A new and better FBS thread

[daddy daycare]

Watching SHSU v. FIU. Terrible football and no crowd. ESPNU trying not to show empty stands. For those saying ANY FBS conference is a go, I disagree.

-Sam Houston is now bowl eligible...lol. QB goes 14-21 for 76 yards. They have 2-3 more wins on their schedule it will be interesting to see where they fall in the bowl selection process.

[The_Sicatoka]

Holy shit Miami Vice uniforms.

Did we really end on a loss to KC Keeler?

What would our "Fargo" unis look like?

Wood chipper inspired?

[Twentysix]

If we do not get an invite when the dust settles on this, we could tell the NCAA that we have no interest in participating in their little playoffs due to lack of competition and claim bowl eligibility.

"Teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) are allowed to participate in bowl games because the NCAA allows teams in lower divisions to participate in bowl games. However, the playoff structure in the FCS discourages most high-caliber teams from participating in bowl games. Instead, teams would rather compete for their division's national championship."

However, it's likely that 6 win FBS teams would be selected ahead of us possibly leaving us out of the picture. On the other hand, we have more brand recognition than many FBS schools, so who knows? Someone with more knowledge of how this would work, please chime in?

Lol bowl games are not the point of going fbs. More good football is the point. As fbs, our regular season will be better than 90% of the games we play in the fcs.

[Twentysix]

Watching SHSU v. FIU. Terrible football and no crowd. ESPNU trying not to show empty stands. For those saying ANY FBS conference is a go, I disagree.

You ever been to an shsu game? There was never anyone there when they were fcs either. I'd much rather play sam houston state in conference play than indiana state or murray state.

[BigHorns]

Lol bowl games are not the point of going fbs. More good football is the point. As fbs, our regular season will be better than 90% of the games we play in the fcs.

True, bowl games are becoming a joke even in FBS really. It's now seen as an exhibition where half the players and coaches have already checked out and are jumping to their next team. The CFP is mostly what matters. Unfortunately the G6 have only one slot across 6 conferences, and it looks like that is in jeopardy too. If it remains, PAC may lock it up most years.

Regular season games is where the meat is, and 8 of those games are conference games. Which is why it is important to me to land in the best conference possible. I would hold my nose and try to bear it in MAC for a few years in hopes of moving elsewhere. Would not really want to be stuck there a decade though.

[reformedUNDfan]

True, bowl games are becoming a joke even in FBS really. It's now seen as an exhibition where half the players and coaches have already checked out and are jumping to their next team. The CFP is mostly what matters. Unfortunately the G6 have only one slot across 6 conferences, and it looks like that is in jeopardy too. If it remains, PAC may lock it up most years.

Regular season games is where the meat is, and 8 of those games are conference games. Which is why it is important to me to land in the best conference possible. I would hold my nose and try to bear it in MAC for a few years in hopes of moving elsewhere. Would not really want to be stuck there a decade though.

technically any g5 team in the top 12 makes the playoff, but they are guaranteed a representative even if the top G5 champion isn't in the top 12

[BigHorns]

technically any g5 team in the top 12 makes the playoff, but they are guaranteed a representative even if the top G5 champion isn't in the top 12

Yes yes, *technically* the rules would permit CUSA to place 3 teams in over the SEC and B1G.

Everyone knows there's a snowballs chance in hell of that happening. The system is stacked to make it impossible in practice. It is designed to allow the G6 to have one token spot for now, and everyone acknowledges that.

[daddy daycare]

Lol bowl games are not the point of going fbs. More good football is the point. As fbs, our regular season will be better than 90% of the games we play in the fcs.

Not in the CUSA, although NDSU, SDSU and maybe USD would win that league this year.

SHSU schedule is fine. Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Tuesday....not so much.

[WestCoastBison]

Lol bowl games are not the point of going fbs. More good football is the point. As fbs, our regular season will be better than 90% of the games we play in the fcs.

That is pretty much my outlook. Good football. I'm not going to get super amped before a "Georgia Tech/Cumberland" game.

[heffray]

Not in the CUSA, although NDSU, SDSU and maybe USD would win that league this year.

SHSU schedule is fine. Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Tuesday....not so much.

Here’s the bottom 5 of MVFC:
155 Southern Illinois AA = 51.63
170 Youngstown State AA = 48.98
182 Northern Iowa AA = 47.10
208 Indiana State AA = 41.92
224 Murray State AA = 39.56

Here’s the bottom 5 of CUSA:
146 Louisiana Tech A = 53.45
158 UTEP A = 51.40
169 New Mexico State A = 49.37
174 Middle Tennessee A = 48.61
203 Kennesaw State A = 42.47

Which MVFC teams would you put money on to beat which CUSA teams?

Kennesaw just beat Liberty last night… I don’t know that I’d take anyone right now…