(12-24-2019 10:43 AM)ODU1986 Wrote: https://www.theringer.com/2019/12/20/210...university
Broderick and Wood must figure out a way to get it done. ODU, JMU, Marshall, App, UNCC, MT, WKU, UAB, Ga St, Coastal, GSU, FIU, FAU and most importantly ....... Liberty.
Soon enough, Liberty will resemble a P5 school in all that counts (ie budget). It’s the only path to be in a conference with a P5 without being in a P5.
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That has already happened. Liberty already had an FBS budget, eclipsing ODU and JMU in 2017.
Liberty's endowment is now $1.3 Billion, putting it in the top ten percent of all Colleges and Universities. That growth continues, making Liberty second in endowment growth of all Colleges and Universities, behind only Carnegie Mellon.
Their rapidly growing total assets have well surpassed Virginia Tech, and are very quickly approaching UVA.
Likely the G5 conference-with-Liberty ship sailed when CUSA and the SBC rejected their applications in 2017, especially after offering the SBC 24 million dollars, $22 million above the normal $2 million entrance fee, only to be rejected.
Liberty no longer needs a football conference.
Consider - the reasons for being in a G5 conference include:
CFB payout monies - Liberty does not need the money.
Scheduling - Liberty seems to be scheduling just fine.
Bowl consideration - Liberty made a bowl this year and won it.
My guess is that LU is trying to position itself for the end of the P5 GoRs (Conference Grants of Rights) in 2025/2026.
If Liberty does not land itself in a P5 Conference at that time, then look for Liberty to take the Notre Dame route. It already has it's own TV network, and almost unlimited resources.
Liberty will then be a de-facto P5 by it's own hand.