Benson Being Courted by The Sun Belt

Harry · February 11, 2012

Internet chatter abound...

"I can't confirm or deny" - Karl Benson (WAC Commish when asked if he interviewed for the Sun Belt job)

Can things get any worse for the WAC? Or is this good news?

Read more: http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=242&f=2377&t=8684256

Harry · February 11, 2012

http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/showthread.php?100082-Karl-Benson

DeepGreen · February 11, 2012

Is this a death wish for the Sun Belt? :unsure:

TIgreen01 · February 11, 2012

Crap.

cwb · February 11, 2012

Don't like the smell of this at all. My fear is a merger with the WAC orchestrated by KB. Guess which side we fall on. Yep, the west. This means hello watered down Big West division. Moscow, hide your hotel towels. I really hope that I am wrong though.

UNTflyer · February 11, 2012

Can't argue with the fact that Benson improved the WAC over the past 15 years.

wardly · February 11, 2012

Can't argue with the fact that Benson improved the WAC over the past 15 years.

considering events beyond his control that he had to deal with over the years, i think he would be a good choice to move the Belt forward. just an old man's opinion.

NT03 · February 11, 2012

Benson>Waters

meanrob · February 11, 2012

Don't like the smell of this at all. My fear is a merger with the WAC orchestrated by KB. Guess which side we fall on. Yep, the west. This means hello watered down Big West division. Moscow, hide your hotel towels. I really hope that I am wrong though.

Funny post but it was Logan, UT.

Please, please, please no Benson.

Mean Green 93-98 · February 11, 2012

Funny post but it was Logan, UT.

I could have sworn it was Idaho, but it looks like you're right:

http://articles.latimes.com/1996-11-07/sports/sp-62282_1_north-texas

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19961105&id=ee5LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2304,3536095

Edited February 11, 2012 by Mean Green 93-98

Rudy · February 11, 2012

Benson just won't quit stalking NT.

NT03 · February 11, 2012

Benson just won't quit stalking NT.

He will start stalking La Tech if he comes to the belt

UNTLifer · February 12, 2012

Not sure how I feel about this, but then again Bozo > Waters. Waters chechecked out years ago.

UNTLifer · February 12, 2012

Sorry for the stuttering, it should have read "checked out."

Side Show Joe · February 12, 2012

I don't like Benson. I hope Rawlins and other presidents will not approve him. If the Sun Belt wants a guy with experience running an FBS conference, why don't they try to lure a former BCS conference commissioner?

UNTexas · February 12, 2012

The towel incident is hilarious looking back. I was on the busses after the game when hotel people arrived with the police wanting their towels. Coach Simon made us clean the stadium after the next home game. No, I didn't take a towel, however, there weren't to many who didn't. God that was embarrassing. We ended up practicing every Sunday instead of Mondays because of that incident. Great reference!!!

Edited February 12, 2012 by UNTexas

SilverEagle · February 12, 2012

I don't like Benson. I hope Rawlins and other presidents will not approve him. If the Sun Belt wants a guy with experience running an FBS conference, why don't they try to lure a former BCS conference commissioner?

We hired an AD (back in the 90's) using the same logic. We thought that since he was a former assistant AD at a big time school (I believe it was Texas), that he would be great for us, and would help us move upward in the D-1 ranks.

He was probably one of the worst AD's we ever had.

Ibleedgreen · February 12, 2012

We hired an AD (back in the 90's) using the same logic. We thought that since he was a former assistant AD at a big time school (I believe it was Texas), that he would be great for us, and would help us move upward in the D-1 ranks.

He was probably one of the worst AD's we ever had.

A merger would make UTA a conference opponent. Might be a local rivalry.