DRC: C-USA calls presser as hoops tourney appears to be headed to The Star

[Brett Vito]

DRC:

http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2017/05/12/c-usa-calls-press-conference-star-tuesday

[VideoEagle]

Good news for both us and the league. I didn't realize only three places submitted bids and from that list I'm not at all surprised it's going to the Star.

[MeanGreen_MBA]

This I like!!!

[Harry]

Great news!

[Wag Tag]

Awesome!! GMG 

[bstnsportsfan3]

Awesome news!

[Cerebus]

 

[oldguystudent]

This is obviously the coup Wren Baker was after in dropping the Army games.  Well played, sir.  Well played. 

[KRAM1]

Excellent!  

Now waiting for the usual suspects to find fault.  Tick....tick.....tick....tick.......while this was league decision, I am guessing that with UNT's tie to the Cowboys, both Dr. Smatresk and Wren Baker played some role in making this happen.  Noted that Wren would be speaking at the presser.  

[El Paso Eagle]

1 hour ago, KRAM1 said:

Excellent!  

Now waiting for the usual suspects to find fault.  Tick....tick.....tick....tick.......while this was league decision, I am guessing that with UNT's tie to the Cowboys, both Dr. Smatresk and Wren Baker played some role in making this happen.  Noted that Wren would be speaking at the presser.  

 

Kram, haven't you been keeping up? Wren has no clue to what he's doing. No way he could be any part of such a good thing.

[UNTFan23]

In case anyone wants to watch the presser:

https://www.facebook.com/ConferenceUSA/videos/10154395266430741/?match=Y29uZmVyZW5jZSB1c2E%3D

 

Edited May 16, 2017 by UNTFan23

[Ben Gooding]

11 hours ago, KRAM1 said:

Excellent!  

Now waiting for the usual suspects to find fault.  Tick....tick.....tick....tick.......while this was league decision, I am guessing that with UNT's tie to the Cowboys, both Dr. Smatresk and Wren Baker played some role in making this happen.  Noted that Wren would be speaking at the presser.  

An AD let alone a first year AD is not dictating what an entire conference does with one of their main sport tournaments. Jerry Jones, much like city of Frisco, is thirsty to bring any kind of revenue based asset in their direction. This is much more about that than it is about UNT or Wren Baker. Let's call things what they are instead of guessing to give people imaginary credit. 

With that said, I am pleased with this decision. I hope UNT makes the tournament and we can get a big green turnout there. 

[@UNTSportsFan]

2 year deal. Show up ,  be loud , let CUSA know they made the right choice 

[MeanGreen_MBA]

6 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:

An AD let alone a first year AD is not dictating what an entire conference does with one of their main sport tournaments. Jerry Jones, much like city of Frisco, is thirsty to bring any kind of revenue based asset in their direction. This is much more about that than it is about UNT or Wren Baker. Let's call things what they are instead of guessing to give people imaginary credit. 

With that said, I am pleased with this decision. I hope UNT makes the tournament and we can get a big green turnout there. 

Just like you can't give him credit for something you don't know the entire details about, you can't criticize that same person for things you don't know the entire details about. 

[GrandGreen]

Good to hear that NT is a sponsor.  Given the competition this was a no brainer.  Some of our Eastern conference mates are very critical of this decision on the CUSA message board.  Of course there is going to opponents to any location by many.  While it is split at the Eastern schools, many supporting the decision, and others damning it.   

All I got to say to our negative friends at WKU, MTSU and others is get your university to spend the effort and find another location.   Nashville, New Orleans, Biloxi and others might be fine locations but they have to bid on it.  And to those that think there is nothing to do in the Metroplex, have not looked.  

 

[UNTLifer]

20 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:

An AD let alone a first year AD is not dictating what an entire conference does with one of their main sport tournaments. Jerry Jones, much like city of Frisco, is thirsty to bring any kind of revenue based asset in their direction. This is much more about that than it is about UNT or Wren Baker. Let's call things what they are instead of guessing to give people imaginary credit.

With that said, I am pleased with this decision. I hope UNT makes the tournament and we can get a big green turnout there. 

You mean instead of guessing to give people imaginary criticism?

[@UNTSportsFan]

5 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

You mean instead of guessing to give people imaginary criticism?

I can tell you that Baker has been working on this deal for quite some time. A lot of factors go into a deal like this so there is plenty of credit to go around , but Baker certaintly did his part 

[UNTLifer]

2 minutes ago, @UNTSportsFan said:

I can tell you that Baker has been working on this deal for quite some time. A lot of factors go into a deal like this so there is plenty of credit to go around , but Baker certaintly did his part 

I figured he did.