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"New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
The Commish (Fullerton) of the Big Sky Conference is talking today....
Craig Haley @CraigHaley · 4h
Fullerton: Idaho, New Mexico St. out there as possible 14th Big Sky football members. Only when time is right. #BigSkyKickoff
Craig Haley @CraigHaley · 4h
Fullerton: "I'm really optimistic that there's some really good things in this new governing structure." #BigSkyKickoff
Craig Haley @CraigHaley · 4h
Fullerton: New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days involving five major conferences on FBS level. #BigSkyKickoff
Craig Haley @CraigHaley · 4h
AT #BigSkyKickoff, commissioner Doug Fullerton reflects on many topics involving NCAA, FBS/FCS, Big Sky future.
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
Good. I hope that they break away.
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
(07-14-2014 02:41 PM)firmbizzle Wrote: Good. I hope that they break away.
Maybe FCS will break away....
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
(07-14-2014 02:41 PM)firmbizzle Wrote: Good. I hope that they break away.
That wouldn't be good for us. We worked hard on getting to the upper level and not dropping to the FAU and FIU level. Not that FAU or FIU are bad, but we are on another level with fan support.
I wouldn't mind knocking off those programs who can't even get an actual crowd of 15k or have a budget less than 30 million.
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
(07-14-2014 02:41 PM)firmbizzle Wrote: Good. I hope that they break away.
Then you aren't much of a UCF fan.
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
Wait, if Idaho and New Mexico State could be members, does that mean they're moving down to FCS, or is Big Sky moving all its schools up to FBS? I'm out of the loop on this one.
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
(07-15-2014 04:27 PM)rollgreenwave Wrote: Wait, if Idaho and New Mexico State could be members, does that mean they're moving down to FCS, or is Big Sky moving all its schools up to FBS? I'm out of the loop on this one.
I believe they would be moving down. I seem to recall talk of such things when the WAC went defunct.
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07-16-2014 09:09 AM |
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
I thought Idaho and NMState are in the Sun Belt for football
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07-16-2014 09:14 AM |
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
Sounds like Slive's so called bluff (according to some on this board) worked.
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07-16-2014 09:24 AM |
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
(07-16-2014 09:14 AM)Cubanbull Wrote: I thought Idaho and NMState are in the Sun Belt for football
They are, and this is part of why I'm so confused by this...
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RE: "New governing structure could be announced in next 10 days"
(07-16-2014 10:29 AM)rollgreenwave Wrote: (07-16-2014 09:14 AM)Cubanbull Wrote: I thought Idaho and NMState are in the Sun Belt for football
They are, and this is part of why I'm so confused by this...
Idaho SHOULD be forced to move down to FCS. They never should have been permitted to join FBS in the first place since they don't meet the requirements to join.
Let's be honest here... 128 FBS teams is just way too much and more and more FCS teams are making the jump. I seriously hope that the new governing structure immediately places a moratorium on teams joining FBS and begins to look at how to cull out some of the programs that seriously should not be at this level. Idaho, New Mexico State, UMass, and UAB, just to toss some names out there, are NOT viable FBS football programs. They don't have the fundamental infrastructure, the budgets, nor the will to compete at this level.
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