(03-02-2017 06:17 PM)Florida RedWolf Wrote:  

(03-02-2017 10:44 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-02-2017 08:38 AM)Ewglenn Wrote:  "This scheduling agreement could allow the Flames to play 4-6 games per season against another G5 conference, such as the Conference USA or Sun Belt, and then schedule another 4-6 games against other Independent schools and Power 5 opponents with 1 FCS game per season."

Apparently Liberty is trying to get a Notre Dame/ACC agreement. The SBC and CUSA are being the main ones talked about. Would y'all be interested in this? Would this be essentially a tryout for them to get into the conference if needed later on? I'm just looking to see what the pros and cons in yalls mind would be of agreeing to this.

Why would we agree to this? There's nothing in it for our teams. Nothing. At all. Their TV network is a big ole nothing. Why take the reputational hit of being aligned with LU? I don't get the benefit.

Why are we willing to help Liberty when we aren't willing to help out Idaho or NMSU? Destroy the programs that helped us out and help out the program that wont hire Gays or Jews? Absolutely ridiculous.

I'll be rather unhappy if USA or the Belt affirms LU's discriminatory practices and subjects our fans to discriminatory treatment.

There should be no alignment (which is an endorsement) of Liberty's discrimination by the Sun Belt Conference. If a member institution wishes to subject its students, faculty, athletes, fans and staff to LU, that's between them and their fans (and their LGBT and aligned student, faculty, alumni, and student groups - by the way - expect them to be involved if this happens).

Any school working with LU is affirming keeping Jews and Gays out of employment and participation in FBS athletics and employment. Full stop.

Again, if we're giving away 'scheduling alliances', I'd argue that NMSU is more deserving, UMass can probably offer more (basketball), and LU cant offer much to us.

Think you are all wet on this one. The Lord that Liberty and it's students worship was a Jew and he asked all followers to love their neighbors. Sometimes things get a little twisted and I think this may be one of them.

You are entitled to your opinion. Just know that some of us would resent it greatly if the Conference we call home endorsed exclusion and discrimination. Notre Dame and TCU don't discriminate. Evangelicals and non-evangelicals can and do contribute greatly to each current Sun Belt Conference institution as students, athletes, faculty, alumni, staff, coaches and fans and fully participate in all of the benefits of that association. Some of us would like to keep it that way. I've called this conference home for 40 years. I'm not alone here either.

Besides, what does LU have to offer? A payday game? We can get those. A game on the internet? All of our games are on ESPN3 or better. A game on some channel that few get on their cable packages and who few watch? Who besides App recruits South Central Virginia?

And what do we get in return? Some crummy game against a low performing FCS callup that no one wanted in their conference? Heck, they couldn't even get in another FCS conference either. Perhaps people look at the Belt as 'the land of the misfit toys' because we act like we are the 'land of the misfit toys'. No one else is going to give LU anything for a reason....because they don't have anything to offer. Are we the 'rent a space' conference? Come on guys.

Seriously, did any of us move up to play Liberty on the road?