Does CUSA survive?

[J187Money]

Recently moved up from D2. One of a zillion public unis in TX -- has 14k students now and will surely grow.

The more D1 schools the better. My son wants an NFL or D1 training job when he gets certified next year.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Durks07]

 

[jdb50]

All I ask is that we don't schedule a game with Tarleton State.

 

[huskymedic]

UMass Bamford looking for a conference that will take UMass as a football only member and has reached out to CUSA very recently:

 

[HuskyDogArt]

I got to stop my beer drinking, I thought I read UMass Dartmouth and CUSA..so I thought UMass Dartmouth to join CUSA...sorry, all..

 

[Vowelguy]

I got to stop my beer drinking, I thought I read UMass Dartmouth and CUSA..so I thought UMass Dartmouth to join CUSA...sorry, all..

It's a desperate conference that may be down to 3 members.
Wait a few days and they'll be pleading with Mater Dei HS to go FBS.

 

[huskymedic]

Call the priest for last rites…

 

[Vowelguy]

Call the priest for last rites…

Probably, But $33M in exit fees can provide a lot of motivation. Suppose the remaining 3 offer to split that with any school that joins? Does that entice Sam Houston, Tarleton, McNeese to move up?

 

[huskymedic]

Probably, But $33M in exit fees can provide a lot of motivation. Suppose the remaining 3 offer to split that with any school that joins? Does that entice Sam Houston, Tarleton, McNeese to move up?

Maybe… I’ve seen a lot of very sick patients buy some time w/ an infusion of new blood.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[AZHuskiePop]

CUSA has been around a long time so it’s destruction is sad.
It actually was born in a merger between the Metro and Great Midwest.
It was a landing spot for teams blackballed by ESPN by the SWC and Big 8 merger.
This list of schools that were in and out of all variations of the Conference is impressive.
The Big East raided it twice. 2005-2012.
When we played DePaul in 2004 NCAA tourney they were a CUSA member as were Marquette, and St Louis.
I believe West VA soccer still is in CUSA.
Like in the food chain the stronger hunt the weaker. Sometimes to extinction.

 

[Urcea]

 

[huskymedic]

“Sources” (likely CUSA again) say they have a heartbeat…

 

[Dooooooomed]

Damn, I guess our "negotiations" fell thru...

 

[billybud]

And I was just mentioning Sam Houston State to Zissou...16,000+ undergrads, winner of last years FCS Championship....

But sandwiched between Houston and Texas A.&M

 

[Dooooooomed]

 

[shizzle787]

Yikes.

 

[Kolumbo]

So the Colonial is sure to follow, right? And there happens to be an opening.

 

[Vowelguy]

Ever since the WAC expanded in January, everyone kinda knew that they were going to go FBS in a few years. What is new here?

And can CUSA peel off two (or 3) of those members to go along with Liberty and JaxSt to get to 8?

 

[Vowelguy]

I am curious about all these Texas schools in FBS. Yes TX has a ton of players, but it hasn't led to riches for UNT, Texas St, or UTEP. UTSA has only recent success. And now you're adding Sam Houston, probably Tarleton, and possibly Abilene C, SFA, Lamar, and Incarnate Word.
18 schools?!

Even California only has 7 if I'm remembering correctly.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

So glad we're not in that conference!!!!

 

[huskymedic]

So glad we're not in that conference!!!!

… and people wonder why Skip Holtz’s name got floated for UConn.

 

[Dooooooomed]

… and people wonder why Skip Holtz’s name got floated for UConn.

I had assumed Jacksonville State was in Florida. Oops.