Louisiana Tech went from remote outpost and afterthought in the WAC to a steady G5 school in CUSA, winning bowl games and producing first round draft picks.
Before Louisiana Tech joined Conference USA they were members of the Western Athletic Conference. If you've ever been to Ruston, Louisiana, you would know that nothing about Louisiana Tech screams west coast.
They were misfits in a conference that couldn't care less about their existence as long as it kept the league afloat. But after the WAC finally met its impending doom, Louisiana Tech joined CUSA and the school's profile has raised since joining the conference.