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11. NORTH TEXAS Breakdown: With C-USA based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, it made sense to add a large public university like North Texas. The program has tons of potential, but fan support is lagging and the football program has been inconsistent. Facilities: Apogee Stadium is one of the nicest football stadiums in the conference, but it doesn’t draw great crowds. UNT Coliseum is a little bigger than necessary for the basketball programs. Fan support: UNT fans have shown up strong at their two bowl games at the Cotton Bowl stadium (2014 and 2016), but crowds at Apogee Stadium aren’t very good. Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/sports/spt-colu...rylink=cpy

What USM and the rest of the remaining C-USA schools can take heart in is that the league will be on the same level as the AAC when the current BCS system comes to an end before the 2014-15 season. The AAC, C-USA, Mountain West, Sun Belt and MAC (also known as the Group of Five) will all be lumped together with the highest rated team out of the five conferences earning a bid to one of the three major bowl games that do not have contracts set with the power conferences. The Chick-fil-A, Cotton and Fiesta bowls will be among the three potential destinations for one team from the Group of Five. USM fans that sulk over the school's current conference affiliation are mainly turned off by the lack of quality among C-USA opponents. This year's home league schedule of FIU, FAU, MTSU and North Texas creates talk among fans of just sitting on the couch this year. The Eagles' four most attractive league opponents are all on the road -- Louisiana Tech, Marshall, East Carolina and UAB. That's not to say that Middle Tennessee is any less of a team than those in USM's four road games, but the fact that MTSU is the most well-regarded home opponent leaves many Golden Eagle fans shaking their heads. However, USM fans had similar complaints back in 2005 when Tulsa, SMU and Central Florida were brought into C-USA to make up for other defections. Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/06/4781033/c-usa-goes-through-yet-another.html Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/06/4781033/c-usa-goes-through-yet-another.html#storylink=cpy

NORTH TEXAS * Football - The Mean Green haven't been anything better than average for quite some time. It's hard to see North Texas not finishing in the bottom half of the C-USA West this season, but Dan McCarney is a good coach. * Basketball - Former coach Johnny Jones built a strong program in Denton, but it faltered in 2012-13 after he left to take the top job at LSU. UNT had a disappointing 12-20 record in head coach Tony Benford's first season. However, Benford has a good staff and decent facilities. North Texas will fight to get into the top half of C-USA. * Baseball - Despite several reports that North Texas is moving toward creating a baseball program, it has yet to materialize. * Other: The men's golf program is good. Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/02/4774526/will-the-new-c-usa-teams-succeed.html Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/02/4774526/will-the-new-c-usa-teams-succeed.html#storylink=cpy