Why are you excited about CUSA?

[bdan2002]

I am excited - because I live in Washington, DC -- and now i can drive to see my Mean Green!

Marshall (Huntington, WV) - 5.5 hours

Old Dominion (Norfolk, VA) - 3.5 hours

East Carolina (Greenville, NC) - 4.5 hours

UNC Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) - 5.5 hours

[El Paso Eagle]

1. El Paso Connection
   
2. 4 Texas teams
   
3. El Paso connection
   

[UNTcrazy727]

-multiple close away games

-better&more bowl games

-better tv coverage

-much better national recognition

[medpilot21]

Easier travel to away games, opponents our missing Alums will come in for, and a chance to wear my newly aquired BRANDON KENNEDY jersey!

GMG!!!

[golfingomez]

because I love America... and CUSA is obviously more American than the Sun Belt... also I hate belts... they restrict my American Beerbelly...

here's a picture of me loving America

[PlummMeanGreen]

Finally and even in my lifetime....................local conference rivalries 3 of whom are from the Lone Star State!

GMG!

[gksmith]

Better bowl game potential.

[BeanCounterGrad'03]

Primarily for all the reasons that others are excited (better travel, overall better members, more prestige, better TV contract), but I'm also excited at the hope that it should be easier to get home & homes with CSU, Wyoming, and Air Force. They are all within a 90 minute drive from me.

[GTWT]

I'm excited because it ain't the SBC. No more Monroe. No more WKU. No more Troy. I could go on and on.

[ForneyGreen]

1) Local Teams - I have the CUSA map as my laptop background - it just looks so cool having so many close teams.

2) Recruiting - The majority of kids don't know about the Sun Belt, but they do know CUSA. I would even say that more kids knew about the WAC (or would strangely identify with the WAC) just because of that conference's history and past recognition. Being able to go into a kid's house and say "CUSA" is huge - doesn't even matter who the current members are in the conference - it's all about the conference name

3) Donations - I don't know anything special about future donations, but I have a feeling that donations do increase when our athletic programs show the effort and progress to push forward - and entrance into CUSA will be seen as a push forward for all programs.

[Harry]

1. Recruiting

2. Recruiting

3. Recruiting

4. 3 potential Rivals in Texas also Tulsa and Tulane.

5. More recognizable teams, that our student, fanbase and alums can identify with which will increase interest and attendance.

6. Better football and basketball

7. Better academics

8. More fans from opposing teams in our stands.

9. Better and closer roadtrips.

10. Inroads into Houston and San Antonio where we have alumni

11. Better TV contract

12. Better conference revenue stream

13. More bowls.

14. More stability

15. Bigger markets mean bigger TV contracts

16. Better basketball

17. Better Olympic Sports

18. Less Travel more regionalized

19. No schools who don't adequately fund all of their sports programs. Better financial support among member schools.

20. Headquarters of conference office right here in DFW.