(03-11-2013 10:16 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(03-11-2013 09:50 AM)CalallenStang Wrote:  $7M + $2.5M does not equal $8.5M.

But that is worth it for Tulsa (and the "CUSA defectors"), because ending up where you started is better than ending up behind where you started.

I firmly believe that if CUSA had not aggressively back filled and expanded like they did, the CHSA "defectors" would just go back and things would continue as they were. However, in CUSA's expansion, they have taken steps back that will take a few years of program development to make up for.

Its worth it for Tulsa apparently, if they do go and I expect they will. But in the world of conference realignment it is a gamble unlike getting an invite to a more secure and stable conference like the ACC or even the MWC.

I agree, even with the conferences you mentioned. However, the MWC is stable because no one wants any of their members. At best, their members are a long shot into a Power 5 conference. That is the only thing that has achieved stability for them. The A12 is unstable because there are quite few members, more than just UCONN and Cincy, that are legitimate contenders to be called up. Almost all of the A12 is in that group. If you are looking to move up, that is the conference to be in. If you are looking not to move down, it is also the conference to be in because Tulsa has no MWC option. Tulsa staying in C-USA 2014 would be a definite move down from C-USA 2012.