Despite "cutting positions and having to do belt-tightening" at C-USA headquarters, conference Commissioner Judy MacLeod is "optimistic about the direction the conference is heading," according to Aldo Amato of the Murfreesboro DAILY NEWS JOURNAL. C-USA "took an economic hit this summer when rights fees dropped" by nearly $10M. The conference has "tried new things by signing on with international TV carrier beIN Sports," and it also "had its first football game featured on Twitter through CampusInsiders.com." MacLeod on Wednesday said, "We're in a position where we can take risks and try new things. I'm pleasantly surprised with beIN Sports and their production qualities, how they are doing on social media and over the air." The conference also "launched CUSA.tv, an in-house digital network which offers daily, monthly and yearly subscription plans." Member schools are "responsible for producing games and subscription revenue goes right back to the schools." As far as conference realignment talk goes, MacLeod said that she "doesn't anticipate it dying down anytime soon." MacLeod: "That (Big 12) meeting will do a lot toward what might happen" (Murfreesboro DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, 10/14).
