Texas State to Mountain West

[RaginScotsman]

What good is a "travel partner"?
It's not like schools are traveling together to reduce costs. I don't understand.

Guess the better term is regional rival. WKU and MTSU have been together for decades. Feels like every time one changes conference the other travels with them. All the way back to the OVC.

[LouisianaB]

What good is a "travel partner"?
It's not like schools are traveling together to reduce costs. I don't understand.

It means nothing

[Turbine]

The basketball rivalry against WKU was always fun

I don't remember playing WKU in football more than 5 or 6 times towards the end.

I seem to recall, Wright Waters keeping WKU off Louisiana's schedule everytime they added a new conference member

[KACajun]

Why not go after Liberty?

[ZoomZoom]

Why not go after Liberty?

Could have gotten them on board 2 years ago. Obviously the SBC presidents don’t want them.

[Boomer]

The basketball rivalry against WKU was always fun

…..can we still use 6 guys? Think that was the opponent!

[Cajunsmike]

It means nothing

Travel partner is a true deal for the road team. You generally play 2 nearby teams on one road trip in basketball. You play at WKU on Thursday and at MT on Saturday. You can bus on Friday from one school to the next. Better than playing WKU on Thursday and Georgia Southern on Saturday. Extra flight involved there.

[Cajunsmike]

…..can we still use 6 guys? Think that was the opponent!

We played at WKU in 6 guys on court game. People forget that had no impact on outcome. We spread the court and EP beat two guys off dribble to the hoop for winning basket as time expired.

[Cajunsmike]

You need a school in the central time zone to keep divisions balanced. WKU fits that bill. Liberty does not.

[Big Buds]

Why not go after Liberty?

After the way their fans attacked App. for canceling the game on Saturday, I’m gonna pass. I used to be in their corner.

[Duckster]

If SBC needs to replace TX St. by dipping into CUSA, W. KY probably best of the rest pick. Maybe its a wash with ESPN as far as SBC TV contract goes? We did have a good +20 year basketball rivalry with WKU in the past.

[Policarp]

Travelling for Mtn West baseball will suck. Closest road trip today would be Albuquerque. Even "nearby" El Paso is actually closer to California than ito Houston.

& frankly none are all that good or have any winning traditions

[Lafitte the Pirate]

Could have gotten them on board 2 years ago. Obviously the SBC presidents don’t want them.

Actually had a deal to allow Liberty in. T-Joe flipped at the last second.

[BeauCajun]

Actually had a deal to allow Liberty in. T-Joe flipped at the last second.

Great to hear.

[KACajun]

I hear everything y’all are saying about Liberty…and I agree, but you can’t argue with their success.

They have been one of the best G5 schools over the last 5 years, with a huge athletic budget and fan base.

If anyone leaves the AAC, I believe Liberty and JMU are the next two on the list.

Out of tech, middle and WKU. My vote is WKU by a mile.