(03-30-2013 08:41 PM)DawggoneEagle Wrote: If the powers that be didn't think App State and Georgia Southern were worthy additions, they wouldn't have extended the invite.
You had no competition for the invite. Tough to say that they felt you were a worthy addition if the options are you or Liberty.
And the rest of your post was just... well, absurd, so I didn't bother to repost it.
But there's no threat implied. I HOPE every conference member goes undefeated (except for one loss... to us, of course). I know it's not even mathematically possible, but you get the point.
What people are taking issue with is not even YOUR school (or App State, even). It's the situation. As of now, a potential of 50% of the conference will be FBS new (I'm counting us and USA in that group). A pair of those NOT FBS new are the two worst programs in FBS. That's NOT a strong conference. I don't care how special you think the triple option is. I don't care how special you think the win over Michigan was. I don't care if Fran is the second coming of Christ. It takes time to get to FBS level, regardless of if you think you're the best thing since sliced bread.
I honestly feel bad for Troy, Louisiana, ULM, & ASU. This is not something easy to sell to their fanbase or donors.
And the constant blustering about how great your teams are only serves to irritate the FBS "old" even further. You tout how many yards you put on whatever FBS team, thinking they actually paid attention to the game that week. FBS teams scheme for their next FBS team during FCS game week. Why? Because they know on general principle, they can run base offense and defense to win (due to the size and depth difference between FBS/FCS).
Basically, the constant blathering of ignorance about how great you are going to be in 2014 just gets old.