C-USA Financial impact of Tech's upcoming move slowly taking shape

[Coach Bill Lewis]

The Bulldogs' football team, likely members of the West Division, could avoid all three of its new league's longest trips (East Carolina, Florida International and Old Dominion) depending on how scheduling pans out.

Van De Velde foresees a potential $150,000 to $250,000 reduction in travel costs when the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters join C-USA for competition in the fall of 2013 — those savings on top of about $100,000 he and Tech hope to see next academic year because of membership changes within the WAC.

"We don't know right now exactly because we're still budgeting for next year with the existing WAC membership," the athletic director said. "But we can already see some savings even in the reconfigured WAC. With teams like Nevada, Fresno State and Hawaii on their way out and Texas-Arlington, Texas-State and Texas-San Antonio coming in, it will certainly affect our travel budgets, and the following year we'll realize even more benefits.

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