Red Wolf

I think this is what would happen if the board's dream of unifying the Dallas Cowboys' blues ever came true.

This is true of literally everything. Anytime I do something worthwhile, it’s immediately overshadowed by how great Roundball Rock is.

Well that's what I get for assuming the status quo hadn't changed in the past... 30 years.

Louisville was until they got a better offer. Why? NMSU is the most obvious candidate. They, along with Idaho, were only in the Sun Belt because the conference had ambitions of going to 12 teams for a conference championship game. With conference defections that everybody other than the commissioner saw coming, that never happened. With the requirements for conference championships no longer requiring 12, there was no more need to hang on to the schools out West.

I doubt it. Florida State was offered a spot in the SEC before they chose the ACC. All of those teams play their major conference in-state counterparts every year which isn't standard behavior for schools that would block an in-state addition. That said, the in-state schools likely aren't getting invitations just because they don't expand the footprint, which has been the impetus of the most recent schools to join.

Don't love it, but prefer it to the previous logos. Also, does CLT immediately make everybody else think of an inappropriate word more than it does Charlotte, or am I a disgusting pervert? It could be both, I guess.

Personally I would rather stick around playing for the Arkansas Travelers of AA if the Seattle Mariners decided to roll out with bad jerseys. That's because I'm a man of integrity who is willing to let his hypothetical family struggle rather than making millions. Sorry that the rest of you idiots care more about money than uniforms. Also, I don't miss seeing the same three or four commercials in an infinite loop on TV.

Purdue Technical University-Indianapolis. I did it.

Isn't Chicago State in a perpetual state of almost closing completely, let alone staying up in D1?

It really bothers me that the bevel numbers are inspired by the inferior version of the aTm logo that's not even used on the helmets.

Even with better applications, the fan logo's design is awkward on uniforms. Maybe if they left out the wordmark it would be better, but I imagine they want the conference's name or at least initials to be shown.

Central Arkansas announced their football field's redesign on April 1, so now I never know what to believe.

As the self-appointed Sun Belt representative of these boards, I think I like this better than either of the previous incarnations. The current/soon-to-be-previous logo looks really bad when placed on jerseys. Just look at how terrible this thing looked.

You were just the person with the Asuka avatar(s) to me anyway. Full disclosure, I remember like three names on here, so if you ever change your avatar I probably have no idea who you are. Which is incredibly hypocritical since I change my avatar all the time.

I don't like it. Maybe I just hate fun.

It's fun that Larry Bird, one of the most important basketball players in history went to Indiana State. It's kind of like how Scottie Pippen went to Central Arkansas who were either D2 or NAIA at the time and he's the best player the state's produced.

On the one hand I kind of want to change my name since it feels like a lie since I won't graduate from Arkansas State, but rather a different D1 school in Arkansas. On the other hand, I always end up hating the names I use. PSN only recently allowed name changes and I've switched to two new names already. I should just pick something boring and inoffensive and not worry about it because it doesn't actually matter at all to anybody. Plus, I change my avatar too often so that would be really confusing.

The only people that enjoy listeners calling in are the listeners that are calling in because it makes them feel important.

Admiral vs. Positivity Towards the NBA is definitely one of the top rivalries on the board. Not on the level of Everyone vs. Las Vegas or anything, but still. The Broncos vs. Seahawks Super Bowl that compelled me to drive 45 minutes across state lines so I could buy liquor. Up until the fumbled kickoff return to start the second half, I was just constantly telling myself scenarios about how the Broncos could totally come back. After that fumble was when I finally gave up hope and started thinking about heading to Missouri of all places. I didn't have to work Monday, it was fine (similarly I didn't have to work the Monday when the Broncos beat the Panthers). 2003 NLCS when the Cubs blew a 3-1 lead to the Marlins. THE MARLINS! Not even a team that mattered (and still doesn't). I got grounded when the Cubs blew it because I used less than appropriate language and my parents weren't okay with that. This was probably the point I most regretted being a fan of my sports teams. The Broncos had recently won two-straight Lombardis at this time, but the Cubs and Arkansas State both sucked hard, and those were the two teams I cared most about since they were the teams my dad got me into as a kid, so I had simply cared about them longer. That said, the Cubs won in 2016, the Broncos recovered to have one of the best defenses ever carry Peyton Manning's lifeless body to a Super Bowl, and Arkansas State won four of five conference titles in football. Now I only kind of care whether my teams win in part because I've seen them win and in part because I'm just older and it's harder to care when all of the good players are younger than you are and it starts to feel weird if you think about it too much.

I can’t easily drive to Charlotte and it’s too realistic for my dumb posts.

Let's combine our powers to continue to push for the A's to Sacramento and Rays to Memphis just like that other post I made that might have been in this thread or maybe a different one.

I HAVE MORE TO SAY! This game made me sad, and I drove to Missouri to get extra alcohol because Arkansas doesn't allow alcohol sales on Sunday (sort of). I didn't work Monday, so it was fine, just like it was fine when the Broncos won a couple years later and I didn't work that Monday either.

I hate the Cardinals with all of my heart, but I love this story. I remember listening on the radio in the parking lot of Walmart after work (I live in Arkansas, deal with it) during game 6 when the Rangers blew it. I was so annoyed as I bought whatever groceries I needed knowing that the freaking Cardinals were destined for another title. It's bad enough in Central Arkansas, but I was up in Jonesboro at the time where the Cards are a big enough deal that the caravan comes through there and makes me regret my decisions in life.

1. Cubs win the mother :censored:ing World Series! Nothing compares to this. I didn't realize what I was getting into following in my father's footsteps to be a Cubs fan until it was too late. That game 7 lasted what felt like three days, and I was so hyped up by that victory that I couldn't properly sleep for about a week. 2. Arkansas State football finally stops being embarrassing. In 2011, under the leadership of famous charlatan Hugh Freeze, A-State finally wins the Sun Belt (without a later retcon by the NCAA or anything!), and does so at Middle Tennessee who had historically beaten the piss out of us at their place no matter the records. They sucked that year, and A-State acted like they were going to choke it away in the first half before blowing them away in the second. There was this awesome party atmosphere for A-State fans on a field that had previously been a house of horrors, and damn that felt great. 3. Arkansas State murders ULM and Middle Tennessee in 2012. 2012 is by far my favorite form of Arkansas State football. Though they won fewer games than the 2011 team, I think the 2012 team under Gus Malzahn was superior by the end of the season. Gus wishes he had Ryan Aplin at Auburn right now. ULM beat Arkansas in 2012, so it meant that much more to see the stadium filled up on a freaking Thursday night in November as the Red Wolves killed the Warhawks. The finale against Middle Tennessee, which was a de facto conference championship game was even better. Middle had a really good season and even beat Georgia Tech that year. Whoever won that game would be the undisputed Sun Belt champions. Arkansas State won 45-0 as they sent Middle off to the allegedly greener pastures of Conference USA (spoilers: less green than expected).

There's no guarantee they would even do that. Idaho currently has a losing record since moving down to FCS and they won nine games their final season in FBS. Being a bad FBS still (generally) puts you above the best FCS teams in terms of status. It's a lot like being a bad SEC team vs. being the best Sun Belt or C-USA or even AAC team.