JMU (0-1)
Lost 52-7 @ Maryland

Liberty (0-1)
Lost 56-29 @ UNC

EKU (1-0)
Won 29-10 vs Robert Morris

Missouri St (1-0)
Won 34-27 vs Northwestern St.

(09-02-2014 01:51 PM)GaSouthern Wrote:  JMU (0-1)
Lost 52-7 @ Maryland

Liberty (0-1)
Lost 56-29 @ UNC

EKU (1-0)
Won 29-10 vs Robert Morris

Missouri St (1-0)
Won 34-27 vs Northwestern St.

I was impressed with that comeback win by Missouri St but they will really have to step up the competition if they want to get noticed.

(09-02-2014 01:51 PM)GaSouthern Wrote:  JMU (0-1)
Lost 52-7 @ Maryland

Liberty (0-1)
Lost 56-29 @ UNC

EKU (1-0)
Won 29-10 vs Robert Morris

Missouri St (1-0)
Won 34-27 vs Northwestern St.

This week:

JMU at Lehigh
Liberty at Norfolk State
EKU at Miami (OH)
Missouri St at Oklahoma St

You left out UMass and Southern Miss

Left out FGCU

(09-04-2014 02:11 PM)Cajuncat Wrote:  You left out UMass and Southern Miss

Umass should probably be added, but USM will not be kicked out of the C-USA which currently is the only reason they would join us.

(09-04-2014 02:13 PM)panama Wrote:  Left out FGCU

(09-04-2014 02:07 PM)EKUSteve Wrote:  This week:

JMU at Lehigh
Liberty at Norfolk State
EKU at Miami (OH)
Missouri St at Oklahoma St

I was surprised with how bad JMU was last week, i'll be interested to see if they can walk over Lehigh or not.
Liberty should win
EKU might upset Miami
MSU is going to get clobbered.

By the way Virginia apparently cut JMU's budget by 5-7% over the next couple of years.

(09-04-2014 02:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  By the way Virginia apparently cut JMU's budget by 5-7% over the next couple of years.

That has nothing to do with athletic budget

(09-04-2014 03:09 PM)panama Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 02:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  By the way Virginia apparently cut JMU's budget by 5-7% over the next couple of years.

That has nothing to do with athletic budget

It could. They have to make that up or cut costs. If you raise tuition you face fee pressure. If you freeze salaries you face headwinds justifying FBS transition costs, etc.

(09-04-2014 03:13 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 03:09 PM)panama Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 02:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  By the way Virginia apparently cut JMU's budget by 5-7% over the next couple of years.

That has nothing to do with athletic budget

It could. They have to make that up or cut costs. If you raise tuition you face fee pressure. If you freeze salaries you face headwinds justifying FBS transition costs, etc.

Almost all public schools have either frozen or cut budgets in the past 3 years. The thing is for most their athletic budget is a tint portion of their overall athletic budget. I know education budgets have been dicey in Georgia for years and yet our athletic budget continues to increase.

If the Sun Belt can wait 5 or 6 years, Coastal Carolina should be the pick. They are quietly putting together a solid all-around athletic department. The fanbase just needs time to grow.

(09-04-2014 03:15 PM)panama Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 03:13 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 03:09 PM)panama Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 02:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  By the way Virginia apparently cut JMU's budget by 5-7% over the next couple of years.

That has nothing to do with athletic budget

It could. They have to make that up or cut costs. If you raise tuition you face fee pressure. If you freeze salaries you face headwinds justifying FBS transition costs, etc.

Almost all public schools have either frozen or cut budgets in the past 3 years. The thing is for most their athletic budget is a tint portion of their overall athletic budget. I know education budgets have been dicey in Georgia for years and yet our athletic budget continues to increase.

Its worth keeping an eye on. They already seem to have internal resistance to an FBS move. A budget cut can't help but impact that.

(09-04-2014 03:22 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 03:15 PM)panama Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 03:13 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 03:09 PM)panama Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 02:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  By the way Virginia apparently cut JMU's budget by 5-7% over the next couple of years.

That has nothing to do with athletic budget

It could. They have to make that up or cut costs. If you raise tuition you face fee pressure. If you freeze salaries you face headwinds justifying FBS transition costs, etc.

Almost all public schools have either frozen or cut budgets in the past 3 years. The thing is for most their athletic budget is a tint portion of their overall athletic budget. I know education budgets have been dicey in Georgia for years and yet our athletic budget continues to increase.

Its worth keeping an eye on. They already seem to have internal resistance to an FBS move. A budget cut can't help but impact that.

This is the real issue. If there is no institutional support then it doesnt matter what your budget is and right now there is zero support for a move

(09-04-2014 03:18 PM)wh49er Wrote:  If the Sun Belt can wait 5 or 6 years, Coastal Carolina should be the pick. They are quietly putting together a solid all-around athletic department. The fanbase just needs time to grow.

They would be a good 6th or 7th pick

Sun Belt said previously that Coastal Carolina was not being considered.

(09-05-2014 07:44 AM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Sun Belt said previously that Coastal Carolina was not being considered.

I'm not a big fan of Coastal in the conference.

Less than 10,000 students
Low alumni numbers
Endowment under 18 million
Thinly populated area, and many area residents are transplants that would presumably retain loyalties elsewhere.

JMU down 21-10 to Lehigh.

I wonder if they want Mickey Matthews back yet?

Maybe JMU doesn't want to play FCS football either.