(04-03-2012 11:01 AM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  

(04-03-2012 10:58 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  

(04-03-2012 10:55 AM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  

(04-03-2012 10:37 AM)AtlantaJag Wrote:  In the world of non-startups, La Tech, Texas State and App State.

2 of the 3 are still FCS schools, so really have proven nothing on this level. Almost all FCS schools go through a transition period when they move up where they struggle. La Tech was and is the only school you could add that would be a competitive improvement to the league. That may still happen. Of the FCS schools GSU is as good as any.

BS. That was quite an asinine comment, especially considering youve seen App St play.

Yes I have, and for the FCS level you are very good. That doesn't mean a thing when you move up to the FBS level. WKU was really good at FCS, and was quite frankly awful for several years at FBS. They have gotten over that hump now, but to assume any FCS school is going to come right in and be a bowl team is no guarantee, no matter how good the FCS team was. A few have done it, but just as many have had major struggles to start. If you are adding an FCS school it better not be because you think short term they will improve the strength of your league, because that's destined to turn out badly.

App was one overthrown pass away from embarrassing ECU's best team in however long, in greenville, and with 63 scholarships. App football is good, even for a non BCS team. The only problem is, we cant get non BCS teams (except for ECU) to schedule us.

If App gets a full allotment of scholarships, in two or three years they'd be in the top half of either the Sun Belt, or Alliance.

ASU has never been a bottom dweller, even before the FCS even existed. We have a program, and we have a program that draws and sells well. Its not hard to recruit to Boone.

Half of ECU's staff came from App State for crying out loud.