(09-24-2021 01:33 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  I have heard it from our athletic department that it is likely Marshall and USM are coming. There seems to be a good bit of debate/disagreement among members about whether we should go to 14 but if we do we supposedly have schools willing to join.

Any timeline on this? Weeks? Months?

Not b4 the AAC makes their adds which is expected in the next 4-6weeks

(09-24-2021 12:37 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  

(09-23-2021 09:19 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Yep WKU and FAU

And I m told 2 other non-former members have reached out too

I would be a lot more interested in joining the SBC if WKU/FAU/So Miss were coming with us.....but I didn't think the SBC wanted to expand to 14?

I think everything has changed since playoff expansion and NIL were put on the table. It also appears that ESPN has a hand in all of this and favors the SBC and AAC so if they want 14, you go to 14. A guaranteed playoff spot is a real possibility for the G5 so why not make sure you have the strongest on the field product since the TV money reduction in going to 14 is pretty small?

I would expect announcements by theSun Belt before football season is over. That way the new teams are playing in the Belt in 2023

What a strange trip these last few months have been for the belt. I’m glad people are recognizing what we have all known for the last few years about our football league. Changing perception takes time but it’s happening.


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(09-24-2021 01:34 PM)ARSTATEFAN1986 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:24 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  To all the Marshall fans saying “if FAU and WKU comes then I’m all for it.” What if they don’t come? What if the offer is just USM and Marshall?

JMU or ODU and Marshall in the east and Southern Miss and WKU in the west would be good additions to the Belt.

I think you have to have uneven expansion in terms of east/west so that Troy moves west. That means 3 in the east and 1 in the west if you go to 4. So it would be Southern Miss in the west and WKU would have to go east, which actually fits with JMU/ODU/Marshall.

(09-24-2021 03:39 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:34 PM)ARSTATEFAN1986 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:24 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  To all the Marshall fans saying “if FAU and WKU comes then I’m all for it.” What if they don’t come? What if the offer is just USM and Marshall?

JMU or ODU and Marshall in the east and Southern Miss and WKU in the west would be good additions to the Belt.

I think you have to have uneven expansion in terms of east/west so that Troy moves west. That means 3 in the east and 1 in the west if you go to 4. So it would be Southern Miss in the west and WKU would have to go east, which actually fits with JMU/ODU/Marshall.

No to JMU and ODU, why do people keep pushing JMU so much, why go after an FCS that 90% of the country has never heard of when we could add an existing FBS they 15% have heard of???

(09-24-2021 03:42 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 03:39 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:34 PM)ARSTATEFAN1986 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:24 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  To all the Marshall fans saying “if FAU and WKU comes then I’m all for it.” What if they don’t come? What if the offer is just USM and Marshall?

JMU or ODU and Marshall in the east and Southern Miss and WKU in the west would be good additions to the Belt.

I think you have to have uneven expansion in terms of east/west so that Troy moves west. That means 3 in the east and 1 in the west if you go to 4. So it would be Southern Miss in the west and WKU would have to go east, which actually fits with JMU/ODU/Marshall.

No to JMU and ODU, why do people keep pushing JMU so much, why go after an FCS that 90% of the country has never heard of when we could add an existing FBS they 15% have heard of???

Not a fan of softball? Cause if you even mildly follow the sport or happened to have turned on ESPN last summer then you’re likely to know of JMU. Or FCS Football. Granted neither of those have huge audiences but plenty of people have heard of JMU.

(09-24-2021 04:02 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 03:42 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 03:39 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:34 PM)ARSTATEFAN1986 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:24 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  To all the Marshall fans saying “if FAU and WKU comes then I’m all for it.” What if they don’t come? What if the offer is just USM and Marshall?

JMU or ODU and Marshall in the east and Southern Miss and WKU in the west would be good additions to the Belt.

I think you have to have uneven expansion in terms of east/west so that Troy moves west. That means 3 in the east and 1 in the west if you go to 4. So it would be Southern Miss in the west and WKU would have to go east, which actually fits with JMU/ODU/Marshall.

No to JMU and ODU, why do people keep pushing JMU so much, why go after an FCS that 90% of the country has never heard of when we could add an existing FBS they 15% have heard of???

Not a fan of softball? Cause if you even mildly follow the sport or happened to have turned on ESPN last summer then you’re likely to know of JMU. Or FCS Football. Granted neither of those have huge audiences but plenty of people have heard of JMU.

I'll admit my biases. I live in MO now, and spent several years in TN, but grew up in Virginia, and many several of my friends went to JMU.

(09-24-2021 03:42 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 03:39 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:34 PM)ARSTATEFAN1986 Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:24 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  To all the Marshall fans saying “if FAU and WKU comes then I’m all for it.” What if they don’t come? What if the offer is just USM and Marshall?

JMU or ODU and Marshall in the east and Southern Miss and WKU in the west would be good additions to the Belt.

I think you have to have uneven expansion in terms of east/west so that Troy moves west. That means 3 in the east and 1 in the west if you go to 4. So it would be Southern Miss in the west and WKU would have to go east, which actually fits with JMU/ODU/Marshall.

No to JMU and ODU, why do people keep pushing JMU so much, why go after an FCS that 90% of the country has never heard of when we could add an existing FBS they 15% have heard of???

Imo, James Madison will be the next Appalachian State, or at least have similar FBS success. Adding solid FCS programs is what propelled the SBC to the point it is today. If expanding to 14 I would not leave them on the board for CUSA to take. Regardless, I am happy with Marshall and Southern Miss being the only 2 added.

To the OP…no.

This stadium has a no re-entry policy.

(09-24-2021 01:33 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  I have heard it from our athletic department that it is likely Marshall and USM are coming. There seems to be a good bit of debate/disagreement among members about whether we should go to 14 but if we do we supposedly have schools willing to join.

Some of this is resolving itself. However, I don't think we'd add WKU/FAU if we did go to 14.

FAU's biggest advantage is Florida, but there's a difference between wanting to make inroads in the Panhandle and down in South Florida.

(09-24-2021 11:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(09-24-2021 01:33 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  I have heard it from our athletic department that it is likely Marshall and USM are coming. There seems to be a good bit of debate/disagreement among members about whether we should go to 14 but if we do we supposedly have schools willing to join.

Some of this is resolving itself. However, I don't think we'd add WKU/FAU if we did go to 14.

FAU's biggest advantage is Florida, but there's a difference between wanting to make inroads in the Panhandle and down in South Florida.

What if I told you that you don’t need a conference mate in Florida to cross the boarder and recruit there.
We don’t need the F_U’s…at all…period. The only team in Florida worth getting is USF and that’s IF a 12 team conference with USM and Marshall elevates to the point of somehow luring ECU and a resurgent USF.