Houston officials ‘undoubtedly disappointed’

Harry · January 1, 2013

“We are undoubtedly disappointed in the latest conference realignment shuffle. As stated throughout these developments, we will continue to concentrate on the best interests of the University of Houston and its athletics department and focus on the issues we can control. We are always working towards long-term stability as our brand continues to grow with the help of a very viable market in the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, and a great fan base. Combine that with our history of athletic and academic achievements along with the beginning of facility upgrades and we believe we offer a promising and established athletics program"

read more: http://blog.chron.com/cougars/2012/12/houston-officials-undoubtedly-disappointed-in-latest-realignment-shuffling/

North Texas Shep · January 1, 2013

“We are undoubtedly disappointed in the latest conference realignment shuffle. As stated throughout these developments, we will continue to concentrate on the best interests of the University of Houston and its athletics department and focus on the issues we can control. We are always working towards long-term stability as our brand continues to grow with the help of a very viable market in the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, and a great fan base. Combine that with our history of athletic and academic achievements along with the beginning of facility upgrades and we believe we offer a promising and established athletics program"

read more: http://blog.chron.com/cougars/2012/12/houston-officials-undoubtedly-disappointed-in-latest-realignment-shuffling/

The last statement they only wanted to talk about how great the Big East is... This release, reads like they are trying to figure out a way out. I think it is clear that the Big East is not the best for anyone.

GrayEagle · January 1, 2013

If the latest rumor is true, Houston won't worry for long. Supposedly they will announce in the next couple of days that Houston and SMU are going to the MWC.

If they leave the nBE there would only be eight teams left, including Cincinnati and UConn (which are making every effort to leave). CUSA will have 14 teams beginning in 2014. This time let's see if Britton Banowsky, with the strength of numbers and markets, can take in the nBE teams rather than have them steal more.

Looking at the MWC, they would have 11 teams after taking Boise State back and would likely add back San Diego State for 12. With the addition of SMU and Houston their numbers go to 14. They could be content there except for rumor #2. Brigham Young is ok with being independent in football but unhappy with their other sports being in a California league. They are talking to the MWC about returning. Should that happen the MWC needs another team to even out at 16 and old conference mate for most UTEP gets tapped. That gives them 16 pretty solid conference members:

Hawaii

San Diego State

Fresno State

San Jose State

Nevada

UNLV

Boise State

BYU

Utah State

Wyoming

Colorado State

Air Force

New Mexico

UTEP

If Brigham Young stays independent then UTEP remains in CUSA with the following 22 members:

UTEP

Tulsa

North Texas

Rice

UTSA

Louisiana Tech

Tulane

Memphis

Southern Miss

UAB

Middle Tennessee

FAU

FIU

Charlotte

East Carolina

Old Dominion

Marshall

Temple

Cincinnati

Connecticut

If UTEP did go west we would need an addition. My choice would be Louisiana (UL-Lafayette). They've really improved since Bustle and their attendance is in the mid-20s and should go higher.

That would get all of the larger markets in the east and south that is not covered by the Big 1G, ACC, or SEC.

Banowsky was talking a conference size of 18-24 a year ago so here's his chance to sell it if this scenario does play.

wardly · January 1, 2013

I respectfully disagree that BYU is unhappy being in the WCC, which is bacisally made up of private faith based universities. BYU regards athletics as a vehicle in which to promote the Morman faith as well as gain acceptability from main stream churches. Where they are accomplishes both goals.

10Eagle10 · January 1, 2013

can you provide links that BYU is unhappy with the WCC? Otherwise, I'm gonna have to side with wardly that BYU enjoys going up against the CA Catholic & Methodist* schools (Pacific*) as well Gonzaga and Portland (WA & OR). I also think 22 is too unwieldy. Hasn't the NCAA said only 1 bid even if the numbers are that big? the current BE schools would be crazy to give up that bid to join CUSA. look for the nBE to snap up UMass out of the MAC to 'replace' Boise. As stated in a previous post, I think the MWC only adds one (UH or SMU possibly...) and SDSU needs a Rocky Mtn traveling partner to the east coast. It's gotta be someone who is willing and able to go now (2013) a la Temple and TCU

Side Show Joe · January 1, 2013

If the latest rumor is true, Houston won't worry for long. Supposedly they will announce in the next couple of days that Houston and SMU are going to the MWC.

If they leave the nBE there would only be eight teams left, including Cincinnati and UConn (which are making every effort to leave). CUSA will have 14 teams beginning in 2014. This time let's see if Britton Banowsky, with the strength of numbers and markets, can take in the nBE teams rather than have them steal more.

Looking at the MWC, they would have 11 teams after taking Boise State back and would likely add back San Diego State for 12. With the addition of SMU and Houston their numbers go to 14. They could be content there except for rumor #2. Brigham Young is ok with being independent in football but unhappy with their other sports being in a California league. They are talking to the MWC about returning. Should that happen the MWC needs another team to even out at 16 and old conference mate for most UTEP gets tapped. That gives them 16 pretty solid conference members:

Hawaii

San Diego State

Fresno State

San Jose State

Nevada

UNLV

Boise State

BYU

Utah State

Wyoming

Colorado State

Air Force

New Mexico

UTEP

If Brigham Young stays independent then UTEP remains in CUSA with the following 22 members:

UTEP

Tulsa

North Texas

Rice

UTSA

Louisiana Tech

Tulane

Memphis

Southern Miss

UAB

Middle Tennessee

FAU

FIU

Charlotte

East Carolina

Old Dominion

Marshall

Temple

Cincinnati

Connecticut

If UTEP did go west we would need an addition. My choice would be Louisiana (UL-Lafayette). They've really improved since Bustle and their attendance is in the mid-20s and should go higher.

That would get all of the larger markets in the east and south that is not covered by the Big 1G, ACC, or SEC.

Banowsky was talking a conference size of 18-24 a year ago so here's his chance to sell it if this scenario does play.

I got to disagree with you. This is just too big. UNT needs to stick with Rice and pimp our collective media markets in order to insure we do not get stuck back in a conference made up of most of the old Sun Belt members.

North Texas Shep · January 2, 2013

If the latest rumor is true, Houston won't worry for long. Supposedly they will announce in the next couple of days that Houston and SMU are going to the MWC.

If they leave the nBE there would only be eight teams left, including Cincinnati and UConn (which are making every effort to leave). CUSA will have 14 teams beginning in 2014. This time let's see if Britton Banowsky, with the strength of numbers and markets, can take in the nBE teams rather than have them steal more.

Looking at the MWC, they would have 11 teams after taking Boise State back and would likely add back San Diego State for 12. With the addition of SMU and Houston their numbers go to 14. They could be content there except for rumor #2. Brigham Young is ok with being independent in football but unhappy with their other sports being in a California league. They are talking to the MWC about returning. Should that happen the MWC needs another team to even out at 16 and old conference mate for most UTEP gets tapped. That gives them 16 pretty solid conference members:

Hawaii

San Diego State

Fresno State

San Jose State

Nevada

UNLV

Boise State

BYU

Utah State

Wyoming

Colorado State

Air Force

New Mexico

UTEP

If Brigham Young stays independent then UTEP remains in CUSA with the following 22 members:

UTEP

Tulsa

North Texas

Rice

UTSA

Louisiana Tech

Tulane

Memphis

Southern Miss

UAB

Middle Tennessee

FAU

FIU

Charlotte

East Carolina

Old Dominion

Marshall

Temple

Cincinnati

Connecticut

If UTEP did go west we would need an addition. My choice would be Louisiana (UL-Lafayette). They've really improved since Bustle and their attendance is in the mid-20s and should go higher.

That would get all of the larger markets in the east and south that is not covered by the Big 1G, ACC, or SEC.

Banowsky was talking a conference size of 18-24 a year ago so here's his chance to sell it if this scenario does play.

Nope. Not at all...

PlummMeanGreen · January 2, 2013

From a Coogfans.com poster: We've been in C-USA for 18 years. In that time, we won the conference title twice. We did well enough to have two recent coaches hired away but also badly enough to have to fire two coaches. No one was hired away from us in basketball.

_______________________________________________________________

I didn't realize UH only won the conference football title only 2 X's.

One of the threads on coogfans.com says UH and SMU (as of today) are still committed to the Big East.

GMG!

Edited January 2, 2013 by PlummMeanGreen