(09-17-2021 01:21 PM)Mister Consistency Wrote:  

(09-16-2021 01:49 PM)etsuBucsFan1988 Wrote:  Mid-Major Madness Retweeted
Matt Brown
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multiple industry sources tell Extra Points that Austin Peay is expected to join the ASUN, with an official announcement potentially coming as soon as Monday.

This move would give the ASUN six FCS football playing members

SoCon should poach Murray St and Belmont from the OVC.

I did NOT see that one coming. Not sure what APSU's endgame is. I don't think this gets them any closer to FBS if that's the ultimate goal.

I would be over the moon if we added Murray State and Belmont, but I think Murray State still has eyes for the Missouri Valley. Adding Belmont alone might be kind of weird, someone would always have to have a night off in scheduling, but maybe that's not the worst thing in the world. No need to force 12 for the sake of having 12.

I've said it before, I'll say it again, I don't think the SoCon must do anything at this point. But if the opportunity presents itself, we should look into adding schools that can improve the quality of either football or men's hoops. The opportunity appears to have presented itself with the dire state of affairs in the OVC.

Again — has ETSU, UTC, and maybe WCU been approached with this new ASUN football idea? Basketball would take a hit with that. And, the opponents on the football schedule would be less recognizable and not increase home attendance. Realistically, who can the SoCon add in both football and basketball that would help the conference? Anything from the Big South would be of no help. TN Tech would be of no help. Murray State? Not exactly in the footprint. Bringing up a DII like West Georgia? FCS football and a one bid basketball league gains nothing by just adding people. Ten is a good overall number. Nine is a good football scheduling number. Why Belmont making it eleven, unless we could add VCU to make it 12, ha. People sought the SoCon in the old days.