in that? MTSU and JMU to CUSA.

Yeah, what's the fun in that. If MTSU goes to CUSA then maybe I can get Appalachian State in the Sun Belt. Been trying for years to predict upgrade for Happy Appy.

Quinn · **Joined:** Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:05 am **Posts:** 3819

seanbo wrote:

Fresno St. Alum wrote:

fighting muskie wrote:

Since the Big East took two schools I am going to guess that C-USA is just going to hold at 12 rather than go after the Sunbelt.

What's the fun in that? MTSU and JMU to CUSA.

Yeah, what's the fun in that. If MTSU goes to CUSA then maybe I can get Appalachian State in the Sun Belt. Been trying for years to predict upgrade for Happy Appy.

Funny that with all the changes, the Big East is now CUSA, and CUSA is starting to look like the "new east coast" conference we talked about for years, a home for FCS upgrades and some Sun Belt schools from the region. All they need is to add Umass and Buffalo and you'd have all the schools talked about years ago.

JeffConn · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:05 am **Posts:** 51

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/sources ... ssee-state
The mysterious "Sources" say MTSU is next to come to CUSA.

dbackjon · **Joined:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:50 pm **Posts:** 268

MTSU to C-USA

dgreco · **Joined:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:57 pm **Posts:** 78

http://www.sbnation.com/college-footbal ... ssee-state

The Bishin Cutter · **Joined:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:41 am **Posts:** 1411

Yeah, MTSU was bound to happen. I'm hearing the next spot is up in the air: FAU, WKU, NMSU?

I have to wonder if the people in the MAC know so much more about this than anyone. Weren't people clinging to MTSU-MAC as almost gospel-like truth? They didn't do a thing, and, surprise-surprise...when C-USA gets raided, there's MTSU.

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