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22 hours ago, Cujo said:

 

No player will ever wear this in public. Essentially a participation trophy. Such a waste.

Am I missing some context? I mean, first, how many players actually wear championship rings outside of special functions anyway? Most people just put them in display case or safe. Second, "participation trophy"? Isn't winning the AL the same as winning the AFC or something? What am I missing?

5 minutes ago, Ridleylash said:

Apparently Pittsburgh really can't go without at least one of their football teams being a joke on the management front lmao

 

Who cuts a guy for what he eats? As long as it doesn't impact his on-field performance, that shouldn't be a thing you worry about.

It was about being his 3rd strike on team rules violations. And disrespecting a food service worker, when you're guests at the hotel is not something that any team should put up with. 

2 hours ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

 

I didn't know until today that all teams would be playing in one stadium.

 

This is stupid. If people don't show up for $10 tickets then it's time to start paying them $20 to be there. What's $400k to make it look like people give a modicum of a :censored:?

As someone who worked in the AAF, I can tell you that this is a great idea for saving money. You pay for two stadiums, one hotel, and a handful of practice sites to help keep costs down. That way you can save your money and by your 2nd or 3rd season, the you can move into those markets because you can afford it. 

I find it interesting that New Jersey is labeled blue on the score bug. Is blue their secondary color? I thought they were red and white and blue was tertiary.

3 hours ago, heavybass said:

Tennessee State Tigers to the C-USA? Sounds like a disaster.

Can you please explain? I know what happened with FAMU wasn't exactly the idea circumstances for an HBCU to move up, but TSU could make it. Why do you think it would be a disaster? 

4 hours ago, Burmy said:

I gotta say, being Notre Dame's first FCS opponent in EONS (and their first ever HBCU opponent) sure gives that impression...their location and stadium doesn't hurt either.

 

Thing is, right now the only FBS conference which would take them would be the ever-desperate C-USA.

The last time Notre Dame played an FCS team was November 5, 1955. They played AT Penn.

And yes, they never played an HBCU.

Eddie George talking about Tennessee State wanting to become an FBS program.

Does Tennessee State have FBS dreams?

On 3/11/2022 at 9:32 PM, TBGKon said:

That’s the rumor that’s been going around.

A friend of mine that worked for both the Vipers and the Apollos told me that the original plan was to have the Vipers in Orlando, but because the AAF got their first, they had to settle for Tampa.

I'm curious on everyone's opinions on what a championship ring represents. As someone who has four, I get into "debates" with people all the time regarding the legitimacy of my ownership of these rings.

What it comes down to, and the question I ask, is what the ring represents. To me, it's a culmination of hard work throughout the year/season that results in a ring as a reward for that hard work (besides the paycheck). What seems to be lost to some is 1) Who should get the ring and 2) what you get it for. The first issue comes up in the role. Some argue that only players and coaches deserve rings and not staff or students that work for the team. And the second issue is in regard to why you receive it. That rings are only given if you participated in all events. For example, let's say you're a staff member or player and you've been doing your job all year. Bowl season comes and you can't make the game, (sickness, injury, whatever) and the team wins. Well some people feel that if you don't actually attend/work/play that game, then you don't get the ring, because the ring is for just that one game. But again, I counter that a ring is representative of the whole season.

In my personal life there seems to be a lot of debate and I'm tired of having to defend myself, but I know that if the teams I worked for didn't value me as a member of the team, that I would't have them to begin with.

Still, I want to know what everyone here thinks.

22 hours ago, Sodboy13 said:

 

From the neck down, they're fine. Nice stripe consistency and color usage. The helmet is garbage, the logo is a joke, and the name cannot be used for any team or league seeking legitimate national exposure in 2022. We're a quarter-century removed from "Bullets" and several years from the Calgary Stampeders using crossed pistols as an alternate logo.

I do love the Gunslingers uniforms. I love the green, blue, and silver combo with white numbers and facemask! True the logo could use some work, but everything else is solid! I think that if/when the USFL wants to return to San Antonio, and I think they will given how much that city loved their Commanders, they can bring back the color scheme, but could change the name up. Simply going with "Slingers" might work, or some other wild west variation. Marshalls, Rangers, etc. 

1 hour ago, Geoff said:

One of Butch's other complaints was that the school had a job posting for "Head Coach." 

 

There was no sport specific info in the job posting and it's a usual thing, especially in Olympic sports to get an idea of who might be interested in a job. It also takes care of state laws that require state employee job postings even if you know who you're going to hire.

 

The confusion came when various Miami media outlets said the posting was on the AFCA website (which was true) and just assumed it was football without the posting stating a sport. It was also posted multiple other places (example).

 

Long story short, there might be some truth to what Butch said be it's also largely he's petty and wanted to be the one to burn things as he left. I think he was done after this season no matter what and someone internally did something to piss him off.

 

Also, it's easily verifiable that the uniforms aren't 9 years old because they didn't have the shiny numbers in 2012 and the adidas tire tracks didn't exist then.

I interviewed for a position with FIU football about 5-6 months ago. I was interviewed by Coach Davis as the final part of the day-long interview. While talking about the position, and the program overall, he brought up all these points about issues with shoulder pads and money. I don't think that he is lying nor is he being petty or anything else. He was genuine with me. His attitude was "it is what it is and I've been doing my best to make it better since I got here." He addressed it to me so I knew the situation I may be getting into.

So to me, telling a prospective employee this and brining it up here, illustrates that there are problems within the FIU program and he is still very upset that they haven't been corrected. 

32 minutes ago, LMU said:

If anything I could foresee a WAC/CUSA merger down the road.  Both conferences are having to dredge up FCS programs and CUSA is going to be gobbling up the programs that the WAC would be relying on for a football rebirth.

 

Of course, this is with the presumption that there's not more hemorrhaging by, for instance, UTEP somehow getting a MWC life preserver thrown to them.

Why would't the MWC want UTEP? Like what is some legitimate reasoning? 

54 minutes ago, rams80 said:

You don't seem to understand how rivalries work at the G5 level; unless you need them as a travel partner (which LOL San Antonio and El Paso ain't) your goal is to keep your rival down below you.

From an administrative point-of-view, I don't think that's how it works.

Well, something tells me Liberty won't be joining a conference anytime soon.

https://twitter.com/RobergMartin37/status/1452657913634463745

12 hours ago, TrueYankee26 said:

They should get some HBCUs. The HBCUs will finally be on the map without hiring a former NFL player as a head coach, they get the funding they need and the CUSA stays alive. Not to mention the amount of elite African American talent they would attract now that they are playing on an FBS level. And not to mention... THE BANDS.

I was with you until you mentioned "THE BANDS".

As someone who spent two years working on an HBCU football team, I can honestly say that the most difficult part of the whole experience was dealing with the band on game day.

I think C-USA can be saved. There are a number of FCS teams that want to move up, and this could be there chance. 

29 minutes ago, rams80 said:

The Montanas had an offer from the WAC a decade ago and noped out of it, can't think things have changed that much.

It was only Montana that had the invite, but state politics would have made sure that MSU had gone with them. But, as I  understood it at the time, Montana was not interested in the WAC because they saw the writing on the wall for the conference and didn't want to leave the Big Sky to end up in a dissolving WAC. Now, I think both schools would take a shot with the Mountain West or C-USA. Assuming C-USA gets western teams like Idaho and New Mexico State.

2 hours ago, Burmy said:

CBS Sports is reporting that Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA are about to apply to join the American Athletic Conference, with all six teams expected to be approved.

I'm curious why Georgia State is not on that list.

2 hours ago, Dilbert said:

Does Idaho want to jump back up to FBS after just dropping down a few years ago?

From what I can tell, yes. They have a new basketball arena, and plan on upgrading football in the near future. They didn't want to move down, they were forced to. And it's my impression they want to get back up.

5 hours ago, Dilbert said:

The Big Sky has several schools that would fit perfectly in the MTN West. Id say Montanta and Montana State have the best shot. Maybe even Weber State, Portland State, Sacramento State. I could see North Dakota and North Dakota State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference/Summit League

If they expand by two, I can see Montana and Montana State moving up. 

If by four, Idaho and (maybe) Weber. 

1 hour ago, Burmy said:

I honestly think that Colorado State and Air Force could be beneficial for the American...not only would they give Wichita State a close rival, but having Air Force on board could sweeten the pot for Army to join (at least as a football-only member).  Only roadblock is, I assume it's essential to both schools that the Army-Navy Game be the very last game of the FBS regular season and get a weekend all to itself, so I don't know how that would work out if it was an intraconference game.

 

And of course, who would the Mountain West look to pick up to replace any departing teams? (My guesses would be Montana, Montana State, Eastern Washington and Portland State, with Northern Colorado being an alternate pick should one of these four decline)

I agree with Montana and Montana State, but I'm not so sure about EWU and Portland State. EWU because of the continued financial issues they've been having and Portland State because their primary stadium, Hillsboro Stadium, is not up to MW standards. Sure they have Providence Park, but they don't always play games there. In fact, they don't play a single game at Providence Park this season.

Now I could see Idaho return to the FBS and teams like NAU or Weber try and make a move up. 

What would happen if in the even that Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, and Air Force, all leave the Mountain West? Where would the conference turn? I see some Big Sky teams moving up.

6 hours ago, rams80 said:

Boise State is rather unhappy in the Mountain West, though.

Why?

Here's my question:

What exactly does the American have, that the Mountain West doesn't, that would make it attractive for Boise, Colorado State, Air Force, and San Diego State? I feel that these teams should stay in the Mountain West. I really don't see the need for them to move.

The American should target Georgia State, UAB, Charlotte, FIU/FAU, and any of the Texas C-USA schools. I don't see why you need a conference that goes from Philadelphia to San Diego.