Saint3333 wrote:Sounds like some of the 2013 recruits are getting some size. Gilchrist has a motor, looking forward to seeing him fly around. Sounds like Nunn is going to be a four year starter for us too.

SS also said after the spring that Nunn was one of the two best OL on the team already.

BTW, if you have looked at AAC and C-USA, they also face the exact same issues as the Belt from a total geographical perspective so we are in good company. Yes, unfortunately that's how conferences seek to expand now, trying to cover the most geographic area (read: TV markets) possible. Having more...

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For those of you listing more than one team to pull for, I will take the same approach that some App fans do when you tell them you pull for another team in addition to App - label you a treasonous deserter who is responsible for holding the home team back.

1. JMU, even today, I would like to have them in considering they think they are too good for the SunBelt. And they would be more likely to leave the SunBelt if another conference comes calling. I don't think that's an issue, because I think every team is likely to leave the Sun Belt if another con...

Thought I'd check back in with these rankings, if for no other reason than to have something to read besides more Michael Jackson jokes on the recruiting thread. As of this writing, they're up to team #81. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/05/08/college-football-countdown-directory/881...

One explanation for the low number of NC offers might be that the staff may have decided to extend fewer "swing for the fences" offers. Last year a number of the in-state offers were guys we never really had a chance with, due to either their ranking or at least one high-major offer (i.e. several of...

App does still currently have transfers from Oregon, Utah and Virginia Tech on the roster. However, I expect we'll see less of that now that we don't offer the advantage of not having to sit out a year.

WVAPPeer wrote:

Saint3333 wrote:If we had 10k alums that supported App the way Daphne does that KBS expansion thread wouldn't be necessary!!!

Absolutely agree!!! - I nominate her as our official Interloper Supreme !!!

I'd have to go with Jerry Moore on that one, but she can be Vice Interloper.

We'll see what kind of coach Fox is over the next few years, but I will already say he's a top-notch salesman for the program. Love the accessibility.

I must say it is hard for me to buy the argument that we need 30,000 actual seats to draw a quality G5 or lower-level P5 when I see something like Wake playing at ULM this year. Sure they have more actual seats than KBS, but how many fans is Wake going to bring to Monroe, LA anyway? A few hundred? ...

"I would guess the ACC teams want those games as a pitch for Tidewater recruits," Yep and other than being reasonably close there are probably no other reasons (excluding, of course, a most certain W) :D And the Associate AD is very up-front about that being the large appeal in that link I posted (...

Another scheduling example for us: ODU has a 20,000 seat stadium with no additional capacity, and they have NC State coming in next year. They also have Va Tech visiting in 2018, which may or may not have been done with the expectation of a new stadium being built by then (appears to be in doubt at ...

I think regionally when looking at possible opponents. They provide more local appeal and easier travel logistics to Boone's remote location. Wake, Duke, NC State and Va Tech are within bussing distance of Boone. That is where our targets for a BCS type opponent should be. I think you underestimate...

I must say it is hard for me to buy the argument that we need 30,000 actual seats to draw a quality G5 or lower-level P5 when I see something like Wake playing at ULM this year. Sure they have more actual seats than KBS, but how many fans is Wake going to bring to Monroe, LA anyway? A few hundred? ...

I must say it is hard for me to buy the argument that we need 30,000 actual seats to draw a quality G5 or lower-level P5 when I see something like Wake playing at ULM this year. Sure they have more actual seats than KBS, but how many fans is Wake going to bring to Monroe, LA anyway? A few hundred? I...

People say our fans don't know anything about Sun Belt teams, but who knew anything about Wofford, Elon, or Samford before they joined? From what I remember the majority of our fans were very upset when each of those little schools that nobody knew about were added. That's true, and I agree that in...

Southern Miss and ODU on the schedule the next two years. Next year we get Southern Miss, ULL, Ark St., Troy, and GSU, what will the excuse be next season? I think it remains to be seen whether the FBS schedules as presently constituted will really drive increased attendance and demand. I know many...

Some neutral-site games on the schedule for 2014 (all in NFL stadiums except the one in Dublin): Boise St. vs. Ole Miss (Atlanta) Colorado vs. Colorado St. (Denver) Penn St. vs. UCF (Dublin, Ireland) West Va. vs. Alabama (Atlanta) Florida St. vs. Oklahoma St. (Arlington) Wisconsin vs. LSU (Houston) ...

I'm afraid some good fans are going to be in for a culture shock with the FBS move. Let me preface this by saying that I don't think we're ready for a game in BOA in 2015. Some program building needs to happen before that point. But for the long term, I think we need to take more of a big-picture vi...

I don't think App accepts a buyout from USM without knowing we can find an FBS replacement. It won't be up to us to decide. The contracts are written so that all Southern Miss has to do to void the deal is pay us a predetermined amount of money. We don't have the ability to accept or decline. Thank...