Sun Belt Expansion

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Originally Posted by HerdBot

Prolly not a good measure.Kids from Florida.

Going from Florida to North Dakota isnt even in the same ballpark as Florida to Georgia. Infact Bruce Anderson was the first Florida player to my knowledge to choose ndsu over fbs guys.

A better test would be if a Minnesota kid chose Georgia Southern

Also gotta find out if they are offering stipends.

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It is what is and that's what is one the table at the moment. It will be fun to watch

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Originally Posted by td577

They started their study when the rules were they had to have attendance and scholarship numbers committed to move up, not an invite. In 2013, an invite was required. When they finalized their study and made the decision an invite came from the Sun Belt in 2013. I don't know at what point in their study if they knew they had to have an invite to complete the process, but in 2012 when they were finishing up all the commitments to move up the rules were different. NDSU could have moved up in 2012, as well. We were above the minimum attendance numbers and would have just had to commit to the scholarships. In 2012, 14 FCS schools had the minimum attendance numbers to move up with NDSU being the only MVFC school who could have done it. App State and Georgia Southern started their studies under those rules. Now, as we know, you need an invite to move up.

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Bold.... move up and pray for a conference.

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Originally Posted by MAKBison

Bold.... move up and pray for a conference.

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It wasn't like that in 2012. The NCAA rules would have allowed teams moving up to play as independents. The rules change was no more independents. So in order to move up, you have to have an invite. When App State and Georgia Southern started their study, they were thinking they were going to move up as independents. They had pretty much made the decision to move up at the same time the rules got changed to no independents. It worked out for them the Sun Belt invited them when they did or they wouldn't be moving up because without that invite their plan went to shit.

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Originally Posted by MAKBison

Bold.... move up and pray for a conference.

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Isn't that basically what we did by moving up from DII?

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/s...ship/30543863/


oh boy....EKU and CCU

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Originally Posted by tjbison

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/s...ship/30543863/


oh boy....EKU and CCU

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“I think Eastern Kentucky has been public in declaring their interest in moving up to FBS. I think that Coastal Carolina has not made that public statement,” Benson told The Daily Advertiser in a one-on-one interview. “So has Eastern Kentucky contacted the Sun Belt? Yes."

I wonder if any other schools declared their interest to the Sun Belt. These two schools would be a good fit in the conference; and Idaho really ought to drop to the Big Sky.

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Originally Posted by DePereBisonFan

“I think Eastern Kentucky has been public in declaring their interest in moving up to FBS. I think that Coastal Carolina has not made that public statement,” Benson told The Daily Advertiser in a one-on-one interview. “So has Eastern Kentucky contacted the Sun Belt? Yes."

I wonder if any other schools declared their interest to the Sun Belt. These two schools would be a good fit in the conference; and Idaho really ought to drop to the Big Sky.

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You think those schools are FBS caliber schools? Looks like the G5 is going to be watered down

App st and GSU showed last year they just paid a shit ton more money and lost playoffs to dominate a crap conference

I hope we never have to resort to a SBC type conference

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Originally Posted by tjbison

You think those schools are FBS caliber schools? Looks like the G5 is going to be watered down

App st and GSU showed last year they just paid a shit ton more money and lost playoffs to dominate a crap conference

I hope we never have to resort to a SBC type conference

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Geographically speaking, they fit pretty well. And the difference between the G5 and the top 5 FCS conferences is pretty slim especially when controlling for scholarships.

I hope whatever that regardless of what happens the next few years, a good opportunity presents itself to North Dakota State, keeping in mind "the harder I work the luckier I get."

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Originally Posted by tjbison

You think those schools are FBS caliber schools? Looks like the G5 is going to be watered down

App st and GSU showed last year they just paid a shit ton more money and lost playoffs to dominate a crap conference

I hope we never have to resort to a SBC type conference

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I hope the MVFC continues to be the 6th best football conference in the country until they and the top of the FCS can come together with the G5 (minus a couple of teams at the top?)

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Originally Posted by tjbison

You think those schools are FBS caliber schools? Looks like the G5 is going to be watered down

App st and GSU showed last year they just paid a shit ton more money and lost playoffs to dominate a crap conference

I hope we never have to resort to a SBC type conference

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I really know nothing about Eastern Kentucky. Coastal Carolina would fit in the Sun Belt. They are committed to football and they can compete in the Sun Belt. They really should be asking themselves if they want to. CC could keep building their program and contend for a FCS championship and find a better conference when the dust settles. CC immediately makes the top half of the Sun Belt heavy with schools that were FCS within the past few years. I don't know if that speaks more for the FCS or the Sun Belt.