(04-14-2014 05:59 PM)MJG Wrote:  Getting Texas State from the WAC vs straight From FCS helps perception of the SBC .NMSU and Idaho even more so as far as how many FCS call ups at one time.

UMASS also benefits from that coming from the MAC.
Three WAC and one MAC school along with four FCS call ups.
That sounds better than eight FCS to FBS schools added.
The truth is more like six and two but perception is a funny thing. Four to six years from now the four recently transitioned teams will be established. So promoting three new schools to FBS will not look as bad. I think that is part of the reason both NMSU and Idaho were added and gives UMASS a chance.

Long term its less damaging to the conference image to be patient. Giving the right Southeastern schools time to get ready is also a benefit.

that's a technicality that very people outside of this inner circle would ever recognize. The casual observer will view Southern Alabama, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, App State, Texas State and UMass(if added) as recent FCS call ups and won't draw any distinction from coming up in 2012 or 2014.

Half of the Sun Belt is made up of new FCS call ups. It is what it is, might as well embrace it.