(12-14-2020 01:49 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  At the present time, I see the Sunbelt as the better league for App. A smarter move would be for Marshall, ODU and JMU to move to the Sunbelt.

I don’t see Charlotte as a good add. Neither basketball nor football brings anything of value to the Sunbelt.

App has a large donor/alumni base in and around Charlotte so what is available from a market perspective is already being received. Charlotte is a pro town. UNCC will struggle for relevance because of this. Their fan base is almost nonexistent. App’s fanbase is significant.

(12-14-2020 02:08 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 01:49 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  At the present time, I see the Sunbelt as the better league for App. A smarter move would be for Marshall, ODU and JMU to move to the Sunbelt.

I don’t see Charlotte as a good add. Neither basketball nor football brings anything of value to the Sunbelt.

App has a large donor/alumni base in and around Charlotte so what is available from a market perspective is already being received. Charlotte is a pro town. UNCC will struggle for relevance because of this. Their fan base is almost nonexistent. App’s fanbase is significant.

I would die. That’s a great league. And mostly agree about Charlotte.

(12-14-2020 03:34 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  if something happens with ULM, i can see us back in the picture with the SB and i can see us accepting this time.

Remember, last time they flirted with us, they were a 12 team league that had Idaho and NM state

the only school even remotely close to us was App St. They alone were not enough to make us move.

Since then, Idaho and NM state have been booted, and Coastal took our original invite.

If another western team left, like ULM, the league would make much more sense for us than before

SB East - App State, Coastal, Ga State, GA Southern, JMU
SB West - Troy, So Alabama, Ark St, Louisiana, Texas State

and no, they want take Liberty over us
and no, they aren't going to snub us over butt-hurt feelings.

all depends on what ULM does, which may be nothing.

(12-14-2020 04:10 PM)For the Dukes Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 03:34 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  if something happens with ULM, i can see us back in the picture with the SB and i can see us accepting this time.

Remember, last time they flirted with us, they were a 12 team league that had Idaho and NM state

the only school even remotely close to us was App St. They alone were not enough to make us move.

Since then, Idaho and NM state have been booted, and Coastal took our original invite.

If another western team left, like ULM, the league would make much more sense for us than before

SB East - App State, Coastal, Ga State, GA Southern, JMU
SB West - Troy, So Alabama, Ark St, Louisiana, Texas State

and no, they want take Liberty over us
and no, they aren't going to snub us over butt-hurt feelings.

all depends on what ULM does, which may be nothing.

Agree on all this. ULM is definitely a school to watch at the moment for realignment purposes. Having just fired their coach after a winless season, this next hire will be a big one. They also just a few months ago got a new President from their Business school, so it will be interesting to see the direction he takes towards athletics - and I think it’s very possible they could drop to FCS. If they do drop I also see JMU as the prime candidate to replace them

(12-14-2020 06:26 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  When was UAB planning to drop down to fcs?

(12-14-2020 01:49 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  At the present time, I see the Sunbelt as the better league for App. A smarter move would be for Marshall, ODU and JMU to move to the Sunbelt.

(12-14-2020 03:34 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  if something happens with ULM, i can see us back in the picture with the SB and i can see us accepting this time.

Remember, last time they flirted with us, they were a 12 team league that had Idaho and NM state

the only school even remotely close to us was App St. They alone were not enough to make us move.

Since then, Idaho and NM state have been booted, and Coastal took our original invite.

If another western team left, like ULM, the league would make much more sense for us than before

SB East - App State, Coastal, Ga State, GA Southern, JMU
SB West - Troy, So Alabama, Ark St, Louisiana, Texas State

and no, they want take Liberty over us
and no, they aren't going to snub us over butt-hurt feelings.

all depends on what ULM does, which may be nothing.

(12-14-2020 06:28 PM)Madisonian Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 06:26 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  When was UAB planning to drop down to fcs?

Never... obviously he’s misremembering the Alabama attempt/power move to eliminate the football program at UAB.

(12-14-2020 10:48 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 06:28 PM)Madisonian Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 06:26 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  When was UAB planning to drop down to fcs?

Never... obviously he’s misremembering the Alabama attempt/power move to eliminate the football program at UAB.

Whatever the reason Uab shuttered their program for a few years but if they hadn’t have acted quickly to revive it there would have been an opening in Cusa.

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/9/1/16175568/uab-football-canceled-return-timeline-2017-season

(12-15-2020 02:03 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 10:48 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 06:28 PM)Madisonian Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 06:26 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  When was UAB planning to drop down to fcs?

Never... obviously he’s misremembering the Alabama attempt/power move to eliminate the football program at UAB.

Whatever the reason Uab shuttered their program for a few years but if they hadn’t have acted quickly to revive it there would have been an opening in Cusa.

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/9/1/16175568/uab-football-canceled-return-timeline-2017-season

UAB never stopped playing FB “for a few years.” Donors saved the program in quick order.

(12-15-2020 07:50 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  FWIW, apparently VPI&SU AD (and JMU alum) Whit Babcock has a 1pm presser scheduled for today...

...perhaps the end of the Fuente era down I-81 maybe????

(12-15-2020 09:46 AM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  

(12-15-2020 07:50 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  FWIW, apparently VPI&SU AD (and JMU alum) Whit Babcock has a 1pm presser scheduled for today...

...perhaps the end of the Fuente era down I-81 maybe????

Just the opposite, he's staying.

(12-15-2020 09:45 AM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(12-15-2020 02:03 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 10:48 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 06:28 PM)Madisonian Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 06:26 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  When was UAB planning to drop down to fcs?

Never... obviously he’s misremembering the Alabama attempt/power move to eliminate the football program at UAB.

Whatever the reason Uab shuttered their program for a few years but if they hadn’t have acted quickly to revive it there would have been an opening in Cusa.

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/9/1/16175568/uab-football-canceled-return-timeline-2017-season

UAB never stopped playing FB “for a few years.” Donors saved the program in quick order.

they didn't play for 2 years.

is that a "few" or a "couple"?

who the **** cares!

can we all please stop with the semantics antics on here all the time.

the point was clearly made. we all know they shut down for a few/couple/two years.

(12-15-2020 02:14 PM)Dukester Wrote:  How many years have we been talking about roughly the same thing? 12-13 years?

There truly is nothing new to be said.

How many times have we talked about why not have a conference with ASU, Marshall, blah, blah, blah"?

If I had a nickel for every time 'conference realignment" was typed.

What it will ultimately come down to is when is JMU willing to go for it? We are Dorothy wearing the red shoes.

I'm not sure what it will take to trigger it, but sorry Dukeman it's going to take more than your posts. Not sure what it will take, but whatever it takes hopefully it happens soon. Perhaps a top 10 CCU, and a top 25 Liberty will help. I find myself rooting for CCU, Liberty, & ASU so perhaps it will raise the bar for the decision makers at JMU.

I dunno.....