shempie

http://espn.go.com/ncb/columns/katz_andy/1573781.html Brad sounds frustrated and like all of us wants this solved quickly.

I invite Lousville to join immediately. That adds the 12th team (assuming VT and Miami join) and from a travel perspective it is not too inconvenient. It certainly doesn't hurt the conference in basketball and football is at worst equal to some of the current ACC bottom dwellers (Duke for example). That should be more attractive to Louisville than playing in weak sister football conference like the Big East and adds stbaility longer term. Bottom line, C-USA as it currently exists lives on borrowed time.

4 of their first 5 games are on the road at Memphis, at Indiana, Gonzaga in Seattle, at Oakland (Michigan) to take Paulding and Johnson back to Detroit. The other early game is Coppin State at home. Charlie and UNLV will visit Columbia next year for a game and Mizzou and SLU will have a 4 or 5 year contract that starts after next season. Wish I knew as much about our schedule.

...per Rivals he gave an oral commitment Wednesday night.

and the size of the Chicago and St. Louis TV markets is a big consideration. While Marquette had a great season this year, I think the TV market size is an equal consideartion.