Re: report odu jmu to be added to sun belt next week
Originally Posted by
taper
For everyone hating on ML, what options does he realistically have? A P5 invite is impossible. Going independent is a death sentence, no way we could pull that off. Of the G5, the AAC and Sunbelt just finished their expansions and we weren't even sniffed at. Geography absolutely does matter. The MAC and MWC are sitting stable at 12 members with no indication of anyone leaving. All we add is extra travel costs and diluted media share. If they did need to add there's a bunch of Big Sky and WAC teams they'd look at first. CUSA is a train wreck. They're down to 5 members and might not even exist soon. If they get around to offering us it's because EVERYBODY else declined. Jumping feet first into that dumpster fire would be the single worst decision in NDSU's history. If you could get the xDSUs, Montanas, Missouri St, and either UNI or Weber to jump as a group to become CUSA-North division you might have something, but good luck with that.
What if ML has talked with every FBS conference and they all said "No, stop calling us"? What if the SBoHE said only if UND goes too? What if they categorically said no? Bottom line is the FBS conferences don't owe us anything, they do what's best for them and adding a geographical outlier isn't part of that. Sucks, but again, what are our REALISTIC options?
Well, then he could tell us that. He could tell sports media. Let the world know that we believe we belong in FBS but we haven't been given the chance. But of course, this hasn't actually happened.
I don't care what Jim says. That is not the real Ben Franklin. I'm 99% certain.