Cyrus Smith: Agree. C-USA was able to beat two teams from the SEC (Missouri and Kentucky) during the season, bring in prestigious coaches during coaching carousel and walked away with their sixth straight winning record during bowl season.
Although the most recognizable brands (Southern Miss and Marshall) had down years the upstarts took a step in the right direction and if C-USA is going to become a great G5 conference it starts with them. UTSA reaching their first ever bowl game was good for the conference. Old Dominion winning 10 games and their first ever bowl game was even better.