Sun Belt and MAC on the offensive!

[True Bearcat]

In the last few hours it has been reported by Pete Thamel that the Sun Belt has approached Marshall, Southern Miss, ODU, and James Madison. With Southern Miss pretty much a done deal. Now Nashville Post is reporting the MAC has approached WKU and MTSU. Around 8pm I thought CUSA would survive, but if everyone moves only Florida International, UTEP, and La Tech will remain.

[True Bearcat]

This was published a few hours ago.

[bearcatbret]

NCAA Football Conference Realignment: Most Likely Scenarios for Sun Belt & C-USA (actionnetwork.com)
“I hate to say it,” a Group of Five official said, “but if you’re not in a Power Five conference, you’re just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”

Non-football playing Sun Belt members Arkansas-Little Rock and Texas-Arlington also will no longer be league members, sources said. - if a conference can kick out teams, does that mean the next realignment, the Power 5 will cut the bottom dwellers?

[GoBearcats31]

"Think @collegead had this first, but I expect the Sun Belt to add Southern Miss, Marshall, JMU and ODU as early as early next week"

[Illuminerdski]

As one who is an enthusiast Conference Commissioner, not a professional one. I think the AAC picked up a few too many Texas schools, and with that missed picking up Southern Miss and Marshall. Good pick up by the Sun Belt. IMO.

[True Bearcat]

As one who is an enthusiast Conference Commissioner, not a professional one. I think the AAC picked up a few too many Texas schools, and with that missed picking up Southern Miss and Marshall. Good pick up by the Sun Belt. IMO.

I think the AAC went heavy in Texas to keep the Mountain West out of it. Rumors were MW was negotiating with North Texas and Rice, but AAC took the two as well with UTSA.

[Lobot]

Something about Marshall in the Sun Belt doesn't sound right at all. I'm not talking about location wise either. That program should be bigger than the Sun Belt conference.

[bearcatbret]

Southern Miss officially announces it has joined a new conference (saturdaydownsouth.com) Official for Southern Miss.

[bearcatbret]

MSU (not any of those MSU's) thinking about jumping up to the FBS. Conference USA: Is Missouri State a possibility in realignment? (news-leader.com)

[GoBearcats31]

MAC will not expand at this time, the league announced

[Lobot]

That would be because MTSU decided to stay put in CUSA and they didn’t want WKU without MTSU coming with them.

[Lobot]

We’re on to 2024. See ya then 👋