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[CajunRebel]

Another positive is that our competition for that last spot in CUSA is pretty weak. TX St and GA St are still new to FBS and CUSA already has plenty of start-up programs coming in. ASU and UL are the two best "established" FBS programs left for CUSA to pick from. I like our chances against ASU.

I hope you're right but given the direction C-USA has been going in lately in choosing teams I'm scared for us. When they're picking schools like Old Dominion, UTSA, and FAU over more established programs like us and Arkansas State it makes me very nervous. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they passed us over for USA, Ga State, or Tx State over us. Hopefully they'll realize they need to a decent football program to the Conference to offset the crappy ones they've invited lately.

[Hammer58]

I guess the question comes down to how much money we'd be willing to leave on the table to improve our odds of winning a money game. Personally I'd like for us to be more aggressive in scheduling more 2 for 1's with the non-powerhouse BCS teams instead of just money games. It's important for us to get better opponents into Cajun Field.

I have no doubt other coaches are using our conference against us in recruiting battles. But at the same time you could make the same argument about C-USA who is also filled with a bunch of FCS schools so I don't know how much that argument really hurts us in the end. I would imagine that things like winning games, going to bowl games, facilities, coaching, education, etc. would all trump conference affiliation in the minds of most recruits. At least at the non-BCS level. But don't get me wrong I'm not trying to say it doesn't have an effect. One thing is for certain, given what he has to work with as a coach at UL, Hud's recruiting classes have been nothing short of miraculous.

Seriously?!!!! Your talking to a guy who runs a recruiting website, talks to recruits throughout the year and you re questioning his statement that the SBC conference affiliation is a detriment to recruiting versus CUSA?

[CajunRebel]

Seriously?!!!! Your talking to a guy who runs a recruiting website, talks to recruits throughout the year and you re questioning his statement that the SBC conference affiliation is a detriment to recruiting versus CUSA?

You should work on your reading comprehension. I never ever said or implied it's not a detriment.

[CajunRebel]

Seriously?!!!! Your talking to a guy who runs a recruiting website, talks to recruits throughout the year and you re questioning his statement that the SBC conference affiliation is a detriment to recruiting versus CUSA?

You should work on your reading comprehension. I never ever said it's not a detriment.

[Hammer58]

You should work on your reading comprehension. I never ever said it's not a detriment.

Really? Your entire second paragraph was a justification of why you think it isn't that much of a detriment. There is no other way to comprehend your response.

[Zeebart21]

You should work on your reading comprehension. I never ever said it's not a detriment.

"C-USA who is also filled with a bunch of FCS schools so I don't know how much that argument really hurts us in the end."

So basically you are calling HUD a liar?


Come on, Podnuh....


Z

[CajunRebel]

Really? Your entire second paragraph was a justification of why you think it isn't that much of a detriment. There is no other way to comprehend your response.

I also wrote "don't get me wrong I'm not trying to say it doesn't have an effect." in that same paragraph.

If that's not clear enough for you I'll state my opinion again: I believe that being in the Sun Belt Conference has a detrimental effect on recruiting at UL. Clear enough?

[CajunRebel]

"C-USA who is also filled with a bunch of FCS schools so I don't know how much that argument really hurts us in the end."

So basically you are calling HUD a liar?


Come on, Podnuh....


Z

I thought you said you were giving up on UL. Looks like you're the liar.

[Hammer58]

I also wrote "don't get me wrong I'm not trying to say it doesn't have an effect." in that same paragraph.

If that's not clear enough for you I'll state my opinion again: I believe that being in the Sun Belt Conference has a detrimental effect on recruiting at UL. Clear enough?

Yes, when you then follow that phrase with an entire paragraph in which you then try to minimize its effect it belies your claim that you believe that. You cold have skipped that entire post and replaced it with that single declarative statement.

Btw, which horseman are you?

[Zeebart21]

Yes, when you then follow that phrase with an entire paragraph in which you then try to minimize its effect it belies your claim that you believe that. You cold have skipped that entire post and replaced it with that single declarative statement.

Btw, which horseman are you?

Did I just get called a liar?