(04-13-2014 07:15 PM)cleburneslim Wrote:  Not trying to say we were getting the invite. Just saying according to the criteria listed were in the list. If jmu says no, that leaves liberty whom most on this forum despise and swear they are not getting an invite.
if you believe Jsu isnt ready Eku is years behind in preparations for a move up.
so that puts us in the list.
utc has already said no for now.

My guess is liberty.

I have no idea if they will get in. But this is a good example of somebody reading the post of a VERY vocal minority of a conference's fans and drawing a conclusion that imhop - is far fetched. Given the footprint of the Sun Belt (Bible Belt) - I'd figure that most of the fans of this conference (even on this forum), do not despise Liberty. I think more people would object to Liberty's invite based on the lack of performance from their football program and perceived possible advantages from being a private school - than from their religious opinions. That doesn't mean that they despise LU, but might simply have other practical reasons for not wanting their sports programs in this Athletic conference. I only see a few "despising" LU, even on this board. Those same ones just say it over, and over and over. Like in most situations, many people avoid getting involved in the discussion and remain politically correct/neutral by not saying how they really feel about something. Again, based on our conference footprint, I'd guess that the majority of this conference's fans agree with most of what Liberty stands for rather than despise them.