(04-27-2014 09:11 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  Have a lot of respect for arkstfan and have an extremely bias view. The Sun Belt has absorb a number of very good FCS teams. The best thing for the conference, in my bias view, is to let all the new members become stronger and improve the over all standing and perception of the Sun Belt. Hope in the future can say we instead of the Sun Belt, but we will be getting better and the FCS to FBS is a big jump.

The Sun Belt should be challenging the MAC and CUSA. For now lets get stronger before adding another FCS team.

Right now, my opinion is if the league wants to, take UMass as a non-equity member, lay low, work on getting better then see what the options are in two years. I'm comfortable sitting at 11 football but better to go to 12 with UMass than fill up the roster and have no room to maneuver down the road.