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no. besides a baseball program and recognized womens bb team, they have a sponsor, tulane. we need the pac 10 to expand by 2 schools to 12, and the mountain west to go from 9 to 12 teams.then cusa slots may open up. the east coast situation could also help our cusa cause if big east looses a team to big 10, then splits into a 8 team bb only conference leaving a 7 member football division that decides to add 5 new schools. either way everyone is waiting on pac 10 and big 10 to get the ball rolling.

unless the big east splits into 2 seperate conferences, one that plays football and another that is basketball only, they only have room for a "football only" school, plus full membership to replace any loss due to big 10 expansion. regarding the pac 10, byu and utah are joined at the hip much in the same way that texas and texas a&m were when they had discussions with the sec before creation of big 12. in my opinion, our best hope is for mountain west to loose byu and utah, then replace them with utep and houston, leaving 2 openings in cusa/west to be filled by unt and la tech. i don't drink enough to ever entertain the thought that we be considered for big 12.

in 1994 we drew 20,000 fans to both mcneese state and montana home games, and we were in southland conference then. probably helped that we won slc title that year, but i think we could draw same number playing sfa or texas state. after all, the sun belt is no more than a glorified 1aa conference.

iowa state is a member of 62" leading" public/private invitation only group called" association of american universities", which includes all present big10 members as well as mizzo,pitt,rutgers, and syracuse, but not no dame. fyi

i agree. we can't even get a sponsor for cusa, let alone b12.

as per usa today, all the big 10 schools are members of Association of American Universities, an invitation only group of 62 "leading" public and private universities. of all the schools mentioned as a possible addition to big 10, only no dame is not a member of this organization.

when ark was in the old sw conference, the played in houston and dfw annually, and had a strong texas recruiting base, which has greatly diminished. since moving to the se conference nearly 20 years ago, they have made more money, but have only won the western fball division a few times and never a conference championship. basically, they can't compeat getting 90% of ark high school players, a few kids from shreveport, and leftovers from memphis. plus their alumni really miss playing in texas. we might be susprised at their level of interest should an oppening become available in the big 12.

look at the major conferences. they all schedule down for a "w" and increased revenue. why do you think we are on the football schedule of schools such as texas,okla,alabama,lsu,clemson? for our drawing power or our competative team? now that i think about it , probably the increase in t.v. ratings.

before i am jumped upon, i forgot that we have beated tt a few times since tennessee. my bad.

correct me if i am wrong, but the big east has 16 basketball schools, including no. dame, and only 8 football schools, which does not include no. dame. nd is not goinging anywhere football wise because of their exclusive tv contract in which they keep all the money. this leaves the big east looking for a "football only" school to balance the football piece of their conference . e. carolina is not a consideration because they bring no tv sets and few fans. my bet for a fb only school is cfu. new stadium,decent fan base, quite a few tv sets in orlando. this may change somewhat if, for instance, pitt moves to big 10, but unless nd joins big east in football[they have all their other sports there] then the big east still needs a football only school. regarding next team in cusa when an opening occurs, my money is on la tech. they have a sponsor, tulane, a baseball program, and name recognition as regards the womens bb program. in addition, every so often their fball teams beats a "name" program, something we haven't done in over 30 years.

don't count out missouri, which would let either tcu or ark in the big 12.

either that or the new coach at kansas

i do wish that rv would bring a 1aa team to fouts to replace k.state. the major conference schools do it with regularity, and even smu played sfa this season. this would give td a much better chance to be 7&5, which would be great for our program going into our new stadium. its not as much about td to me as it is having a winning season our last year in fouts.

i assure you that while the same staff will be returning, it is not buiness as usual. rv and td spent mon/tues basically reviewing the season play by play, game by game. i agree that our kicking game sucks, and cost us wins against ulal,army,and a-state just to name a few.my position concern is rilley at qb. he is a good kid who give everything he has of the field. however, he is just not big enough for d1,injury prone, and his arm strength is suspect. we had 27 turnovers going into a-state,most of them his interceptions.how do you coach to improve that? he grew up with td's system. granted he throws a lot of passes, but still.....

we are in violent agreement.

half a loaf is better than non, and regardless of who payed what, rv got it finished. the stadium and tennis center was paid for in part by alunmi donations, and in greater part by students, as it should be. to my knowledge, our students pay less that any other sun belt student body in athletic fees. regarding 2002, students weren't ready for change, similar to the Bush administration, and look at us now.finally, i m not saying that hiring td was a mistake, but the only people who have never made a hiring mistake are those who have never hired anyone, which on balance certainly is not a firing offense based on rv's overall contribution to athletics.

you are nuts! with the exception of events arena,untill rv arrived we had the same athletic facalities that were here in my freshman year 1961. who do you think got the football stadium done, athletic center, tennis center etc. regarding td, rv met with him monday and tuesday to review program and make sure they are both on same page. question, who do we have a better chance to win within 2010? we will find out next year. but fire rv if it doesnt work out and complain about his lack of fundraising. you are really nuts!

the decision will be made monday. if the president is involved, i would anticipate a coaching change. this is not a altogether a won/loss decision, as td was handed a bucket of mud regarding academics,discipline, as well as a late start in recruiting his 1st year. in addition, the new stadium promised him when hired was several years behind schedule. my biggest complaint is that he put loyalty to his hs assistants above the university who hired him. however, we must bear some of the responsibility for allowing him to bring his entire hs staff with him. the situation reminds me of when i fired a salesman who was popular with his customers even though they wouldn't buy from him. all i did was piss them off, which may happen with area/state hs coaches. could be a no win situation for rv.

cal did something similar against sc this year. looks like no love lost in pac 10, at least in california. having said that, i have never seen a baseball, basketball, or hockey team try not to score, so whats the big deal?

d.d. made some mistakes, but he won the conference and went to n.o. bowl 4 straight years, something no nt coach had ever done before. as for t.d., i think he lost 9 games this year by 4 points or less. if he wins just 4 of them, goes 6&6. he looks like the coach we hoped we had hired 3 seasons ago. tough way to make a living. however, coaches and preachers are hired to be fired, right,wrong, or indifferent.you make the call.

i don't think you don't need to pay an outside consultant company . it appears to me that you look at your present offensive system, your existing players, and find a successful o.c. in with a similar scheme, such as univ. of houston.i don't think we have the $ for anyone other than that, unless its a successful 1aa head coach. what we can't do is change offensive systems.that would take us another 3 years to bring in players and our goal is to win in "10" so that we kick off 2011 in new stadium with a good team.

we are in a catch 22. td and the new stadium are connected, as we point to a winning season in 2010 as a prelude to new stadium opening in 2011. the question rv has before him is a] keep dodge , and hope the 6 losses by less than a touchdown in 09 will turn into wins in 2010, or b]replace him now, and hope a new coach can turn losses into wins next year. who do we have a better chance to win with next year? td, or someone like the oc at houston? it would have to be someone who runs the same type of system we have in place based upon the players recruited in the past 3 years. you make the call.

rilley appears to be a good kid, and a real competator. having said that, i just don't think he can phycially handle the pounding i d1 qb takes. in addition, his arm strength is suspect. put the two together, and you have a qb who is injury prone with an unacpetable turnover rate, regardless of whether he is a redshirt freshman or senior.

because turnovers,unlike the market, should be fixed early in the season. if you are 11 games in and have 3 interceptions and a fumble by your starting q.b., it appears to be either a coaching or player problem.