menu
Logo
Bobcat Attack Menu
Logo
Ohio Football Topic
Topic: Sun Belt Conference
Page: 1 of 1
MedinaCat
General User
MC
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Lakewood, OH
Post Count: 750
person
mail
MedinaCat
mail
Posted: 4/11/2011 5:24 PM
settings_applications edit_note
On twitter, Caleb Troop linked an article in the Miami Herald where we get a mention relating to Sun Belt Conference expansion. In reading it, we are not so much listed as a possibility, rather the southern most MAC school. My question is, why would the Sun Belt want to add just an 11th football member? Why not 12 that would bring them a conference championship? Anyone think we inquired?

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/07/2154460/sun-belt-mi...
Jeff McKinney
Moderator
JM
Member Since: 11/12/2004
Post Count: 6,163
person
mail
Jeff McKinney
mail
Posted: 4/11/2011 5:33 PM
settings_applications edit_note
I'd eat my hat if we even inquired.  At best, it would be a lateral move.  And it would dramatically increase travel costs.  ZERO chance the Sun Belt takes on a current MAC member. 

It's gonna be a current WAC school, IMO. 
BobcatSports
General User
BS
Member Since: 2/2/2006
Post Count: 1,116
person
mail
BobcatSports
mail
Posted: 4/11/2011 7:31 PM
settings_applications edit_note
I think it will be Temple Jeff. They don't think they are in the MAC anyway according to certain fans of theirs.
JSF
General User
Member Since: 1/29/2005
Location: Houston, TX
Post Count: 6,581
mail
JSF
mail
Posted: 4/11/2011 7:42 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Louisiana Tech.
Pataskala
General User
P
Member Since: 7/8/2010
Location: At least six feet away from anybody else
Post Count: 9,465
person
mail
Pataskala
mail
Posted: 4/11/2011 8:29 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Ditto.  Could never figure LaTex in the WAC; the closest school is 900+ miles away.  With travel costs the way they are, moving back to the Belt would make a whole lot of sense.  I think OU was mentioned in the article only to show that it won't be a MAC team.
anorris
General User
Member Since: 7/7/2010
Location: Bristol, CT
Post Count: 2,262
mail
anorris
mail
Posted: 4/11/2011 8:55 PM
settings_applications edit_note
JSF wrote:expand_more
Louisiana Tech.
This.  Shocks me any other school even was thought of, especially our fair institution.
Bobcat Love
General User
BL
Member Since: 12/21/2004
Post Count: 1,193
person
mail
Bobcat Love
mail
Posted: 4/11/2011 11:27 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Read the article again. It doesn't mention us as a candidate, only a logistical milepost.

This is a non-story.
Ohio69
General User
O69
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 3,124
person
mail
Ohio69
mail
Posted: 4/12/2011 9:59 AM
settings_applications edit_note
The Sun Belt is on its way to being a better conference than the MAC in football, if its not there already.  And, basketball likely won't be far behind.  The MAC is no longer a serious division I conference.  It is just a hangers-on type conference.  Until MAC school are ready to approach $20 million in athletic spending (which is very low by the way) the death spiral to the bottom will continue.
Last Edited: 4/12/2011 10:00:11 AM by Ohio69
Mike Johnson
General User
Member Since: 11/11/2004
Location: North Canton, OH
Post Count: 1,759
mail
Mike Johnson
mail
Posted: 4/12/2011 11:43 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Ohio69 wrote:expand_more
The Sun Belt is on its way to being a better conference than the MAC in football, if its not there already.  And, basketball likely won't be far behind.  The MAC is no longer a serious division I conference.  It is just a hangers-on type conference.  Until MAC school are ready to approach $20 million in athletic spending (which is very low by the way) the death spiral to the bottom will continue.


Hmmm...MAC could be stronger, no doubt.  But death spiral?  Well, I guess when MAC wins over Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Pitt, Northwestern, Colorado, Colorado State, Navy, Minnesota, Syracuse, Kentucky, etc stop coming, then perhaps death spiral will be an appropriate choice of terms. 

As to football only, I wouldn't mind seeing the best of the MAC and Sun Belt form the core of a new conference. 
Jeff McKinney
Moderator
JM
Member Since: 11/12/2004
Post Count: 6,163
person
mail
Jeff McKinney
mail
Posted: 4/12/2011 12:10 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Ohio69 wrote:expand_more
The Sun Belt is on its way to being a better conference than the MAC in football, if its not there already.  And, basketball likely won't be far behind.  The MAC is no longer a serious division I conference.  It is just a hangers-on type conference.  Until MAC school are ready to approach $20 million in athletic spending (which is very low by the way) the death spiral to the bottom will continue.


Football:  The MAC's Sagarin numbers have been better most seasons.  However, there seems to be a trend toward the Sun Belt outperforming the MAC in bowls. 

Basketball:  I don't agree with you there.  While the MAC has been down the last several seasons, the Sun Belt has been even more down.  In fact, I've used them as an illustration of a conference that is following the same basic strategy as the MAC and suffering the consequences...
Pete Chouteau
General User
Member Since: 11/17/2004
Location: You Can't See Me
Post Count: 1,696
mail
Pete Chouteau
mail
Posted: 4/12/2011 1:25 PM
settings_applications edit_note
We could be a package deal with Marshall!
Showing Messages: 1 - 11 of 11
reply
vertical_align_top
vertical_align_center
vertical_align_bottom
add_comment
MAC News Links
chevron_left
Monday, May 11, 2026
chevron_right



extra small (< 576px)
small (>= 576px)
medium (>= 768px)
large (>= 992px)
x-large (>= 1200px)
xx-large (>= 1400px)