(01-30-2023 08:48 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 02:53 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(01-27-2023 09:42 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  

(01-27-2023 08:59 AM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 04:40 AM)andybible1995 Wrote:  The only way Austin Peay and or Eastern Kentucky would join the Conference USA is if Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky left. The latter is going to block the former from joining while they're in the conference.

That’s not how it works. The conference will expand with the best candidates and the “school with a grudge” will always acquiesce and vote them in. You think A&M wanted UT and OU in the SEC? No, but they did what's best for the conference.

Tell that to ECU, who was blocked by Louisville from becoming a founding member of Conference USA. Louisville said they would leave the conference if ECU was allowed to join.

And Louisville would have gone where???

I have no idea. Their threat worked though, as ECU wasn't admitted for the start of CUSA.

https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pi...090161.htm

ECU was playing football there a year later. Great threat.

(01-30-2023 09:29 AM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 08:48 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 02:53 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(01-27-2023 09:42 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  

(01-27-2023 08:59 AM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  That’s not how it works. The conference will expand with the best candidates and the “school with a grudge” will always acquiesce and vote them in. You think A&M wanted UT and OU in the SEC? No, but they did what's best for the conference.

Tell that to ECU, who was blocked by Louisville from becoming a founding member of Conference USA. Louisville said they would leave the conference if ECU was allowed to join.

And Louisville would have gone where???

I have no idea. Their threat worked though, as ECU wasn't admitted for the start of CUSA.

https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pi...090161.htm

ECU was playing football there a year later. Great threat.

My point is that schools have successfully blocked other schools in the past.

Virginia also blocked VT out of the ACC for a long time before state politicians got involved. I am sure there are other examples as well, but I can't think of any off the top of my head right now.

(01-22-2023 02:11 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  Will the Sunbelt take them and EKU as the 15th and 16th members? I doubt MTSU is going to allow another school close to Nashville to be in the same conference as them, but I could be wrong. They may have a better relationship with each other than WKU has with EKU.

I think Austin Peay has little shot at the Sun Belt. I have doubts Sun Belt will expand beyond 14. I think Austin Peay would at least be in the mix for CUSA in the future.

(01-30-2023 12:46 PM)sstaedtler88 Wrote:  

(01-22-2023 02:11 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  Will the Sunbelt take them and EKU as the 15th and 16th members? I doubt MTSU is going to allow another school close to Nashville to be in the same conference as them, but I could be wrong. They may have a better relationship with each other than WKU has with EKU.

I think Austin Peay has little shot at the Sun Belt. I have doubts Sun Belt will expand beyond 14. I think Austin Peay would at least be in the mix for CUSA in the future.

They have a long way to go, but Clarksville is experiencing rapid growth so if they can leverage that then maybe they have a shot. Just seems premature to be really considering them by at least 5 years.

I think we sit at 10 until we have a compelling reason to add. Money, performance, markets, etc. don't really change much with any of the current programs interested. Let's see if any of that changes over the course of the current media deal. If the MWC starts poaching programs, then we can start adding.

(01-30-2023 09:46 AM)AssyrianDuke Wrote:  Virginia also blocked VT out of the ACC for a long time before state politicians got involved. I am sure there are other examples as well, but I can't think of any off the top of my head right now.

Proof that VaTech was wanted by the ACC and settled for the Big East?

145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

(01-30-2023 07:39 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

Gotta have internet... and most of your teeth...

(01-30-2023 01:30 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 09:46 AM)AssyrianDuke Wrote:  Virginia also blocked VT out of the ACC for a long time before state politicians got involved. I am sure there are other examples as well, but I can't think of any off the top of my head right now.

Proof that VaTech was wanted by the ACC and settled for the Big East?

So does the same hold true for FSU being wanted by the SEC and settled for the ACC, DoubleRSU?

(01-30-2023 10:17 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 01:30 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 09:46 AM)AssyrianDuke Wrote:  Virginia also blocked VT out of the ACC for a long time before state politicians got involved. I am sure there are other examples as well, but I can't think of any off the top of my head right now.

Proof that VaTech was wanted by the ACC and settled for the Big East?

So does the same hold true for FSU being wanted by the SEC and settled for the ACC, DoubleRSU?

Nope... the SEC wanted FSU, Bowden was quoted saying something to the extent of , We will never be able to win as many games in the SEC vs the ACC... so they went to the ACC. (Or stayed, don't know the exact timeline)

(01-29-2023 10:14 AM)MattBrownEP Wrote:  I dont think Peay is actually moving up in 2024.

Could they pull a Lamar and move in August 2023?

(01-30-2023 07:39 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

Are you surprised? There are many examples of few, if any, fans of multiple university athletics programs — some high profile and some not — not posting on this board.

I don't recall having seen an Arizona State fan posting. Maybe one? Or a Minnesota fan. One ... two at most? I think I might be the only person who posts on the board and who follows Tennessee State.

If your point is that because Austin Peay has no presence on this board it, by deduction, has no fan base and, as such, is wasting its time attempting to elevate to FBS level football ... that seems a bit of a stretch.

(01-31-2023 06:16 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 07:39 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

Are you surprised? There are many examples of few, if any, fans of multiple university athletics programs — some high profile and some not — not posting on this board.

I don't recall having seen an Arizona State fan posting. Maybe one? Or a Minnesota fan. One ... two at most? I think I might be the only person who posts on the board and who follows Tennessee State.

If your point is that because Austin Peay has no presence on this board it, by deduction, has no fan base and, as such, is wasting its time attempting to elevate to FBS level football ... that seems a bit of a stretch.

My point is the "thread title" is about them. It contains the full name of the school in connection with a possible HUGE move up. The OP was about AP and yet NO response-- now eight days later.

That is my main point-- which is a reasonable thing to bring up IMO.

(01-31-2023 07:44 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  

(01-31-2023 06:16 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 07:39 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

Are you surprised? There are many examples of few, if any, fans of multiple university athletics programs — some high profile and some not — not posting on this board.

I don't recall having seen an Arizona State fan posting. Maybe one? Or a Minnesota fan. One ... two at most? I think I might be the only person who posts on the board and who follows Tennessee State.

If your point is that because Austin Peay has no presence on this board it, by deduction, has no fan base and, as such, is wasting its time attempting to elevate to FBS level football ... that seems a bit of a stretch.

My point is the "thread title" is about them. It contains the full name of the school in connection with a possible HUGE move up. The OP was about AP and yet NO response-- now eight days later.

That is my main point-- which is a reasonable thing to bring up IMO.

Again — and maybe I don't understand: Are you surprised there are no Austin Peay fans posting on this board?

(02-01-2023 08:58 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-31-2023 07:44 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  

(01-31-2023 06:16 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 07:39 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

Are you surprised? There are many examples of few, if any, fans of multiple university athletics programs — some high profile and some not — not posting on this board.

I don't recall having seen an Arizona State fan posting. Maybe one? Or a Minnesota fan. One ... two at most? I think I might be the only person who posts on the board and who follows Tennessee State.

If your point is that because Austin Peay has no presence on this board it, by deduction, has no fan base and, as such, is wasting its time attempting to elevate to FBS level football ... that seems a bit of a stretch.

My point is the "thread title" is about them. It contains the full name of the school in connection with a possible HUGE move up. The OP was about AP and yet NO response-- now eight days later.

That is my main point-- which is a reasonable thing to bring up IMO.

Again — and maybe I don't understand: Are you surprised there are no Austin Peay fans posting on this board?

Anyone who is consumed by college sports enough to post on a site like this is mentally sick, so no Austin Peay fans here probably says more about us than it does them.

(01-31-2023 06:16 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 07:39 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

Are you surprised? There are many examples of few, if any, fans of multiple university athletics programs — some high profile and some not — not posting on this board.

I don't recall having seen an Arizona State fan posting. Maybe one? Or a Minnesota fan. One ... two at most? I think I might be the only person who posts on the board and who follows Tennessee State.

If your point is that because Austin Peay has no presence on this board it, by deduction, has no fan base and, as such, is wasting its time attempting to elevate to FBS level football ... that seems a bit of a stretch.

By the looks of their home attendance, I think it's safe to say they don't have much of a fan base.

https://www.asunsports.org/sports/fball/...attendance

(02-01-2023 10:07 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(02-01-2023 08:58 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-31-2023 07:44 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  

(01-31-2023 06:16 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(01-30-2023 07:39 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  145 posts in this thread---------- Zero---O---- from any primary Austin Peay fans. I have very seldom (if ever) seen any posts from AP fans even on their own csnbbs conference board (ASUN).

Are you surprised? There are many examples of few, if any, fans of multiple university athletics programs — some high profile and some not — not posting on this board.

I don't recall having seen an Arizona State fan posting. Maybe one? Or a Minnesota fan. One ... two at most? I think I might be the only person who posts on the board and who follows Tennessee State.

If your point is that because Austin Peay has no presence on this board it, by deduction, has no fan base and, as such, is wasting its time attempting to elevate to FBS level football ... that seems a bit of a stretch.

My point is the "thread title" is about them. It contains the full name of the school in connection with a possible HUGE move up. The OP was about AP and yet NO response-- now eight days later.

That is my main point-- which is a reasonable thing to bring up IMO.

Again — and maybe I don't understand: Are you surprised there are no Austin Peay fans posting on this board?

Anyone who is consumed by college sports enough to post on a site like this is mentally sick, so no Austin Peay fans here probably says more about us than it does them.