I don't feel like looking it up so what was the first year all of these programs competed in the Sun Belt in football full time?

Troy - 2005
FAU - 2005
FIU - 2005
WKU - 2009

(04-29-2012 12:53 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Troy - 2005
FAU - 2005
FIU - 2001
WKU - 2009

FIU did not play SBC football in 2001.

(04-29-2012 12:53 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Troy - 2005
FAU - 2005
FIU - 2001
WKU - 2009

Our first football game was in August 2002 and that was as a FCS squad. Similar to FAU, we started Sun Belt football in 2005.

(04-29-2012 01:05 PM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 12:53 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Troy - 2005
FAU - 2005
FIU - 2001
WKU - 2009

Our first football game was in August 2002 and that was as a FCS squad. Similar to FAU, we started Sun Belt football in 2005.

Ah, I misread it. My bad, thanks!

(04-29-2012 12:53 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Troy - 2005
FAU - 2005
FIU - 2005
WKU - 2009

Troy Started in 2004.....We went to a Bowl in 2004 as I remember...

But we started SBC play in 2001...

2005 was the year we joined the SBC in ALL sports

Thanks, guys.

Troy has been to Bowls in
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010

2007 we got shafted and sat at home with a 8-4 record!!!!!!!!!

(04-29-2012 01:14 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 12:53 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Troy - 2005
FAU - 2005
FIU - 2005
WKU - 2009

Troy Started in 2004.....We went to a Bowl in 2004 as I remember...

But we started SBC play in 2001...

2005 was the year we joined the SBC in ALL sports

Playing three Sun Belt games does not equal "starting SBC play". Starting Sun Belt play is joining the conference as a full member.

(04-29-2012 01:19 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 01:14 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 12:53 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Troy - 2005
FAU - 2005
FIU - 2005
WKU - 2009

Troy Started in 2004.....We went to a Bowl in 2004 as I remember...

But we started SBC play in 2001...

2005 was the year we joined the SBC in ALL sports

Playing three Sun Belt games does not equal "starting SBC play". Starting Sun Belt play is joining the conference as a full member.

I know. let me correct myself....we started playing SBC teams in 2001

(04-29-2012 12:49 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  I don't feel like looking it up so what was the first year all of these programs competed in the Sun Belt in football full time?

Competed? I guess technically 2010. 2009 was the first year in the SBC, but because of asinine NCAA rules (transition from 1AA to 1A reasons?), WKU could not officially compete for the SBC title until 2010.

(04-29-2012 01:58 PM)TopperTorpedo Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 12:49 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  I don't feel like looking it up so what was the first year all of these programs competed in the Sun Belt in football full time?

Competed? I guess technically 2010. 2009 was the first year in the SBC, but because of asinine NCAA rules (transition from 1AA to 1A reasons?), WKU could not officially compete for the SBC title until 2010.

This affirms what I was thinking as far as losing UNT. UNT was the top football program until 2005 when we started replacing USU, Idaho and NMSU with the aformentioned schools while ASU and UL improved steadily. MTSU was in the mix the whole time.

Troy:
2001 - Transition season from FCS to FBS (All other sports in A-Sun)
2002 - FBS Independent (All other sports in A-Sun)
2003 - FBS Independent (All other sports in A-Sun)
2004 - Football only member in Sun Belt (All other sports in A-Sun)
2005-Present - Full member of Sun Belt