Revive The Old Swc ?

[MeanGreen61]

CUSA thread

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=436071&pid=5440157#pid5440157

[VideoEagle]

I see SMU posters including UNT in the new SWC.

Unfortunately, it makes too much sense to actually happen!

[GrayEagle]

There are good conference alignments in those proposals but to make it a (near) true SWC you would have to have TCU.

I still believe that the future should require a CUSA/SBC split along geographical lines. The sticky problem is getting Memphis to accept reality and

where Southern Miss lands. Also at issue might be getting the western CUSA folks to accept Louisiana (UL-Lafayette) and/or Arkansas State. Hell, as bad as we've been lately in football I'd have to even throw in North Texas.

[GrandGreen]

I wonder why a lot of people keep referring to a Texas centered conference as the new SWC. The Southwest conference was basically a Texas conference that included the state powers. Since none of the Big 12 schools are going to opt for a conference that includes the have-nots of Texas and it is unlikely that TCU with their recent success would consider it either, any league with the remaining schools would be the SWC in name only. South-central would be a more descriptive for a new Texas area based conference. Combining the western divisions of CUSA and the Belt makes too much sense to ever happen. Egos and the magical mysterious "my school is to good to be associated with your" concept will likely keep it from happening unless it is absolutely essential for survival. No matter how much red ink flows at SMU, Houston, Tulsa, Rice, Tulane and Memphis, they are just too good to be associated with NT, ULL, Ark St, etc. It matters not that an intelligent case for this belief can not be supported.

Edited May 24, 2010 by GrandGreen