(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 09:27 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 11:58 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  That's a lot of schools.

Kinda. But if Marshall or App left and ULM dropped football, suddenly it makes more sense.

If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

Marshall's SBCE travel....

Ohio University - 78 miles 1H 32M driving time
Appalachian State - 271 miles 4H 39M driving time
Western Kentucky - 278 miles 4H 18M driving time
Liberty - 279 miles 4H 46M driving time
James Madison - 287 miles 4H 30M driving time
Old Dominion - 457 miles 7H 7M driving time
Coastal Carolina - 472 miles 7H 37M driving time
Delaware - 473 miles 7H 20M driving time
Georgia State - 483 miles 7H 19M driving time
Georgia Southern - 557 miles 8H 43M driving time

(10-30-2026 11:02 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 09:27 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Kinda. But if Marshall or App left and ULM dropped football, suddenly it makes more sense.

If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

Marshall's SBCE travel....

Ohio University - 78 miles 1H 32M driving time
Appalachian State - 271 miles 4H 39M driving time
Western Kentucky - 278 miles 4H 18M driving time
Liberty - 279 miles 4H 46M driving time
James Madison - 287 miles 4H 30M driving time
Old Dominion - 457 miles 7H 7M driving time
Coastal Carolina - 472 miles 7H 37M driving time
Delaware - 473 miles 7H 20M driving time
Georgia State - 483 miles 7H 19M driving time
Georgia Southern - 557 miles 8H 43M driving time

Ohio sounds great as the 1 add

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(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 09:27 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 11:58 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 11:58 AM)polkhigh Wrote:  Ohio and Delaware to East and Missouri State to West. It'll happen.

That's a lot of schools.

Kinda. But if Marshall or App left and ULM dropped football, suddenly it makes more sense.

If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

This is the way.

Adding Ohio, Delaware, or WKU instead of Liberty is the SBC shooting itself in the foot.

And the argument about their budget being very high in the SBC doesn't work. JMU had an inflated budget from student fees, but everybody dealt with it, and they were still beatable.

Besides, I think Liberty is one of the very few that can afford the move anyway.

(10-30-2026 10:45 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 09:27 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Kinda. But if Marshall or App left and ULM dropped football, suddenly it makes more sense.

If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

It’s in the Mid-Atlantic, which is in the northeast. It’s not in New England, that would be absurd, but it’s still stretching the footprint even more for no good reason

I don't particularly want Delaware, but the West schools, especially ULM (who I enjoy sharing a conference with) should be veeeery open about who the East wants to add. The conference added a third school on one state to financially help some schools which caused a handful of East schools to question 'what the hell are we doing here'

(10-31-2026 06:03 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:45 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

It’s in the Mid-Atlantic, which is in the northeast. It’s not in New England, that would be absurd, but it’s still stretching the footprint even more for no good reason

I don't particularly want Delaware, but the West schools, especially ULM (who I enjoy sharing a conference with) should be veeeery open about who the East wants to add. The conference added a third school on one state to financially help some schools which caused a handful of East schools to question 'what the hell are we doing here'

Should "the east" schools have "the" say on which school replaces JMU? I don't know, has that ever happened (a division getting to make the choice) and/or is that SBC accepted practice? Personally, I advocate for the addition of Liberty. I think they are, without question, the 101% perfect, most logical choice to replace JMU. LU is so PERFECT a choice I think it borders on insanity not to offer them. Of course, maybe LU will say no thanks. Perhaps they already have.

In the end be it Ohio, Delaware, or some other school, I won't dwell on it for more than about 30 seconds. Like a lot of schools (most!) Tech has been in many conferences with wildly shifting memberships over the years and decades. And be it Ohio, Delaware or whomever this will NOT be the end of the changes to the list of our conference mates.

Off the top of my head, as I recall, Tech has been in 7 or 8 different conferences since our days in Division II, which ended about 55 years ago. Unique conference mates? Just a guess (since I don't feel like looking it up right now) but that number easily surpasses 30 and is likely close to 40. Delaware and Liberty won't add to that total, but Ohio would.

(10-31-2026 06:37 AM)Tech80 Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 06:03 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:45 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

It’s in the Mid-Atlantic, which is in the northeast. It’s not in New England, that would be absurd, but it’s still stretching the footprint even more for no good reason

I don't particularly want Delaware, but the West schools, especially ULM (who I enjoy sharing a conference with) should be veeeery open about who the East wants to add. The conference added a third school on one state to financially help some schools which caused a handful of East schools to question 'what the hell are we doing here'

Should "the east" schools have "the" say on which school replaces JMU? I don't know, has that ever happened (a division getting to make the choice) and/or is that SBC accepted practice? Personally, I advocate for the addition of Liberty. I think they are, without question, the 101% perfect, most logical choice to replace JMU. LU is so PERFECT a choice I think it borders on insanity not to offer them. Of course, maybe LU will say no thanks. Perhaps they already have.

In the end be it Ohio, Delaware, or some other school, I won't dwell on it for more than about 30 seconds. Like a lot of schools (most!) Tech has been in many conferences with wildly shifting memberships over the years and decades. And be it Ohio, Delaware or whomever this will NOT be the end of the changes to the list of our conference mates.

Off the top of my head, as I recall, Tech has been in 7 or 8 different conferences since our days in Division II, which ended about 55 years ago. Unique conference mates? Just a guess (since I don't feel like looking it up right now) but that number easily surpasses 30 and is likely close to 40. Delaware and Liberty won't add to that total, but Ohio would.

Has it ever happened? Yep. Coastal Carolina was added by sheer force of will from App holding the fire to the entire conference's feet.

(10-31-2026 06:54 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 06:37 AM)Tech80 Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 06:03 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:45 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

It’s in the Mid-Atlantic, which is in the northeast. It’s not in New England, that would be absurd, but it’s still stretching the footprint even more for no good reason

I don't particularly want Delaware, but the West schools, especially ULM (who I enjoy sharing a conference with) should be veeeery open about who the East wants to add. The conference added a third school on one state to financially help some schools which caused a handful of East schools to question 'what the hell are we doing here'

Should "the east" schools have "the" say on which school replaces JMU? I don't know, has that ever happened (a division getting to make the choice) and/or is that SBC accepted practice? Personally, I advocate for the addition of Liberty. I think they are, without question, the 101% perfect, most logical choice to replace JMU. LU is so PERFECT a choice I think it borders on insanity not to offer them. Of course, maybe LU will say no thanks. Perhaps they already have.

In the end be it Ohio, Delaware, or some other school, I won't dwell on it for more than about 30 seconds. Like a lot of schools (most!) Tech has been in many conferences with wildly shifting memberships over the years and decades. And be it Ohio, Delaware or whomever this will NOT be the end of the changes to the list of our conference mates.

Off the top of my head, as I recall, Tech has been in 7 or 8 different conferences since our days in Division II, which ended about 55 years ago. Unique conference mates? Just a guess (since I don't feel like looking it up right now) but that number easily surpasses 30 and is likely close to 40. Delaware and Liberty won't add to that total, but Ohio would.

Has it ever happened? Yep. Coastal Carolina was added by sheer force of will from App holding the fire to the entire conference's feet.

Pretty wild in hindsight, considering the alternative was Eastern Kentucky. Highlights how some can evaluate upside a lot better than others.

(10-30-2026 11:02 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 09:27 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Kinda. But if Marshall or App left and ULM dropped football, suddenly it makes more sense.

If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

Marshall's SBCE travel....

Ohio University - 78 miles 1H 32M driving time
Appalachian State - 271 miles 4H 39M driving time
Western Kentucky - 278 miles 4H 18M driving time
Liberty - 279 miles 4H 46M driving time
James Madison - 287 miles 4H 30M driving time
Old Dominion - 457 miles 7H 7M driving time
Coastal Carolina - 472 miles 7H 37M driving time
Delaware - 473 miles 7H 20M driving time
Georgia State - 483 miles 7H 19M driving time
Georgia Southern - 557 miles 8H 43M driving time

Exactly, that guy just doesn’t know where Delaware is

(10-31-2026 06:03 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:45 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

It’s in the Mid-Atlantic, which is in the northeast. It’s not in New England, that would be absurd, but it’s still stretching the footprint even more for no good reason

I don't particularly want Delaware, but the West schools, especially ULM (who I enjoy sharing a conference with) should be veeeery open about who the East wants to add. The conference added a third school on one state to financially help some schools which caused a handful of East schools to question 'what the hell are we doing here'

Of course it’ll be whoever the east wants within reason. But y’all bitched about La Tech and I’ll ***** about Delaware if it happens

Fairs fair. Personally think we should add Ohio and call it a wrap.

(10-31-2026 07:57 AM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 11:02 PM)GreenBison Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

Marshall's SBCE travel....

Ohio University - 78 miles 1H 32M driving time
Appalachian State - 271 miles 4H 39M driving time
Western Kentucky - 278 miles 4H 18M driving time
Liberty - 279 miles 4H 46M driving time
James Madison - 287 miles 4H 30M driving time
Old Dominion - 457 miles 7H 7M driving time
Coastal Carolina - 472 miles 7H 37M driving time
Delaware - 473 miles 7H 20M driving time
Georgia State - 483 miles 7H 19M driving time
Georgia Southern - 557 miles 8H 43M driving time

Exactly, that guy just doesn’t know where Delaware is

Couldn't count the number of trips I've made to Delaware over the years. Ohio, WKU, Liberty, and JMU (pending) arent in the conference. Coastal has them beat by a single mile but UD 17 minutes closer. Splitting atoms there.

Seriously can we get WKU out of any discussion. They aren't the look.

(10-31-2026 07:59 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Fairs fair. Personally think we should add Ohio and call it a wrap.

Yeah...seems to be the bet add. I dont care really. The east lost one let the east choose. Thats basically what the west did when TXST left. With early returns that seem to be a good add. Leading the west. Averaging 20,000. Even helped ULM get twenty thousand!

Does anyone know if Ohio is even interested?

(10-31-2026 11:39 AM)OsageJ Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 07:59 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Fairs fair. Personally think we should add Ohio and call it a wrap.

Yeah...seems to be the bet add. I dont care really. The east lost one let the east choose. Thats basically what the west did when TXST left. With early returns that seem to be a good add. Leading the west. Averaging 20,000. Even helped ULM get twenty thousand!

That's how I'm looking at Ohio. Marshall brings a solid away crowd to Coastal games in a sort of unorthodox way. I think Ohio could be a similar type deal. Obviously a great fit for Marshall and seems to be a good fit for App State as well. If Public State schools are the way forward, I think they offer the best overall fit to add a new state.

(10-31-2026 12:08 PM)islandTROYtrojan Wrote:  Does anyone know if Ohio is even interested?

https://www.hustlebelt.com/2025/7/9/2446...ent-option

(10-31-2026 12:27 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 12:08 PM)islandTROYtrojan Wrote:  Does anyone know if Ohio is even interested?

https://www.hustlebelt.com/2025/7/9/2446...ent-option

That was when Tx State left. I've seen nothing lately of them showing interest.

(10-30-2026 10:45 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 10:05 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 05:38 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:02 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 09:27 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Kinda. But if Marshall or App left and ULM dropped football, suddenly it makes more sense.

If Marshall left, adding Ohio and Delaware would make LESS sense. Ohio is a really small stretch of the current borders to get a program with a lot of history that would likely be better if they weren't relegated to weeknight games. Without Marshall already right there though, we'd be better off pulling a school more centralized.

Delaware was a JMU add. Marshall is nowhere near Delaware. I’d replace them with Lib. Coincidentally, JMU was the biggest obstacle to adding Liberty. JMU is gone. We don’t need to placate them. Take the team that actually adds value to our athletics. This is getting stupid.

If Delaware was added they would be like the 2nd closest school to Marshall after App State. They'd be a buss trip for ODU. Idk why people keep thinking Delaware is up in the north east.

It’s in the Mid-Atlantic, which is in the northeast. It’s not in New England, that would be absurd, but it’s still stretching the footprint even more for no good reason

ODU is in the mid-atlantic

(10-31-2026 01:00 PM)everyone Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 12:27 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 12:08 PM)islandTROYtrojan Wrote:  Does anyone know if Ohio is even interested?

https://www.hustlebelt.com/2025/7/9/2446...ent-option

That was when Tx State left. I've seen nothing lately of them showing interest.

No one wants to make it public. It was embarrassing for Miami (OH) when it leaked they offered $30 million and still got turned down by the AAC. Announcing midseason you're looking to move is an invite for distraction.

(10-31-2026 01:00 PM)everyone Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 12:27 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 12:08 PM)islandTROYtrojan Wrote:  Does anyone know if Ohio is even interested?

https://www.hustlebelt.com/2025/7/9/2446...ent-option

That was when Tx State left. I've seen nothing lately of them showing interest.

That was also under a different Athletic Director at Ohio.

MAC has a new TV deal at its doorstep.

Since then , the MAC has had a defection got to PAC, Miami publicly flirting with the AAC, and Toledo fans also are seemingly interested in the PAC. Ohio has spoken to the SBC and if the new AD is doing their due diligence they've spoken to multiple conferences.