Sun Belt Expansion

[bisonaudit]

There were 8 FBS schools that didn't average 15,000 per home game over the last 2 season:

Eastern Michigan
Ball State
Akron
Florida International
Idaho
New Mexico State
Florida Atlantic
Central Michigan

[td577]

There were 8 FBS schools that didn't average 15,000 per home game over the last 2 season:

Eastern Michigan
Ball State
Akron
Florida International
Idaho
New Mexico State
Florida Atlantic
Central Michigan

Idaho being in the Big Sky for everything else and not football is a disservice to their fans.

[NDSUstudent]

Now it sounds like the Belt will give Idaho and maybe NMSU the boot. After that they could stay at 10 or go to 12....Some speculation that they have their eyes on other FCS schools on the east coast.

[td577]

Now it sounds like the Belt will give Idaho and maybe NMSU the boot. After that they could stay at 10 or go to 12....Some speculation that they have their eyes on other FCS schools on the east coast.

If I was the Sun Belt, I would target Jacksonville State, James Madison, Liberty, and Chattanooga. The first two that say yes are in. All of them would either work within or slightly expand the conference footprint without adding a ton of travel. They all draw well, the VA schools would be perfect travel partners if they came in together, they would just add to Alabama with Jacksonville State, and Chattanooga is right down the road from Georgia and 4 hours from App State.

[DePereBisonFan]

Now it sounds like the Belt will give Idaho and maybe NMSU the boot. After that they could stay at 10 or go to 12....Some speculation that they have their eyes on other FCS schools on the east coast.

Is there a link to this?

[td577]

Is there a link to this?

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/0...committal.html

[1998braves64]

So is Idaho out?? Mike McFeely retweeted this...



https://mobile.twitter.com/IDS_Prate...08036270850048

Sent from Win8 phone on a bullet train from Hillsboro.

[THEsocalledfan]

So is Idaho out?? Mike McFeely retweeted this...



https://mobile.twitter.com/IDS_Prate...08036270850048

Sent from Win8 phone on a bullet train from Hillsboro.

Will Idaho come to their senses and rejoin the Sky? That would be a VERY good thing for FCS football proving it is not dead as a division.

[bisonp]

It's official. Idaho and NMSU out of the Sunbelt after 2017.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...er-2017-season

Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[MNLonghorn10]

NDSU move up please