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    UAB, currently a Conference USA member, looks like will be the first FBS school to drop football since Pacific in the early 1990s. I feel bad for UAB as they just overcame a number of losing seasons and finished .500 at 6-6 to be bowl eligiable this year.

    Here is a link to a Sports Illustrated story on this: http://www.si.com/college-football/2...letic-director

    For those asking about what is the membership like in CUSA, this year with UAB included, they had 13 schools. Charlotte was to join next year to be their 14th school for football (as well as all-other sports).

    Here is a link to a map of the current conference layout:

    http://www.conferenceusa.com/ot/c-usa-members.html

    The football divisions are the East & West. Here are the current layouts of those divisions:
    East Division

    Florida Atlantic
    Owls

    Florida International
    Golden Panthers

    Marshall
    Thundering Herd

    Middle Tennessee
    Blue Raiders

    Old Dominion
    Monarchs

    UAB
    Blazers

    Western Kentucky
    Hilltoppers

    West Division

    Louisiana Tech
    Bulldogs

    North Texas
    Mean Green

    Rice
    Owls

    Southern Miss
    Golden Eagles

    UTEP
    Miners

    UTSA
    Roadrunners

    Just looking at the conference make-up, this is becoming a conference requiring football so I would imagine that the remainder of the conference will drop UAB and likely look to the Sun Belt to get another full member to get to 14 football playing schools. I would imagine New Mexico State might be the pick as the need a West Division team (as Las Cruces is just 30-40 miles from El Paso) with Charlotte being added to the East.

    I would think the Sun Belt would lose that member due to this and then would need to add another school.

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    so long, Missouri state! /purple?
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    ndsu to cusa!!!!!!!!!!!! Pump it upppppppsdlkfjsdlkfja

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    A lot of talk out there about the university in Tuscaloosa blocking UAB from improving facilities and building an on-campus stadium. Just all talk I have seen on boards. Kinda like what we heard about UNO dropping football and wrestling.

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    I really hope CUSA gets Georgia Southern. Just say no to Georgia State.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tatanka View Post
    so long, Missouri state! /purple?
    I dunno. CUSA is kinda meh basketball wise. Definitely not the Valley. Kinda outside of footprint.

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    Good to see another "bottom feeder" FBS school dropping football! They had no business being in the FBS in the first place, I hope others follow their lead.

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    Well it's officially official. Here's from the point of view from a football player live tweeting the cancelling of the program. Plus a video clip of supporters giving the university president hell. Sad situation.

    http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...lexander-watts
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    Quote Originally Posted by marenlee View Post
    Well it's officially official. Here's from the point of view from a football player live tweeting the cancelling of the program. Plus a video clip of supporters giving the university president hell. Sad situation.

    http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...lexander-watts
    Love the part about not having the money, but unwilling to show the numbers. Stay classy pres.

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    Here's an article from ESPN. I'm surprised they published it considering their SEC overlords. It gives some insight into how politics may have played a large role in hampering the development of the program and why it eventually was shut down.

    http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/po...espnapi_public

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