I like ETSU and very glad they are bringing back football. But this isn't a serious question is it. ETSU was never that good at the 1-AA/FCS level. 25 years in the SoCon, three 7+ win seasons, 1 playoff appearance, and 0 SoCon titles.

(04-11-2013 06:30 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  I like ETSU and very glad they are bringing back football. But this isn't a serious question is it. ETSU was never that good at the 1-AA/FCS level. 25 years in the SoCon, three 7+ win seasons, 1 playoff appearance, and 0 SoCon titles.

Troy says they're a better fit than Jacksonville State.

(04-09-2013 08:20 AM)Usajags Wrote:  

(04-09-2013 08:11 AM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  They shut football down because the state of Tenn stopped subsidizing athletics scholarships. Do they have the financial support to go from nothing to 85 football scholarships and FBS facilities?

You do realize that scholarships don't cost the school anything, right??? At ETSU, you are talking about adding 85 students into a crowd of over 15,000. They will never be noticed when added to whatever classes they take.

WOW! I don't even know where to begin in responding to that.

(04-09-2013 10:15 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(04-09-2013 09:24 PM)SpiritCymbal Wrote:  0.000000000000% that ETSU and SBC are talking. I have a very good friend involved with the athletic department and he and I have been talking about their plan for football for over a year. ETSU will not be even close to being able to fund I-A football. They've been talking with the SoCon for months now. He actually gave me a heads up about GSU's move to SBC several months ago b/c of ETSU's discussion about being one of the replacements for GSU and ASU.

Their new stadium will be a 15k capacity stadium too.

With Appy and GA Southern gone, I think ETSU would be a better fit as an institution in the OVC. Esp. if they could get UTC to jump with them. They could leave the SoCon to mainly become a private run conference like they were from the early 60s to the early 70s.

Agree. Often thought when App & GSU bolted the Small Con UTC & WCU should head to the OVC. They could add Gardner Webb, Presbyterian, Mercer and bring back VMI to form their own little utopia.

I just don't see ETSU funding an FBS quality stadium right off the bat, if that's the assumption then throw in Kennesaw State as well.