(10-13-2021 08:42 PM)FairwayEagle Wrote:  I don’t see delay as cold feet for USM. The process just has to play out. The SBC makes too much sense for us, the interest is mutual and most of our fans can see that it is a great fit. The ones that don’t are still wanting Jeff Bower as as coach and are stuck in a past (CUSA 1 and 2) that is long gone.

Honestly, I think the SB will be fine no matter what as long as it doesn't lose schools, whether new ones come in or not. The league is doing pretty well these days.

That said, adding Southern Miss would be a big symbol of strength. Southern Miss has only played at the FBS level, and has done so for a long time. Its history can't be ignored. W's over many schools, including. multiple W's over Alabama. Favre. And so on.

But S. Miss is a charter member of C-USA. Taking that school from a league that, less than a decade ago, stripped this league of almost half its schools would be quite a payback, and would not go unnoticed in college football. I do wish S. Miss was on more of an upswing coming in, but I think the fresh start & the challenge of a tougher league that is also more conducive for rivalries would help the football program a lot.

Oh, and Kidd Brewer is the real Rock. The stadium is built in literal rock on the side of a steep hill. Dynamite had to blast for the field to be built because there is so much rock. Also App is the real Black and Gold.