(04-10-2014 10:52 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 10:39 AM)Eagleditka Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 10:30 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 10:29 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  The highest level of competition for British soccer. Teams like Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton compete in this league.

The 3rd best futbol league in Europe.

How dare you! EPL is best top to bottom.


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I don't care where it ranks. I enjoy watching. This year with Suarez on pace to tie the goals in a season record for a 42 game season and probably break the now current 38 game season record and potentially do it playing on 33 games is an added bonus.

(04-10-2014 11:00 AM)AppfanInCAAland Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:59 AM)JMU2004 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:55 AM)statefanatic Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:51 AM)JMU2004 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:46 AM)statefanatic Wrote:  Any JMU fan can ask Texas St, APP, or Georgia Southern fans about the excitement of looking at a full FBS schedule as apposed to an FCS schedule. Being FBS lets you schedule games no FCS team can. I love to read the post from App and Georgia Southern fans talking about home and home deals with other FBS teams.

JMU should be happy the Sun Belt is offering them a chance to play at the highest level in college football. JMU can win all the FCS titles they want and less than 30% of college football fans will know who they are. JMU will have more games on national TV in one season in the Belt than 5 years of in the FCS. Heck Georgia Southern has already gotten national TV games at home there first season in the Belt. One of those TV games is against App St who also will be playing there first season of FBS in the Belt.

Well, regarding TV, we had 3 on national TV last year, and over 5 since 2012.

But, your point stands. FCS is not followed outside of FCS schools.

Were those TV games on ESPN last year? I watch college football all day every Saturday and not once did I see an JMU game. When I say national TV, I means a Thursday night game on ESPN against another FBS team during primetime!

National on NBC Sports on Saturdays. Some primetime included, but 2nd rate network.

I remember it being quite a coup for an FCS league to sign such a deal with NBCSN for FB and BB. How long is that deal? I wonder if the deal will be renewed as ODU, VCU, GaSt, Mason, and UMass football leaving since the deal was signed. I really think a lot of it was to capitalize on Mason and VCU basketball. The CAA was a trendy BB league at the time.

(04-10-2014 10:28 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  Though JMU's thinking may have not changed 'suddenly', the fact that UMass was being expelled (at whatever point they made the decision not to join the MAC) did and does put pressure on JMU to fish or cut bait.

If my math is right, there are 4 schools vying for one Sun Belt FBS slot; JMU, Missouri St., UMass and Liberty. That's a lot of suitors for one belle.

Question. Why would the Sun Belt go to 13 by inviting both JMU and Missouri St.?

(04-10-2014 11:05 AM)Eagleditka Wrote:  http://freepdfhosting.com/0dfe5b6e2f.pdf
Because of this memo.

(04-10-2014 11:03 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 10:32 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  

The 3rd best futbol league in Europe.

(04-10-2014 11:12 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  Yeah and Crystal Palace (also pretty close to relegation) just beat Chelsea recently...Don't forget that Man U hung around with Bayern for 150 minutes as well.

(04-10-2014 11:09 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 11:05 AM)Eagleditka Wrote:  http://freepdfhosting.com/0dfe5b6e2f.pdf
Because of this memo.

It's being blocked by my work's firewall; what the jist of it? thanks.

If it just says that Idaho and the Sun Belt have an open ended agreement, then that is just standard operating procedure unless I hear otherwise.

(04-10-2014 11:13 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 11:12 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  Yeah and Crystal Palace (also pretty close to relegation) just beat Chelsea recently...Don't forget that Man U hung around with Bayern for 150 minutes as well.

an endless argeument for sure.

(04-10-2014 11:03 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  West Bromwich Albion? Swansea? Cardiff City?

In contrast, Valladolid (one spot from relegation) beat Barca a few weeks back. There are also more La Liga sides advancing further in the two European competition than any other league (that's the top 6 teams from last year for the uninitiated).

Just for fun, the CL is down to 4. Two from Spain, one from England....and the eventual champs, again, Bayern Munich.

(04-10-2014 11:12 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  [quote='FIUFan' pid='10656901' dateline='1397145807']


West Bromwich Albion? Swansea? Cardiff City?

In contrast, Valladolid (one spot from relegation) beat Barca a few weeks back. There are also more La Liga sides advancing further in the two European competition than any other league (that's the top 6 teams from last year for the uninitiated).

Just for fun, the CL is down to 4. Two from Spain, one from England....and the eventual champs, again, Bayern Munich.

(04-10-2014 11:00 AM)AppfanInCAAland Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:59 AM)JMU2004 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:55 AM)statefanatic Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:51 AM)JMU2004 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:46 AM)statefanatic Wrote:  Any JMU fan can ask Texas St, APP, or Georgia Southern fans about the excitement of looking at a full FBS schedule as apposed to an FCS schedule. Being FBS lets you schedule games no FCS team can. I love to read the post from App and Georgia Southern fans talking about home and home deals with other FBS teams.

JMU should be happy the Sun Belt is offering them a chance to play at the highest level in college football. JMU can win all the FCS titles they want and less than 30% of college football fans will know who they are. JMU will have more games on national TV in one season in the Belt than 5 years of in the FCS. Heck Georgia Southern has already gotten national TV games at home there first season in the Belt. One of those TV games is against App St who also will be playing there first season of FBS in the Belt.

Well, regarding TV, we had 3 on national TV last year, and over 5 since 2012.

But, your point stands. FCS is not followed outside of FCS schools.

Were those TV games on ESPN last year? I watch college football all day every Saturday and not once did I see an JMU game. When I say national TV, I means a Thursday night game on ESPN against another FBS team during primetime!

National on NBC Sports on Saturdays. Some primetime included, but 2nd rate network.

I remember it being quite a coup for an FCS league to sign such a deal with NBCSN for FB and BB. How long is that deal? I wonder if the deal will be renewed as ODU, VCU, GaSt, Mason, and UMass football leaving since the deal was signed. I really think a lot of it was to capitalize on Mason and VCU basketball. The CAA was a trendy BB league at the time.

(04-10-2014 11:12 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  Yeah and Crystal Palace (also pretty close to relegation) just beat Chelsea recently...Don't forget that Man U hung around with Bayern for 150 minutes as well.

(04-10-2014 11:31 AM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Which kind of football is this thread about?

(04-10-2014 11:28 AM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 11:00 AM)AppfanInCAAland Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:59 AM)JMU2004 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:55 AM)statefanatic Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 08:51 AM)JMU2004 Wrote:  Well, regarding TV, we had 3 on national TV last year, and over 5 since 2012.

But, your point stands. FCS is not followed outside of FCS schools.

Were those TV games on ESPN last year? I watch college football all day every Saturday and not once did I see an JMU game. When I say national TV, I means a Thursday night game on ESPN against another FBS team during primetime!

National on NBC Sports on Saturdays. Some primetime included, but 2nd rate network.

I remember it being quite a coup for an FCS league to sign such a deal with NBCSN for FB and BB. How long is that deal? I wonder if the deal will be renewed as ODU, VCU, GaSt, Mason, and UMass football leaving since the deal was signed. I really think a lot of it was to capitalize on Mason and VCU basketball. The CAA was a trendy BB league at the time.

it was a 5-year deal.

2013 was year 2. Still 3 more to go. And NBCSN has already said they will honor the contract despite the defections.

JMU had 3 games nationally televised the in 2012 and 2013 on NBCSN. 3 were at home, 3 away.

(04-10-2014 10:57 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  I don't care one way or the other, but if it's the same person, this Brent Thibodeaux guy was the one that was DEAD WRONG about expansion concerning the WAC/MWC a few years ago.

(04-10-2014 11:27 AM)MRD92 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 11:12 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  [quote='FIUFan' pid='10656901' dateline='1397145807']


West Bromwich Albion? Swansea? Cardiff City?

In contrast, Valladolid (one spot from relegation) beat Barca a few weeks back. There are also more La Liga sides advancing further in the two European competition than any other league (that's the top 6 teams from last year for the uninitiated).

Just for fun, the CL is down to 4. Two from Spain, one from England....and the eventual champs, again, Bayern Munich.

Crystal Palace beat Chelsea because John Terry scored an own goal.

(04-10-2014 11:45 AM)olddawg Wrote:  I want to join a league that hates soccer!
"Soccer.....It's like hockey, without the excitement"