(03-02-2014 02:33 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-02-2014 12:05 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(03-01-2014 10:12 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-01-2014 09:39 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  The creation of C-USA was announced by Commissioner Mike Slive at a press conference in Chicago on April 24, 1995…

Everybody knew that Houston was joining the following year, although I just don't remember if that had been publicly announced or not…

9/22/94 There was an agreement in principle to form a new all sports conference with Houston, Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, So. Miss and Tulane.

The various basketball schools were added later.

Thanks, bullet. I vaguely recall that agreement, too, but I can't remember how I knew about it. Do you have a link to that announcement/agreement/whatever-they-called-it-at-the-time?

A paper link! Its from the front page of the Houston Chronicle sports page for 9/23/94. I saved the various papers announcing the demise of the SWC and the movements of the 8 schools. I think you would have to be a subscriber to go into the Chronicle archives, but you would find it there (chron.com). "UH, 5 other schools agree to form league" and "Arrangement gives Cougars 'nice niche.'"

And if you are looking for the WAC announcement, that was in the 4/20/94 Chronicle with the official acceptance by Rice, TCU, SMU on 4/22/94.

That's awesome! You saved the papers!?!! I remember those days too and I remember that for a split second Texas tech was looking at going to the WAC! If I remember correctly it was byu either Utah or New Mexico that we're going to round out the big 8's add of Texas and A&m. The WAC would of been down to 8 and then added 5 SWC schools and unlv. (Houston, mentioned the SEC comically once during that time) ..fans around Texas tech area where I lived at the time were braced for the WAC for a bit until gov Richards stepped in and Baylor and t tech got in. Am I right? Also, did Houston even consider the WAC ever? Did the 4 to 6 swc leftovers consider keeping the league together by adding a few more schools? If so, who did they want? It happened so fast lol