Is USM a done deal?

[RaginDave]

That would be great.

Are we getting rid of Little Rock or UTA?

Also, isn't it fun to see La Tech sitting by the phone while the building around them is on fire and waiting for the AAC to call and save them?

Yes, UTA and Little Rock will be leaving the league.

[CajunT]

Someone on the SBC forum posted a vague message that translated into saying that as of tonight, USM will be joining the SBC. There have been no official announcements, so I am a little skeptical. That said, everyone on the SBC board seem to be buying it. Anyone here heard anything from our people? Personally, I like the idea of adding USM.

You have also read nothing on Southern Miss being in contact with the Sun Belt Conference over the past few years discussing possible future membership either. Because you haven't heard, or read about doesn't mean it is not happening.

[Turbine]

Their Stool Pigeon should fly in shortly and I don’t think they will like the message.

I thought a stool pigeon was a police informant.?

[CajunRebel]

I’m going to post this again because I think it is really interesting and may explain why there could be some hesitation about expanding past 10 teams. This is a quote from our former commish Karl Benson:

“Again, the 10-team Sun Belt, and I don't know if we necessarily knew this at the time — we thought we had it. And we looked at the analytics, and we looked at the statistics and we've looked at the history — is that 10-team league delivers more teams that have winning records than a 12-or 14-team does in the percentage. The current revenue distribution of the Group of Five, and whether or not that will remain as is, the Sun Belt has has had a big advantage in producing those numbers: the computer numbers that determine the revenue share as a 10-team league. So I think you really have to keep that in mind.

The 10-team Sun Belt has delivered over the last three seasons, in terms of separating themselves from Conference USA and the MAC. And that the Sun Belt, using those analytics, the Sun Belt is much closer to the Mountain West and the American then Conference USA and the Mid-American are to the Sun Belt. And I truly believe that part of that, or a big part of that, is the 10-team league. Nobody's asked me for my opinion. You're the first person to ask me for my opinion on that, but I think that would be one of my standard questions is, ‘What’s wrong with what the Sun Belt is today as a 10-team league?' And is there anybody out there that truly will add value? You don't want teams to come in and reduce that. Those current computer rankings that are used to determine the revenue distribution."

There’s no doubt the presidents and ADs are aware of this fact.

[CajunVic]

I thought a stool pigeon was a police informant.?

Who put limitations on the Stool Pigeon?

[MelRock]

I’m going to post this again because I think it is really interesting and may explain why there could be some hesitation about expanding past 10 teams. This is a quote from our former commish Wright Waters:

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You lost me at Wright Waters. He never accomplished anything.

[Turbine]

Who put limitations on the Stool Pigeon?

Webster

[CajunVic]

Webster

So you think once one is a Stool Pigeon, he can't contract for outside gigs?

[ManAboutTown]

USM podcast blasting all over social media that it’s a done deal.

[angeleast]

USM podcast blasting all over social media that it’s a done deal.

I hope the announcement comes soon. This speculation is insane.