Re: RE: Re: Conference Affiliations

[Brian Johnson]

OK, Jon, I second.  I wasn't really tuned to MU
because they are starting to get geographically
out-of-whack.  Then again, so is Memphis come to think
of it.  The two of them would be good "schedule
partners"...
--- jon breiner <address@hidden> wrote:
> replace Charlotte with Marquette and I am sold. 
> Marquette is a major bball
> program with financial backing and if we would try
> to do something like
> this, they are THE bball team to add.  Their fans
> travel well and I expect
> them to be around for awhile.
>
> jon b
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Johnson" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 7:24 PM
> Subject: Re: RE: [UC Basketball] Re: Conference
> Affiliations
>
>
> > That looks pretty good to me.  Good geographics,
> only
> > ten teams.  I share the b-ball philosophy that any
> > more than ten does not make sense, unless, like I
> said
> > earlier, the football championship payout is
> > significant enough for the conference to profit.
> >
> > I still like the Randy's idea of Army for football
> and
> > Charlotte for everything else.  Maybe that would
> be
> > the 10th team?
> > --- tj1cj2 <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > How would this go?
> > > Cincinnati
> > > Louisville
> > > Memphis
> > > E. Carolina
> > > Va. Tech
> > > Pitt
> > > W. Va.
> > > Rutgers
> > > U Conn
> > > For no. 10???  UAB or Marshall????
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dfairchild <address@hidden>
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > <address@hidden>; address@hidden
> > > <address@hidden>
> > > Date: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:48 AM
> > > Subject: RE: RE: [UC Basketball] Re: Conference
> > > Affiliations
> > >
> > >
> > > > Yes, you have identified the problem.  I am
> fine
> > > with lopping of Houston
> > > and
> > > > Tulane, but you are still left with bringing in
> 2
> > > schools that have
> > > football
> > > > programs.  I left Houston and Tulane because of
> > > their TV markets.  I think
> > > > if C-USA wants to move closer to BCS status -
> it
> > > needs 12 fb teams so it
> > > can
> > > > have a championship game - beyond the TV money,
> it
> > > would help with exposure
> > > > and recruiting.
> > > >
> > > > Adding Rutgers and UConn could be options
> > > > Cincy
> > > > Pitt
> > > > WV
> > > > Rutgers
> > > > U Conn
> > > > V Tech
> > > >
> > > > UL
> > > > Memphis
> > > > TCU
> > > > ECU
> > > > So. Fla
> > > > So. Miss
> > > >
> > > > How does that look for a fb conference?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: oleskl [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 11:25 AM
> > > > To: address@hidden
> > > > Subject: Re: RE: [UC Basketball] Re: Conference
> > > Affiliations
> > > > > FB members
> > > > > Cincy
> > > > > UL
> > > > > Memphis
> > > > > V Tech
> > > > > Pitt
> > > > > WV
> > > > > TCU
> > > > > ECU
> > > > > So. Fla
> > > > > Houston
> > > > > So Miss
> > > > > Tulane (New Orleans TV market)
> > > > >
> > > > > for basketball keep Marquette and DePaul
> (chicago
> > > TV market)
> > > > > so long Army, Charlotte, St. Louis and UAB
> > > >
> > > > You say we can lop off some of the bottom
> feeders
> > > but yet you keep Tulane
> > > > and Houston in the conference. Houston's
> athletic
> > > department is in a very
> > > > bad money situation right now, reportedly not
> able
> > > to even pay for
> > > > scholarships and Tulane is facing a vote to
> give up
> > > their Div 1 status due
> > > > to financial restraints. Charlotte, St. Louis
> and
> > > UAB have hardly been
> > > > bottom feeders in basketball.
> > > >
> > > > oleskl
> > > > e-mail: address@hidden
> >
> >
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