Sun Belt announces football divisions for 2018, new collaborative replay system
by Tom Fornelli

The Sun Belt is losing two teams, but it's getting two new divisions.

Both New Mexico State and Idaho will leave the Sun Belt following the 2017 season, and Coastal Carolina will join as it finishes its transition from the FCS level to the FBS in 2018. That will give the conference 10 total teams, and it will divide those teams into two separate five-team divisions.

The divisions will be divided by geography.

East: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Troy

West: Arkansas State, Louisiana, UL-Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State

While the divisions are clearly logical, I just want to get it on the record that the Sun Belt missed on an opportunity by naming the divisions East and West rather than something like Sun and Shade.

Anyway, the winners of the two divisions will play in the new Sun Belt Championship Game, which will be played on the campus of the school that ranks highest in the College Football Playoff's Rankings. No additional methods were mentioned for choosing the title game site if neither division winner is ranked at the end of the regular season.

The Sun Belt is also adopting a collaborative instant replay system that will allow officials in a central location to review replays and assist officials at each game. The model is based on the one the SEC currently uses.

http://www.cbssports.com/college-footbal...lay-system

So...what we're saying is that whoever survives the Eastern Gauntlet plays the ULL/AState winner every year in the title game?

(05-23-2017 11:56 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  So...what we're saying is that whoever survives the Eastern Gauntlet plays the ULL/AState winner every year in the title game?

basically

If it every make sense, you could simply add two teams in the east and move Troy over to the west. This would make the west a bit tougher .

So was anything announced about the cross-divisional schedules?

(05-23-2017 12:43 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  So was anything announced about the cross-divisional schedules?

No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

(05-23-2017 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 12:43 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  So was anything announced about the cross-divisional schedules?

No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

As a resident Houstonian I want this to be true so badly.

(05-23-2017 11:56 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  So...what we're saying is that whoever survives the Eastern Gauntlet plays the ULL/AState winner every year in the title game?

You're being nice and including ULL.

(05-23-2017 12:58 PM)trapdrawApp Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 11:56 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  So...what we're saying is that whoever survives the Eastern Gauntlet plays the ULL/AState winner every year in the title game?

You're being nice and including ULL.

I know. I feel I have to be inclusive to more teams.

You western guys will just love Boone in December !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIn4mbLCtmQ

(05-23-2017 01:25 PM)AppinSC Wrote:  You western guys will just love Boone in December !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIn4mbLCtmQ

Jonesboro can be pretty nice in December too. We'll be waiting.

(05-23-2017 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 12:43 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  So was anything announced about the cross-divisional schedules?

No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

Nothing sexy about that, but possibly the path of least resistance for both our programs. We will be each other's perpetual in-conference Homecoming game every other year.

(05-23-2017 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

The two teams furthest apart. SBC logic.

(05-23-2017 01:45 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

The two teams furthest apart. SBC logic.

The Battle of the Party Schools. Winner gets the coveted Golden Keg

(05-23-2017 01:49 PM)SENOREIDA Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 01:45 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

The two teams furthest apart. SBC logic.

The Battle of the Party Schools. Winner gets the coveted Golden Keg

Ok, now I like that idea.

(05-23-2017 01:49 PM)SENOREIDA Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 01:45 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

The two teams furthest apart. SBC logic.

The Battle of the Party Schools. Winner gets the coveted Golden Keg

We already own the Golden Keg . . .

. . . Hell, We invented The Golden Keg . . .

(05-23-2017 01:25 PM)AppinSC Wrote:  You western guys will just love Boone in December !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIn4mbLCtmQ

Laughed and loved it then, laughing and loving it now.

(05-23-2017 11:56 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  So...what we're saying is that whoever survives the Eastern Gauntlet plays the ULL/AState winner every year in the title game?

Maybe stAte can figure out how to win OOC games in the meantime.

(05-23-2017 01:45 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  No, but Benson has confirmed that everyone will have a Cross Division rival they will play every season.

Nothing confirmed, but these have been the rumored Cross overs

AState/App
ULM/GSU
ULL/GS
USA/Troy
TXST/CCU

The two teams furthest apart. SBC logic.

Yes but if you think about it the closest eastern team to the Bobcats is Troy and they will always be USA's crossover game. Not a huge difference in flying to Atlanta, Statesboro, Myrtle Beach or Boone at least not if you charter.

Based on the series results if it comes to App and AState neither may want home field.