(10-28-2014 08:40 AM)ChooChoo Wrote:  Nah, Im done with JMU. I'd as soon have Liberty than JMU at this point.
I'd rank my preferences
1. Missouri St
2. a Tennesse team (UTC, TN St, ETSU)
3. a South Carolina team (Coastal, Furman, Citadel)
4. Merging with the MVC
5. EKU
6. UMass
7. Jax St
8. Liberty
9. D2 Florida Tech or West Florida
10. D2 Missippi schools (MS College, Delta St)
11. Central Arkansas
12. GMU's club team
13. JMU

1. NMSU in all sports
2. Missouri State
3. EKU
4 UMASS football only

(10-27-2014 06:11 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  I don't think JMU would be happy in the G5. They should wait for something better.

"He's holding out for a management position."

that article was terrible and comical. but this thread is pretty funny too.

you guys are kidding yourselves. If Benson came out tomorrow and asked the SB members and fans,

"we can pick our 12th member, they all want to join, who do you want?
JMU, Liberty, EKU, Tennessee ____, Jax St, etc, etc, etc"


you all know the overwhelming choice would be JMU.

PS - Missouri State isn't close to ready tomorrow, so they wouldn't be an option.

(10-27-2014 04:46 PM)cleburneslim Wrote:  http://augustafreepress.com/jmu-athletic...rt-go-fbs/

This article sounds like most of the FCS zealotry garbage I read on GSUfans and AGS for nearly a decade. Just about all of it BS.

(10-28-2014 02:25 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  that article was terrible and comical. but this thread is pretty funny too.

you guys are kidding yourselves. If Benson came out tomorrow and asked the SB members and fans,

"we can pick our 12th member, they all want to join, who do you want?
JMU, Liberty, EKU, Tennessee ____, Jax St, etc, etc, etc"


you all know the overwhelming choice would be JMU.

PS - Missouri State isn't close to ready tomorrow, so they wouldn't be an option.

If they asked the fans out of that list, the overwhelming choice would be "who is JMU?" Let's be real: Your university doesn't have name recognition to make folks clamor for your invite. (Before you start in, neither did/does my school or most of the schools in the Sun Belt)

The fans that do know who you are have severely soured on JMU.
Admin? No clue. I would hope they see that JMU is doing what every team should be doing: Looking out for their best interests.

Yep and you're kidding yourself if you believe your leaders would pick up the phone, what a joke of an AD. Good luck.

(10-28-2014 02:25 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  that article was terrible and comical. but this thread is pretty funny too.

you guys are kidding yourselves. If Benson came out tomorrow and asked the SB members and fans,

"we can pick our 12th member, they all want to join, who do you want?
JMU, Liberty, EKU, Tennessee ____, Jax St, etc, etc, etc"


you all know the overwhelming choice would be JMU.

PS - Missouri State isn't close to ready tomorrow, so they wouldn't be an option.

The informed fan would probably say no to JMU. I know I would.

(10-28-2014 02:25 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  that article was terrible and comical. but this thread is pretty funny too.

you guys are kidding yourselves. If Benson came out tomorrow and asked the SB members and fans,

"we can pick our 12th member, they all want to join, who do you want?
JMU, Liberty, EKU, Tennessee ____, Jax St, etc, etc, etc"


you all know the overwhelming choice would be JMU.

PS - Missouri State isn't close to ready tomorrow, so they wouldn't be an option.

But somehow, you're still a wee FCS program.

(10-28-2014 12:58 PM)ARSTATEFAN1986 Wrote:  

(10-28-2014 08:40 AM)ChooChoo Wrote:  Nah, Im done with JMU. I'd as soon have Liberty than JMU at this point.
I'd rank my preferences
1. Missouri St
2. a Tennesse team (UTC, TN St, ETSU)
3. a South Carolina team (Coastal, Furman, Citadel)
4. Merging with the MVC
5. EKU
6. UMass
7. Jax St
8. Liberty
9. D2 Florida Tech or West Florida
10. D2 Missippi schools (MS College, Delta St)
11. Central Arkansas
12. GMU's club team
13. JMU

1. NMSU in all sports
2. Missouri State
3. EKU
4 UMASS football only

That's funny. However, I have already decided the next Football additions to the Sun Belt if so required are in order of preference: drum roll please

1. Missouri State
2. UT - Arlington
3. Kennesaw State
4. Florida Gulf Coast
5. North Florida
6. Coastal Carolina
7. East Tennessee
8. Eastern Kentucky

After that, the door shuts.

(10-27-2014 05:44 PM)ButlerGSU Wrote:  "JMU has the nicest FCS stadium..."

I had to laugh. It's an aluminum monstrosity that is huge on one side and microscopic on the other. I can think of several better stadiums in FCS...Montana for starters.

Not even in the same ballpark as Princeton Stadium. Built in 1998 with 27,800 seats. This place is a palace.

(10-27-2014 08:53 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  If JMU were to do a tour of SBC schools they could easily get the votes. But they will need to extend an olive branch. I know their leadership is terrible but the majority of there fans appear to want FBS and if that means SBC they are ready.

Best case is JMU wakes up, Mo. St. makes a commitment and they replace Idaho a couple years from now. Worst case we don't add anyone. Pretty good either way.

It is my understanding they would have to do some big time fence mending. Numerous SB Presidents were not at all happy with the JMU administration's comments about the Sunbelt.

(10-28-2014 02:25 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  that article was terrible and comical. but this thread is pretty funny too.

you guys are kidding yourselves. If Benson came out tomorrow and asked the SB members and fans,

"we can pick our 12th member, they all want to join, who do you want?
JMU, Liberty, EKU, Tennessee ____, Jax St, etc, etc, etc"


you all know the overwhelming choice would be JMU.

PS - Missouri State isn't close to ready tomorrow, so they wouldn't be an option.

If the choices were JMU, Liberty, EKU, Tennessee State/Tech, Jacksonville State, the AD at AState would ask if EKU has addressed the issues from their study and if the answer is yes, AState would support EKU.

There is a sour taste in Jonesboro and Little Rock regarding JMU.

From what I've heard the good folks down in Lafayette don't want JMU.

1. Missouri State
2. UT - Arlington
3. Eastern Kentucky
4. Southern Illinois
5. UTC

That's today. Tomorrow may be slightly different.

(10-28-2014 03:13 PM)AppManDG Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 08:53 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  If JMU were to do a tour of SBC schools they could easily get the votes. But they will need to extend an olive branch. I know their leadership is terrible but the majority of there fans appear to want FBS and if that means SBC they are ready.

Best case is JMU wakes up, Mo. St. makes a commitment and they replace Idaho a couple years from now. Worst case we don't add anyone. Pretty good either way.

It is my understanding they would have to do some big time fence mending. Numerous SB Presidents were not at all happy with the JMU administration's comments about the Sunbelt.

It's happened before. I'm sure we had to do the same.

(10-28-2014 06:12 PM)AppinVA Wrote:  It's happened before. I'm sure we had to do the same.

Georgia Southern and App had fans emailing and tweeting AD's in support of their addition. I am not so inclined regarding JMU and figure I'm not alone.

Sam Baker blogs for JMU now?

(10-28-2014 05:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  1. Missouri State
2. UT - Arlington
3. Eastern Kentucky
4. Southern Illinois
5. UTC

That's today. Tomorrow may be slightly different.

Southern Illinois?

(10-28-2014 06:33 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  

(10-28-2014 05:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  1. Missouri State
2. UT - Arlington
3. Eastern Kentucky
4. Southern Illinois
5. UTC

That's today. Tomorrow may be slightly different.

Southern Illinois?

Yep, they are another regional rural type school with about 17,000 enrollment, some history of decent football (4 10-win seasons since 2000), a pretty good basketball school with Sweet Sixteen appearances in 1977, 2002, 2007 and 10 tourney appearances. One of the newer football stadiums in FCS. They also bring a new state into the mix.

Main drawback is that their city/region has not been growing and the reason they have given for not considering an FBS move.

Highly unlikely candidate, but one that I would welcome if they chose to move.

(10-28-2014 06:47 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(10-28-2014 06:33 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  

(10-28-2014 05:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  1. Missouri State
2. UT - Arlington
3. Eastern Kentucky
4. Southern Illinois
5. UTC

That's today. Tomorrow may be slightly different.

Southern Illinois?

Yep, they are another regional rural type school with about 17,000 enrollment, some history of decent football (4 10-win seasons since 2000), a pretty good basketball school with Sweet Sixteen appearances in 1977, 2002, 2007 and 10 tourney appearances. One of the newer football stadiums in FCS. They also bring a new state into the mix.

Main drawback is that their city/region has not been growing and the reason they have given for not considering an FBS move.

Highly unlikely candidate, but one that I would welcome if they chose to move.

SIU would be within a 5 hour drive of both Missouri State and Ark State.

(10-28-2014 02:25 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  that article was terrible and comical. but this thread is pretty funny too.

you guys are kidding yourselves. If Benson came out tomorrow and asked the SB members and fans,

"we can pick our 12th member, they all want to join, who do you want?
JMU, Liberty, EKU, Tennessee ____, Jax St, etc, etc, etc"


you all know the overwhelming choice would be JMU.

PS - Missouri State isn't close to ready tomorrow, so they wouldn't be an option.

You sound like those CUSA clowns saying we're all desperate to get in their conference.