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Liberty has scheduled 4:30 p.m. news conference to announce plans on moving from FCS to FBS, source told @ESPN

How are they able to do that without a conference invitation?

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.@BigSouthFB member @LibertyFootball announces move to #FBS level as independent beginning with 2018 season. Will be bowl-eligible in 2019.

NCAA is giving Liberty a waiver to move as an independent.

Yes, i would like to know how they can do that without a conference invite.

it has always been the understanding you could not move up without an invite from an existing FBS conference.

this aught to be interesting.

JMU needs to get the same waiver tomorrow. They just opened a pandora's box of litigation if they deny other schools from being able to move up.

Liberty University football to join FBS as independent
http://wset.com/news/local/liberty-unive...ndependent

(02-16-2017 04:15 PM)Potomac Wrote:  JMU needs to get the same waiver tomorrow. They just opened a pandora's box of litigation if they deny other schools from being able to move up.

Yes.

i would love to hear about this waiver.

all kinds of **** will go down over that.

(02-16-2017 04:15 PM)Potomac Wrote:  JMU needs to get the same waiver tomorrow. They just opened a pandora's box of litigation if they deny other schools from being able to move up.

I was going to say the same thing, this is some kind of BS.

JMU doesn't want the waiver because they don't, but also, its been discussed a ton about the challenge of building a schedule as an independent.

Assuming the NCAA is legally pressured to allow any school to join FBS that wants to, this is how our desirable east coast conference forms.

(02-16-2017 04:19 PM)JMUETC Wrote:  JMU doesn't want the waiver because they don't, but also, its been discussed a ton about the challenge of building a schedule as an independent.

That's a bull**** answer. You have UMass looking for a scheduling partner annually. Same with NMSU in the short term. Regional ACC, CUSA and SBC schools will schedule us. You can put together 12 games easily with one FCS. If UConn goes indy, they'll want a scheduling partner. The Service Academies and now Liberty.

getting the popcorn ready on this thread for the next ____ months/years.

UConn
UMass
Liberty
NMSU

Are those the independents in 2017?

Whatever else anyone says, this isn't good for JMU.

This is already hitting all the message boards..

(02-16-2017 04:25 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  UConn
UMass
Liberty
NMSU

Are those the independents in 2017?

UConn is not official but rumored to leave the AAC.

Also Army, BYU and Notre Dame (not really). I get that ND and BYU "doesn't count" for scheduling purposes.

Liberty University received notification today that the NCAA has approved its request to enter into the Football Bowl Subdivision reclassification process.

Liberty University submitted the waiver with the NCAA in January, requesting relief to enter into the two-year FBS reclassification process without an invitation to join a FBS conference.

The NCAA academic and membership affairs staff approved the request after seeking feedback from the NCAA Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee and the NCAA office of legal affairs.

The NCAA waiver approval was based upon Liberty providing substantial information demonstrating its readiness to begin the reclassification process, Liberty's ability to follow current FBS institutions who have demonstrated viability without a conference affiliation and the university's ability to satisfy FBS requirements.

Starting with the 2017-18 academic year, Liberty's football program will begin the two-year FBS reclassification process.

Liberty will compete as a FBS independent during the 2018 season, which includes having three FBS home games. The football program will be bowl eligible starting with the 2019 season and will be required to play at least five home FBS opponents.

so basically, Liberty just asked.

and the NCAA said "ok".

that is one dumb **** organization.

(02-16-2017 04:28 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  Liberty University received notification today that the NCAA has approved its request to enter into the Football Bowl Subdivision reclassification process.

Liberty University submitted the waiver with the NCAA in January, requesting relief to enter into the two-year FBS reclassification process without an invitation to join a FBS conference.

The NCAA academic and membership affairs staff approved the request after seeking feedback from the NCAA Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee and the NCAA office of legal affairs.

The NCAA waiver approval was based upon Liberty providing substantial information demonstrating its readiness to begin the reclassification process, Liberty's ability to follow current FBS institutions who have demonstrated viability without a conference affiliation and the university's ability to satisfy FBS requirements.

Starting with the 2017-18 academic year, Liberty's football program will begin the two-year FBS reclassification process.

Liberty will compete as a FBS independent during the 2018 season, which includes having three FBS home games. The football program will be bowl eligible starting with the 2019 season and will be required to play at least five home FBS opponents.

AKA: They have a ton of money to blow.

Their AD pushed buttons. Don't kid yourself.

(02-16-2017 04:29 PM)CarRamrod Wrote:  

(02-16-2017 04:28 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  Liberty University received notification today that the NCAA has approved its request to enter into the Football Bowl Subdivision reclassification process.

Liberty University submitted the waiver with the NCAA in January, requesting relief to enter into the two-year FBS reclassification process without an invitation to join a FBS conference.

The NCAA academic and membership affairs staff approved the request after seeking feedback from the NCAA Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee and the NCAA office of legal affairs.

The NCAA waiver approval was based upon Liberty providing substantial information demonstrating its readiness to begin the reclassification process, Liberty's ability to follow current FBS institutions who have demonstrated viability without a conference affiliation and the university's ability to satisfy FBS requirements.

Starting with the 2017-18 academic year, Liberty's football program will begin the two-year FBS reclassification process.

Liberty will compete as a FBS independent during the 2018 season, which includes having three FBS home games. The football program will be bowl eligible starting with the 2019 season and will be required to play at least five home FBS opponents.

AKA: They have a ton of money to blow.

bingo...Liberty, from their diploma mill operations, has enough cash to not need revenue from conference membership.

NCAA may as well admit they got $$$$ off.