(04-15-2017 08:38 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(04-15-2017 08:07 AM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  

(04-15-2017 06:54 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(04-14-2017 10:18 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  A move to FBS football is not realistic for HBCU schools unless they move up as a group. Even then, they'd be nothing more than a paycheck game...which may not be a bad idea since they wouldn't have a realistic shot at a national title one way or another.

Tennessee State might be the only one that could have a winning record in FBS since they are not in a HBCU conference. I think Bethune-Cookman was the last HBCU that beat an FBS team. I believe it was one of the F_U schools.

What? Please explain your logic here. And A&T was the last HBCU to beat an FBS squad and that was last year.

Tennessee State competes in a much stronger OVC than a MEAC and SWAC schools. They are the only HBCU in the OVC. Sometimes they are competitive. If they ever move up to FBS one day? Could we see a cross town rivalry between them and Vanderbilt in all sports? It would be like UCLA VS USC. It could be a lot of money for the town of Nashville.

I would like to save Jackson State to stay in D1. They do play in a stadium that is FBS ready, but need some work down. I wonder if they do get an offer from an FBS conference? Would the city and local businesses along with donations from Alum to help upgrade the stadium to be better for them to play in? I know local businesses have donated to local schools for stadiums upgrade and all that. Look at UAB for an instant?

TSU may compete in the OVC but they're not one of the top HBCU football programs. They've lost their last series with A&T, Bethune-Cookman, and Southern, and they've split a game piece with us. Sure they dominated Jackson State, Arkansas Pine Bluff, and FAMU as of late but who hasn't. You're talking TSU up like they're some sort of world beater. I'll give them credit, they're pumping out some NFL prospects right now but thats not translating to wins.