(10-02-2013 02:31 PM)banker Wrote:  Our resume in the 80s/90s should be what a team accomplishes before they are allowed to move up to FBS. If you aren't a consistent top 15 program drawing 25,000+ you shouldn't be allowed to jump.

I don't mean that as a knock to ODU or any others in the conference, I just think you should have to show your commitment and sustainability first.

Yes, ODU has only played football for 4 years, (prior to this season). In the last two years we finished #10 (2011), final poll and #6 in the final poll for 2012, (last year). We have SOLD OUT every home game we have played at SB Ballard what ever that number is ........ I'm sorry our stadium only holds 20K (we are working on that).

Funny, how you mention "no Knock to ODU", sounds like a knock to me. I might understand this statement concerning, or in reference to a program that has never played a down of football. That I could understand.

Aim High Go Monarchs

(10-02-2013 11:47 AM)TheEastisPurple Wrote:  Every ranking of current C-USA teams in a major college football poll at the 1A/FBS level. Obviously not all of these rankings were obtained while in C-USA. AP poll started in 1936. Coaches poll started in 1950.

1937
Rice #18(AP)

1946
Rice #10(AP)

1947
Rice #18(AP)

1949
Rice #5(AP)

1953
Rice #6(AP) / #6(Coaches)

1954
Rice #19(AP) / #19(Coaches)

1957
Rice #8(AP) / #7(Coaches)

1961
Rice #17(AP)

1977
North Texas #16(Coaches)

1981
USM #19(Coaches)

1997
USM #19(AP) / #19(Coaches)

1999
Marshall #10(AP) / #10(Coaches)
USM #14(AP) / #13(Coaches)

2001
Marshall #21(Coaches)

2002
Marshall #24(AP) / #19(Coaches)

2011
USM #20(AP) / #19(Coaches)

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