As good as they could hope for. Losing WKU & MT is a real kick in the balls now though as that still leaves them at 7. Missouri St would be the obvious choice but they were reportedly hesitant with WKU/MT so I can’t see them signing on without them.

(11-01-2021 08:13 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  I’m curious what Texas state and troy fans reactions are to see their former arch rivals joining the FBS ranks

I’m not sure how all the Troy fans feel but having Jax State as a FBS team who we can have H/H series with that’s local and will generate interest is good for the sport.

However that conference makeup is brutal and the strain on their budget could be tough. If WKU and MT remained that would be better for them.

(11-01-2021 08:14 PM)TroyGuy88 Wrote:  I’m trying to make sense of why we never added Liberty? I understand they gave us the cold shoulder a few yrs back, but is that the only reason? Would they have been a better add than JMU?

Someone help me out here. Really trying to understand if we’re trying to build the Virginia footprint why we never picked them up. A nonexistent CUSA over a growing SBC.. Doesn’t make sense

Not this crap again...

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Told Liberty fans they were kidding themselves if they thought they would turn down a conference invite.

(11-01-2021 08:35 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  Told Liberty fans they were kidding themselves if they thought they would turn down a conference invite.

And they got in the only possible way they could...desperate DOA conference...

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(11-01-2021 08:29 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  They're still 1 FBS and D1 school short of being eligible, correct? The only two FBS teams left are UConn and UMass. It's hard to see either one joining that mess.

If I were a betting man I would say one/both of EKU and Chatty are going to join as well. WKU and Empty Sue probably blocked those two from being invited, so once they're gone things can progress. I think they can get one more FCS call up as well. Now that things have stabilized I could see Mo State being interested again. Or just find the most desperate FCS team that wants to move up. At some point if survival is on the line, they can do a lot of things just to get to 8.

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(11-01-2021 08:41 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:29 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  They're still 1 FBS and D1 school short of being eligible, correct? The only two FBS teams left are UConn and UMass. It's hard to see either one joining that mess.

If I were a betting man I would say one/both of EKU and Chatty are going to join as well. WKU and Empty Sue probably blocked those two from being invited, so once they're gone things can progress. I think they can get one more FCS call up as well. Now that things have stabilized I could see Mo State being interested again. Or just find the most desperate FCS team that wants to move up. At some point if survival is on the line, they can do a lot of things just to get to 8.

C-USA West: NMSU, UTEP, SHSU, MoSt, LT, Jax St
C-USA East: FIU, Liberty, EKU, UTC, UMASS*, UCONN*
Little Rock, UTA olympic only?

It survives..

(11-01-2021 08:14 PM)TroyGuy88 Wrote:  I’m trying to make sense of why we never added Liberty? I understand they gave us the cold shoulder a few yrs back, but is that the only reason? Would they have been a better add than JMU?

Someone help me out here. Really trying to understand if we’re trying to build the Virginia footprint why we never picked them up. A nonexistent CUSA over a growing SBC.. Doesn’t make sense

Liberty has more baggage than the belly of a 747.

No thanks.

(11-01-2021 08:32 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:13 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  I’m curious what Texas state and troy fans reactions are to see their former arch rivals joining the FBS ranks

I’m not sure how all the Troy fans feel but having Jax State as a FBS team who we can have H/H series with that’s local and will generate interest is good for the sport.

However that conference makeup is brutal and the strain on their budget could be tough. If WKU and MT remained that would be better for them.

CUSA is now a glorified FCS conference. I don’t think SBC teams should schedule home-and-home deals with CUSA teams.

If everybody hates Liberty why does all of the Sun Belt keep taking their money? Fair question.

(11-01-2021 08:53 PM)T2003 Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:32 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:13 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  I’m curious what Texas state and troy fans reactions are to see their former arch rivals joining the FBS ranks

I’m not sure how all the Troy fans feel but having Jax State as a FBS team who we can have H/H series with that’s local and will generate interest is good for the sport.

However that conference makeup is brutal and the strain on their budget could be tough. If WKU and MT remained that would be better for them.

CUSA is now a glorified FCS conference. I don’t think SBC teams should schedule home-and-home deals with CUSA teams.

I disagree. Imagine if that’s how people treated us when we were the FCS call up conference. We had to add 2 new programs, 2 FCS callups, and a not long promoted Texas State, NMSU, and Idaho to survive the C-USA raids of 2012 and 2013.

(11-01-2021 08:53 PM)theATLDawg Wrote:  If everybody hates Liberty why does all of the Sun Belt keep taking their money? Fair question.

Congrats on saving your conference.

(11-01-2021 08:24 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Liberty will run CUSA now

Well we know they'll get a decent media deal because it's very important for Liberty that they be able to watch

(11-01-2021 08:14 PM)TroyGuy88 Wrote:  I’m trying to make sense of why we never added Liberty? I understand they gave us the cold shoulder a few yrs back, but is that the only reason? Would they have been a better add than JMU?

Someone help me out here. Really trying to understand if we’re trying to build the Virginia footprint why we never picked them up. A nonexistent CUSA over a growing SBC.. Doesn’t make sense

Liberty didn't give us the cold shoulder several years ago. In fact, they begged and pleaded to get an invite. Jerry Falwell flew a private plane to each SBC member school and offered to pay 7 figure entrance fees and make 7 figure donations to each school's athletic department.

As one could guess, it turned everyone off.

Does anyone have any thoughts on NCA&T joining C-USA? Being THE FBS HBCU would be a huge selling point to recruits and viewers alike, I would think. They're the largest HBCU in the country, and they're growing in enrollment while most HBCU's are declining.

Worth a look, at least.

(11-01-2021 08:55 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:53 PM)T2003 Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:32 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:13 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  I’m curious what Texas state and troy fans reactions are to see their former arch rivals joining the FBS ranks

I’m not sure how all the Troy fans feel but having Jax State as a FBS team who we can have H/H series with that’s local and will generate interest is good for the sport.

However that conference makeup is brutal and the strain on their budget could be tough. If WKU and MT remained that would be better for them.

CUSA is now a glorified FCS conference. I don’t think SBC teams should schedule home-and-home deals with CUSA teams.

I disagree. Imagine if that’s how people treated us when we were the FCS call up conference. We had to add 2 new programs, 2 FCS callups, and a not long promoted Texas State, NMSU, and Idaho to survive the C-USA raids of 2012 and 2013.

It’s a different situation, currently, P5 is trying to break away from the G5 and we should at least act like a legit FBS G5 conference, for strategic reasons. IMO CUSA is not an FBS conference anymore.

(11-01-2021 08:59 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:24 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Liberty will run CUSA now

Well we know they'll get a decent media deal because it's very important for Liberty that they be able to watch

Sam Houston State fans seem strongly against the idea of moving.

SHS Fans Not Happy

NMSU mixed on the move.

NMSU Fans Mixed

(11-01-2021 09:05 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:59 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(11-01-2021 08:24 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Liberty will run CUSA now

Well we know they'll get a decent media deal because it's very important for Liberty that they be able to watch

I thought it was funny.

Pretty good adds if this is true. That's a very reasonable lineup for CUSA to move on with.