Furman fan here, just throwing my two cents in. The SoCon has to do something to stay relevant, and that is not in football. Soon, NCAA football will be dissolved for the big schools, which means the rest of the teams will divided into new classes. Will the SoCon teams moved up to the middle class to stay relevant, or move down? Can many of the SoCon teams survive in football without the revenue from playing a P5 team? I think not. So, the question will not be about expanding the conference with football leading the way. It will be about survival itself. Let's be honest, FCS football is a money loser and is no longer relevant. It's time to expand the league, but expand it with better basketball schools.

By the way, I attended a game in 2019 in your wonderful facility. What an atmosphere. I hated losing, but left with a sense that it was a privilege to have attended that game, surrounded by very nice ETSU students and fans. It was a great experience. ETSU basketball has a great tradition, one that you can be proud of. I still remember when your highly ranked team of years ago came into the "Brown Box" and we beat you. It was one of the best games ever. We peaked at that game, lost 4 of the next 5, and was one and done in the tournament. But, I will never forget the electric atmosphere at the game. Good luck to ETSU this year. Here is to hoping COVID doesn't blow up our football and basketball season again this year.