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Conference USA Basketball Power Rankings
With news of the new conference "merger" (or association, whatever you want to call it) still soaking in, let's move on a bit to take a look at this week's Conference USA Basketball Power Rankings. Memphis caught Southern Miss in the standings last week, but apparently that wasn't enough for the...
Conference USA Game Picks
Week 9 Conference USA action kicks off tonight as [9] Rice heads across town to take on the #17 [1] Houston Cougars. Saturday's matchup between [3] SMU and [4]Tulsa could hold great significance in the C-USA West race, and the high flying Golden Eagles of #25 [2] Southern Miss will head into El...
Conference USA Game Picks
Week 5 saw the Houston Cougars escape El Paso to remain unbeaten, SMU and Marshall pick up big out of conference wins, UAB and Memphis narrowly miss out on out of conference road wins, and ECU continue to struggle. UTEP, SMU, and Tulsa all have the week off, but there's still plenty of action from...
The Dig: Hurting in Memphis and Battle of I-10 Edition
In the Dig: All the Battle of I-10 News you need; College Football Talk thinks the C-USA is better than the Big East; A "Beard" is taking center stage in Huntington; and the Rush can't help but laugh at the Memphis Tigers a little bit. If you dislike Memphis, you want to read today's Dig. ...
The Field is Set: The 2011 Buick Conference USA Tournament Matchups
Well, today turned out to be somewhat anticlimactic as UAB, Tulsa, UTEP, and Memphis all took care of business and secured first round bye's in the Conference USA Championship Tournament. As soon as the official bracket, with game times, becomes available, I will link it here. For now, here's a...
Bowl Game Picks: Day 5
Well, the Navy Midshipmen certainly put forth a valiant effort last night. Unfortunately, the San Diego St. Aztecs were just too good. While not a horrible game, it wasn't a great one. So, I'll call it a B-. With the Aztecs win, I improve to 5-1, and am excited to watch more college football in...
The MWCUSA: ECU Chancellor Steve Ballard Talks Conference Merger, Shared Title Game
East Carolina University Chancellor Steve Ballard recently spoke with Pirate Radio 1250 about the proposed Conference USA- MWC Merger that has been floated around the press the last few weeks (UCFSports.com has published a transcript). Ballard was asked about a proposed merger or merged title game...
CHAOS: "Mega Conference" Merger? Houston Cougars to the Mountain West?
Chaos. That's the only real way to describe what's happening right now. Still, no concrete reports, just a rapidly increasing amount of movement between Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference. The Memphis Commercial Appeal's Dan Wolken is hearing more chatter related to a...
Conference Realignment: Why UTEP Deserves to be in the MWC Discussion
The guys at the excellent Mountain West Connection have been talking a lot about conference realignment and expansion lately. With the Pac 10 looking at expanding to 12 teams, it's very possible that the MWC could lose a team. The MW-Connection thinks the Pac 10's first target might be Utah. ...
The Daily Dig: 2.23.10
From El Paso to Huntington! Let's take a look around the C-USA landscape. UTEP Miners Giving Culpepper Comp? Julyan Stone posterized Tulsa's 7' star Jerome Jordan. He discussed the dunk with KTSM. Their website doesn't have an "embed feature," a la KVIA, so click here to watch the video of...
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