(03-07-2014 10:10 AM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote:  

(03-06-2014 10:23 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  App State built a disc golf course on campus years ago. That might be a fine addition to the weirdest sport the Sun Belt could add. Was surprised at the quality of the video of the US Disc Golf Championship Final that I happened to see. The course used is only a little way from Boone.

FWIW Disc Golf is a VERY popular sport. There was actually an attempt to add a 9 hole course on campus a few years back but the supporters couldn't get the funding needed to purchase the goals.

GS already has a few unofficial courses on campus as well. I played them :)

(03-06-2014 11:57 PM)The4thOption Wrote:  Hey - Wouldn't it be weird if GaSt added Football?

You are really setting them up.

I think GS has a bass fishing team as well that's pretty good.

I am a GSU fan but I think it is really cool that Troy has Rodeo teams. It sucks that they are being discontinued.

Intercollegiate Magic: the Gathering.

(03-07-2014 12:04 PM)eaglemachine Wrote:  

(03-07-2014 10:10 AM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote:  

(03-06-2014 10:23 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  App State built a disc golf course on campus years ago. That might be a fine addition to the weirdest sport the Sun Belt could add. Was surprised at the quality of the video of the US Disc Golf Championship Final that I happened to see. The course used is only a little way from Boone.

FWIW Disc Golf is a VERY popular sport. There was actually an attempt to add a 9 hole course on campus a few years back but the supporters couldn't get the funding needed to purchase the goals.

GS already has a few unofficial courses on campus as well. I played them :)

Me too.

(03-06-2014 10:22 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Wondered yesterday when I saw that someone is building a Curling Indoor facility in uptown Charlotte if that could be the weirdest sport that a conference could add. I also thought, how frigging stupid. But in reality it is an Olympic sport with medals.

Then thought about the teams that play Quidditch. Yeah, the Harry Potter game. Yeah App State has a team.
95 college teams just competed in a tournament.
Here is a Sports Illustrated report.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multime...ent.1.html





Personally could not think of anything dorkier than play running around with a broom between your legs.
But to each their own.
Any weird sport we could add ideas?

Ok, I looked at all 19 slides in that. It's comedy gold. I do wonder about a couple of those. What's the injury report from 7? And what the hell is going on in 12?

(03-07-2014 05:22 PM)cmaxwellgsu Wrote:  

(03-06-2014 10:22 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Wondered yesterday when I saw that someone is building a Curling Indoor facility in uptown Charlotte if that could be the weirdest sport that a conference could add. I also thought, how frigging stupid. But in reality it is an Olympic sport with medals.

Then thought about the teams that play Quidditch. Yeah, the Harry Potter game. Yeah App State has a team.
95 college teams just competed in a tournament.
Here is a Sports Illustrated report.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multime...ent.1.html





Personally could not think of anything dorkier than play running around with a broom between your legs.
But to each their own.
Any weird sport we could add ideas?

Ok, I looked at all 19 slides in that. It's comedy gold. I do wonder about a couple of those. What's the injury report from 7? And what the hell is going on in 12?

What the heck is going on in slide #12?
I see what it looks like, but that can't be.

(03-07-2014 11:43 AM)BurlingtonApp Wrote:  Not really a "weird" sport, but definitely out of place in the region: Hockey. Maybe we could find a niche as THE college hockey conference of the South.

Mentioning Hockey is a taboo to the Sun Belt. It reminds us of Denver, a hockey school that we got stuck with for 13 very long, very expensive years.

They were very nice and actually fielded decent basketball teams. But they were a private school that played a bunch of strange sports and weren't even close to being a fit.

(03-06-2014 10:22 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Wondered yesterday when I saw that someone is building a Curling Indoor facility in uptown Charlotte if that could be the weirdest sport that a conference could add. I also thought, how frigging stupid. But in reality it is an Olympic sport with medals.

Then thought about the teams that play Quidditch. Yeah, the Harry Potter game. Yeah App State has a team.
95 college teams just competed in a tournament.
Here is a Sports Illustrated report.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multime...ent.1.html





Personally could not think of anything dorkier than play running around with a broom between your legs.
But to each their own.
Any weird sport we could add ideas?

You know take away the broom sticks and it wouldn't be too stupid of a sport, the rules are fairly realistic. I would be curious to watch a game where they can just run without having to carry a broom

Arena Football

(03-08-2014 03:41 AM)stAtecamera13 Wrote:  Arena Football

I really like that idea.

(03-08-2014 12:50 AM)Bearband36 Wrote:  

(03-06-2014 10:22 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Wondered yesterday when I saw that someone is building a Curling Indoor facility in uptown Charlotte if that could be the weirdest sport that a conference could add. I also thought, how frigging stupid. But in reality it is an Olympic sport with medals.

Then thought about the teams that play Quidditch. Yeah, the Harry Potter game. Yeah App State has a team.
95 college teams just competed in a tournament.
Here is a Sports Illustrated report.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multime...ent.1.html





Personally could not think of anything dorkier than play running around with a broom between your legs.
But to each their own.
Any weird sport we could add ideas?

You know take away the broom sticks and it wouldn't be too stupid of a sport, the rules are fairly realistic. I would be curious to watch a game where they can just run without having to carry a broom

Texas State had a top 20 quidditch team a couple of years ago. I went an watched a couple of matches. The game had elements of rugby, dodgeball, and lacrosse. The weirdest part for me was the Snitch. They had a guy in gold gym shorts running around with a tennis ball in a sock hanging out of his back pocket. The seeker had to chase down this cross country runner and and pull his ball sack to win the game

(03-08-2014 12:54 PM)chrisattsu Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 12:50 AM)Bearband36 Wrote:  

(03-06-2014 10:22 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Wondered yesterday when I saw that someone is building a Curling Indoor facility in uptown Charlotte if that could be the weirdest sport that a conference could add. I also thought, how frigging stupid. But in reality it is an Olympic sport with medals.

Then thought about the teams that play Quidditch. Yeah, the Harry Potter game. Yeah App State has a team.
95 college teams just competed in a tournament.
Here is a Sports Illustrated report.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multime...ent.1.html





Personally could not think of anything dorkier than play running around with a broom between your legs.
But to each their own.
Any weird sport we could add ideas?

You know take away the broom sticks and it wouldn't be too stupid of a sport, the rules are fairly realistic. I would be curious to watch a game where they can just run without having to carry a broom

Texas State had a top 20 quidditch team a couple of years ago. I went an watched a couple of matches. The game had elements of rugby, dodgeball, and lacrosse. The weirdest part for me was the Snitch. They had a guy in gold gym shorts running around with a tennis ball in a sock hanging out of his back pocket. The seeker had to chase down this cross country runner and and pull his ball sack to win the game

That's what photo #12 was!

(03-08-2014 03:33 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 12:54 PM)chrisattsu Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 12:50 AM)Bearband36 Wrote:  

(03-06-2014 10:22 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Wondered yesterday when I saw that someone is building a Curling Indoor facility in uptown Charlotte if that could be the weirdest sport that a conference could add. I also thought, how frigging stupid. But in reality it is an Olympic sport with medals.

Then thought about the teams that play Quidditch. Yeah, the Harry Potter game. Yeah App State has a team.
95 college teams just competed in a tournament.
Here is a Sports Illustrated report.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multime...ent.1.html





Personally could not think of anything dorkier than play running around with a broom between your legs.
But to each their own.
Any weird sport we could add ideas?

You know take away the broom sticks and it wouldn't be too stupid of a sport, the rules are fairly realistic. I would be curious to watch a game where they can just run without having to carry a broom

Texas State had a top 20 quidditch team a couple of years ago. I went an watched a couple of matches. The game had elements of rugby, dodgeball, and lacrosse. The weirdest part for me was the Snitch. They had a guy in gold gym shorts running around with a tennis ball in a sock hanging out of his back pocket. The seeker had to chase down this cross country runner and and pull his ball sack to win the game

That's what photo #12 was!

Thanks for the explanation. That is the most perplexing and amusing thing I've seen online lately, which obviously is impressive considering the Internet's possibilities....

Calvinball

(03-08-2014 05:52 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Calvinball

ULM is actually currently the National Champions in Water Skiing and Bass Fishing. The water ski team is dominant and has won now something like 25 of the 30 National Championships since they have been putting the event on. Ski Nautique even has a ULM series ski boat, that of course is maroon and gold.

(03-08-2014 12:18 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-07-2014 11:43 AM)BurlingtonApp Wrote:  Not really a "weird" sport, but definitely out of place in the region: Hockey. Maybe we could find a niche as THE college hockey conference of the South.

Mentioning Hockey is a taboo to the Sun Belt. It reminds us of Denver, a hockey school that we got stuck with for 13 very long, very expensive years.

They were very nice and actually fielded decent basketball teams. But they were a private school that played a bunch of strange sports and weren't even close to being a fit.

Cross Country skiing it is then use the ski's with wheels for home races.

(03-08-2014 03:41 AM)stAtecamera13 Wrote:  Arena Football

they already have that at Idaho

(03-07-2014 05:33 AM)OsageJ Wrote:  

(03-06-2014 10:42 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Believe some Sun Belt school has a water ski team that is really good.
Not sure if it's a club team or sponsored.
Sounds like might be another South Alabama team.

ULM.

Georgia Southern also has a water ski team. It is a club sport.


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