JMU vs NDSU

[Rekdiver]

JMU's student fees are among the highest in the nation. I don't think they can afford a move up without significant outside support.

[SLOANASU]

At Greys Tavern in Greensboro and there is a huge JMU gathering going on. I hate it but I'm jealous. Loud App fans are non existent around here.

World of beer tomorrow night is the app viewing party in GSO. Perhaps you should come help the nonexistent loud app fans. You could teach us a thing or two

Would love to but I will be watching while working. Post a pic for me. Wasn't trying to hate Im just not a big fan of CharBar. World of Beer sounds like a much better option.

[yosef13]

App made the decision to move up despite not being invited to CUSA and it sure seems like the right move...for us. This may not be the case for everyone. JMU's administration may have decided that the cost of moving up plus the cost of travel in the Sun Belt was not worth it. If, one day we get more geographical conferences then yes, I am sure that JMU would love to make the jump. But what if that doesn't happen? What if the conferences never realign geographically? If JMU had made the jump and never got the geographic conference they were hoping for it's possible that their financial situation suffers and in turn their whole athletic department would suffer. Just because the move was great for us, it doesn't mean the move would be great for JMU. I think we should focus on us instead of assuming that JMU made a mistake. Especially when we don't fully understand all of JMU's reasons. It's fine to want to be in a conference with them and hope they eventually make the jump, but I don't think we should assume they made a mistake staying fcs.

CUSA's footprint is Texas to WVA, basically the same as the SB minus Idaho and NMST, with both existing. I'm not sold that the finances between the SB and CUSA were the issue. Travel expenses may be more for the SB, but potential revenue via TV and bowl ties would likely offset. They want to move up, that much we know. Right now it appears their destiny is in the hands of a new conference being formed. Whenever you lose control of your own destiny, mistakes have been made.

CUSA has more teams that align with JMU geographically than the Sun Belt does. ODU, Marshall, WKU, Charlotte, etc. The Sun Belt has App and Coastal who isn't even a football member yet. Obviously to JMU's administration the potential revenue via TV and bowl ties was not enough to convince them to make the jump. It shouldn't concern us whether or not they lost control of their destiny.

Not concerned at all. I just think it's a sign that they have made mistakes.

[boonetown1]

At Greys Tavern in Greensboro and there is a huge JMU gathering going on. I hate it but I'm jealous. Loud App fans are non existent around here.

World of beer tomorrow night is the app viewing party in GSO. Perhaps you should come help the nonexistent loud app fans. You could teach us a thing or two

Would love to but I will be watching while working. Post a pic for me. Wasn't trying to hate Im just not a big fan of CharBar. World of Beer sounds like a much better option.

From my understanding the GSO chapter is looking for more events in a central location like WOB. There was a very good turnout last night and most even cheered.....imagine that. There were also some salty UNC fans (both because App was on most tvs and the fact they lost), which I personally took joy in seeing them get quiet when UK hit the game winner.

All in all a good event. Sams doing a good job. Should be a happy offseason for most.