(01-10-2017 04:49 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote: I have never enjoyed a season as much as this one. 2008 was close, but we didn't win it all. I compare our season to ODU's. They had a very good year. Very good. And, what is their reward? Playing Eastern Michigan in a crap Bowl in the Bahamas. It probably cost them money to go.
I just don't think it will ever get any better than the season we just had if we move up. We become Bowl eligible with 5 or 6 wins and play one extra game. Big deal.
We played 4 extra games and won the National Championship. We had about 12,000 fans at Frisco. I bet we wouldn't have had two or three thousand at ODU's Bowl game. Seeing that sea of purple and the all time number of streamers at Frisco will always happen when we are playing for a National Championship.
I believe our high ratings is directly linked to the power of facebook. Word was out there in facebook land to watch the game. And, it worked.
No offense to ODU, but they were a mediocre team in an awful conference. Which is why they got a 6-6 MAC team in a foreign tropical country. We destroyed them last year and beat them badly this year.
But cut them slack, they've been in the FBS for 3? Seasons. I highly doubt their 3rd year will be "as good as it gets".
You guys have a great passionate fan base, huge funding, a fantastic football program and most importantly, you're ******* good. You are vastly different from the average FCS school and deserve to take the next step. As an App fan, I loved the FCS but was done with it. We'd won it 3x and I felt like there was nothing to look forward to.
I wanted a new challenge and new excitement. Not to say the move isnt scary or that I don't miss what made the FCS fun, but that's part of the excitement. There are no guarantees! We might have made the worst mistake ever. But what was the result...come back to FCS?
We finished 36 in the USA Today polls. 36th best team in FBS. Hosted MIAMI in BOONE (still sounds ridiculous) and we host Wake Forest next year.
I can't believe how fun the last 3 seasons has been.
But I'm excited to see where we can go and what new things we can do. That's the excitement I get to look forward to. The unknown and the unlimited ceiling.
You are one step away from hosting Virginia Tech or UVA in Harrisonburg as opposed to NC A&T or Howard. I'd argue the former are closer peer institutions to you than the latter. Y'all need to move up so you can stop being my favorite FCS Team and start being someone I hate again. You're too good not to.
Congrats on the Championship. You guys looked awesome out there.
Also I'm sorry for bringing this up again. I know you guys have beat it to death.