At the end of the day, in my opinion, only 2 programs have a chance to move up, and probably only if the ACC implodes. Memphis and USF. Tulane is just a smaller SMU without as much money and New Orleans only newspaper doesn't even publish every day. Future conference additions must be able to increase media money to a existing conferences members annual payout at a minimum. OSU and WSU couldn't, and were left behind.
Both of your posts in this thread are right on. Only time in the modern era we were on track for a “special” season like you described our peers having that would have catapulted our support and perception and we spit the bit against La Tech.
Even if you want to be generous and count our two Conference USA Title Game appearances - we got smoked in both deflating the fan goodwill that was building.
We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.