(11-08-2020 05:14 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

(11-08-2020 02:54 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(11-08-2020 10:37 AM)voss749 Wrote:  

(11-08-2020 08:37 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(11-08-2020 07:33 AM)Hilltopper2K Wrote:  Personally I don't get the academics argument. Do I get a Rice degree because I went to a school in a conference with Rice? For that matter does my school get in money or press coverage because Rice has strong admission standards? Would any of our schools want to be in the ivy league for athletics?

This is an athletic conference,. Pick schools based on athletics.

Are we a beer league? We are an association of education institutions, where athletics are just one of many aspects. Our players are not just athletes, they are student athletes. As such, it does matter what company we keep. We should avoid Liberty like plague.

Even if you want to avoid liberty, I would take JMU in a heartbeat...great academics and strong football attendance by FCS standard. They averaged 22,000 a game last year.

I am all for JMU

Your statements seem at odds. From what I could find Liberty is listed as a national university ranked between 298-389, just like several of C-USA's current members. JMU is considered a regional university. In fact, Liberty has 15 colleges, while JMU only has 7. Am I missing something?

Source for Liberty: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/lib...sity-10392

Source for JMU: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/jam...rsity-3721

Well, let's compare JMU and Liberty.

Forbes Ranking: JMU - 143, Liberty - 585
Times Higher Education / Wall Street Journal: JMU - 279. Liberty - not included