![]() ![]() and it'll typically be the small schools, and so we're talking the Sun-Belt confernece.Good question. The author of this blog ignores one FACT - SOMEBODY has to be at the bottom of the BCS heap. So "move-ups" from FCS may factor into this more prominently. However, the Sun-Belt schools are generally smaller than C-USA, and C-USA schools aren't going to want to downgrade their status. IF the Sun-Belt somehow gained cache similar to C-USA, you could see some movement such that these two over-lapping conferences re-aligned into two new confences - one Southeast, and one Southwest. Sun-Belt will take them, they think the money is better in the WAC, and don't want to be associated with LaMonroe). ![]() La Tech is isolated in the WAC (the want to be in C-USA, C-USA doesn't want them. TCU should be in C-USA (I suppose they jumped to the MWC, thinking they supplied critical mass to get the MWC an auto-bid to the BCS, hasn't happened YET). UTEP should be in the MWC (if and when the MWC expands, look for UTEP to apply). ECU keeps dreaming about the Big East, Marshall supposedly gained a financial windfall by leaving the MAC, however their travel is now ridiculous.ĭenver is isolated in the Sun-Belt (they can't be that happy in the Sun-Belt, they just haven't been invited to whatever is "better"). Not sure how a conference "kicks out" a member in good standing, legalistically, the other teams may have to leave and then reform a new conference without said team.ĮCU and Marshall are pretty far from other C-USA "rivals". Their travel has to be a killer, although there is NO conference where they wouldn't be platinum members of the Frequent Flyer Program. I keep thinking Denver should join the Summit. And the author seems unaware that New Mexico State fled the Sun-belt for the WAC, during the "Great Realignment of 2003". Not sure the author was responsbile for the voting box in the side panel, but it seemed to be ignorant of the fact that neither Oral Roberts or UT-PA play football. Many of these FCS schools will likely reconsider their consultants previous urgings to "moe up" in light of the tenuous nature of their athletics budget and what can happen to a small school during an economic downturn. Some portion of this will likely happen after teh moratorium disappears, however, not as fast and dramatically as the author hopes. ![]() Both, along with Texas St., are hoping to upgrade to FBS. * Lamar and UTSA have added football and will compete in the Southland. West: Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Arkansas State, UTSA, Texas St., North Texas * Regardless of economic times, I'd think the Sunbelt would do what they could to cut back on travel costs.not increase it:Įast: Florida Atlantic, Florida International, South Alabama, Troy, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State Pf9 wrote:Within a few years, I see the Sun Belt expunging their non-FB schools, and adding two more FB playing schools: The new conference would go by the name of the Trans America Athletic Conference. Texas-San Antonio* (if they don't add FB) As for the other 2 non-FB schools, I have them forming a new all-sports conference with several other non-FB schools in the South Central US: Here are the permanent cross-division rivalries:ĭenver would go to the Summit League. The Sun Belt would adopt a format similar to the ACC for football. Within a few years, I see the Sun Belt expunging their non-FB schools, and adding two more FB playing schools: ![]()
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