(03-22-2014 05:48 PM)TheRevSWT Wrote:  

(03-22-2014 05:13 PM)SoCalBobcat78 Wrote:  Liberty has the baggage of Jerry Falwell, Sr. They also have a ton of money. That money can clean up the baggage. That money can be used to change and improve their image, which they will need to do to bring in more money. The baggage excuse is a short term issue, it is not a long term issue.

So, they have the money now. They have the baggage issue now. But they aren't changing and improve their image.

So when exactly do you think they are going to start trying to get rid of that baggage? Or more to the point, don't you think in spite of being the obviously most ready team last year and personal favorite of Benson, yet still get denied entrance... That they would have started to work on that image by now?

I would not say that Liberty is a personal favorite of Benson. Liberty has expressed a desire to move to FBS and is waiting for an invitation. JMU has not officially expressed that desire yet...that decision is soon to come.

So of the schools that have expressed a desire to move up to FBS, Liberty is the best candidate. The geography really helps as well.

JMU would be an academic gem for the Sun Belt Conference. That is why they needed to wait a year. Liberty could not win a vote on their own merits as long as JMU was around. That is why the 12th team will be added this spring. JMU will make a decision for FBS or FCS.

I believe Liberty is changing but it takes time to convince some people of that. In the meantime, people can live in the past and dwell on the dumb things that a dead man said or they can look to the future. Either way, the money Liberty has will eventually change their image.