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new Sun Belt standards on scheduling in FB - SpaceRaider - 06-11-2007 07:25 AM This may be old news or not even news to you guys, I had not realized this when the Sun Belt announced its standards, but previous plans that were stated by the wku AD about continuing the home and home series with 1aa (I refuse to use the term 'fcs') eku seem now to be impossible: Excerpt from column in the Lexington paper: .....Those were, and still are, the days, when the commonwealth's best football rivalry matched East(ern) versus West(ern) Kentucky. One year, Western was unscored on at mid-season until it lost to its nemesis 16-7. Another year, the loser (Western) became the winner after the clock reached zero. Roughing the kicker was called on Eastern after a missed field goal try by Western. The Hilltoppers then kicked the game-winner. Conference championships were determined by the winner of this game. Rival coaches Roy Kidd (EKU) and Jimmy Feix (WKU) burned with intensity to win the Battle of the Bluegrass when the rivalry was at its hottest. Eastern's five largest home crowds have been against the Hilltoppers. The biggest crowd in Bowling Green was when the Colonels came to town in 1968. (See second paragraph.) The rivalry conceivably could end when Western visits Eastern for the last time in 2008. Or not. This is certain: The series, if it continues, will change. Two reasons: Western is moving from Division I-AA to I-A with 23 more scholarships eventually. And its conference, the Sun Belt, last month adopted a performance-standards policy. One criterion prohibits a Sun Belt team from traveling to a I-AA opponent. "Based on that," said Eastern Athletic Director Mark Sandy, "I guess the only time we'd play them would be down there. If they have an opening, will they pay us a similar amount to what teams in their league pay?" In other words, Eastern will seek a guarantee to travel to Bowling Green. "The performance standard starts to limit what the future may hold for the WKU-EKU rivalry," said Wood Selig, Western's athletic director. When the athletic directors discuss the future of the series, a lot will be on the table. Ideally, the home-and-home series could have continued despite the difference in divisions. (The new, highfalutin nomenclature "officially" is Football Bowl Subdivision for I-A and Football Championship Subdivision for I-AA.) Eastern will have to consider carefully a one-way series with Western. To assure an automatic I-AA playoff bid, the Colonels must win the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title. To receive an at-large invitation, they need the best record they can get.... Eastern-Western matchup falls victim to rules RE: new Sun Belt standards on scheduling in FB - SpaceRaider - 07-17-2007 06:14 PM an article in the Richmond, KY paper: Quote:Colonel coach optimistic EKU-WKU series will continue past 2008 RE: new Sun Belt standards on scheduling in FB - Hilltopper2K - 07-17-2007 06:38 PM Does this sound like Hope is actually considering playing here every year (or even once as a money game???) Unbelievable. If I were Selig or Elson I wouldn't even have the balls to suggest such a thing. Hope would need a police escort in his own stadium. RE: new Sun Belt standards on scheduling in FB - galojah - 07-18-2007 01:19 AM Interesting. First, the article is incorrect, it is not an NCAA Legislation, but a conference rule that is being put in place-- a conference rule that every other I-A conference already has. Second, EKU would be stupid to schedule two I-A games (be it WKU or anyone else) if they are hoping to get an at-large. Doesn't leave them much room for error in their season after going likely 0-2 against I-A schools. But hey, if their price isn't too high, bring 'em into L.T. Smith Stadium every year. |