Lots of talk on Twitter (no credence).

[CajunNation]

I assume you guys that are against tech I assume are against WKU and middle as well.

UTSA
SMU
Memphis
Tulane
South Florida
East Carolina
Liberty
Navy

The above schools are the only G5 schools worth adding to the SBC. If we want to expand, this is the list we need to reference.

[Cajun_in_NM]

UTSA
SMU
Memphis
Tulane
South Florida
East Carolina
Liberty
Navy

The above schools are the only G5 schools worth adding to the SBC. If we want to expand, this is the list we need to reference.

And, the schools that appear geographically, fiscally, and travel minded are:

UTSA (Tx St partner)
Memphis (Ark St partner)
East Carolina (Coastal partner)
Tulane (Southern Miss partner)

[Big Buds]

ECU and UAB would be fricken huge for the SBC. The only thing that would make that better would be dropping ULM and adding LaTurd, UAB and ECU.

This is my school of thought. Tulane in the mix would be fun too.

[Big Buds]

UTSA
SMU
Memphis
Tulane
South Florida
East Carolina
Liberty
Navy

The above schools are the only G5 schools worth adding to the SBC. If we want to expand, this is the list we need to reference.

If LaTech is just a no go…this list looks very attractive too.

[cajun4life]

UTSA
SMU
Memphis
Tulane
South Florida
East Carolina
Liberty
Navy

The above schools are the only G5 schools worth adding to the SBC. If we want to expand, this is the list we need to reference.

Tulane
SMU
Liberty
Will never be a cultural fit. Period. How have people not understood what the SBC did? They built a league composed of like minded universities IOT increase stability.

Private and huge metro programs do not, will not fit in the SBC.

You don’t even have to list those programs. There’s zero chance they are added.

[zephyr]

Tulane
SMU
Liberty
Will never be a cultural fit. Period. How have people not understood what the SBC did? They built a league composed of like minded universities IOT increase stability.

Private and huge metro programs do not, will not fit in the SBC.

You don’t even have to list those programs. There’s zero chance they are added.

Agreed

[CajunVic]

. . . but they can be played as games of interest . . .

[KajunKrazy]

Nope, La Turd at Ruston is in a category all by itself.

Let tech stay in CUSA. But I would not mind, if we can get the egos out the way, have LA and LaTech play every year on rivalry week. Like other OOC games Ga v Ga Tech, Clemson V So Carolina, Fla v Fla state.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Let tech stay in CUSA. But I would not mind, if we can get the egos out the way, have LA and LaTech play every year on rivalry week. Like other OOC games Ga v Ga Tech, Clemson V So Carolina, Fla v Fla state.

Never going to happen, and some reasons are legitimate for G5 teams looking for dollars.

[CajunNation]

Tulane
SMU
Liberty
Will never be a cultural fit. Period. How have people not understood what the SBC did? They built a league composed of like minded universities IOT increase stability.

Private and huge metro programs do not, will not fit in the SBC...

You completely misunderstand reality. The SBC has flourished because we have added schools that are serious about athletics. The size of the market had nothing to do with it. SMU, Memphis and Tulane are serious about athletics.

This cultural fit mantra is meaningless.

We have stabilized the SBC. We are growing the SBC. We are at a point now to where if we want to take the next step on the conference ladder we need to bring in schools that can move that needle. We need schools that have recently been in a Cotton Bowl, played for a National Championship in basketball and actually commands a market share in one of the largest markets in the country.

There are no more Apps to add. It's time to grow up.

[Boomer]

You completely misunderstand reality. The SBC has flourished because we have added schools that are serious about athletics. The size of the market had nothing to do with it. SMU, Memphis and Tulane are serious about athletics.

This cultural fit mantra is meaningless.

We have stabilized the SBC. We are growing the SBC. We are at a point now to where if we want to take the next step on the conference ladder we need to bring in schools that can move that needle. We need schools that have recently been in a Cotton Bowl, played for a National Championship in basketball and actually commands a market share in one of the largest markets in the country.

There are no more Apps to add. It's time to grow up.

….I guess/think/ am afraid of all the East teams starting a more geographically conference …..,we need a Lafayette almost centered conference which would be great…..Troy, USA, SOUTH MISS, TULANE, LTUR or ULM, ARK ST, MIDD TENN, WKU, SMU, RICE, UTSA, N TEX, TEX ST, TULSA and ??????

[RedTails]

….I guess/think/ am afraid of all the East teams starting a more geographically conference …..,we need a Lafayette almost centered conference which would be great…..Troy, USA, SOUTH MISS, TULANE, LTUR or ULM, ARK ST, MIDD TENN, WKU, SMU, RICE, UTSA, N TEX, TEX ST, TULSA and ??????

Yea, I've seen quite a few conference-mates on the SBC board identify as SBC East rather than SBC. Even beat their chest about how much better the East is than the West (even though West won head-to-head last year).

So it wouldn't surprise me that some fans of those schools would like to create an ACC-lite conference. But then being hyper-regionalized, you miss out on exposure outside of your own region and time zone. So I think the SBC has a great balance right now that would be hard to walk away from.