Only One Bowl Better Than New Orleans From the Bird’s Nest

[Boomer]

Another angle is that if we have to beg to be part of CUSA, maybe we need to continue our path of winning and improving facilities and make them want us.

Has anyone ever seen a true all out public campaign begging a conference to invite them? I'm not being sarcastic here. I've never seen it. I would happily admit I was wrong if someone can provide the evidence of another school in the NCAA on their knees begging a conference for membership and it working.

----Ltur could be VERY close to being described as such!!! lol Begged and lied ----and it worked!!!

[Louisiana84]

What efforts have you made to have a conversation with them?

Are you joking? Emails. Phone calls. Un-returned. After one or two attempts, you get the impression that they don't want to go on the record (or off, for that matter...) about legitimate fan complaints, the ones that are echoed again and again especially on this forum.

[billbeck451]

I had a conversation with a friend that runs a Scout board of a CUSA member on Christmas eve. He felt that UL is the front runner on any invite to CUSA. I don't claim any special knowledge, but I do value this persons opinion when it comes to CUSA issues, so hopefully there has been more activity than we are generally exposed to

[tdncz]

Another angle is that if we have to beg to be part of CUSA, maybe we need to continue our path of winning and improving facilities and make them want us.

Has anyone ever seen a true all out public campaign begging a conference to invite them? I'm not being sarcastic here. I've never seen it. I would happily admit I was wrong if someone can provide the evidence of another school in the NCAA on their knees begging a conference for membership and it working.

This has NOTHING to do about "begging" for crying out loud....

As Turbine put it succinctly than I:
"If UL wants in CUSA now is the time to get the greatest bang for the buck notice.

Public statements made now will get noticed and remembered.

If the drive to survive starts when there is an opening, UL's voice will just be a voice in the crowd."

Again: Anyone who believes the Administration is "doing everything they can behind the scenes," when NOTHING is being leaked , is engaged in "hope", "wishful thinking", and a bit too naive (IMHO).

[CajunRage]

This has NOTHING to do about "begging" for crying out loud....

As Turbine put it succinctly than I:
"If UL wants in CUSA now is the time to get the greatest bang for the buck notice.

Public statements made now will get noticed and remembered.

If the drive to survive starts when there is an opening, UL's voice will just be a voice in the crowd."

Again: Anyone who believes the Administration is "doing everything they can behind the scenes," when NOTHING is being leaked , is engaged in "hope", "wishful thinking", and a bit too naive (IMHO).

ok, so did tcu hold public press conferences and such stating they wanted in the big 12?

[CrazyCajun]

ok, so did tcu hold public press conferences and such stating they wanted in the big 12?

Latech did

[ChuckK3]

Latech did

This is simply not true.

We (LaTech) have NEVER held a press conference stating we wanted in the Big 12.

[CajunRage]

Latech did

a) they had no conference affiliation
b) do we really want to be like tech?

[CrazyCajun]

a) they had no conference affiliation
b) do we really want to be like tech?

That's a different conversation, you asked to name one, they begged before they didn't have a conference. And if being like tech, means we are in cusa... Then yeah, I wanna be like tech.

[CrazyCajun]

This is simply not true.

We (LaTech) have NEVER held a press conference stating we wanted in the Big 12.

Cusa

[Cajun Monkee]

Over the last 3-4 weeks, have things changed much from this thread?

https://forumeus.com/...201#post760201

It seems there was an incredible amount of optimism in that thread from the very same posters lamenting a current lack of initiative on the part of the University in this thread.

Have things spun that completely out of control? In such a short time?

[cajun4life]

Another angle is that if we have to beg to be part of CUSA, maybe we need to continue our path of winning and improving facilities and make them want us.

Has anyone ever seen a true all out public campaign begging a conference to invite them? I'm not being sarcastic here. I've never seen it. I would happily admit I was wrong if someone can provide the evidence of another school in the NCAA on their knees begging a conference for membership and it working.

La Tech did this for a decade in order to receive a CUSA invite.