(04-03-2013 10:34 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  This conference just isn't as exciting as it used to be. Arkansas State, Troy, Louisiana, South Alabama, and ULM have little or no history with schools like James Madison, Liberty, Idaho, NMSU, and Georgia State.

Troy benefited the most in realignment. You lose meaningless games with FIU, FAU and NT and replace them with potential great rivalries with Ga Southern, App and possibly GaSt

(04-03-2013 09:51 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  Freakin' Idaho. :muttering:

Bitchin' & moanin' even before you official become a conference member........ priceless

(04-03-2013 10:47 AM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 10:34 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  This conference just isn't as exciting as it used to be. Arkansas State, Troy, Louisiana, South Alabama, and ULM have little or no history with schools like James Madison, Liberty, Idaho, NMSU, and Georgia State.

Troy benefited the most in realignment. You lose meaningless games with FIU, FAU and NT and replace them with potential great rivalries with Ga Southern, App and possibly GaSt

I agree.

At least in the short term, they'll have the easiest road to the conference title game for at least 2-3 years.

(04-03-2013 10:55 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 09:51 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  Freakin' Idaho. :muttering:

Bitchin' & moanin' even before you official become a conference member........ priceless

Don't you have a "All liberals are cannibals" or a "The American military is god's personal gift to earth" post to work on?

(04-03-2013 10:55 AM)AstroCajun Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 10:47 AM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 10:34 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  This conference just isn't as exciting as it used to be. Arkansas State, Troy, Louisiana, South Alabama, and ULM have little or no history with schools like James Madison, Liberty, Idaho, NMSU, and Georgia State.

Troy benefited the most in realignment. You lose meaningless games with FIU, FAU and NT and replace them with potential great rivalries with Ga Southern, App and possibly GaSt

I agree.

At least in the short term, they'll have the easiest road to the conference title game for at least 2-3 years.

Believe me, I'm really excited. I totally feel as if we are the big winners.
















Not.

(04-03-2013 10:55 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 09:51 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  Freakin' Idaho. :muttering:

Bitchin' & moanin' even before you official become a conference member........ priceless

I was being facetious.

(04-03-2013 10:39 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote:  Look at the bright side.....our attendance will crush CUSA.

We will average much much better and like I said if you happen to see a game of aluminum fans vs. a pretty place such as Boone with fans there or an Ark St Troy game or UL and Ark St. game the causual fan will then have a much different perception about SBC vs. CUSA.......YEA UAB, YEA FAU, YEA FIU, YEAH all the others who may have a 10-12K average and reality is maybe fewer.....

(04-03-2013 11:00 AM)Buzz Lightyear Lite Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 10:39 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote:  Look at the bright side.....our attendance will crush CUSA.

We will average much much better and like I said if you happen to see a game of aluminum fans vs. a pretty place such as Boone with fans there or an Ark St Troy game or UL and Ark St. game the causual fan will then have a much different perception about SBC vs. CUSA.......YEA UAB, YEA FAU, YEA FIU, YEAH all the others who may have a 10-12K average and reality is maybe fewer.....

This. Perceptions can and will change.

Also helps recruiting.

(04-03-2013 11:00 AM)Buzz Lightyear Lite Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 10:39 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote:  Look at the bright side.....our attendance will crush CUSA.

We will average much much better and like I said if you happen to see a game of aluminum fans vs. a pretty place such as Boone with fans there or an Ark St Troy game or UL and Ark St. game the causual fan will then have a much different perception about SBC vs. CUSA.......YEA UAB, YEA FAU, YEA FIU, YEAH all the others who may have a 10-12K average and reality is maybe fewer.....

Southern Conference Part Duece

(04-03-2013 11:09 AM)MG61 Wrote:  Southern Conference Part Duece

I'll bet you App State goes bowling before UNT.

(04-03-2013 11:09 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 11:00 AM)Buzz Lightyear Lite Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 10:39 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote:  Look at the bright side.....our attendance will crush CUSA.

We will average much much better and like I said if you happen to see a game of aluminum fans vs. a pretty place such as Boone with fans there or an Ark St Troy game or UL and Ark St. game the causual fan will then have a much different perception about SBC vs. CUSA.......YEA UAB, YEA FAU, YEA FIU, YEAH all the others who may have a 10-12K average and reality is maybe fewer.....

Southern Conference Part Duece

?? With 5 Sun Belt members joining CUSA and 2 highest SoCon joining Sun Belt, did you mean Sun Belt part 2?

(04-03-2013 11:09 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 11:00 AM)Buzz Lightyear Lite Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 10:39 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote:  Look at the bright side.....our attendance will crush CUSA.

We will average much much better and like I said if you happen to see a game of aluminum fans vs. a pretty place such as Boone with fans there or an Ark St Troy game or UL and Ark St. game the causual fan will then have a much different perception about SBC vs. CUSA.......YEA UAB, YEA FAU, YEA FIU, YEAH all the others who may have a 10-12K average and reality is maybe fewer.....

Southern Conference Part Duece

Like you have anything to poke fun at. Your program has set up permenant residency in obscurity the last several years.

Geez, bring up something related to competativeness and the UNT fan vanishes like a fart in the wind.

(04-03-2013 11:41 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  Geez, bring up something related to competativeness and the UNT fan vanishes like a fart in the wind.

Uh oh....now we'll get to hear about the successes of the Y2K era.

(04-03-2013 11:41 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  Geez, bring up something related to competativeness and the UNT fan vanishes like a fart in the wind.

That's being too kind.

I would like to see Southern Miss on that map.

Just sayin...

(04-03-2013 01:25 PM)gsu2583 Wrote:  I would like to see Southern Miss on that map.

Just sayin...

We all would.

(04-03-2013 01:29 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 01:25 PM)gsu2583 Wrote:  I would like to see Southern Miss on that map.

Just sayin...

We all would.

That would be a good addition (geographically), however I don't know much about their team. What happened that made them go from a 2011, 12-2 bowl game winning season, to a 2012, 0-12 season?

(04-03-2013 02:04 PM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 01:29 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 01:25 PM)gsu2583 Wrote:  I would like to see Southern Miss on that map.

Just sayin...

We all would.

That would be a good addition (geographically), however I don't know much about their team. What happened that made them go from a 2011, 12-2 bowl game winning season, to a 2012, 0-12 season?

Coaching change that was a very poor hire. Led to the coach being fired after a year. They had to sell their home game against Nebraska back to the Huskers to get the money for the buyout. Last I heard, financially hard times were falling on them because of that. Don't know if there's teeth to that rumor though.

(04-03-2013 11:17 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  

(04-03-2013 11:09 AM)MG61 Wrote:  Southern Conference Part Duece

I'll bet you App State goes bowling before UNT.

This.