Last edited by bisonaudit; 11-02-2021 at 04:59 PM.
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant - B.Aud
We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
Correct. From 4 to 12. I've seen nothing to suggest it isn't happening, so I'd like to see what you are using to make the conclusion that it won't expand. Not syaing you're wrong, just curious what you are using to make that conclusion.
FWIW, Culhane just basically said on 1660 “They’re working on it (FBS), they’ve been working on it for over a year, and they can’t talk about it” – I don’t have a problem with that. I sure as hell don't want them talking about it until things are clear.
They won’t go to CUSA if they can’t improve the TV deal, since as it stands today, CUSA is worse than the MVFC. They also won't go to CUSA unless it has stabilized itself, and FB-only is a no-brainer here
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant - B.Aud
We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
(Sorry for the duplicate post in a Football forum thread.)
Assume C-USA bleeds out MTSU and WKU to be down to ... three: FIU, LaTech, UTEP.
C-USA has already made advances toward Liberty, NMSU, SHSU, and Jacksonville State. That's seven, but that's still life support. And it's very southern/southwest.
The infamous "SiouxVolley" (RIP) has left our mortal realm, so, I'm left to channel his thoughts.
C-USA can't survive at seven.
Sometimes when it's not there for you you have to build it for yourself (see: Great West). But you need a lot (an FBS lot, because you need an invite) to build on. That's C-USA. Being FBS they can invite FCS to move up (see: SHSU and J-State).
C-USA should form C-USA North: UND, NDSU, UMt, MtSU, USD, SDSU, Idaho. That'd be 14.
If they want 16 find a north and a south team that fits.
Doing that C-USA would survive, a "western MAC" division would be formed (and who knows what comes of that group in say seven to ten years).
This (C-USA at 14 or 16) group would manage costs by conference limits on expenditures and better travel.
SiouxVolley always figured the WAC would be the shell, the path to a northern FBS group, and the Sun Belt would die away.
Well, it looks like the Sun Belt lives, and C-USA is dying and could be the path to an FBS "Great North" (his words).
Fire away.
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant - B.Aud
We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
Remember how UN_ messed with NDSU last transition? They don’t get to ride coattails on this one. They are a drag on the current conference, and NDSU owes them zero favors.
Does that help any holdouts for C-USA? Added benefit to leave UND in the dust and they can wisely let NDSU pay the dummy tax on how to move up again?