That's called forward thinking. Austin Peay, Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, etc. are moving to FBS. Yet, here we sit.Sources: ASUN, WAC eye pairing for FBS jump
Members of the Atlantic Sun and WAC have agreed to form the foundation of a 10-member football-only conference with plans to join the FBS, sources told ESPN.www.espn.com
If the top half of the Valley wanted to break off and go FBS I wouldn’t hate it, although trading a legit playoff system for the pursuit of a shitty bowl game seems like a downgrade.
You have to start somewhere. Low level should be a stepping stone. It shouldn't be the end game. Austin Peay, Central Arkansas are going to be FBS. Maybe AP will host us for a buy game? How embarrassing is that??
It’s not sexy at all.
Who is the top half?
Anyone who has the resources/facilities and desire to move up.
I think that may be a year old ... FWIW ... for general numbers, though, would be sufficient
Sorry about that, clicked on the wrong file. The 1-AA championship game took a step back this year.
Most people would say the same if they were answering honestly. It's not that I necessarily want Illinois State to be playing in the MAC, it's that I want to see them strive for more, to put a plan in place to compete against their peer institutions. The days of sitting idly by while the world of college athletics race past them need to end.
With the ratings with the FCS National Championship being on a Sunday, I wonder if the ratings would have been different if it was on a normal Saturday morning and not going up against the NFL on a Sunday afternoon.
