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re: Sun Belt & Louisiana Tech Conference Realignment: Why The Bulldogs Could Be Departing CUSA
Posted on 6/18/25 at 9:57 am to WeareLATech
Posted on 6/18/25 at 9:57 am to WeareLATech
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I Gaurentee if TECH joins the Sunbelt you'll have to go back to being UL-L
And this is a prime example of why no one wants Louisiana Tech in the Sun Belt.
You're currently struggling to stay above water in CUSA while trying to erase a past of constantly bashing a conference that you're now trying to join; and suddenly you get to call the shots? That's just arrogant.
The best thing to do would be to show some gratitude IF the Sun Belt schools vote you in without causing drama the day you become a member.
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:01 am to chinese58
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:08 am to Dire Wolf
Schultz actually has a good reputation as a guy who doesn’t just spread around BS, and he’s connected to the Belt.
East Carolina would be a very nice get, though I really can’t see them leaving the AAC for the SBC, unless they think Memphis and Tulane are about to move somewhere.
East Carolina would be a very nice get, though I really can’t see them leaving the AAC for the SBC, unless they think Memphis and Tulane are about to move somewhere.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:10 am to Dire Wolf
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the fake university will be the public excuse; the real reason is that liberty can outspend the rest of Sun Belt
The Sun Belt was in a good spot pre-portal.
Definitely truth to that as well. Liberty NIL would be an ugly monster in the SBC, especially football. Kind of like Coastal baseball being bankrolled a good bit better than the rest of the conference, at least that’s my understanding.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:12 am to Dire Wolf
If I was an eastern SBC member, I would do everything to block Louisiana Tech and get ECU on board - it makes too much sense.
If ECU moves, that tells me that Tulane and maybe Memphis have new homes.
Then we will see just how strong the SBC bonds really are.
If ECU moves, that tells me that Tulane and maybe Memphis have new homes.
Then we will see just how strong the SBC bonds really are.
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 10:22 am
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:14 am to KillTheGophers
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Even the old power brokers in Ruston wanted ULL in their western conference allignment - it was tech that got ULL into the big west - it was Tech doing everything to get ULL to join the old WAC - it was two different visions - neither was right or wrong - ULL opted to stay regional and build while Tech opted to go westward and ride coattails to build
This is the biggest crock of shite I have ever read in my life.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:17 am to ragincajun03
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East Carolina would be a very nice get, though I really can’t see them leaving the AAC for the SBC, unless they think Memphis and Tulane are about to move somewhere.
could be a Colorado move, where the sink is shipping and it's better to find a landing spot before it goes down. Travel budget goes way down in the sun belt too.
the next AAC tv contract is going to be arse with Houston, Cincy and UCF going to the big 12
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:27 am to Baers Foot
Nah - it is legit - at the end of the day the old timers knew - it was as just a different vision of how to get to the same place.
Hindsight, when both schools had the chance to power their way out out of the antiquated system they are both sorta failed:
Hindsight, when both schools had the chance to power their way out out of the antiquated system they are both sorta failed:
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:32 am to ragincajun03
quote:$10MM per school that leaves plus additional fees if they leave in less than 27 months. SMU had to pay over $25MM to leave a year early. ECU needs money and that extra money on top of not having to pay to get out of the AAC...I don't see them doing anything until the GOR expires. Their best bet is to sit tight, take in any money from teams leaving and being selective in moving SBC East teams to the AAC.
East Carolina would be a very nice get, though I really can’t see them leaving the AAC for the SBC, unless they think Memphis and Tulane are about to move somewhere.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:32 am to Dire Wolf
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the next AAC tv contract is going to be arse with Houston, Cincy and UCF going to the big 12
Their new number already accounts for those schools losses. And they have that number until 2030 or 2031.
ECU is not leaving for the Sun Belt until their current media deal is up at the earliest. It just doesn’t make any financial sense.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:33 am to AwesomeSauce
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Their best bet is to sit tight, take in any money from teams leaving and being selective in moving SBC East teams to the AAC.
This is exactly what is going to happen.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 11:00 am to ragincajun03
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Louisiana Tech, if it went to the Sun Belt, would be near other SBC teams like Louisiana, ULM, and Southern Miss.
Cutting down on travel expenses is going to be a big deal for G5 schools hoping to avoid having to eliminate some of their non-revenue sports in the wake of the House settlement.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 11:06 am to Tiger Prawn
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Cutting down on travel expenses is going to be a big deal for G5 schools hoping to avoid having to eliminate some of their non-revenue sports in the wake of the House settlement.
I think more regional conferences is a good thing.
Even at the P5 level.
If you want far flung BS conferences for football, then make some football only leagues for that.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 12:44 pm to UnoMe
They will turn down this opportunity, like they turn down bowl games.
Can't fix stupid.
Can't fix stupid.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 1:18 pm to Pfft
quote:So close. The appropriate comparison would be to say: "Now we wait to see if LTU asks the SBC to wait until June 30, while they sit around the phone waiting on the AAC to call them back after they were told they had a spot. Then the SBC calls WKU on June 29 and leaves LTU out in the cold." Which would be something I could see them doing.
They will turn down this opportunity, like they turn down bowl games.
Can't fix stupid.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 1:19 pm to ragincajun03
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Schultz actually has a good reputation as a guy who doesn’t just spread around BS, and he’s connected to the Belt. East Carolina would be a very nice get, though I really can’t see them leaving the AAC for the SBC, unless they think Memphis and Tulane are about to move somewhere.
Would be an incredible add. I think app would love it especially. I think this is all leading to an east west SBC split end a reorganization with some of the c-USA. which is fine as long as the belt doesn't pick up Sam Houston in the merger.
The SBC west plus Jax state and tech would be a fun conference.
The hilarious thing is I would love Tech in the belt I think it makes sense for everyone including them.
That some of their fans think that a conference with most of their traditional rivals including Ark state, ULM, ULL and USM is less worth it then playing Kennesaw or going to the mountain west for some reason tells you all you need to know
On another unless they're getting stacks of cash. Going to the new PAC 12 is stupid for Texas state. In college football you never go west
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 6/18/25 at 1:28 pm to AwesomeSauce
quote:
So close. The appropriate comparison would be to say: "Now we wait to see if LTU asks the SBC to wait until June 30, while they sit around the phone waiting on the AAC to call them back after they were told they had a spot. Then the SBC calls WKU on June 29 and leaves LTU out in the cold." Which would be something I could see them doing.
Imagine being this scared of ULM that you guys have created fan fiction over dodging a bowl game.
Btw waiting for the AAC to call you back is how you got into this situation in the first place.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 1:52 pm to Enzos Tiny Pito
quote:Not a 'you guys'
you guys
quote:I am very familiar with how that bowl selection went with some contacts I have in that arklatex corner of the state. Once the Indy Bowl committee had the acceptance from ULM they had their local tie and decided to rescind the offer from the for the folks in Rustown after sending an invite to Ohio which was accepted. It was an arrogant move by the LTU thinking that team which was pretty damn good was a shoe in for I think it was the Liberty Bowl. Honestly sucked for that area because both ULM and LTU had really good teams that year and they would have packed out the stadium in Shreveport.
fan fiction
quote:LTU didn't have the vote to get in a few years ago. The West schools wanted USM and LTU with ODU and JMU but that would have put Troy in the East and they said they didn't want to go that route. In turn Marshall was asked to keep Troy in the East after they couldn't get enough support to add Liberty, and you had what you had. I think the only chance LTU had to get off the ship that go around would have been if the MWC had gone into Texas and raided the AAC and CUSA where LTU would have been backfill to get numbers in the Western footprint of the AAC. I never heard anything along the lines that the LTU poster earlier in the thread said about Louisiana and LTU partnering to go to the AAC, that sounds like some fan fiction.
Btw waiting for the AAC to call you back is how you got into this situation in the first place.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 2:05 pm to AwesomeSauce
The two Louisiana SBC schools would vote yes for LaTech. The rest of the west would vote no. The SBC east programs would likely vote no as well.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 2:18 pm to ragincajun03
If the smaller conferences want to survive and even thrive, you have to go back to a close geographic model.
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