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Does CUSA survive?

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.
 
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
 
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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?
 
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.
 
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jdb50 said:
All I ask is that we don't schedule a game with Tarleton State.
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Hard to disagree as possibly one of few 'yarders who has been in Stephenville. Tarleton's A&M-system financial support, Texas population growth, etc may have helped the school grow and the miserable town attract something, but NFW should UConn schedule the Texans. Even Ruston, LA's remotely OK to be generous versus Spartacus Stephenville and Tarleton.
 
huskymedic said:
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Lol they are charging them $2M ??

So Sam Houston probably paid a WAC entrance fee plus now a WAC departure fee (was there an exit fee from Southland?) And now they’ll pay a CUSA entrance fee?

Awful lot of fees to end up in the worst FBS conference of all time.
 
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Interesting that they are doing all this to get to 7. And yet doesn’t it all fall apart if they don’t get an 8th?
 
Vowelguy said:
Lol they are charging them $2M ??

So Sam Houston probably paid a WAC entrance fee plus now a WAC departure fee (was there an exit fee from Southland?) And now they’ll pay a CUSA entrance fee?

Awful lot of fees to end up in the worst FBS conference of all time.
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Sunbelt wanted Marshall so bad they waived the $2m entrance fee.
 
huskymedic said:
Sunbelt wanted Marshall so bad they waived the $2m entrance fee.
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NMSU and SHSU should tell CUSA to Fxxx off and push the WAC to go FBS sooner rather than later. Tarleton wants to move up. I bet possible future member McNeese does too,
They should be able to get 2 more members to upgrade.
Then when CUSA collapses they can add UTEP and LaTech.
 
Dooooooomed said:
Interesting... If CUSA expansion is complete, they must think WKU and/or MTSU is staying put. If both leave, they only have 7 members.
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They’re waiting. If they stay they’re set. If they don’t I bet they have had preliminary discussions with Tarleton and McNeese
 
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Seems like it would make more sense to stay in CUSA rather than play in a 14 team conference entirely in the B1G footprint. At least they'd be playing in the South rather than the north. They could always bolt later when things change again. And with 9 teams, there would be space for a couple two tree additions, including football only.
 
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