A few quick things from this afternoon's official announcement that FIU would be joining Conference USA:
*The FIU-FAU football game is up in the air after 2012 because FIU doesn't know how many conference games it'll play and has other committments to honor.
*Mario Cristobal looked terribly happy. As he said, recruits like exposure for themselves and to know their families can see them on TV if they can't make the game. C-USA's TV deals are much better than the Sun Belt's.
*Pete Garcia pointed out that despite the closest school being Alabama-Birmingham or Southern Mississippi, travel costs actually could wind up better for FIU because teams can fly into major airports instead of flying in and going for a bus ride.
*The Sun Belt issued a statement from commissioner Karl Benson that both FIU and North Texas "were cooperative and kept and open line of communication throughout the process."
SunBelt: Thanks for the memories.
Hello Conference USA!
Posted by: Blue&GoldHeart | May 04, 2012 at 03:55 PM
Awesome stuff. Proud to be a Panther.
Posted by: oc fiu panther | May 04, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Great move by FIU and C-USA.
Thanks to the Herald for the headline on the front-page of the sports section (hardcopy).
Posted by: FIU Fan | May 05, 2012 at 03:22 PM