C-USA and the shift of power, or: Newbies vs Quitters

So now that a good part of the season is over (and UNT has a bye), it might be a good moment to look at what goes on in conference USA.:

With all the realignment shifts people had been talking about how the new C-USA is essentially just a new version of the Sun Belt, and that the new teams would be taking a step up in competition, while the best teams we…