Charlotte to the SoCon - Football Only?

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More fun:

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?84771-SoCon-Vote-Smack-Edition

I donā€™t give a s*** what SoCon FANS think. I do care how the CAA or even CUSA view a no vote from the SoCon though! Iā€™d have rather we didnā€™t make a presentation to them at all if there wasnā€™t a yes vote already in hand.

Sidenote: We should see something about this in the GoldMine soon.

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I just donā€™t see a thing we have in common with the MEAC

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I just don't see a thing we have in common with the MEAC

Football

Plus they have great bands.

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we wonā€™t even have a band haha

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we won't even have a band haha

My point exactly. Theyā€™ll bring a band for us to watch.

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they would bring a drumline not a band

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If the SoCon votes no, then so be it. Itā€™s obvious that they would prefer us as a full member, not just for football, so a rejection isnā€™t disrespectful, itā€™s more about them protecting their conference.

As for App fans, they are all nervous about the impact a program in Charlotte is going to have on them. Once we are up and running and start to land recruits that would have in the past looked at App, it could hurt them in the short term. Iā€™m not saying we are going to steal all of their top recruits, but we give players from Wester NC/SC and Eastern Tenn another option to consider and be close to home.

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If the SoCon votes no, then so be it. It's obvious that they would prefer us as a full member, not just for football, so a rejection isn't disrespectful, it's more about them protecting their conference.

I donā€™t get the whole argument that adding football-only Charlotte somehow hurts these FCS conferences. They lose nothing as far as I can tell except maybe some scheduling quirks. Now individual schools like App might have issues with us for obvious reasons, but I canā€™t see where the majority of either the SoCon or CAA would have anything but benefit from a large public FCS program in a major city/tv market near the center of their market footprints.

As for App fans, they are all nervous about the impact a program in Charlotte is going to have on them. Once we are up and running and start to land recruits that would have in the past looked at App, it could hurt them in the short term. I'm not saying we are going to steal all of their top recruits, but we give players from Wester NC/SC and Eastern Tenn another option to consider and be close to home.

And upstate SC (great talent in that area).

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Iā€™m glad coach L will have a say in how this eventually plays out. Iā€™m sure heā€™s done some homework on this and the best decision/option possible/available will be made.

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Heā€™ll have his say, but this is Judyā€™s decision if weā€™re offered. I donā€™t think Phil would overrule her on FCS conference decisions.

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Hasnā€™t Georgia Southern said that theyā€™re gonna move up as soon as they get the chance? App will leave also if they get a good offer. The SoCon would be foolish to pass us up.

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Georgia Southern did a study a few years ago but didnā€™t pull the trigger. Now thereā€™s some concerns their facilities have fallen off too much (sadly this study was just a few years ago, football arms race is outrageous) to make a move to a conference they want (read CUSA or better) so theyā€™re trying to get some upgrades going soonā€¦thenā€¦

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Can we be a ā€œlarge FCS programā€ starting out? Or, will we be? Is ā€œlargeā€ just a matter of how much $ you put into it?

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Well I was refering to the size of the University bust, soā€¦

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Ahā€¦

Maybe somethin to think about there.

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http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=495465&pid=6562203#pid6562203

I found the most pathetic App St fan ever.

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[quote=ā€œ49RFootballNow, post:56, topic:25451ā€]http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=495465&pid=6562203#pid6562203

I found the most pathetic App St fan ever.[/quote]
App acts like they are Godā€™s gift to footballā€¦I need to only make 3 points I would say to an App fan.

  1. Remember back before you won that first national? Yea, App Stateā€™s campus life sucked, and gameday sucked
  2. You won 3 titles, Georgia Southern has 6, when you get to 6 100 years from now, come talk to me
  3. You say we have no support for football? Umm take a look at your attendance for playoff games, enough said
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[quote=ā€œ49RFootballNow, post:56, topic:25451ā€]http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=495465&pid=6562203#pid6562203

I found the most pathetic App St fan ever.[/quote]

That poster is pretty pathetic, but you guys put him in his place.

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[quote=ā€œ49RFootballNow, post:56, topic:25451ā€]http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=495465&pid=6562203#pid6562203

I found the most pathetic App St fan ever.[/quote]

LOL I applaud that one however.

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App fans in general are a joke but what is going to bite them in the butt is when they try to move up to FBS and noone wants them