(12-03-2022 01:51 PM)unalions Wrote:  

(12-03-2022 01:46 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(12-03-2022 11:39 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(12-03-2022 02:02 AM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 05:21 PM)seaking4steel Wrote:  I doubt the Sun Belt takes anyone for a while.

The SBC WILL take AP, UNA, or whoever because THEY (fcs schools) SAY SO!!

[sarcasm]--- G5 schools are being exclusionary, unfair, and mean. We all MUST be more INCLUSIVE!

Don't laugh, the SBC commish that they are looking to have 20 schools in the conference in the future, and Missouri State and Chattanooga have been in their crosshairs for years.

If the SBC really wanted to go that big, then why didn’t they take FIU, WKU, MTSU, LA Tech, UTEP, and NMSU? That’s 20 and none of them would be upgrades—all existing FBS members.

Makes the most sense.

I have considered the same (between the AAC, MAC, and SBC there was enough room to just axe C-USA outright). I think they wanted C-USA to survive. The loss of the conference makes everything a little messier. OOC scheduling, number of votes on NCAA/CFP committees, Bowl matchups, and having someone below you on the ladder is a bonus.

Quote:Unless MTSU is opposed to them being in the Conference USA, that's their likely destination. Otherwise, it's the Sunbelt. This may be the catalyst that gets Eastern Kentucky to finally move up to the FBS as well.

The catalyst will be any offer we get. If you think we're not trying then you're nearly a decade behind.

These ADs don't realize they're forcing EA to continue delaying the new college football game.

(12-03-2022 01:46 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(12-03-2022 11:39 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(12-03-2022 02:02 AM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 05:21 PM)seaking4steel Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 03:17 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  Unless MTSU is opposed to them being in the Conference USA, that's their likely destination. Otherwise, it's the Sunbelt. This may be the catalyst that gets Eastern Kentucky to finally move up to the FBS as well.

I doubt the Sun Belt takes anyone for a while.

The SBC WILL take AP, UNA, or whoever because THEY (fcs schools) SAY SO!!

[sarcasm]--- G5 schools are being exclusionary, unfair, and mean. We all MUST be more INCLUSIVE!

Don't laugh, the SBC commish that they are looking to have 20 schools in the conference in the future, and Missouri State and Chattanooga have been in their crosshairs for years.

If the SBC really wanted to go that big, then why didn’t they take FIU, WKU, MTSU, LA Tech, UTEP, and NMSU? That’s 20 and none of them would be upgrades—all existing FBS members.

Maybe there are hard feelings with FIU, WKU and MTSU for the way they left SBC in the past that they will not get the votes. La. Tech will be blocked by the other two Louisiana schools. UTEP and New mexico State is too far outside of their footprints. SBC wants Missouri State and Chattanooga in their collection.

(12-02-2022 10:28 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 04:17 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 04:01 PM)Erictelevision Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 03:18 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  The Austin Peay AD is a Duke man and seemingly rather visionary. Former Duke star Nate James is the men's hoops coach.

Peay campus is located in downtown Clarksville, with that community is booming. On a river, some cool restaurants and bars downtown. Eight craft beer breweries in the county. Lot of young people in Clarksville (military families). Very diverse.

Still, this seems a bit bold. Not sure it will fly.

https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/s...696103007/

And of course, a famous train station.

Take the last train to FBS
And I'll meet you at the station
You can be here by 2025
'Cause I've made your reservation

Any thread including a Monkees song reference is inherently awesome.

Does Austin Peay’s stadium even have lights?

If not, this is probably just the ramblings of a Daydream Believer.

(12-03-2022 02:43 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 10:28 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 04:17 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 04:01 PM)Erictelevision Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 03:18 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  The Austin Peay AD is a Duke man and seemingly rather visionary. Former Duke star Nate James is the men's hoops coach.

Peay campus is located in downtown Clarksville, with that community is booming. On a river, some cool restaurants and bars downtown. Eight craft beer breweries in the county. Lot of young people in Clarksville (military families). Very diverse.

Still, this seems a bit bold. Not sure it will fly.

https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/s...696103007/

And of course, a famous train station.

Take the last train to FBS
And I'll meet you at the station
You can be here by 2025
'Cause I've made your reservation

Any thread including a Monkees song reference is inherently awesome.

Does Austin Peay’s stadium even have lights?

If not, this is probably just the ramblings of a Daydream Believer.

Harrison said the school is in the very early stages of the process but hopes to have it completed so the Govs are competing at the FBS level by 2025. "It's going to require very diligent steps on our part that we'll have to take one at a time," Harrison said. "But this is the path that we are on and we're excited about that."

Austin Peay will have to increase its football scholarships to 85 to be eligible for FBS play. The FCS only requires 63 scholarship players. FBS schools also must offer at least 200 scholarships or at least $4 million in total athletic scholarships across all sports.

Harrison outlined a desire to upgrade Fortera Stadium. The Govs installed new field turf last summer to accommodate its move to the ASUN, but Harrison envisions a renovated visitor's side complete with a new pressbox. To maintain FBS status, a school must average 15,000 in paid or actual attendance a game at least once every two seasons, according to the NCAA. Fortera Stadium currently can hold just over 10,000.

While the school doesn't have a potential cost for the renovations yet, the increase in football scholarships could cost up to $2 million, Harrison said.

"Once our facilities plan is done, we'll start getting recommendations and get an idea of what these changes will cost and at that point we'll go through all the approvals," Harrison said. "We have to work with the state so we still have a lot of steps. It's not like we're trying to do this by tomorrow. It's going to take a few years to put this plan into place from a facilities standpoint."

Austin Peay topped 11,000 students for the first time in school history in 2019. Those enrollment numbers are now around 10,000. If those numbers hold when APSU moves to FBS, the university would be among the smallest universities to compete at that level, but bigger than schools like Wake Forest (ACC) and Rice (Conference USA) who compete in larger conferences.


Conference USA newest add: Austin Peay!

Link
https://sports.yahoo.com/austin-peays-ge...18135.html