The Sun Belt should hope that Missouri State and Illinois State are ready to make a jump. Those would be decent additions.

Who is ready now for FBS?
North Dakota State
Eastern Washington
Montana
Montana State (they have the stadium big enough already for 15,000, but too chicken to move)
Liberty
Alabama State
Jacksonville State
Florida A&M
Delaware
James Madison
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State

(06-12-2015 05:39 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  Who is ready now for FBS?
North Dakota State
Eastern Washington
Montana
Montana State (they have the stadium big enough already for 15,000, but too chicken to move)
Liberty
Alabama State
Jacksonville State
Florida A&M
Delaware
James Madison
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State

E. Kentucky - wants FBS and has a 20,000 seat stadium currently undergoing renovations

Missouri St - has the budget and recently updated stadium to 17,500 seats.

Thats enough for a whole new conference.

(06-11-2015 06:14 AM)Seminole Indian Wrote:  

(06-11-2015 03:05 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(06-10-2015 01:52 PM)Eagleditka Wrote:  

(06-03-2015 12:16 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  I don't see a reason to kick out Idaho unless if there's another western addition in football (or all sports). If UT-Arlington announces it is starting football, or if Missouri State wants to join, then you give Idaho the boot. Divisions matter in football, and Arkansas State, Louisiana, and ULM all belong in the West.

I'm with you. Kicking Idaho out seems to be the conventional wisdom on the Sun Belt message board. I'd much rather give NMSU full membership, extend Idaho in football only to 2020, add UMass to a similar deal, and wait until EKU/Coastal/MoSt are more ready. Clean 12/12 setup, divisions and a championship game as early as 2016. No waiting on FCS move ups. Access to Gillette Stadium for TV games. You add more value to the conference by adding a championship game and the Massachusetts media market, then you do subtracting Idaho and going to 10 in football.

I would kick out New Mexico State as well. Lamar's football have improved. They went 8-4 last and just missed out a spot in the playoffs. Lamar have been recruiting players that they will be playing in the FBS. They are aggressive and much more ready than Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky and Coastal Carolina. Lamar could be the 12th team right now which means one of the Louisiana or Arkansas State move to the east. Bring North Dakota State in as football only to help their football be more attractive for another conference. We have schools that are ready for FBS, but are in places where the Sun Belt have schools are at.

It is obvious you should have been in bed and sleeping, when you made this post.

I thought it was joke. Maybe your right and he made an ambian post.

(06-12-2015 06:24 PM)cleburneslim Wrote:  Thats enough for a whole new conference.

Liberty
Alabama State
Jacksonville State
Florida A&M
Delaware
James Madison
Army
Youngstown State

Eku or ccu, possibly shsu , lamar, maybe utc

I predicted EKU 15 months ago. I'm still leaning that way, although there's a lot to like about CCU.

A poster on the EKU board claims to have been "tipped off" that EKU is expecting some kind of answer from the Sun Belt by June 22nd.

http://www.maroon-nation.com/forum/viewt...f=4&t=2003

(06-11-2015 12:15 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The Sun Belt should hope that Missouri State and Illinois State are ready to make a jump. Those would be decent additions.

I think the Sun Belt Conference asked around to a lot of the Missouri Valley teams and I know Illinois State said no.

The Sunbelt's best teams have been cleaned out by CUSA. What lower conferences do they raid?

(06-13-2015 07:30 AM)Savacool Wrote:  The Sunbelt's best teams have been cleaned out by CUSA. What lower conferences do they raid?

LOL

(06-13-2015 07:30 AM)Savacool Wrote:  The Sunbelt's best teams have been cleaned out by CUSA. What lower conferences do they raid?

Yeah we are really missing the F_U twins. lmao

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(06-13-2015 07:30 AM)Savacool Wrote:  The Sunbelt's best teams have been cleaned out by CUSA. What lower conferences do they raid?

Last ten Sun Belt champions
2005: AState, Louisiana, ULM
2006: Troy, MTSU
2007: Troy, FAU
2008: Troy
2009: Troy
2010: Troy, FIU
2011: AState
2012: AState
2013: AState, Louisiana
2014: Georgia Southern

(06-12-2015 06:29 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(06-11-2015 06:14 AM)Seminole Indian Wrote:  

(06-11-2015 03:05 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(06-10-2015 01:52 PM)Eagleditka Wrote:  

(06-03-2015 12:16 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  I don't see a reason to kick out Idaho unless if there's another western addition in football (or all sports). If UT-Arlington announces it is starting football, or if Missouri State wants to join, then you give Idaho the boot. Divisions matter in football, and Arkansas State, Louisiana, and ULM all belong in the West.

I'm with you. Kicking Idaho out seems to be the conventional wisdom on the Sun Belt message board. I'd much rather give NMSU full membership, extend Idaho in football only to 2020, add UMass to a similar deal, and wait until EKU/Coastal/MoSt are more ready. Clean 12/12 setup, divisions and a championship game as early as 2016. No waiting on FCS move ups. Access to Gillette Stadium for TV games. You add more value to the conference by adding a championship game and the Massachusetts media market, then you do subtracting Idaho and going to 10 in football.

I would kick out New Mexico State as well. Lamar's football have improved. They went 8-4 last and just missed out a spot in the playoffs. Lamar have been recruiting players that they will be playing in the FBS. They are aggressive and much more ready than Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky and Coastal Carolina. Lamar could be the 12th team right now which means one of the Louisiana or Arkansas State move to the east. Bring North Dakota State in as football only to help their football be more attractive for another conference. We have schools that are ready for FBS, but are in places where the Sun Belt have schools are at.

It is obvious you should have been in bed and sleeping, when you made this post.

I thought it was joke. Maybe your right and he made an ambian post.

Not a joke. Look how spread out the Sun Belt would be if you add New Mexico State for all sports? They be better off in a more travel friendly conference with Idaho in the west. They should try and get BYU and the three could try to find a way to revive WAC football.

(06-13-2015 01:56 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(06-12-2015 06:29 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(06-11-2015 06:14 AM)Seminole Indian Wrote:  

(06-11-2015 03:05 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(06-10-2015 01:52 PM)Eagleditka Wrote:  I'm with you. Kicking Idaho out seems to be the conventional wisdom on the Sun Belt message board. I'd much rather give NMSU full membership, extend Idaho in football only to 2020, add UMass to a similar deal, and wait until EKU/Coastal/MoSt are more ready. Clean 12/12 setup, divisions and a championship game as early as 2016. No waiting on FCS move ups. Access to Gillette Stadium for TV games. You add more value to the conference by adding a championship game and the Massachusetts media market, then you do subtracting Idaho and going to 10 in football.

I would kick out New Mexico State as well. Lamar's football have improved. They went 8-4 last and just missed out a spot in the playoffs. Lamar have been recruiting players that they will be playing in the FBS. They are aggressive and much more ready than Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky and Coastal Carolina. Lamar could be the 12th team right now which means one of the Louisiana or Arkansas State move to the east. Bring North Dakota State in as football only to help their football be more attractive for another conference. We have schools that are ready for FBS, but are in places where the Sun Belt have schools are at.

It is obvious you should have been in bed and sleeping, when you made this post.

I thought it was joke. Maybe your right and he made an ambian post.

Not a joke. Look how spread out the Sun Belt would be if you add New Mexico State for all sports? They be better off in a more travel friendly conference with Idaho in the west. They should try and get BYU and the three could try to find a way to revive WAC football.

Have you been to Colorado lately? You must have been smokin somethin powerful!

(06-13-2015 02:51 AM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  I predicted EKU 15 months ago. I'm still leaning that way, although there's a lot to like about CCU.

A poster on the EKU board claims to have been "tipped off" that EKU is expecting some kind of answer from the Sun Belt by June 22nd.

http://www.maroon-nation.com/forum/viewt...f=4&t=2003

The deadline to begin FBS reclassification for 2016 just passed on June 1st.

I like Coastal here because of the new stadium and South Carolina location.

CUSA has interest in Texas State, AState and ULL. It would make sense to shift the SBC further East where it could become more attractive for schools like JMU and Delaware.