(07-25-2017 03:24 AM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(07-23-2017 06:42 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  AAC... Navy is in the "west"... yeah they may need two schools.

Reasoning for Indy would be that its just football - rest of sporta can stay in CAA until the invite happens...we would avoid the costly SB travel for olympic sports, and we keep those rivalries going until the right conference opens up...

We did it before - football can do it again...totally agree with Longhorn that JMU /odu (or app or even uncc) would be a combo

Scheduling would be hard but doable...I'd think we get:
- 2 FCS
- Umass, Liberty, ODU
- 2 P5 (we already have them scheduled out a few years, need one more)
- 1 to 2 each from mac/cusa/SB and we are set

JMU can make it work

I see close to 0 chance JMU moves up as an Indy because of the huge hurdles.
You better have a ton of $$$$, and/or a 9 to 10 figure net worth sugar daddy(s) to write monster donor checks. LU certainly has more $$ than JMU..
-More difficult to schedule. Instead of coming up with 4 OOC games a year/2 home, you have to do 12/6 home. Sure you could have a year or 2 when you put together a really good schedule. But try to do that year after year after year after year.
-No conference TV tie in.
-No conference bowl tie in
-Think it would be more difficult recruiting.

After all, name the I-AA that have moved up as an Indy and been successful?

I will chase your red herring....

Does jmu no longer trail blaze?

Arkansas St, Louisiana Tech, Uconn, Troy, UAB, UCF, USF....have all done it...no NCs but thats putting the bar a bit high...Do you not believe JMU can do it?

There are access bowls during our I years

We know it would be difficult...and take some $$ ... but While its a level down, we were independent for 15 years- always had a full schedule.

The case we were solving for was "how do we get our first invite to be AAC?".... id say Indy is the only way!