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redskins4ever · Post by **redskins4ever** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:16 pm

Someone is leaving for CUSA...

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:20 pm

Western Kentucky will join the Sun Belt in 2009.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:03 am

redskins4ever wrote:Someone is leaving for CUSA...

One team?

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:18 am

BGDrew wrote:Western Kentucky will join the Sun Belt in 2009.

Western Kentucky has been in the Sun Belt for years -- except for football, which is in the Gateway. When WKU talked about going I-A, there was a conversation with the MAC, but the MAC never took any further action. So the path of least resistance was to take football to the Sun Belt, home of all other WKU teams as well as Middle Tennessee, a healthy rival.

I get the impression WKU would have been interested in the MAC, although the gap between our league and the Belt seems to be narrowing.

As far as the meaning of "round-robin." I think it speaks for itself.

That said, it could be that the MAC is trying to get an exemption.

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:34 am

Schadenfreude wrote:
redskins4ever wrote:Someone is leaving for CUSA...
One team?

Toledo or Akron would be my guess.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:39 am

Rightupinthere wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:
redskins4ever wrote:Someone is leaving for CUSA...
One team?
Toledo or Akron would be my guess.

You believe him?

It seems utterly implausible.

Conference USA?

One school?

Why?

Eastern Michigan to the Gateway -- that I could believe.

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:43 am

I agree. Why would anyone leave one 13 team conference mess, to go create another 13 team conference mess. Unless there is a multiple team switch in the works, I don't see anyone leaving to go to CUSA yet.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:52 am

PGY Tiercel wrote:I agree. Why would anyone leave one 13 team conference mess, to go create another 13 team conference mess. Unless there is a multiple team switch in the works, I don't see anyone leaving to go to CUSA yet.

If we could join Conference USA right now, just us, would we?

I say hell no.

Flying our softball team to Houston and El Paso and Hattiesburg, Miss. and God-knows-where North Carolina just isn't my idea of a good idea.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:54 am

PGY Tiercel wrote:I agree. Why would anyone leave one 13 team conference mess, to go create another 13 team conference mess. Unless there is a multiple team switch in the works, I don't see anyone leaving to go to CUSA yet.

I think there may be some expectations of some C-USA teams moving to the Big East, at least for football, at some time in the future.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:57 am

Schadenfreude wrote:If we could join Conference USA right now, just us, would we?

I say hell no.

Flying our softball team to Houston and El Paso and Hattiesburg, Miss. and God-knows-where North Carolina just isn't my idea of a good idea.

I can't disagree with that sentiment. But what if it was a package, say Toledo, BG, and Miami? Would you want to stay in the MAC when our two biggest rivals just jumped ship?

DevilGrad · Post by **DevilGrad** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:00 am

Ding! You are now free
To fly your volleyball team
Across the country.

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:16 am

Schadenfreude wrote:
Rightupinthere wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:
redskins4ever wrote:Someone is leaving for CUSA...
One team?
Toledo or Akron would be my guess.
You believe him?

It seems utterly implausible.

Conference USA?

One school?

Why?

Eastern Michigan to the Gateway -- that I could believe.

I didn't mean it woud make sense for the school. I was simply looking at the schools which have taken action to positioned themselves for such a move.

If BG moves to CUSA, I'm burning every ounce of orange and brown items I own.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:50 am

Warthog wrote:I can't disagree with that sentiment. But what if it was a package, say Toledo, BG, and Miami? Would you want to stay in the MAC when our two biggest rivals just jumped ship?

No, I wouldn't. That would be a different situation.

I would like to think those three schools and Ohio could try to find a way to stick together. I also value a couple of other schools in our conference.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:59 am

If Toledo and Miami left...there'd be no sense in staying in the MAC. You could lose and Akron, you could lose a Kent...you could lose OU, WMU, CMU, EMU and NIU...but you can't have a MAC without MU, UT and BGSU.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:50 am

Schadenfreude wrote:I get the impression WKU would have been interested in the MAC, although the gap between our league and the Belt seems to be narrowing.

I still remember when the WKU AD said that the MAC hadn't contacted him and everyone here said that was proof that we HAD contacted him.