Conference USA West Stock Exchange

Louisiana Tech and Rice will continue to battle for CUSA West titles - Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY SportsWe reconvene for yet another year of the CUSA stock exchange. Which programs are surging to long term relevance?

Jared: Push. Ah, the futures market! Consider me skeptical about UAB's ability to get a new stadium off the ground so I'm going to stand pat on UAB. While the Blazers will return to football with a lot of energy and goodwill, the institutional hurdles the program tripped over in the first place are still, unfortunately, in tact. Fortunately for UAB, Bill Clark is the type of coach to overcome such issues.

Cyrus: Push. The fact UAB was able to retain Bill Clark during this ordeal is…