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My original thought was NOOOO. But then again, they probably have more history, tradition, and recognition than the Sunbelt schools.

I doubt you will see an increase until 2013. So can we buy seasons tickets for 2013 yet?

I will give you a high five because this is the first post of yours that I have been able to read in one sitting. Well done!

Baseball Indoor practice facility

I really hope they join simply for their basketball. But I also don't want to have to add another Sunbelt school.

When will you all be changing your name?

Man, he sure is seeing a lot of the United States.

I vote no to scheduling SBC schools for 2013 on. We need a clean break. I think we should be able to fill our OOC schedule just fine with MWC schools.

They should be used to it by now though. Not one team in that conference wants to be there.

How long until we get a Big East invite?

Fine. Maybe we should invite them as a Cheerleading only member.

I hear a lot about adding new opponents based on what would it be like to travel to those games, but I think there is so much more. I understand that NMSU is no powerhouse, but is adding a school that just got a football team last year really a good move? That's something the Belt would do. It's a little embarrassing that we are in a conference with a school that just got a football team, and I can't even imagine what that embarrassment would look like should we lose to them. So you all can take your away game experiences, but I'll take a stronger conference reputation.

Personally, I am very disappointed with this move. This makes the CUSA even more watered down. It's a step up from the belt for us (as I have said), but its beginning to look a lot like not much of a step. In other words, I feel like we will be in the same place we are in now, in a few years. I was hoping that we would be content in a new conference for a while, but now I hope that our AD, Prez, and BOR will continue to look at other options once we are in the CUSA. I would much rather see NMSU instead of UTSA, even though it doesn't make much sense having UTEP and NMSU (or maybe it does).

Anything is better than the sunbelt right now, but I'm starting to get more depressed about the look of the new CUSA. Who will they replace UTEP with? A lot of the pull to join their conference was to be able to play some recognizable and established schools, i.e. Houston, UCF, Memphis (looked forward to having them at the pit), UTEP, East Carolina. (intentionally left out SMU)

CORRECTION: UNT Board of regents gave Rawlins authority to look at other conferences. From NT Daily. Not sure what this means, unless the athletic department is wanting to keep this quite until next week. Conspiracy?

Just saw a tweet from the NT Daily that said the BOR just approved realignment from the Sun Belt to Conference USA. You may now delete this post.

Is this what was meant by "North Texas is taking time with this search"? I wonder if they had said "We need to get someone in here quickly" what that would look like.

My synopsis was that there was a lot of offense but not much defense. Most the TD's and long plays were because of our corners getting burned. I have a feeling that our season will be much like last in that we continue to give up the big plays that really hurt us.

Seriously? Maybe we should invite SFA and Sam Houston too...and perhaps ACU. Nothing says progress like adding all these established power houses.

Looks like I might have to renew my season tickets now.

Looks like I don't have to renew my season tickets now.

Not if the Belt has anything to do with it. Send em' an invite boys.

I almost agree with you except that a win against LSU is better than a win against a school like GAST. All wins are not created equal. And yes people can (and do) say the same thing about North Texas...do you thinking adding schools like GAST will help UNT improve that image? Doubtful.

Who freaking cares about endowments? We're talking about football, sports. And no, they don't have good facilities and the market is saturated with GTech and GA...no one cares about GAST. I have friends there.

Give out buffalo wings to everyone who sits in the wing section. Get it? Muahahah.