Nothing new to add to this discussion really, but even though I don't like being left behind schools I really liked competing with; with the exception of WKU I think C-USA did a really good job of setting up the long term future. The development of a series of growing metropolitan areas across the country may prove well invested in time to come; ODU (Hampton/VA Beach, etc.), Charlotte, MTSU (Nashville)...they all make sense to me when saving a conference was at stake. Losing Tulsa was a big blow IMHO.
But again, I may not like losing the old C-USA, but I do think the talking / thinking heads did a pretty good job of projecting where the "conference" needed to be in the future. So I see the conference moves as a win and MU not moving with a host of others a loss.
On the facilities side, remember these are big investments for universities that MU made some time ago with the Joan, and yes all the way back to the "CAM" (which was a great facility in the day).
And hey, our new IAF isn't anything to be laughed at.