App State - I'm pretty sure I received a piece of mail from them my senior year of high school, but then discovered who they were in 2004 when I started at GS.

Ga Southern - When my friend started school there in 2003.
GA State - When my sister started school there in 1997.
Troy - I think when the Cowboys drafted Demarcus Ware was my first real notice.
UL - When I interned in Louisiana for a year 2009.
ULM - When I interned in Louisiana for a year in 2009.


USA, stAte, Tx St, UTA, UALR, NMSU, Idaho - When I first heard we were joining the Sun Belt.

(06-30-2014 07:52 AM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote:  App State - I'm pretty sure I received a piece of mail from them my senior year of high school, but then discovered who they were in 2004 when I started at GS.

Ga Southern - When my friend started school there in 2003.
GA State - When my sister started school there in 1997.
Troy - I think when the Cowboys drafted Demarcus Ware was my first real notice.
UL - When I interned in Louisiana for a year 2009.
ULM - When I interned in Louisiana for a year in 2009.


USA, stAte, Tx St, UTA, UALR, NMSU, Idaho - When I first heard we were joining the Sun Belt.

so, a youngin; who doesn't recall the 2005 playoffs? Wait, you were in school then. Did you not follow the football team in '05?

(06-30-2014 07:56 AM)CatMom Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 07:52 AM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote:  App State - I'm pretty sure I received a piece of mail from them my senior year of high school, but then discovered who they were in 2004 when I started at GS.

Ga Southern - When my friend started school there in 2003.
GA State - When my sister started school there in 1997.
Troy - I think when the Cowboys drafted Demarcus Ware was my first real notice.
UL - When I interned in Louisiana for a year 2009.
ULM - When I interned in Louisiana for a year in 2009.


USA, stAte, Tx St, UTA, UALR, NMSU, Idaho - When I first heard we were joining the Sun Belt.

so, a youngin; who doesn't recall the 2005 playoffs? Wait, you were in school then. Did you not follow the football team in '05?

I did, went to just about every game. To be honest though the only games I really cared about during the season were Furman and App. Didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the rest of them. I actually care 1000% times more about GS football now than I did when I was in school, too many other distractions.

Edit: you also have to remember I had 0 investment in GS football before I went there and had the pleasure of witnessing our worst seasons in 20 years. So I choose to forget some of it.

Troy - when they beat Mizzu
ULM - when they beat bama
UL-L - when talk of GS going to the SBC started, before that nothing.
Txst - 2005 playoff game, payback time
Idaho and NMSU - sort of new about them when I started really following college sports in the late 90's but didn't really know anything about them (good or bad)
USA and stAte - didn't know anything until we were excepted by the SBC
UTA and LR - still not sure if they are really members of the SBC, jk. basically if you don't have a football team I don't know who you are (no offense intended)


GaSt -when they started a football program. only heard they were a commuter college with a good business program.
Appy - when I started at GS.

App-from playing them
stAte-from Malzahn going there, the old 1AA champ game was before my time and didnt find out about it till much later
Idaho and NMSU-state schools, heard of them for years, didn't know much about them. didn't highly annoying ESPN personality and former NFLer Mark Schlereth go to Idaho?
UL and ULM-heard of them for years (did they have different names or something before?) didn't know much about them
Troy-remembered them from being a good FCS team and Damarcus Ware
Tx State-FCS playoffs in 2005
GA State-heard of the school several years ago, didn't pay much attention till news of them starting football broke on our GSUFans message board
USA-didn't hear of them until we were set to join SBC. Maybe one of our throwing quarterbacks from our down years transferred there? Clarke or Chappell or someone? Not sure...

(06-30-2014 08:33 AM)boroeagle2 Wrote:  USA-didn't hear of them until we were set to join SBC. Maybe one of our throwing quarterbacks from our down years transferred there? Clarke or Chappell or someone? Not sure...

We started football in 2009. We haven't had any Georgia Southern transfers. It's clear from this thread that football makes your school visible and I'm so glad that USA had football now.

(06-30-2014 08:57 AM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 08:33 AM)boroeagle2 Wrote:  USA-didn't hear of them until we were set to join SBC. Maybe one of our throwing quarterbacks from our down years transferred there? Clarke or Chappell or someone? Not sure...

We started football in 2009. We haven't had any Georgia Southern transfers. It's clear from this thread that football makes your school visible and I'm so glad that USA had football now.

Maybe it was North Alabama, sorry, I forgot that you guys had started up pretty recently.

App St - I believe it was one very cold day in 1987 in Boone.
stAte - 1986 NCAA 1-AA National Championship game but I re-discovered them a couple of years ago at the Go Daddy Bowl.
ULAR - remember them fondly from the early 80's basketball rivalry they shared with GS while in the TAAC
GA St - Also remember GS playing them in basketball in the 80's and remember thinking why didn't they get more respect after all other schools like Michigan St, Iowa St or Florida St seemed to get respect but I was young and naïve at the time.
Idaho - Had not really heard of them until I found out they would be joining the belt this year.
ULL - Another team I had not heard of until I started following the Sun Belt but now I am impressed.
ULM - I probably should remember them but I did not really know anything about them until they beat Alabama
NMSU - I heard about them in the WAC but they are still the only team in the Belt I have not even watched highlight film on. Looking forward to seeing them in action.
USA - Never heard of them until I started following the Belt two years ago.
UTA - Same as USA
Tex St - 2005 still looking for payback here
Troy - remember them from our past games and I also remember reading about them doing well in FBS and thinking I wish we had moved up when they did.

Glad to be in the Belt!

App- never heard of them until I started posting on forums.
GaSou- had a friend in high school who was talking about visiting. I originally thought it was like university of west ga.
UALR- never heard of them until rumors started about us joining the Sun Belt.
Idaho- I randomly saw their logo somewhere... I thought they were a big flagship school, but that was before I knew about Boise State.
ULL- hadn't heard of them until I started researching the Sun Belt.
ULM- hadn't heard of them until I started researching the Sun Belt.
NMSU- heard about them when the WAC was imploding.
South Alabama- sorry I will never call you USA... Because there is only one :) heard of them when we started a football team and people were comparing us.
Texas State- heard about them during realignment drama between UTSA.
UTA- heard about them through an employee at GSU that went there.
Troy- Saw a Marta poster advertising online degrees.

(06-30-2014 10:44 AM)BariBlue Wrote:  App- never heard of them until I started posting on forums.
GaSou- had a friend in high school who was talking about visiting. I originally thought it was like university of west ga.
UALR- never heard of them until rumors started about us joining the Sun Belt.
Idaho- I randomly saw their logo somewhere... I thought they were a big flagship school, but that was before I knew about Boise State.
ULL- hadn't heard of them until I started researching the Sun Belt.
ULM- hadn't heard of them until I started researching the Sun Belt.
NMSU- heard about them when the WAC was imploding.
South Alabama- sorry I will never call you USA... Because there is only one :) heard of them when we started a football team and people were comparing us.
UTSA- heard about them when they started a football team and the hiring of their legendary coach.
Texas State- heard about them during realignment drama between UTSA.
Troy- Saw a Marta poster advertising online degrees.

UTSA isn't in the Sun Belt!

App- High School Ski Trips to Boone in the 90s
GaSou- (Just being honest) Friend senior year(97)in homeroom was a football player, heard me talking about going to GSU(State). He thought I was going to Southern. Asked me if I was interested in rooming, because he was worried about rooming with a "dude with Confederate flags hung up in his dorm, and I seemed like a cool white dude." Figured out we were talking about 2 different places.
UALR- hadn't heard of them until I started looking into the Sun Belt.
Idaho- The Kibbie Dome always stood out watching college football.
ULL- Spent a little time in Lafayette in 2004 for work.
ULM- hadn't heard of them until I started looking into the Sun Belt.
NMSU- hadn't heard of them until I started looking into the Sun Belt.
South Alabama- Like BariBlue heard of them when we started a football team and people were comparing us.
UTA- hadn't heard of them until I started looking into the Sun Belt.
Texas State- Again the Necessary Roughness angle. Looked up to see if there was one.
Troy- PC Beach Trips. You drive right by the Phenix City Campus

App - Michigan
GaSou - 1986
UALR - Forever
Idaho - Their last irritating Belt presence. Sorry.
Louisiana - Forever
ULM - Forever
NMSU - Last time they were in the Belt.
South Alabama - I honestly never noticed them until football. I used to be pretty much football only.
UTA - Good memories from way back when they had football.
Texas State - Noticed UCA beating them.
Troy - When they first moved up.
GaSt - When they hired John Thompson.

Old and Potentials
WKU - When they broke our backboard.
UNT - Mean Joe.
FIU - When they joined.
FAU - When they joined.
MTSU - I dunno
MoSt - in the 80's
EKU - playoff game, late 80's
Liberty - Falwell
JMU - A few months ago.

App- when we played them in 2004
stAte - i think a few years ago when SBC was a potential conference. Though what sticks out in my head is y'all playing UNT. Probably because I enjoyed you beating them.
GaSou- When we played in 2005 and before that talking about their flags on AGS
GaSt - when they started football
UALR- learned about them when SBC was a possible conference
Idaho- Early 2000s from Montana fans on AGS. Bowl a few years ago helped me learn more
ULL- TXST softball palyed them in the postseason a few years back and I watched us get beat online
ULM- 2003 when they were transitioning sports out of SLC
NMSU- can't remember but its been a long time. Dad grew up a huge UNM fan and so something from that
South Alabama- when they started a football team
UTA- ever since I was little. had to interview a prof there in 6th grade for a project so that was 1996 when i went of campus there the first time. ran high school track meets there as well
Texas State- Not until jr year of high school when I was looking for schools with majors I was interested in
Troy- running the SBC in the early 2000s. only team that made any news out of the conference at the time it seemed like.

(06-30-2014 12:35 PM)slycat Wrote:  App- when we played them in 2004
GaSou- When we played in 2005 and before that talking about their flags on AGS
GaSt - when they started football
UALR- learned about them when SBC was a possible conference
Idaho- Early 2000s from Montana fans on AGS. Bowl a few years ago helped me learn more
ULL- TXST softball palyed them in the postseason a few years back and I watched us get beat online
ULM- 2003 when they were transitioning sports out of SLC
NMSU- can't remember but its been a long time. Dad grew up a huge UNM fan and so something from that
South Alabama- when they started a football team
UTA- ever since I was little. had to interview a prof there in 6th grade for a project so that was 1996 when i went of campus there the first time. ran high school track meets there as well
Texas State- Not until jr year of high school when I was looking for schools with majors I was interested in
Troy- running the SBC in the early 2000s. only team that made any news out of the conference at the time it seemed like.

It is amazing how many on this thread still haven't heard of Arkansas State. (note: we're the ones with all the newest rings)

App - when I started at Southern
GS- Junior year of high school when I started looking
Ga State- heard their name in high school, but didn't know anything about them until a i visited a couple of my friends that went there
stAte- not until we joined the belt
Idaho - same
ULL- I saw them on espn a few years back giving LSU a run for their money
ULM- didn't know much about them until we joined
NMSU- didn't know anything about them until we joined
USA- same
UTA- not until joining
Texas State- playoff game in 05
Troy- a kid at my high school got picked up by them back in the day.

(06-30-2014 12:47 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 12:35 PM)slycat Wrote:  App- when we played them in 2004
GaSou- When we played in 2005 and before that talking about their flags on AGS
GaSt - when they started football
UALR- learned about them when SBC was a possible conference
Idaho- Early 2000s from Montana fans on AGS. Bowl a few years ago helped me learn more
ULL- TXST softball palyed them in the postseason a few years back and I watched us get beat online
ULM- 2003 when they were transitioning sports out of SLC
NMSU- can't remember but its been a long time. Dad grew up a huge UNM fan and so something from that
South Alabama- when they started a football team
UTA- ever since I was little. had to interview a prof there in 6th grade for a project so that was 1996 when i went of campus there the first time. ran high school track meets there as well
Texas State- Not until jr year of high school when I was looking for schools with majors I was interested in
Troy- running the SBC in the early 2000s. only team that made any news out of the conference at the time it seemed like.

It is amazing how many on this thread still haven't heard of Arkansas State. (note: we're the ones with all the newest rings)

Thats what happens when i copy and paste a list of teams. I updated mine.

(06-30-2014 03:02 PM)slycat Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 12:47 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 12:35 PM)slycat Wrote:  App- when we played them in 2004
GaSou- When we played in 2005 and before that talking about their flags on AGS
GaSt - when they started football
UALR- learned about them when SBC was a possible conference
Idaho- Early 2000s from Montana fans on AGS. Bowl a few years ago helped me learn more
ULL- TXST softball palyed them in the postseason a few years back and I watched us get beat online
ULM- 2003 when they were transitioning sports out of SLC
NMSU- can't remember but its been a long time. Dad grew up a huge UNM fan and so something from that
South Alabama- when they started a football team
UTA- ever since I was little. had to interview a prof there in 6th grade for a project so that was 1996 when i went of campus there the first time. ran high school track meets there as well
Texas State- Not until jr year of high school when I was looking for schools with majors I was interested in
Troy- running the SBC in the early 2000s. only team that made any news out of the conference at the time it seemed like.

It is amazing how many on this thread still haven't heard of Arkansas State. (note: we're the ones with all the newest rings)

Thats what happens when i copy and paste a list of teams. I updated mine.

Just jacking with you. I actually left GaSt off my list at first.

App - when I started at Southern
GS- When they won the first National Championships in the 1980's. I remember my grandfather talking about it.
Ga State- Honestly I dont remember, probably in high school when kids start talking about colleges. I did not even know they sponsored sports until a high school friend of mine played baseball for them.
stAte- When I started at Southern and learned about our NC's
Idaho - Early 2000's When I started wanting Southern to move up and reading about the history of the Sun Belt.
ULL-See Idaho
ULM- 98 When I started at Southern and started looking up the history of the playoffs.
NMSU-Army days when I really got into college football probably.
USA- When they started football
UTA- See Idaho
Texas State- playoff game in 05
Troy-See Idaho

One of the track/cross-country runners at my high school (Mobile AL) went to Appalachian State in the mid-80s. I was about 4 years younger and looked up to him. He was a good guy.

Troy -- Lots of alums living in Mobile. Also they had some great Div. II football teams in the mid-80s, people in Mobile talked about that.

One of my elementary school teachers went to Georgia State. She was incredibly beautiful.

I knew about the Northeast Louisiana Indians and the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns since childhood. Don't remember how I heard about them, but I did.

Georgia Southern -- when Erk Russell took the job there.

App St - When I arrived at GA Southern.
GA Southern - When I started researching in-state schools to attend.
GA State - My ma is a graduate.
stAte - When I arrived at GA Southern and starting learning about our traditions like our hobby for collecting NCs (1986).
Idaho - March, 2013 when they were announced as a football only member of the SBC.
ULL - I have heard of "Ragin' Cajuns" for a few years but didn't know much about the school until we joined the SBC.
ULM- March, 2013 when we announced the move-up. No prior knowledge.
NMSU - Knew of them because they are the only other game in town besides UNM.
USA - Didn't know this school existed until we announced our move-up.
Texas State - The playoff game in 2005.
Troy - Old foe who has made a lot of noise in the SBC prior to our move-up.