(08-03-2019 09:32 PM)AppManDG Wrote:  

(08-01-2019 10:27 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Some great company you guys keep!

A small group of us had been advocating for a move up since the 80's. Unfortunately administrations and AD's perfectly happy in the small time world of 1-AA/FCS convinced most of our fans it couldn't be done. After 9-1-07 more people began to think maybe these guys are right. Yea, I'm enjoying that whole last laugh thing.

I'm new enough of a fan that I cant speak on the 80s and such. But I just feel our current success in FBS wouldn't have been accomplished without the success of 05-07 years in FCS. The Building of the fan base, to revenue, to national recognition, and everything in between that was brought on by the 3-peat years was needed before a successful FBS transition.

There's an obvious correlation with App/GS regarding their FCS success to success in FBS in this limited time as say Texas State(sorry guys, best example I could think of) with less FCS football history and relation to their current struggles in FBS in their limited time.

Just feel our timing with the move up could not have been any better.