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(03-13-2018 07:43 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

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(03-12-2018 09:58 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  They are still trying to figure out how to break to bad news of us going back to FCS.

That would be easy. Lead with we are moving to the A10.

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and I would be completely fine with it. Put basketball in the A-10 and develop a national power at the FCS level, which we were on the track to do with how we were playing. I'm okay with that. I think the closer rival football games (WM, RICHMOND, JMU) all breathe life into this program because our friends and families somehow tie back into some of those institutions. Not to mention basketball resurrecting conference games with VCU, Richmond, Mason and a host of other better (regional) talent.

No brainer for me. I'd rather have basketball as our marquee sport hands down.

I would not support that at all. That would be a big step backwards.

How so? Please explain how the current situation is any better. The grand prize is a weekday bowl game in the Bahamas against Eastern Michigan for Pete's sake. And it is still a 1-bid basketball league.

Because we would then be playing all lower level football programs. No more seasons with multiple ACC teams on the schedule. I would much prefer us to get our basketball house in order in CUSA and dominate the league every year like Memphis used to. Then we can talk about moving up to a better conference, not down to one that used to be good.