Sun Belt update
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I would say James Madison will replace Appy as one of our Non-Conference games.
We enter at a good time next year. Appy, LA and Coastal, all lose a bunch of heavy hitters in starters
It seems like most of the Sun Belt has had some really good runs in the past decade. I expect it to be really competitive. It's going to be fun as hell.
I can't wait to watch on ESPN on cable and ESPN Plus every time we play. We are going to feel spoiled to have such an easy TV situation. This is the main reason to leave early!
Unlikely... We are already playing Norfolk State. JMU would give us 2 FCS games meaning one of those wouldn't count towards bowl eligibility.
Apply would become a Sun Belt game and we would try to schedule a CUSA team that would have been on our schedule next year as a nonconference game.
I’ll be shocked if JMU doesn’t move up early too.
They could but there is a mandatory transition period. Maybe that could be accelerated. I read somewhere that the teams moving to CUSA were going to petition the NCAA.
I believe some CUSA teams have some OOC openings next season. Maybe we could get one of them in Huntington to have another FBS team.l on the schedule and not another FCS team.
Lex is right, it's far easier to move conferences than it is to go from FCS to FBS... I doubt JMU will be able to jump for 2022. Much more likely they join in 2023.
The easiest route is just to pick up one of FIU, MTSU, WKU as a nonconference game next year and keep App as an early conference game.
Why?
Before this thread had you ever heard of either Shane Mettlen or DNR Sports?
I hadn't.
So, some guy, is "hearing" this or that. A quick look at the Google machine says he is a "freelance journalist" (AKA unemployed) who lives somewhere near James Madison and sometime appears on this "DNR" which is "Daily News Record" which is Harrisonburg's local paper, circulation about 20K.
Does this mean this isn't happening? No idea.
Just get my news from people that aren't "freelance journalists" who "hear" things.
You’re right on both regards with JMU. They will be FBS transitional next season so no worries on the bowl side. They aren’t eligible for the FCS playoffs, for instance.
The NCAA may accelerate this for them to go ahead and jump, although if they do, it will be a conference game so it would still require another opponent most likely.
In other words, you’re exactly right on the rule, but the standard could be changed due to the instability or realignment.
WKU should be weakened next year and are close. FIU is an easy win but the distance is like traveling to a Texas school. Whomever we pick up should be closer than that IMO. But I love how you think.
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Why is everyone acting like this is a done deal? I wouldn't spend too much time daydreaming about our schedule until we hear something official. Don't get me wrong, I'd love for it to happen.
The same ones that told you that the Sun Belt agreement was on the verge of collapse, as well as Simon Perry is dead?
Sam,
ESPN also posted an article saying the move was imminent for next season all sports
Sun Belt Expansion of 4 Schools Expected to Happen This Summer, With One Exception
The Sun Belt is expected to add its new members sooner than some expected.
espnlafayette.com
Weird, it is almost as if @wvkeeper(HN) posted the same link two responses above yours.Sun Belt Expansion of 4 Schools Expected to Happen This Summer, With One Exception
The Sun Belt is expected to add its new members sooner than some expected.
Yeah, I see that now. Not sure what is going on. I’ve had to log back in a few times today and things haven’t updated at times.
In other words, you tried to talk smack. Links were provided, proving you DEAD WRONG, so you edit a response (the one that PROVED you WRONG) to make a childish joke.
You should quit. You look stupid. Especially since you have stated that you expect nothing from the football team for a half decade to come.
Sammy is mad. Watching you whine and moan...and usually get "football" wrong is fun. Move on Sammy. NM St is waiting on their bowl predictions too.
Sorry, not mad at all. Just enjoying being right, almost all the time.
You post idiocy, get called on it, and then just double down on the idiocy. You look stupid.
Grow up, and, if you want to discuss THIS YEAR’s team, or some future year’s team, rejoin.
You post idiocy, get called on it, and then just double down on the idiocy. You look stupid.
Grow up, and, if you want to discuss THIS YEAR’s team, or some future year’s team, rejoin.
One of the two basketball only teams in the SBC has found a home. In the increasingly mis-named Ohio Valley Conference. Arkansas-Little Rock will start play in the OVC next year.
ovcsports.com
The other, Texas-Arlington is apparently trying to decide if it wants to restart football. It dropped football in the mid 80s but still has a 12.5K seat stadium in good shape. Its future conference membership will depend on that decision.
Little Rock Receives Board Approval to Join Ohio Valley Conference
This afternoon, the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas approved Little Rock's transition to the Ohio Valley Conference as the Trojans will begin competing in the OVC effective July 1, 2022.
ovcsports.com
The other, Texas-Arlington is apparently trying to decide if it wants to restart football. It dropped football in the mid 80s but still has a 12.5K seat stadium in good shape. Its future conference membership will depend on that decision.
I feel like these moves happening are making it more definite that Marshall is in the SBC asapOne of the two basketball only teams in the SBC has found a home. In the increasingly mis-named Ohio Valley Conference. Arkansas-Little Rock will start play in the OVC next year.
Little Rock Receives Board Approval to Join Ohio Valley Conference
This afternoon, the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas approved Little Rock's transition to the Ohio Valley Conference as the Trojans will begin competing in the OVC effective July 1, 2022.
The other, Texas-Arlington is apparently trying to decide if it wants to restart football. It dropped football in the mid 80s but still has a 12.5K seat stadium in good shape. Its future conference membership will depend on that decision.
Makes sense why they sold the basebal field property. They needed the cash for an exit fee?
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