Conference realignment again????

[cajunref]

OK, you guys have had your fun. Let me state my case:

1. I don't expect the Sun Belt to expand again, tho' it conceivably could happen. If you expand, you expand by two teams, one east and one west. There is no school other than Tech that benefits the Cajuns and the league as far as western expansion is concerned. Keep in mind, we're talking a few years down the road. Plenty of time for them to become more humble.

2. I'm not petty and I don't take it personally. Tech has some real butthole fans. Guess what? So do we. In fact, many of you are starting to sound like the guys on BB&B with your superiority issues. Don't take that personally. Just making an observation.

3. Louisiana Tech (on the field) adds value to the league. They would be competitive in the five major sports and would be in the top 25 percent in most of those. Iron sharpens iron.

4. The people in the La. Tech administration who were holier than thou are all gone. They've been replaced by much more reasonable people, from what I've been told. The name remains the same, the players have changed.

5. We need a rival. Our rival has been "flavor of the month" for about 20 years now. We (you) have rejected ULM as a rival. That's fine. But we need someone to hate. As Kevin Foote has said many times, sports hate is a good thing. You might be ready to bring up Southern Miss and time will tell. But South Alabama has more of a recent history with them and they are closer in geography. And for those of you who have suggested we have a rivalry, just not in conference, sorry. If they aren't in the league we don't play football every year...and even if they did, there's something about a conference rivalry that trumps everything.

6. It gives our fans a game they can travel to and vice versa. This league needs visiting teams to travel. It helps from a revenue standpoint among other things.

7. Who gives a ____ what they call us? I've always said from the day the name was changed, that state schools would never comply. Now, a couple have. ULM refers to us only as "ragin' cajuns." McNeese, Tech and LSU are NEVER going to call us Louisiana and like I said, who gives a rat's ___. You know who calls us Louisiana? The ones that matter.
(And, that "bow the knee" attitude didn't work very well for Daenerys Targaryen, did it.)

I don't like Tech. Not even a little bit. And, for me, that's even MORE reason to want them in the league.

So, you guys can rant and in at least one case, say I'm full of ____. But I think I'm right on this one. We need a rival and there's only one school in America right now that fits the bill.

I always said it would happen when Tech put their ego in their pocket. It's happening. Maybe we need to put our ego aside as well.

Sorry, you are still on the wrong side of this one.

[Turbine]

LOL

Louisiana Only League.

[Big Buds]

Solid points are being made on all accounts regarding LaTech. Personally, I agree with Jay and at the end of the day would make for a beautiful rivalry. I’m ok with letting them rot for a few years but having them in the SBC would be fun. Furthermore, if ULMost could somehow tap out of FBS athletics that would be a bonus. Having three conference universities in Louisiana is a bit much.

For those suggesting Middle Tennessee, I can’t stress enough about avoiding that mess. WKU makes 100% more sense.

Lastly, ECU should be the final target for the East.

[mxpxfr690]

Many issues with Army and Navy, 1 they ain't joinin' the Belt. But moreover it makes no sense to take two more eastern teams one in Maryland and one in New York. It would screw up the East and West divisions, now you would have to move someone to the West and it would mess up your built in rivalries of Georgia State/Georgia Southern, App/Coastal, App/Georgia Southern, JMU/ODU, ETC. Plus I really don't think the at the end of the day any of the teams in the SBC want to travel to NY to play a game.

You would move to north south divisions with the Georgia schools moving over….the money value army and navy would add would be the best option for the SBC… I wouldn’t say this would never happen as I never thought usc and ucla would ever join the big ten.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

If ULM wasn't in the conference, I can see adding LA Tech to the conference. It doesn't make sense to have 2 schools separated by only 30 minutes in the same conference, much less 3 schools in a conference the size of Louisiana

[JMV JustMyView]

If our goals are still focused on moving conferences, why would we modify a stadium to fit in the SBC? We are raising money now to restructure an outdated stadium. There will be no money in the bank after this project is done, so we reduce seating now and if you have a chance to move up in a conference what then?

If we want to play in a conference with ECU, UCF and others with similar programs, the model is a stadium that sits 30K? That's poor long term planning, and short sighted. You build what we can afford today, tomorrow is not guaranteed..

I have been saying build to 30K with the option to flex to 40K.

[ZoomZoom]

The McNeese sight is funny they booted me off of it. I ask where do you think yall will find 20 mill more a year ...Their response TV money

Yeah that and they think the casino’s owner, Fertitta, can’t wait to fill his casino with UH fans and playing in LC. Fertitta is a regent on the UH board, closest to Cougars get to LC is flying overhead to points east.

[ZoomZoom]

I have been saying build to 30K with the option to flex to 40K.

Heck, we still have the east side of CF waiting to receive the upper deck…

[JMV JustMyView]

OK, you guys have had your fun. Let me state my case:

1. I don't expect the Sun Belt to expand again, tho' it conceivably could happen. If you expand, you expand by two teams, one east and one west. There is no school other than Tech that benefits the Cajuns and the league as far as western expansion is concerned. Keep in mind, we're talking a few years down the road. Plenty of time for them to become more humble.

2. I'm not petty and I don't take it personally. Tech has some real butthole fans. Guess what? So do we. In fact, many of you are starting to sound like the guys on BB&B with your superiority issues. Don't take that personally. Just making an observation.

3. Louisiana Tech (on the field) adds value to the league. They would be competitive in the five major sports and would be in the top 25 percent in most of those. Iron sharpens iron.

4. The people in the La. Tech administration who were holier than thou are all gone. They've been replaced by much more reasonable people, from what I've been told. The name remains the same, the players have changed.

5. We need a rival. Our rival has been "flavor of the month" for about 20 years now. We (you) have rejected ULM as a rival. That's fine. But we need someone to hate. As Kevin Foote has said many times, sports hate is a good thing. You might be ready to bring up Southern Miss and time will tell. But South Alabama has more of a recent history with them and they are closer in geography. And for those of you who have suggested we have a rivalry, just not in conference, sorry. If they aren't in the league we don't play football every year...and even if they did, there's something about a conference rivalry that trumps everything.

6. It gives our fans a game they can travel to and vice versa. This league needs visiting teams to travel. It helps from a revenue standpoint among other things.

7. Who gives a ____ what they call us? I've always said from the day the name was changed, that state schools would never comply. Now, a couple have. ULM refers to us only as "ragin' cajuns." McNeese, Tech and LSU are NEVER going to call us Louisiana and like I said, who gives a rat's ___. You know who calls us Louisiana? The ones that matter.
(And, that "bow the knee" attitude didn't work very well for Daenerys Targaryen, did it.)

I don't like Tech. Not even a little bit. And, for me, that's even MORE reason to want them in the league.

So, you guys can rant and in at least one case, say I'm full of ____. But I think I'm right on this one. We need a rival and there's only one school in America right now that fits the bill.

I always said it would happen when Tech put their ego in their pocket. It's happening. Maybe we need to put our ego aside as well.

First I never thought that Jay and Craig would disagree, but is it ok to agree to disagree which some folks on this board have issues with. Jay and Craig have no issues with each other.

Second I disagree that Tech is competitive with UL in softball nor would they be with half of the sunbelt teams. And they sure in the hell will never make a top 25 poll. As for baseball yes they would belong.

[STEVEAUX UL 78]

We can schedule tech for your rivalry game…..but they can sit their butt where they are and not in a conference with UL!
Sometimes I think some of you are just to damn soft or enjoy the drama.
I damn care what they call us! And they can stay the hell in the good ole CUSA.