Cajuns Agree to Football Home/Home with Rice

[Just1More]

That is assuming the top of G5 stays stagnant. They will not. If a UH, SMU, Tulsa or Memphis feels like we are encroaching on their territory they will fight back with the considerable arsenal of donors they have. I fully believe that we will move forward, I just don’t see the universities I mentioned just letting us pass them by. Notice I didn’t even mention SMiss, Rice or Tulane. We are not even at their level yet.

We won't pass them by... but the big miss when people talk about our budget being X... is that we're growing it despite being saddled in the SBC. If we get in a better conference... or a realignment with a better member group, we will both capture much more revenue through greater Cajun fan/alumni/business interest... we'll get more conference revenue. You make a good point regarding no one else standing still while we grow our budget... but almost everyone that we envy is in a conference that gives them a serious boost in revenue (TV, etc). We would be the recipient of those shared revenues... and that would allow us to invest and move the needle within our reachable fan base. We keep acting like our ceiling is the budget we're only currently able to generate through what we're limited to showcase in the SBC... with the budget we have. A shot in the arm from a good conference affiliation would have a multiplicative effect on UL.

A better slate of regional home and home deals is a fantastic start. Great work Dr. Maggard and staff.

[Just1More]

That is assuming the top of G5 stays stagnant. They will not. If a UH, SMU, Tulsa or Memphis feels like we are encroaching on their territory they will fight back with the considerable arsenal of donors they have. I fully believe that we will move forward, I just don’t see the universities I mentioned just letting us pass them by. Notice I didn’t even mention SMiss, Rice or Tulane. We are not even at their level yet.

You don't always fight a new fighter on your block. You recruit him to join your gang. If he's enough of a threat that he gives you a little worry... bring him into your camp. And never underestimate what kind of punch we'd have if we worked out with a stronger group with better equipment. We wouldn't just be a benefactor in a better arrangement. We'd very quickly become a contributor to the pack.

[tank]

Serious question.. Do you really think I'd just be spouting off stupid _____?

YES

[CajunT]

That is assuming the top of G5 stays stagnant. They will not. If a UH, SMU, Tulsa or Memphis feels like we are encroaching on their territory they will fight back with the considerable arsenal of donors they have. I fully believe that we will move forward, I just don’t see the universities I mentioned just letting us pass them by. Notice I didn’t even mention SMiss, Rice or Tulane. We are not even at their level yet.

All of the programs you mentioned UH, SMU and Memphis will have limited options as well. While they are on the Top of the G5 pecking order, they options are far as a P5 conference are limited to waiting and noting more at this time. Why? Because conference realignment as defined in the recent past is a matter of history. That is not where the P5 is headed, but in a cleansing mode. The P5 is going to cleaned itself eventually of their own bottom dwellers. We are no longer talking about 60 programs but probably 48 and possibly 4 major conferences. The remaining 12 P5 bottom dwellers will join the top programs in the G5 like Houston, Memphis and a few others. That number will likely be around 36 programs maximum. After that group of G5, everyone else will be pretty much in the same boat when it comes to conference opportunities outside of schedule agreements. UL just has to make sure we are in a position at the Top of the G5 to have an opportunity. Houston, SMU, Tulane or any other G5 program will not have much say in our future at that point.

[Esqueleto]

All of the programs you mentioned UH, SMU and Memphis will have limited options as well. While they are on the Top of the G5 pecking order, they options are far as a P5 conference are limited to waiting and noting more at this time. Why? Because conference realignment as defined in the recent past is a matter of history. That is not where the P5 is headed, but in a cleansing mode. The P5 is going to cleaned itself eventually of their own bottom dwellers. We are no longer talking about 60 programs but probably 48 and possibly 4 major conferences. The remaining 12 P5 bottom dwellers will join the top programs in the G5 like Houston, Memphis and a few others. That number will likely be around 36 programs maximum. After that group of G5, everyone else will be pretty much in the same boat when it comes to conference opportunities outside of schedule agreements. UL just has to make sure we are in a position at the Top of the G5 to have an opportunity. Houston, SMU, Tulane or any other G5 program will not have much say in our future at that point.

Interesting. Can't wait to see how it all shakes out. I just don't see the SEC or Big 10 agreeing to that. I don't think they would break allegiance with long standing members.

[MetryCajun]

All of the programs you mentioned UH, SMU and Memphis will have limited options as well. While they are on the Top of the G5 pecking order, they options are far as a P5 conference are limited to waiting and noting more at this time. Why? Because conference realignment as defined in the recent past is a matter of history. That is not where the P5 is headed, but in a cleansing mode. The P5 is going to cleaned itself eventually of their own bottom dwellers. We are no longer talking about 60 programs but probably 48 and possibly 4 major conferences. The remaining 12 P5 bottom dwellers will join the top programs in the G5 like Houston, Memphis and a few others. That number will likely be around 36 programs maximum. After that group of G5, everyone else will be pretty much in the same boat when it comes to conference opportunities outside of schedule agreements. UL just has to make sure we are in a position at the Top of the G5 to have an opportunity. Houston, SMU, Tulane or any other G5 program will not have much say in our future at that point.

Interesting. I see it playing out similarly except I think very few if any P5 teams will be booted.
I think our close proximity to Tulane will be a negative we are going to have to overcome in the next 5years. If I were a betting man I think we end up with Tech, Rice, SMiss, TXSA , NT, UAB and a few other SBC teams as our ultimate landing spot. Not ideal, but way better than what we have now.

[UncleCajun]

Dirty Lopez for this Cajun boy!

[cajun_lannister]

Interesting. Can't wait to see how it all shakes out. I just don't see the SEC or Big 10 agreeing to that. I don't think they would break allegiance with long standing members.

Oklahoma or Texas came looking to join the remaining 4 conference any of them would bend over backwards to get them

[cajun_lannister]

Interesting. I see it playing out similarly except I think very few if any P5 teams will be booted.
I think our close proximity to Tulane will be a negative we are going to have to overcome in the next 5years. If I were a betting man I think we end up with Tech, Rice, SMiss, TXSA , NT, UAB and a few other SBC teams as our ultimate landing spot. Not ideal, but way better than what we have now.

Shockingly Tulane would be in our corner.... polly tech on the other hand would kill their first born to see us fail

[CajunT]

Interesting. I see it playing out similarly except I think very few if any P5 teams will be booted.
I think our close proximity to Tulane will be a negative we are going to have to overcome in the next 5years. If I were a betting man I think we end up with Tech, Rice, SMiss, TXSA , NT, UAB and a few other SBC teams as our ultimate landing spot. Not ideal, but way better than what we have now.

You aren't talking to the same people I am, it's not speculation on my part. I'm not suggesting that it will look exactly like I said, but that is the general concept. And the P5 programs that aren't bringing in revenue outside of conference television money because they are losing will not have a choice. We just need to position ourselves the best we can in facilities, athletic budget and academics. I have confidence that we have the right people to get us into that position. I'm not talking about the ACC or Big 12 as others have mentioned. Who knows what is going to happen in 10 or 15 years from now. What I do know is the P5 is no longer in the business of adding G5 programs to share television revenue with as those contracts are renegotiated coming up in 2023-2025.

[CajunJeaux]

You aren't talking to the same people I am, it's not speculation on my part. I'm not suggesting that it will look exactly like I said, but that is the general concept. And the P5 programs that aren't bringing in revenue outside of conference television money because they are losing will not have a choice. We just need to position ourselves the best we can in facilities, athletic budget and academics. I have confidence that we have the right people to get us into that position. I'm not talking about the ACC or Big 12 as others have mentioned. Who knows what is going to happen in 10 or 15 years from now. What I do know is the P5 is no longer in the business of adding G5 programs to share television revenue with as those contracts are renegotiated coming up in 2023-2025.

T...not asking for specific names or even schools...but can you share the roles your contacts have in D1 sports??...

[Just1More]

T...not asking for specific names or even schools...but can you share the roles your contacts have in D1 sports??...

There's so many... there's the sweet role, the sourdough role, the egg role, the Kaiser role, the dinner role... and my favorite... the tootsie role... there's so many... tell em T!