I like the MAC the way it is. Taking these two essentially puts CUSA out of it's misery. UTEP and a school to be named later (Montana?) to the MWC, FIU and LT to the Sun Belt and there you go. G4 now.
I actually think Liberty may go on as an independent for a while longer. They have publicly stated they like being independent and I think they look at it as a badge of honor. I'm not sure they'd go to CUSA, but who knows at this point. I think the C-USA would have to go to them with a Godfather offer for them to accept.
If i were the sunbelt i’d add FIU and UTEP to get ti 16 teams
Those two are good choices for the MAC honestly. It’s good to see them hold onto all their members and also add more for profits
Liberty has visions of being another ND. For them it’s P-5 (ACC) or independent.
Christian Notre Dame is what they aspire to be
Out of the available options they are good choices, though not sure how much value they add to the conference. Regardless, I don't think it hurts the MAC either.
Yeah if the MAC takes WKU and MTSU then CUSA is done, so Liberty would stay independent.
Southern Evangelical not Catholic
Uh last I checked ND was still Christian. I think you meant Baptist maybe.
Forget it, I'm rolling
They were never going to get the best teams out there, plus besides Buffalo the MAC really stays in the Midwest, IL, IN, OH and MI, this adds 2 teams that you can drive down the interstate to reach or to fly into Nashville for and still keeps the “Mid-American” theme alive. Plus it is still a team in Tennessee which helps them sell more southern recruits on a more local game their families can go see.
Good for JVille State. They have a really solid program and have for some time in FCS, and they have a very loyal following similar to JMU. Happy that they get to capitalize
Can't imagine they would want that now, UCONN that is.
Those are two programs that really ought to reclassify to FCS.
The problem for UConn is, with so many independents joining leagues, they are losing most of the teams they are relying on to fill out their schedules. Particularly later in the season, when conference teams rarely play games OOC.
I'm thinking the Big12 is looking at UCONN. That would really make the Big12 a heck of a basketball conference. I think they would take UMASS as well as a traveling partner/rival. That would give the Big12 a solid presence on the east coast and should increase their value. I read that UMASS turned down all sports in the MAC and their AD said they will be announcing something important soon. Otherwise both football programs are dead men walking.
