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Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - quo vadis - 01-07-2017 03:50 PM
Dominating win today.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - dbackjon - 01-07-2017 03:55 PM
Congrats to the NCAA Division I football champion James Madison
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - quo vadis - 01-07-2017 04:16 PM
(01-07-2017 03:55 PM)dbackjon Wrote: Congrats to the NCAA Division I football champion James Madison
Well, the actual NCAA web site calls them the "FCS Champions", so I think my wording is correct.
http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - NYC native - 01-07-2017 05:52 PM
Wow. A division of the NCAA where all teams compete on equal ground.
It's amazing how well that works.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - uakronkid - 01-07-2017 07:16 PM
(01-07-2017 05:52 PM)NYC native Wrote: Wow. A division of the NCAA where all teams compete on equal ground.
It's amazing how well that works.
Equal ground? There are non-scholarship programs, not every conference is an auto qualifier, only one or two get any TV money at all. There's a bigger divide between the haves and have-nots than the FBS.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - quo vadis - 01-07-2017 08:03 PM
(01-07-2017 07:16 PM)uakronkid Wrote:(01-07-2017 05:52 PM)NYC native Wrote: Wow. A division of the NCAA where all teams compete on equal ground.
It's amazing how well that works.
Equal ground? There are non-scholarship programs, not every conference is an auto qualifier, only one or two get any TV money at all. There's a bigger divide between the haves and have-nots than the FBS.
IIRC, the only conferences that don't have an auto-bid are the MEAC, SWAC, and Ivy League, and all three of them lack auto-bids because they have chosen not to send their champion to the FCS playoffs, not because an auto-bid was denied to them.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - NoDak - 01-07-2017 08:05 PM
(01-07-2017 08:03 PM)quo vadis Wrote:(01-07-2017 07:16 PM)uakronkid Wrote:(01-07-2017 05:52 PM)NYC native Wrote: Wow. A division of the NCAA where all teams compete on equal ground.
It's amazing how well that works.
Equal ground? There are non-scholarship programs, not every conference is an auto qualifier, only one or two get any TV money at all. There's a bigger divide between the haves and have-nots than the FBS.
IIRC, the only conferences that don't have an auto-bid are the MEAC, SWAC, and Ivy League, and all three of them lack auto-bids because they have chosen not to send their champion to the FCS playoffs, not because an auto-bid was denied to them.
The Pioneer no scholarship league just got an autobid when FCS playoffs expanded to 24.
The Ivy League objects to playoffs, so they don't participate.
The MEAC and SWAC can still send teams, but not their champions, which go to the Celebration Bowl. NC A&T was a playoff team this year.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - C2__ - 01-07-2017 10:11 PM
Congrats North Dakota Sta...wai--what?
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - Wolfman - 01-07-2017 10:15 PM
Can't we let JMU enjoy their victory without bickering about FBS?
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - billybobby777 - 01-07-2017 10:55 PM
(01-07-2017 08:03 PM)quo vadis Wrote:(01-07-2017 07:16 PM)uakronkid Wrote:(01-07-2017 05:52 PM)NYC native Wrote: Wow. A division of the NCAA where all teams compete on equal ground.
It's amazing how well that works.
Equal ground? There are non-scholarship programs, not every conference is an auto qualifier, only one or two get any TV money at all. There's a bigger divide between the haves and have-nots than the FBS.
IIRC, the only conferences that don't have an auto-bid are the MEAC, SWAC, and Ivy League, and all three of them lack auto-bids because they have chosen not to send their champion to the FCS playoffs, not because an auto-bid was denied to them.
IIRC, you are correct Quo. Congratulations James Madison!
Cheers!
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - Wedge - 01-08-2017 12:14 AM
(01-07-2017 10:15 PM)Wolfman Wrote: Can't we let JMU enjoy their victory without bickering about FBS?
On this board? We have folks here who would start ranting about P5 conspiracies even if the original topic was what you ate for dinner.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - IWokeUpLikeThis - 01-08-2017 12:33 AM
Wasn't there a JMU professor who wrote a piece advocating for the abolishment of Dukes football? And then he even registered on the JMU board here and went at it with posters?
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - C2__ - 01-08-2017 02:36 AM
So what? Being good at sports doesn't mean it's necesarily a good idea to have them.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - quo vadis - 01-08-2017 07:11 AM
(01-08-2017 12:33 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: Wasn't there a JMU professor who wrote a piece advocating for the abolishment of Dukes football? And then he even registered on the JMU board here and went at it with posters?
Unless his argument for abolishing Dukes football was that it could never win another FCS title, or otherwise succeed on the field in FCS, I'm not sure he's been refuted.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine - 01-08-2017 08:52 AM
(01-07-2017 07:16 PM)uakronkid Wrote:(01-07-2017 05:52 PM)NYC native Wrote: Wow. A division of the NCAA where all teams compete on equal ground.
It's amazing how well that works.
Equal ground? There are non-scholarship programs, not every conference is an auto qualifier, only one or two get any TV money at all. There's a bigger divide between the haves and have-nots than the FBS.
The FCS is the Holy Roman Empire.
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - Steve1981 - 01-08-2017 10:17 AM
Nicely done Dukes!
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - USAFMEDIC - 01-08-2017 03:32 PM
What a good team they are. I enjoyed watching Pelini's grumpy old face and spitting all over everyone around him. Been a while. lol
RE: Congratulations to James Madison - FCS National Champs! - quo vadis - 01-09-2017 10:15 AM
(01-07-2017 08:05 PM)NoDak Wrote:(01-07-2017 08:03 PM)quo vadis Wrote:(01-07-2017 07:16 PM)uakronkid Wrote:(01-07-2017 05:52 PM)NYC native Wrote: Wow. A division of the NCAA where all teams compete on equal ground.
It's amazing how well that works.
Equal ground? There are non-scholarship programs, not every conference is an auto qualifier, only one or two get any TV money at all. There's a bigger divide between the haves and have-nots than the FBS.
IIRC, the only conferences that don't have an auto-bid are the MEAC, SWAC, and Ivy League, and all three of them lack auto-bids because they have chosen not to send their champion to the FCS playoffs, not because an auto-bid was denied to them.
The Pioneer no scholarship league just got an autobid when FCS playoffs expanded to 24.
The Ivy League objects to playoffs, so they don't participate.
The MEAC and SWAC can still send teams, but not their champions, which go to the Celebration Bowl. NC A&T was a playoff team this year.
Yes, I know about the SWAC and MEAC situations. I was just talking about auto-bids, and by their choice they don't have one, though non-champs are eligible for at-large selection.