Sun Belt

[TU]

Does anyone know if we will be in the East or the West when we move to the Sun Belt?

[Pcbtrojan]

Here is the current alignment:

East Division
Arkansas-Little Rock
Arkansas State
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
Florida International

West Division
North Texas
Louisiana-Lafayette
Denver
New Orleans
New Mexico State
South Alabama

It is just a guess but we will more than likely in the east with FAU. Denver will probably move to one of the western conferences. New Mexico Sate is gone to the WAC next season. USA could be moved to the east with UALR & ASU moving to the west. Who knows.
Basketball better get ready this is a tough conference.

[theboro]

There's been talk of going to a North/South Format.

I think that would work better.

North:
WKU
MT
ASU
UALR
ULM
Denver

South:
Troy
USA
UNO
ULL
FAU
FIU
UNT

I like this alignment though personally i'd like to have Troy in the same division.

If Western goes D-I in football we then throw out the non football schools (UNO, USA, UALR, Denver) and BAM! we've got a nine team league.

Eight conference games in football. 16 in bball (play everyone twice). 24 in baseball (3 game series w/everyone).

But that's just me.

I think too far in advance. We could look elsewhere for expansion however. I know that C-USA is taking a decidedly Texas flavor. Perhaps Memphis for us and Alabama's B-Team for ya'll?

Those would be great rivalries for our schools and I don't think would diminish the one between Troy and MT because well, I freaking hate you all. :o

[D1Trojan4U]

I hate.....how good it feels to have the palladium where it belongs

[theboro]

I'm sorry, it's basketball season, I know not of what you speak. :lol: