Thanks NU this is what I thought all the time. I kept saying why is everybody going there. Of course my clients who don't have a dog in the hunt always say these defections killed conference USA. Maybe in time everyone will realize CUSA is pretty good.
Just goes to show the importance of getting the "at-large" bid when you're not one of the Big 5. It benefits the conference as a whole if one of our members makes it to one of the big games. Hopefully it will be us one day. If not, any CUSA member making it will give us a bigger payday.