University of Tulsa

Mike Slive, the original commissioner for Conference USA, played a major role in creating one of the seven best conferences in the nation for all sports. By the end of his tenure, the football schools included: Louisville, Cincinnati, TCU, East Carolina, South Florida, Memphis, Houston, Tulane,. . . more

    Before today, I was aware the University of Louisiana-Monroe existed. They usually wound up as discussion about “man, did you see the spread <insert SEC team here> got against Louisiana-Monroe?” That was usually met with a look of confusion from friends, asking without saying. . . more