(07-10-2019 05:14 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(07-10-2019 12:50 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote:  Hey guys! Normally I post on the SEC pages, but I perused this thread and didn't see one school mentioned that I am intrigued by. I think I'll get alot of backlash, but I want to toss it out and see what others think or why its not being brought up more. I'm mentioning it sincerely, not because of any bias against the AAC or anything like that. I know that the AAC probably sees itself above this school's conference but honestly:

Why not Georgia St?

Football field at old Turner field, enrollment in 2017-2018 was in the top 10 in the country, some basketball success, growing school and influence in Atlanta, fits right in the middle of the gap between Cincy, Memphis, Tulane and the U_F schools.

They also went 5-3 in conference 2 out of the last 4 years in football, so not super awful.

Again, please understand my approach. Not trying to belittle the AAC, not a huge Georgia St. fan. Just trying to figure out perception.

Too new. No history. No record of success.

They aren't going to take some school nobody outside that state has ever heard of.

They're the type of school CUSA would fill in with, not the AAC.

Georgia State is similar in size to the Florida twins, but it's in a better position than USF in 2003. I'd say they're almost as much of a slam dunk as UCF in 2011.

USF was only 3 years removed from D1-AA and played in an off-campus stadium. UCF had football success but is a much younger and less prestigious academic institution than GSU.

And Georgia State is in freaking Atlanta, the fastest growing major city in the country. Atlanta is also football crazy - it's probably the biggest CFB market in the country.