For those keeping score at home.

[True Bearcat]

With Texas and Oklahoma announcing they were SEC bound it caused seismic shifts throughout college sports, and it will not end with just the FBS level. If any school gets promoted from FCS it will send waves through there as well. How we stand on October 22, 2021

New American (all teams confirmed)

Memphis
South Florida
Navy
East Carolina
Wichita State
SMU
Tulsa
Tulane
Temple
FAU
Charlotte
North Texas
UTSA
Rice
UAB

New Sun Belt

App State
Coastal Carolina
Troy
USA
Arkansas St
Texas St
Louisiana
UL Monroe
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Southern Mississippi
ODU
Marshall
James Madison

New CUSA

FIU
La Tech
UTEP
Sam Houston State
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Liberty
WKU
MTSU

[True Bearcat]

Per Pete Thamel on Twitter MTSU is balking at the idea of joining the MAC. Now both WKU and MTSU will remain in Conference USA, but WKU still has aspirations to go to the MAC.

[bearcatbret]

And the CUSA will drop to the bottom of the Group of Five. When this all settles, I think that the MAC should just play a couple of big pay day games then the rest in conference. The MAC is the only true regional conference of like minded. Yes, I know that they all suck.

[True Bearcat]

According to Brett McMurphy Conference USA will survive!!! He said they will add Sam Houston State, Jacksonville State, New Mexico State, and Liberty by the end of week. Will this be enough to keep Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee or are they MAC bound?

[Lobot]

WKU and MTSU are probably headed to the MAC. The MAC will meet soon to discuss expansion per Pete Thamel.

[GoBearcats31]

I've given up trying to follow this stuff -- as long as UC is in the Big 12, whatever else happens (particularly outside the "new" ACC) will take a while to get used to/keep track of over the next few years

[True Bearcat]

Marshall to Sun Belt is official.

[Lobot]

Missouri State is looking to move up to FBS from what I've been reading. I'd assume they will be a candidate somewhere. Just what the world needs, more Bobby Petrino.

[True Bearcat]

Old Dominion to the Sun Belt is official.

[bearcatbret]

CUSA may stay alive by adding FCS schools. Currently, after the departures, they will not have a bid to the NCAA basketball tourney.. Conference USA future in doubt with four teams expected to join Sun Belt next week - CBSSports.com
"She's getting calls from every aspiring FCS program," a source from one of those schools said.

[longtimefan]

So P5 and G4?

[bearcatbret]

I hate all of this and I blame the raiding of the Big East football schools 10 years ago. Well, I really blame ESPN. So, the MAC is really a geographic conference and a nice competetive league of similar schools. They will never be elevated because of TV money but will they reach out to the remaining CDOA (CUSA) teams and invite them in?

[swilsonsp4]

C-USA = dead meat.

[True Bearcat]

Southern Miss is Sun Belt bound!

[swilsonsp4]

UTEP is likely to go independent anyway. They don't really fit any footprint except the MWC and that conference isn't expanding.

I have a hard time thinking the AAC doesn't want LA Tech. They probably should have taken them over UNT

The AAC went after schools in or around large metro areas. Ruston, LA doesn't qualify, stuck as it is in the far north of the state, not far from AR.