The Athletic department has gone through major changes and the budget has gone from 25.2 Mill to 36.5 Million. In 5 years the budget increased 11.3 Million, 45%.

My point was strictly responding to ArkState fan work on FCS vs FBS.

You are correct that things could have gone much better, with the old AD scheduling all P5 teams for OOC play and then leaving us in terrible shape for the 2016 schedule. Ryan Bamford did a great job with the schedule but the damage is done. Most of the new fans around Boston did not stick because we were out classed, out coached and played terrible.

Do have maroon glasses and expecting 4-6 wins this year playing two P5 teams, BYU and several G5 conference champions.
Last year was the first good recruiting year and those guys have a year under their belts.

We also landed Western Michigan's defensive coordinator Ed Pinkham.
Everything looks maroon in regards to football.
Expecting an up year!