(12-08-2020 07:32 AM)fishingduke12 Wrote:  

(12-07-2020 02:48 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote:  

(12-07-2020 10:06 AM)Dukester Wrote:  

(12-07-2020 09:42 AM)Dukeman2 Wrote:  JMU could/should be hosting top 20 teams like BYU is Harrisonburg

It's one of those things that a fraction don't exhibit excitement on here (I think primarily as support for the administration's decisions), but when it finally happens EVERYONE will be very happy and excited.

Now BDK might be a different situation. I'm not sure his reluctance......

(12-07-2020 10:31 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  Some people just really value the path to earning a championship (FCS playoff postseason). I disagree with them, but that’s a valid thought, at least logically.

I'm very happy with where we are. Has nothing to do with the Administration. If they split the P6 and G5 and create a playoff system for G5 I am all in. Otherwise, I much prefer playing for National Championships regularly and hosting Game Days. We get more National exposure by playing in ESPN playoff games on a Friday night and for the Natty on a Saturday morning than catching lightning in a bottle once every lifetime and have a season like CCU this year. Staying relevant will be very difficult for the them. They haven't done much since their World Series title in baseball. We are relevant every year.

If you think more people tuned into a FCS quarter/semi final game over last saturday's CCU/BYU game you are sadly mistaken. The fact that the NC is on saturday morning should tell you how much regular college football fans care about it. According to you we basically have to make the NC every year which isnt guaranteed to get the same amount of exposure as a regular season game for coastal.

The WS that CCU won was also brought up multiple times during the game and the week leading up to it where everyone stated how much it helped their athletic program so i'd say that one season made them relevant for a long time.

Btw we do not regularly host gamedays. It's happened twice. As much as it pains me to say it but espn only considers us when its a terrible slate of games due to some of the big boys having off years. We are never going to be the first choice for gameday while were at the FCS level

I think BSKBs point is more that JMU's viewership over the years adds up due to our consistent high level of performance whereas CCU football has been "irrelevant" up until this year and could be completely irrelevant next season. Carry on.