(03-22-2014 11:41 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-22-2014 11:37 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-21-2014 04:54 PM)Campaign4Liberty Wrote:  

(03-21-2014 04:28 PM)TheRevSWT Wrote:  

(03-21-2014 02:52 PM)Brokeback Flamer Wrote:  I'm not sure how obvious. There were several people on this board saying the SBC doesn't need to expand and have a Championship game. There's a whole thread about it.

You confuse posters on a message board with presidents and decision makers.

Going to 11 wasn't just for funsies. It was because Benson promised JMU last year. He couldn't deliver them, but JMU never gave a no. That caused the conference to look in other directions (Missouri State: who it seems has always been on the radar, but discussions expanded, and EKU).

It's a known quantity that Liberty is there any time we want. No one else is going to expand to pick them up, so it comes down to who says yes first (Missouri State, JMU, or EKU)... Or for the Liberty folks, when the others say no (and that's assuming no other candidates step up their commitment and become viable).

It is hard to take comments like this seriously....It is hard for me to comprehend how EKU is even still in the discussion. As much as some of the SBC President's do not like Liberty, if they have even medicore logical reasoning skills they can see that EKU is nowhere near ready for FBS football.

REV...are you actually serious when you say that EKU would be a better option for the SBC than Liberty? How can that be justified? I want facts here.. I want numbers. I want logic and sound reasoning. Put all ill feelings aside and tell me exactly how EKU would be a better fit than Liberty for the SBC. Ready, go -

EKU is a public school open to the talents of all as students, employees, athletes and fans

EKU is well within our footprint and would allow for a better division split from the perspective of Troy and USA.

EKU has better basketball and better football

While this is true...EKU is not near ready, and that is going to play a major factor.

Finally a 'few' sane points regarding EKU.
We do have work to do, no one from EKU has said otherwise. This move has been batted around for a number of years, but until we finally got a Chair of the Board of Regents and then a new president who understands the importance of athletics, fund raising, and not doing what you always have done, we were sitting on our hands complaining about the OVC. And make no mistake, being in the OVC , with the present inclusion of some schools has affected attendance in a negative way. There's just no way around that. Now, we have been criticized for trying to move too quickly, but I see no reason to NOT announce our intentions. That does not mean these two very capable men don't understand what has to be done. All this melodrama thrown out by Liberty people, who have no clue about what's going on at EKU is a smoke screen to sway people on a message board they are the best candidate. Maybe they are at this time, however it's tiresome reading all the crap and speculation thrown out by Liberty folks.
BTW, although it helps, sometimes money can't buy you everything you want nor change certain issues or your athletic history, it's just the way it is. Belittling another school sure does not enhance your argument in any way, after awhile it only makes you look desperate.