(02-02-2019 08:06 AM)Kittonhead Wrote: (02-01-2019 10:10 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote: (02-01-2019 09:37 PM)Kittonhead Wrote: (02-01-2019 09:33 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote: (02-01-2019 09:18 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote: Rice and UTEP. They've been passed by UNT, UTSA, and Texas St. recently. They have no future if FBS. They'd have no future in FCS either. They should consider D-2.
I disagree. Rice has the finances to be a player in the FBS if they ever choose to commit the resources to that end. UTEP has a long history in the FBS and they are the only game in El Paso. When they turn it around, they will fill their stands again. Texas State has posted a 4-20 record over the last 3 seasons. How is that really any better than what Rice and UTEP have done?
Well you said only 85 make the cut.
Someone has to drop and if UTEP/Rice aren't included in the drops....maybe North Texas.
North Texas was not a program that was even mentioned in the article. Nor should it have been. The Mean Green have been to four bowls in the last 5 seasons, and averaged over 23,000 fans per game last season. We are on the upswing. If you really want me to create a list of 40 to 45 teams that could/should be removed from the FBS, I can do that.
Cutting to 85 only provides room for like 22 G5 programs.
The entire AAC is probably in one would figure. Then BYU/Army. That is 14 right there.
At least 8 programs in the MWC are worthy, if not the whole conference.
I don't see where there is room for UNT and they would be behind So Miss, Marshall, AState and a few others listed in the article for making that type of cut. Not enough history and a glut of Texas schools hurts.
My 85 divided up into conferences:
Aac7
Army, Navy, lv
Independent: Notre Dame
PAC
North: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, Arizona St
West: California, Stanford, USC, UCLA, Arizona
East: Nebraska, Iowa St, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas St
South: Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Texas, Texas Tech
*Arizona and Arizona St switch divisions annually
SEC
West: Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St
South: Alabama, Florida St, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Tennessee
East: Auburn, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
North: Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina St, Miami
*South and East divisions lined up by permanent cross-division rivalries
*Divided so each division has a Texas or Florida presence
B1G
West: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern
North: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St
East: Pittsburgh, Penn St, Rutgers, Syracuse, Boston College
South: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest
AAC
West: San Diego St, Fresno St, Boise St, Utah, BYU, Colorado St, Air Force, New Mexico
Central: Tulsa, SMU, TCU, Baylor, Houston, Tulane, Memphis, Navy
East: Central Florida, South Florida, East Carolina, Louisville, Cincinnati, Temple, Connecticut, Army
Total by current conference:
PAC - 12
XII - 10
SEC - 14
B1G - 14
ACC - 14
AAC - 12
MWC - 6
IND - 3