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La. Tech should join the sunbelt. I know this doesn't sit well with the LA Tech fans, but don't dismiss the idea, think about it first.

Even if by some miracle UTEP isn't added to CUSA and LA Tech finally gets the bid, everyone will have the impression that they were the last kid picked for the team and nobody wanted them. They will never be able to shake that image. LA Tech needs to be proactive in managing the situation.

LA Tech should tell CUSA to shove off NOW before they make a decision. The "spin" would be that they are joining a better league that is a more logical fit for their school...the sunbelt. This way CUSA is the jilted one and LA Tech enhances their reputation. Of course, this kind of drastic move would require logical reasons for joining the sunbelt. I have been lurking on the board for some time and have come up with the following reasons that LA Tech fits in the sunbelt. Since many of the LA Tech fans and CUSA fans alike agree that these are important items in conference selection, I'm sure that they will agree.

Top 10 Reasons LA Tech should join the sunbelt

1. GEOGRAPHY. LA Tech is located right in the middle of the sunbelt footprint. This is the most important item in choosing a conference. LA Tech obviously fits in better in the sunbelt than either the WAC or CUSA.

2. Travel expenses. See item #1. I can't image LA Tech fans wanting to be part of the far flung WAC with their NEAREST competitor being almost a UTEP away. The travel budget in CUSA would also dwarf what is required by the sunbelt. This is the second most important item in choosing a conference isn't it?

3. The sunbelt WANTS LA Tech. Why would the school pursue a conference (CUSA) that isn't sure about them? Go with the one that wants you.

4. Lower costs. Costs are the item you have to watch for in college athletics. LA Tech could avoid the travel costs of the WAC and CUSA and also the costs of facility upgrades that a conference like CUSA will demand. Your current facilities are just fine for the sunbelt.

5. Stability. The only stable conference option for LA Tech is the sunbelt. Both the WAC and CUSA are still morphing. The sunbelt teams aren't going anywhere for a while. Stability is probably the fourth most important item in choosing a conference.

6. The Independence Bowl. According to this board, it appears that LA Tech will be bringing the I-Bowl to their new conference with them. CUSA already has 5 bowls and doesn't need another. In the sunbelt, LA Tech would have a better chance of being in their bowl since they only have to beat either NT or Troy to get an invite to the bowl. It may not be as easy in CUSA.

7. Rivalries. See #1,#2,#5 LA Tech is alreay familiar with the sunbelt teams and has established rivalries with them. It is apparent from the venom directed towareds ULL, ULM, and ARK that a made for TV set of rivalries is brewing.

8. More TV exposure than CUSA. Other teams in CUSA will hog all of the national TV games leaving LA Tech in the cold. In the sunbelt they will be a premiere team and combined with #7 above will be on the tube several times a season.

9. No MAC Schools. In the sunbelt LA Tech won't have to play any of the 'weak sister' current/former MAC schools like Toledo, Miami of O.,Northern Illinois, Marshall, or UCF.

10. Southern league. The sunbelt is a southern league without the eastern schools that plague CUSA and try to ram their priorities down the other schools throats. When the Eastern CUSA schools bolt, LA Tech will be in a position of strength among the SWCII schools.

These are my top 10 reasons. Based on prior posts to this board they seem to be very logical. If LA Tech was proactive told CUSA to get lost AND UTEP declined a bid then CUSA would REALLY be in a tight spot. Does anyone else have an eleventh reason LA Tech should make the sunbelt move?

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The Independence Bowl. According to this board, it appears that LA Tech will be bringing the I-Bowl to their new conference with them. CUSA already has 5 bowls and doesn't need another. In the sunbelt, LA Tech would have a better chance of being in their bowl since they only have to beat either NT or Troy to get an invite to the bowl. It may not be as easy in CUSA.

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Excellent analysis rounder.

The culture of la tech as a total university, as well as the overall athletic program fits like a glove in the sunbelt.

Your point on the INdy Bowl is excellent- the sunbelt could really use tech's largesse and bounty.

Nah. We'll settle into CUSA instead. Thanks for your input though. :rolleyes:

LATechMan Wrote:

Nah. We'll settle into CUSA instead. Thanks for your input though. :rolleyes:

Its not going to happen this round LATechMan sorry, just as Louisvilles Denny Crumb kept Marshall out of C-USA 8 yrs ago. the East teams because of facility reasons will keep Tech out this round. You will have 3 options, 1) Go Indy again, wich is hard, 2) Make the WAC take UNT, ARK St, ULL or 3) Go back to the SunBelt. My bet is opition 2 comes about.

LATechMan Wrote:

Nah.  We'll settle into CUSA instead.  Thanks for your input though.  :rolleyes:

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HerdZoned Wrote:

LATechMan Wrote:

Nah.  We'll settle into CUSA instead.  Thanks for your input though.  :rolleyes:

Its not going to happen this round LATechMan sorry, just as Louisvilles Denny Crumb kept Marshall out of C-USA 8 yrs ago. the East teams because of facility reasons will keep Tech out this round. You will have 3 options, 1) Go Indy again, wich is hard, 2) Make the WAC take UNT, ARK St, ULL or 3) Go back to the SunBelt. My bet is opition 2 comes about.

The problem with 2) is that the WAC generates no revenue, so there is nothing to offset what will be significant added costs (the minor sports will have to go to california and hawaii). They have 3 really good football programs, but still no tv deal. It also generates no southern bowls.

Rounder68 Wrote:

La. Tech should join the sunbelt. I know this doesn't sit well with the LA Tech fans, but don't dismiss the idea, think about it first.

Even if by some miracle UTEP isn't added to CUSA and LA Tech finally gets the bid, everyone will have the impression that they were the last kid picked for the team and nobody wanted them. They will never be able to shake that image. LA Tech needs to be proactive in managing the situation.

LA Tech should tell CUSA to shove off NOW before they make a decision. The "spin" would be that they are joining a better league that is a more logical fit for their school...the sunbelt. This way CUSA is the jilted one and LA Tech enhances their reputation. Of course, this kind of drastic move would require logical reasons for joining the sunbelt. I have been lurking on the board for some time and have come up with the following reasons that LA Tech fits in the sunbelt. Since many of the LA Tech fans and CUSA fans alike agree that these are important items in conference selection, I'm sure that they will agree.

Top 10 Reasons LA Tech should join the sunbelt

1. GEOGRAPHY. LA Tech is located right in the middle of the sunbelt footprint. This is the most important item in choosing a conference. LA Tech obviously fits in better in the sunbelt than either the WAC or CUSA.

2. Travel expenses. See item #1. I can't image LA Tech fans wanting to be part of the far flung WAC with their NEAREST competitor being almost a UTEP away. The travel budget in CUSA would also dwarf what is required by the sunbelt. This is the second most important item in choosing a conference isn't it?

3. The sunbelt WANTS LA Tech. Why would the school pursue a conference (CUSA) that isn't sure about them? Go with the one that wants you.

4. Lower costs. Costs are the item you have to watch for in college athletics. LA Tech could avoid the travel costs of the WAC and CUSA and also the costs of facility upgrades that a conference like CUSA will demand. Your current facilities are just fine for the sunbelt.

5. Stability. The only stable conference option for LA Tech is the sunbelt. Both the WAC and CUSA are still morphing. The sunbelt teams aren't going anywhere for a while. Stability is probably the fourth most important item in choosing a conference.

6. The Independence Bowl. According to this board, it appears that LA Tech will be bringing the I-Bowl to their new conference with them. CUSA already has 5 bowls and doesn't need another. In the sunbelt, LA Tech would have a better chance of being in their bowl since they only have to beat either NT or Troy to get an invite to the bowl. It may not be as easy in CUSA.

7. Rivalries. See #1,#2,#5 LA Tech is alreay familiar with the sunbelt teams and has established rivalries with them. It is apparent from the venom directed towareds ULL, ULM, and ARK that a made for TV set of rivalries is brewing.

8. More TV exposure than CUSA. Other teams in CUSA will hog all of the national TV games leaving LA Tech in the cold. In the sunbelt they will be a premiere team and combined with #7 above will be on the tube several times a season.

9. No MAC Schools. In the sunbelt LA Tech won't have to play any of the 'weak sister' current/former MAC schools like Toledo, Miami of O.,Northern Illinois, Marshall, or UCF.

10. Southern league. The sunbelt is a southern league without the eastern schools that plague CUSA and try to ram their priorities down the other schools throats. When the Eastern CUSA schools bolt, LA Tech will be in a position of strength among the SWCII schools.

These are my top 10 reasons. Based on prior posts to this board they seem to be very logical. If LA Tech was proactive told CUSA to get lost AND UTEP declined a bid then CUSA would REALLY be in a tight spot. Does anyone else have an eleventh reason LA Tech should make the sunbelt move?

I dont anyone on this board should be advising or telling La Tech what to do other than go somehwere else and stop slobbering all over the place.

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Rounder68 Wrote:

6. The Independence Bowl. According to this board, it appears that LA Tech will be bringing the I-Bowl to their new conference with them. CUSA already has 5 bowls and doesn't need another. In the sunbelt, LA Tech would have a better chance of being in their bowl since they only have to beat either NT or Troy to get an invite to the bowl. It may not be as easy in CUSA.

are you really saying this by using your logic?? there is no way the Indy bowl would alow someone from a very unpopular conference such as the sunbelt, play vs whoever. who is gonna go watch ark st. or la laf. etc play at that bowl? especially since it is used to bcs teams playing in it. i think the option may be in place, if there is any truth to it, only if tech went to conf usa, at least people hear of some of the teams in that conf and can make some money with those teams involved. use some common since, for goodness sakes.
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and not to mention conf usa may lose ft worth bowl and would gladly put something in the place of the hawaii bowl

OldCoog Wrote:

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The Independence Bowl. According to this board, it appears that LA Tech will be bringing the I-Bowl to their new conference with them. CUSA already has 5 bowls and doesn't need another. In the sunbelt, LA Tech would have a better chance of being in their bowl since they only have to beat either NT or Troy to get an invite to the bowl. It may not be as easy in CUSA.

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I want to post a few facts about the rumor on the I-Bowl invite, if I may...... Yes it was discussed. The mayor of Shreveport is a Tech graduate, who incidently made a presentation to the C-USA people including Chuck Ninas(which by the way, I have yet to read any of you post what he reccommended to the AD's and will reccommend to the school presidents, I believe you will be surprised). Part of the presentation, as I have heard from a well placed source, was that Shreveport would love to host a C-USA Championship game in Independence Stadium. Given that opportunity, along with the Big 12's recent additions of the Houston and Ft Worth Bowls, they(the city of Shreveport) would like to look at the prospect of adding a C-USA team, in lieu of the Big XII's 7th or 8th teams(if they are eligible). Tech has proposed to play home games in that stadium as part of their C-USA package and would be excited as any one to be included in a package that includes the I-Bowl. That being said, we (La Tech) could probably not entice the I-Bowl with either the WAC and especially the 'Belt. However, having schools like Tulane, Houston, and So. Miss as part of the mix, would probably sway the I-Bowl people to loosen one of their slots (I believe a 2nd, 3rd or 4th place C-USA team is better than a 7th or 8th Big XII or SEC team) when they have an opportunity in '06 (the contract runs through '07, but there is a clause for getting out if both parties agree).

When Tech gets the invite(I still think we will get in) discussions will begin on whether or not it makes sense to play the Championship game in Shreveport and/or include the I-Bowl. I believe, that is all doable..............Let the flames begin!

IF, La Tech doesn't get the invite, they will stay in the WAC obviously. UNT comes out the Big winner in all of this, they were considered for CUSA and if UTEP gets the invite, they will be invited to join the WAC and be La Tech's travelin' partner!! UNT is undoubtedly hoping UTEP gets the invite so they can move up to the WAC. The Sunbelt is the conference that may not be long for this world because they are running out of D-1 schools!!

jfisher Wrote:

IF, La Tech doesn't get the invite, they will stay in the WAC obviously. UNT comes out the Big winner in all of this, they were considered for CUSA and if UTEP gets the invite, they will be invited to join the WAC and be La Tech's travelin' partner!! UNT is undoubtedly hoping UTEP gets the invite so they can move up to the WAC. The Sunbelt is the conference that may not be long for this world because they are running out of D-1 schools!!

Louisiana Tech cannot afford to stay in the WAC. They are at the end of their rope financially, especially since it is necessary to add two additional womens sports, and there will be an announcement concerning state funds for all the state schools just as soon as the consultants finish their study. Stay tuned, however probably of no interest to fans on this board since the 12th team or stay at 11 will be settled prior to the results of the study.

jfisher Wrote:

IF, La Tech doesn't get the invite, they will stay in the WAC obviously. UNT comes out the Big winner in all of this, they were considered for CUSA and if UTEP gets the invite, they will be invited to join the WAC and be La Tech's travelin' partner!! UNT is undoubtedly hoping UTEP gets the invite so they can move up to the WAC. The Sunbelt is the conference that may not be long for this world because they are running out of D-1 schools!!

Why would UNT pay entrance fees, undertake travel expenses over 500K a year for a league that has no southern bowl, no tv contract of any not.

Answer?

They won't

Tech's ego may not let them return to the sunbelt, but if and when another c-usa spot opens, they'll wish they had as teams with superior facilities and financial situations are picked ahead of them

PaulDrake Wrote:

Tech's ego may not let them return to the sunbelt, but if and when another c-usa spot opens, they'll wish they had as teams with superior facilities and financial situations are picked ahead of them

I'll agree with this statement to some degree. If Tech doesn't get into C-USA this go-round, I would think that moving to the Belt has to be considered for this reason alone. Why kill your budget flying to the west coast? Save some cash and whup the rest of the Belt teams. Get your facilities in order. If they don't, UNT and myabe even UL-L will be better prepared from a facilities standpoint for the next shuffle. If Tech moves to the Belt, they can head that situation off, and probably play in the New Orleans Bowl every other year at least.

Short version... better to take a step back now to take two steps forward in a few years.

Don't be so quick to trash the Belt. I know when your are in desperate situations "fighting for the last cookie" the easiest thing to do is kick the people that you perceive are below you to try and make yourself look better.

Here is what the SBC has to its advantage. If UTEP goes to C-USA then, as the two previous posters mentioned,....LTU will have to take a serious look at coming back to the Belt. Now I don't think the Belt is much of a step down, if any, to the WAC. Granted Fresno, Boise and Hawaii have been good of late but there are advantages for LTU coming to the Belt.

1. If LTU jumps to the Belt Idaho probably goes to the WAC...needs to happen for the good of both teams and both leagues...travel reduced for all. Now, the SBC only stretches from Florida to Texas with the bulk of the conference surrounding LTU. Besides, a trip a year to Florida is not too bad.

SBC FB: (9 or 10) Arkansas State, North Texas, Louisiana, LTU, Louisiana Monroe, Middle Tenn, Troy, Florida International, Florida Altlantic...WKU is a potential future member in Football.

2. The WAC is in danger of being raided by the MWC sometime in the future...then what?

3. The Sunbelt is not as bad as you MAC, WAC and C-USA fans think...many of our teams have facilities nicer than LTU and many of you. Troy has a new Football stadium, MTSU has a real nice stadium and BB arena, ASU has had several nice upgrades recently, and ULL has always had a nice FB and BB facility. I've seen many of the C-USA facilities and the Sunbelt is right there with most of you.

4. LTU being in the belt would allow more SBC fans to travel to Ruston or Shreveport than any WAC team will ever bring...and LTU fans could easily travel to almost all away games...this is what develops a following.

5. LTU fans "know" the SBC teams and there is some passion good and bad already built in to make instant rivalries. Heck I know most ASU fans love to hate LTU...in a competitive nature of course.

Now, as for the MAC fans on here, who trash ASU and the rest of the belt, hoping to pick up MTSU and WKU...many of you don't have much to talk about. I, as a SBC fan, have always pulled for the MAC anytime they play a BCS team and was really thrilled when the MAC knocked of several BCS teams this past year. Why you guys want to come on this board and trash the Belt, I don't know?!

With the exception of the top half of you league, attendance ain't too pretty. I've seen most of your facilities on the web and they aren't any better or worse than the SBC. I've been to an NIU game towards the end of ASU and NIU's membership in the Big West together and NIU has decent facilities much like the rest of the MAC and I know there are some teams in the SBC that are better and some about as good. The MAC & SBC...there is not a lot of difference!

NOw the WAC isn't much different than the MAC or SBC either. With the exception of UTEP (Sun Bowl), Hawaii (Aloha Bowl) and Fresno's stadium facilities are comparable with the MAC and SBC.

Bottom line...instead of us all trashing each other in efforts to better ourselves...let's all act like adults and congratulate each other's successes and worry about how to make our own teams better.

I would like to see the MAC, WAC, C-USA and SBC all prosper (except when you are playing ASU and SBC teams 03-wink

) and see our schools financial, academic and athletic fortunes grow. Someday this may allow us all to be on a more level playing field with the BCS.

Rounder68 Wrote:

La. Tech should join the sunbelt. I know this doesn't sit well with the LA Tech fans, but don't dismiss the idea, think about it first.

Even if by some miracle UTEP isn't added to CUSA and LA Tech finally gets the bid, everyone will have the impression that they were the last kid picked for the team and nobody wanted them. They will never be able to shake that image. LA Tech needs to be proactive in managing the situation.

LA Tech should tell CUSA to shove off NOW before they make a decision. The "spin" would be that they are joining a better league that is a more logical fit for their school...the sunbelt. This way CUSA is the jilted one and LA Tech enhances their reputation. Of course, this kind of drastic move would require logical reasons for joining the sunbelt. I have been lurking on the board for some time and have come up with the following reasons that LA Tech fits in the sunbelt. Since many of the LA Tech fans and CUSA fans alike agree that these are important items in conference selection, I'm sure that they will agree.

Top 10 Reasons LA Tech should join the sunbelt

1. GEOGRAPHY. LA Tech is located right in the middle of the sunbelt footprint. This is the most important item in choosing a conference. LA Tech obviously fits in better in the sunbelt than either the WAC or CUSA.

2. Travel expenses. See item #1. I can't image LA Tech fans wanting to be part of the far flung WAC with their NEAREST competitor being almost a UTEP away. The travel budget in CUSA would also dwarf what is required by the sunbelt. This is the second most important item in choosing a conference isn't it?

3. The sunbelt WANTS LA Tech. Why would the school pursue a conference (CUSA) that isn't sure about them? Go with the one that wants you.

4. Lower costs. Costs are the item you have to watch for in college athletics. LA Tech could avoid the travel costs of the WAC and CUSA and also the costs of facility upgrades that a conference like CUSA will demand. Your current facilities are just fine for the sunbelt.

5. Stability. The only stable conference option for LA Tech is the sunbelt. Both the WAC and CUSA are still morphing. The sunbelt teams aren't going anywhere for a while. Stability is probably the fourth most important item in choosing a conference.

6. The Independence Bowl. According to this board, it appears that LA Tech will be bringing the I-Bowl to their new conference with them. CUSA already has 5 bowls and doesn't need another. In the sunbelt, LA Tech would have a better chance of being in their bowl since they only have to beat either NT or Troy to get an invite to the bowl. It may not be as easy in CUSA.

7. Rivalries. See #1,#2,#5 LA Tech is alreay familiar with the sunbelt teams and has established rivalries with them. It is apparent from the venom directed towareds ULL, ULM, and ARK that a made for TV set of rivalries is brewing.

8. More TV exposure than CUSA. Other teams in CUSA will hog all of the national TV games leaving LA Tech in the cold. In the sunbelt they will be a premiere team and combined with #7 above will be on the tube several times a season.

9. No MAC Schools. In the sunbelt LA Tech won't have to play any of the 'weak sister' current/former MAC schools like Toledo, Miami of O.,Northern Illinois, Marshall, or UCF.

10. Southern league. The sunbelt is a southern league without the eastern schools that plague CUSA and try to ram their priorities down the other schools throats. When the Eastern CUSA schools bolt, LA Tech will be in a position of strength among the SWCII schools.

These are my top 10 reasons. Based on prior posts to this board they seem to be very logical. If LA Tech was proactive told CUSA to get lost AND UTEP declined a bid then CUSA would REALLY be in a tight spot. Does anyone else have an eleventh reason LA Tech should make the sunbelt move?

Point # 9. Join the sunbelt to avoid playing Marshall and UCF. Does that make sense? After all they are trying to get in the same conference that we have already joined. Besides they have only played Marshall 1 time and UCF 4 times...

Your post is analogous to getting dumped by your girlfried and then having her recomend one of her ugly friends. 03-puke I am sure Tech fans will be quite unnappreciative of your post.

Having said all of this the Sunbelt would look pretty decent with the addition of LA Tech. They would come in as top dog.... like Marshall in the MAC. That can really help a program build an identity...

LA Tech does deserve more respect than they get... They do have 15 wins over schools from a BCS conference after all.

Rounder68 Wrote:

La. Tech should join the sunbelt. I know this doesn't sit well with the LA Tech fans, but don't dismiss the idea, think about it first.

Even if by some miracle UTEP isn't added to CUSA and LA Tech finally gets the bid, everyone will have the impression that they were the last kid picked for the team and nobody wanted them. They will never be able to shake that image. LA Tech needs to be proactive in managing the situation.

LA Tech should tell CUSA to shove off NOW before they make a decision. The "spin" would be that they are joining a better league that is a more logical fit for their school...the sunbelt. This way CUSA is the jilted one and LA Tech enhances their reputation. Of course, this kind of drastic move would require logical reasons for joining the sunbelt. I have been lurking on the board for some time and have come up with the following reasons that LA Tech fits in the sunbelt. Since many of the LA Tech fans and CUSA fans alike agree that these are important items in conference selection, I'm sure that they will agree.

Top 10 Reasons LA Tech should join the sunbelt

1. GEOGRAPHY. LA Tech is located right in the middle of the sunbelt footprint. This is the most important item in choosing a conference. LA Tech obviously fits in better in the sunbelt than either the WAC or CUSA.

2. Travel expenses. See item #1. I can't image LA Tech fans wanting to be part of the far flung WAC with their NEAREST competitor being almost a UTEP away. The travel budget in CUSA would also dwarf what is required by the sunbelt. This is the second most important item in choosing a conference isn't it?

3. The sunbelt WANTS LA Tech. Why would the school pursue a conference (CUSA) that isn't sure about them? Go with the one that wants you.

4. Lower costs. Costs are the item you have to watch for in college athletics. LA Tech could avoid the travel costs of the WAC and CUSA and also the costs of facility upgrades that a conference like CUSA will demand. Your current facilities are just fine for the sunbelt.

5. Stability. The only stable conference option for LA Tech is the sunbelt. Both the WAC and CUSA are still morphing. The sunbelt teams aren't going anywhere for a while. Stability is probably the fourth most important item in choosing a conference.

6. The Independence Bowl. According to this board, it appears that LA Tech will be bringing the I-Bowl to their new conference with them. CUSA already has 5 bowls and doesn't need another. In the sunbelt, LA Tech would have a better chance of being in their bowl since they only have to beat either NT or Troy to get an invite to the bowl. It may not be as easy in CUSA.

7. Rivalries. See #1,#2,#5 LA Tech is alreay familiar with the sunbelt teams and has established rivalries with them. It is apparent from the venom directed towareds ULL, ULM, and ARK that a made for TV set of rivalries is brewing.

8. More TV exposure than CUSA. Other teams in CUSA will hog all of the national TV games leaving LA Tech in the cold. In the sunbelt they will be a premiere team and combined with #7 above will be on the tube several times a season.

9. No MAC Schools. In the sunbelt LA Tech won't have to play any of the 'weak sister' current/former MAC schools like Toledo, Miami of O.,Northern Illinois, Marshall, or UCF.

10. Southern league. The sunbelt is a southern league without the eastern schools that plague CUSA and try to ram their priorities down the other schools throats. When the Eastern CUSA schools bolt, LA Tech will be in a position of strength among the SWCII schools.

These are my top 10 reasons. Based on prior posts to this board they seem to be very logical. If LA Tech was proactive told CUSA to get lost AND UTEP declined a bid then CUSA would REALLY be in a tight spot. Does anyone else have an eleventh reason LA Tech should make the sunbelt move?

Point # 9. Join the sunbelt to avoid playing Marshall and UCF. Does that make sense? After all they are trying to get in the same conference that we have already joined. Besides they have only played Marshall 1 time and UCF 4 times...

Your post is analogous to getting dumped by your girlfried and then having her recomend one of her ugly friends. 03-puke I am sure Tech fans will be quite unnappreciative of your post.

Having said all of this the Sunbelt would look pretty decent with the addition of LA Tech. They would come in as top dog.... like Marshall in the MAC. That can really help a program build an identity...

LA Tech does deserve more respect than they get... They do have 15 wins over schools from a BCS conference after all.

Put another way, if Tech were to join and subsequently help raise the profile and status of the Belt, they would look really attractive in the next round of shuffling. Talk about adding value.

And remember, this is coming from someone who is in La Tech's corner regarding C-USA.

I would think the opportunity to win conference championships in football and hoops every year would be attractive. From Day 1, Tech would be the football heavy along with UNT and maybe Troy State coming on strong. In basketball, the Bulldogs would challenge the in-state rival Cajuns for the top. I'd think that would help sell tickets... which helps increase budgets... which helps build facilities...

It would be a bitter pill to swallow, but I hope the Tech administration considers it if the C-USA invite doesn't happen.

Everybody assumes that La Tech would dominate the Sun Belt, but the Sun Belt Title goes through denton texas and i can assure you North Texas is not in the least bit intimidated by La Tech.

You have Troy Al coming in and they will be no easy task either.

Cane Gang Wrote:

Put another way, if Tech were to join and subsequently help raise the profile and status of the Belt, they would look really attractive in the next round of shuffling. Talk about adding value.

And remember, this is coming from someone who is in La Tech's corner regarding C-USA.

I would think the opportunity to win conference championships in football and hoops every year would be attractive. From Day 1, Tech would be the football heavy along with UNT and maybe Troy State coming on strong. In basketball, the Bulldogs would challenge the in-state rival Cajuns for the top. I'd think that would help sell tickets... which helps increase budgets... which helps build facilities...

It would be a bitter pill to swallow, but I hope the Tech administration considers it if the C-USA invite doesn't happen.

Cane,

The real downside to what you are advocating is recruiting. Once recruits in Louisiana, Arkansas, & Texas see that they will be playing the Ark St's, ULM's, ULL's, UNT's etc., then our advantage goes away and we would soon be a mediocre team in a sub-mediocre conference. Right now, we are a .500 team in a conference with some 'punch', if you will. A conference with some upside for a recruit (traveling to Hawaii, etc) and a recruiter to use. When we get the C-USA invite, we will be a .500 team(at the beginning, but we won't stay there) in a great fitting conference with some quality names (schools to visit). Even if we ran the table in the Belt, what would we have accomplished?

If the invite does not come (and I still think it will) then we would probably try to hang in the WAC for no other reason than to separate ourselves via recruiting. If UNT and/or ULL come with us (alot of people are saying they won't except the people who would make the decision); then so be it. I do not see us ever going to the Belt for football. I see us playing Independent before that happens. If that is ego; then we got one.

DFIH

Cane Gang Wrote:

Put another way, if Tech were to join and subsequently help raise the profile and status of the Belt, they would look really attractive in the next round of shuffling. Talk about adding value.

And remember, this is coming from someone who is in La Tech's corner regarding C-USA.

I would think the opportunity to win conference championships in football and hoops every year would be attractive. From Day 1, Tech would be the football heavy along with UNT and maybe Troy State coming on strong. In basketball, the Bulldogs would challenge the in-state rival Cajuns for the top. I'd think that would help sell tickets... which helps increase budgets... which helps build facilities...

It would be a bitter pill to swallow, but I hope the Tech administration considers it if the C-USA invite doesn't happen.

From what I remember, Central Florida would have joined the belt had Tech joined- tech wouldn't join, and the rest is history.

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