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It was warm on the beach at Destin, Fla., last week, but it's doubtful Conference USA had any formal discussion on getting more than a 12-pack at its spring meetings. Marshall's home conference stretches from Huntington to Greenville, N.C., to Orlando, Fla., to El Paso, Texas, and back, but maybe that's not big enough. Maybe 12 teams aren't enough. So figures East Carolina Athletic Director ... [link]

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Conference USA: Is Bigger Better?
Published 5/20/2008 by dawizofodds (noreply@blogger.com) at The Wizard of Odds
... Thus far, there has been little support for the idea. Holland, in an email to Jack Bogaczky of the Charleston Daily Mail, said "that if you can't go back to eight or nine teams for the conference, then move ahead to eight- or nine-team divisions. Twelve is simply the wrong number in my opinion." ...

Following Up: We've Got to Massively Expand This Place
Published 5/20/2008 by SMQ at Sunday Morning Quarterback: Front Page Posts
... . This week, it's ECU athletic director Terry Holland's idea to inflate the league until it naturally cleaves into two separate leagues under one banner, an idea that meets with some non-committal assent from Charleston Daily Mail sports editor Jack Bogaczyk, whose not sure what's up with Marshall being in a conference with UTEP, anyway: ...

C-USA going with red rover, red rover strategy?
Published 5/20/2008 at Fanblogs.com
I've read this article three times and I still can't determine if East Carolina AD Terry Holland is serious or not. (Kinda like listening to Ross Perot back in the 1992 presidential debates, but I digress....) SO, WHAT is Holland's idea for helping create more financial stability and rivalries in C-USA? It's an expansion from 12 to 16 or 18 teams. It's two divisions under one conference umbrella. Umm... huh? Expand C-USA to two eight-team divisions? Yep... that's the plan. "C-USA, as a new conference ...

MORNING ROUNDUP - 5/20/08
Published 5/20/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
  The daily spin through the day’s top stories - got something we should cover? Email us at thirtyfiveseconds[at]yahoo[dot]com.   No horns here - promise!   ...

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