chargeradio Wrote:FCS to FBS Transition Years 1-2

(USA counts as an FCS opponent)

1. Southern Miss - would probably be willing to play USA in Mobile even if USA still counts as an FCS opponent
2. UAB - another in-state rival and former member of the Sun Belt Conference, who probably would also love the short road trip
3. Troy - it's time to begin the in-state, in-conference rivalry
4-6. Three other Sun Belt teams (two of 3-6 should be at home)
7. A home game against any regional/in-state FCS opponent
8. An away game at BCS school (payout game)
9. A game in the state of Texas (recruiting)
10. A game in the state of Florida (recruiting)
11. Home game against a MAC school
12. Home game against to offset #9 or #10

I disagree with you on some of this. I can't see a C-USA, MAC, or even a Sun Belt school scheduling a road game against a school that isn't fully at the 1-A (I hate the FBS and FCS labels, so I use the old labels) level. It is extremely rare for any 1-AA school to host a 1-A school. For the 1-A school, there's usually too much to lose and not enough to gain in that arrangement. But, who knows, maybe it'll happen.

Quote:FBS Years
1-8. Sun Belt (4 home, 4 away)
9. Southern Miss
10. UAB
11. BCS
12. Non-BCS

Non-BCS Possibilities include Navy (nearby Naval bases in Florida and Mississippi); Central Florida (former Sun Belt member); Louisiana Tech (former Sun Belt member); Tulane (regional rival); TCU (if you aren't already playing in Texas); Miami-OH (played in 2003 GMAC Bowl); East Carolina (played two bowl games in Mobile); Memphis (regional rival).

I would welcome the opportunity for UCF to play USA. I know people who attended USA. I almost went to USA for graduate school but decided on UCF instead (still would've been a Knight since UCF was where I did my undergrad work, anyway). I go to Mobile every year to visit family and would enjoy watching USA play some football.