Conference Realignment: What’s Up Next?
The Recap: So the ACC struck first by adding Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East. The SEC followed by adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12. The Big 12 then added TCU and WVU. And...
View ArticleCUSA/Mountain All-Sports Merger on Hold
It appeared that a Conference USA and Mountain West merger would come in just a matter of time. Now, it appears to be dead. As it stands, the original plan (to dissolve both conferences and form...
View ArticleBreaking Down the CUSA & MWC Discussions
If you’ve been following the developments between Conference USA and Mountain West on this site and other sources, it’s easy to be confused. At first, there was a bold statement about the two...
View ArticleCUSA to add UTSA & Others
Once a idea of a full merger between Conference USA and the Mountain West was put aside in order to preserve NCAA tournament revenues, bids, and conference exit fees, and an economic or even football...
View ArticleCUSA to Add Charlotte & Old Dominion
Conference USA continues to stockpile schools. It’s hard to imagine that just a few weeks ago, a merger with the Mountain West, combining the 8 MWC schools with the 8 CUSA schools was on the table....
View ArticleOld Dominion Makes it Official – Will Join CUSA
After a couple weeks of speculation, ODU will indeed make the expected move to CUSA. They will join in 2013, remaining in the CAA for 1 more year. They will become the 14th member, joining along with...
View ArticleTulane and ECU to Join Big East
The 20+ year wait if over for ECU as they are finally joining the Big East…not entirely, but they will become a football only member. Tulane on the other had will join the Big East in all sports,...
View ArticleMiddle Tennessee St. and Florida Atlantic to CUSA
Following the departures of Tulane and ECU, Conference USA has invited Middle Tennessee St. to join. MTSU was the runner up for the spots that eventually went to Old Dominion and Charlotte. But with...
View ArticleTulsa to Join Old Big East, ECU for All-Sports
As has been expected since the “America 12″ conference name was floated around, the Old Big East is adding Tulsa as it’s 12th member. ECU will also be “promoted” from a football-only member to an...
View ArticleWKU to Conference USA
The search to replace Tulsa concluded quickly with Western Kentucky slotted in to replace the departing school in Conference USA. As conference officials have known for months that Tulsa was the likely...
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