(06-29-2020 04:37 PM)Noodles Wrote:  Look at that Sun Belt. Would you just look at it?

And as you all know Louisiana Tech politely declines to join the sunbelt and play ULL in conference.

(06-29-2020 02:39 PM)rook360 Wrote:  regional we are close to GS and GS not to mention GaTech and UGA.
the rest of the conference is just Florida.

How the heck are we the lone Alabama school but they keep au and ua together.
TRASH

At least you're not Troy (or UTEP or UTSA in C-USA). I'd love an explanation on their "FBS Profile Rank" and how it has FCS North Dakota State at 68 and Buffalo at 76

If this was real, 11 teams makes more sense. 10 game round robin, 5 home and home. They'd likely drop the lowest in each conference which would cost several more C-USA programs FBS status. Also, I think UAB should be our cross conference match. I like UNT, but UAB makes more sense. Obviously, this would be a dream come true for Southern Miss (and most every other G5 team kept in FBS).

(06-29-2020 04:47 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(06-29-2020 04:37 PM)Noodles Wrote:  Look at that Sun Belt. Would you just look at it?

And as you all know Louisiana Tech politely declines to join the sunbelt and play ULL in conference.

Troy would be willing to take your place, or they could take UAB's spot and UAB slides into the new Sunbelt.

(06-29-2020 04:47 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(06-29-2020 04:37 PM)Noodles Wrote:  Look at that Sun Belt. Would you just look at it?

And as you all know Louisiana Tech politely declines to join the sunbelt and play ULL in conference.

With ULM relegated to where it belongs, this plan works for me.

I am in favor of any system that includes a promotion/relegation component. Conference membership should be a reward for performance and should not be grandfathered in.

(06-29-2020 05:01 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(06-29-2020 02:39 PM)rook360 Wrote:  regional we are close to GS and GS not to mention GaTech and UGA.
the rest of the conference is just Florida.

How the heck are we the lone Alabama school but they keep au and ua together.
TRASH

At least you're not Troy (or UTEP or UTSA in C-USA). I'd love an explanation on their "FBS Profile Rank" and how it has FCS North Dakota State at 68 and Buffalo at 76

If this was real, 11 teams makes more sense. 10 game round robin, 5 home and home. They'd likely drop the lowest in each conference which would cost several more C-USA programs FBS status. Also, I think UAB should be our cross conference match. I like UNT, but UAB makes more sense. Obviously, this would be a dream come true for Southern Miss (and most every other G5 team kept in FBS).

If you reduce each conference by 1 team you have enough to add back one that got dropped and just have another conference (wouldn't be quite as rounded off that way).

I think his profile rank is an odd mixture of football rankings and that overall sports "cup" and US News academic rankings? Something like that?

I've been advocating for that deep south for a LONG time. I know it will never happen but it makes to much sense.

I hadn't thought of UAB being in it. I had always moved up an FCS in Florida in my vision. Not sure they would want that and not be against other Alabama programs.

It will never happen but it probably should.

(06-29-2020 05:01 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(06-29-2020 02:39 PM)rook360 Wrote:  regional we are close to GS and GS not to mention GaTech and UGA.
the rest of the conference is just Florida.

How the heck are we the lone Alabama school but they keep au and ua together.
TRASH

At least you're not Troy (or UTEP or UTSA in C-USA). I'd love an explanation on their "FBS Profile Rank" and how it has FCS North Dakota State at 68 and Buffalo at 76

If this was real, 11 teams makes more sense. 10 game round robin, 5 home and home. They'd likely drop the lowest in each conference which would cost several more C-USA programs FBS status. Also, I think UAB should be our cross conference match. I like UNT, but UAB makes more sense. Obviously, this would be a dream come true for Southern Miss (and most every other G5 team kept in FBS).

I agree. 11 member conferences not only allow for equal home and away schedules, but it also allows each program to add an additional OOC game. I too like Southern Miss, but UAB makes more sense for your program. If we could swap (equal level), I'd prefer North Texas would have been paired with FAU. Those poor guys got paired with UMass.

(06-29-2020 04:37 PM)Noodles Wrote:  Look at that Sun Belt. Would you just look at it?

Makes you all tingly inside doesn't it?

(06-29-2020 02:58 PM)SpaceRaider Wrote:  wow...

Pat Forde does drugs...

I'll have some of what he's doing. Just sayin'.....

Back to the Southwest Conference...

So he is demoting Troy and UTEP but keeping Eastern Michigan and Ball State? Bollocks!

(06-29-2020 04:15 PM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  

Alabama @ Arkansas State. The game everyone saw coming.

clt trades appy for coastal.

Very Amusing. MT in a conference with Rocky Top, Vandy, the Memphis kittens, and Notorious Damn? And, Western in it with Louievilla and the Kattz, too? Ain't gonna ever happen but it would be fun.

(06-29-2020 07:18 PM)BlueRaiderBoy Wrote:  Very Amusing. MT in a conference with Rocky Top, Vandy, the Memphis kittens, and Notorious Damn? And, Western in it with Louievilla and the Kattz, too? Ain't gonna ever happen but it would be fun.

No Memphis, so it's actually a possibility. They are the ugly step child.

Somebody please make this happen!

Ridiculous

(06-29-2020 03:54 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  Where are we?

Left out in the cold like some of the rest us.

This is a dream deal for all but 11 G5 schools, and immediately people here want to say what they would change about it. Me, I say let's put Pat Forde in charge of the NCAA and get this done.

(06-29-2020 08:43 PM)Ourland Wrote:  Ridiculous

This is the most sensible realignment scenario I've seen since this talk has started.
Good job Pat Forde!