(10-09-2013 08:34 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  could convocation center be converted to indoor tennis facility...or better yet, a fieldhouse for football (oh, maybe that would need to be adjacent to BFS?)

Indoor track with turf field in middle. It is in the report

(10-09-2013 08:55 PM)jmusuperfan Wrote:  

(10-09-2013 08:34 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  could convocation center be converted to indoor tennis facility...or better yet, a fieldhouse for football (oh, maybe that would need to be adjacent to BFS?)

Indoor track with turf field in middle. It is in the report

Yup, the Carr "info brochure" lists converting the Convo to a field house under long range plans which they define as 3 or more years down the road.

saw that but wasn't sure if "turf field' meant football necessarily? off season / bad-weather practice would be a boon for us (within NCAA guidelines of course)

Has JMUs administration said anything since the Carr report was released? Or are they still monitoring the situation?

I have not heard anything since the Carr report.

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(10-10-2013 02:45 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Has JMUs administration said anything since the Carr report was released? Or are they still monitoring the situation?

JMU will go underground till the spring. I think that most of us are resigned to the fact that Spring 2014, around the FF time, is the earliest that a conference announcement would be made, if any. If not then, then it could be May 2014.

The next board of visitors meeting is in January. Most people think no announcement will come earlier than that.

So, until Oct 17 when Carr/Bourne and King address the senate faculty senate this issue is in ice?

Anyone's guess at this point.

I wouldn't expect to hear anything substantial until near the deadline of June 1st, 2014.

they're collecting input through the Madison future commission website...would be completely boneheaded of them to make announcements / spout off before collecting and reviewing (alger is a serious collaborator / buy-in guy...but he'll run far and fast once it's all done)

(10-10-2013 06:31 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  they're collecting input through the Madison future commission website...would be completely boneheaded of them to make announcements / spout off before collecting and reviewing (alger is a serious collaborator / buy-in guy...but he'll run far and fast once it's all done)

I think they are just looking for enough support though the survey. Alger and others know the move makes sense, but needs ammo to defeat the objectors (faculty).

I asked in the other thread, but didn't get a response: Does anybody know if there's a cutoff date for comments to the MFC? I would not be surprised to see a special BOV meeting called after the faculty meeting with Carr. That is speculation on my part. Don't book anything.

(10-08-2013 12:25 PM)JMU Wrote:  Mike London may be available.

Please, don't waste money on that guy. He has yet to win anywhere with his players (richmond or UVA). Good guy, but a BAD COACH. UVA had to hire Tom O'Brien as an associate head coach to basically babysit London to protect him from himself on game days.

So, in a couple of places there have been some posts listing reasons why we should stay in FCS. If someone wanted to write comments in favor of moving to FBS, but doesn't want to go through all the posts to compile a list of reasons.....what would those top reasons be? Yes, I am drafting my comments. I have some reasons but am curious as to what people think the top reasons are for moving to FBS.

(10-11-2013 02:53 PM)PurpleSoloCup84 Wrote:  So, in a couple of places there have been some posts listing reasons why we should stay in FCS. If someone wanted to write comments in favor of moving to FBS, but doesn't want to go through all the posts to compile a list of reasons.....what would those top reasons be? Yes, I am drafting my comments. I have some reasons but am curious as to what people think the top reasons are for moving to FBS.

The fear that it will negatively impact academics. Also, the fear of change.

(10-09-2013 08:55 PM)jmusuperfan Wrote:  

(10-09-2013 08:34 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  could convocation center be converted to indoor tennis facility...or better yet, a fieldhouse for football (oh, maybe that would need to be adjacent to BFS?)

Indoor track with turf field in middle. It is in the report

Wasn't there some talk of building an indoor football facility at the grass field location next to the old baseball stadium? I thought I heard they wanted to demolish that and build a big facility there.

last I saw, the village, old baseball and parking lot on that side of campus were coming down for a larger dorm-village part deux (god, hopefully with SOME bluestone, columns and Spanish tile....on that note, CSAT really could use a makeover - would have been cool if they had kept the Spanish tile roofs with that blond brick). rant off.

Meant to quote PurpleSoloCup 84

Quote:So, in a couple of places there have been some posts listing reasons why we should stay in FCS. If someone wanted to write comments in favor of moving to FBS, but doesn't want to go through all the posts to compile a list of reasons.....what would those top reasons be? Yes, I am drafting my comments. I have some reasons but am curious as to what people think the top reasons are for moving to FBS.

Nice bowl locations.

Well this is from our commish but is really about the co-operation between the CUSA, MAC, ACC, MWC, and SunBelt conferences.





MAC Announces The Creation Of The Boca Raton Bowl

Thanks for the video Steve. MAC is a good conference, one that would be happy to be a part of.