Sun Belt Insider Blog-12-17-12

[mom_n_buggie]

Not earth shattering but, looks like Sun Belt is a lock if Cobb decides to take it.

http://sunbeltinsider.blogspot.com/2012 ... ce-do.html

I had some interesting conversations this weekend with a couple of individuals inside of the Sun Belt Conference and outside of the Sun Belt Conference, and each of them seems to be on the same page now but with a little bit of a different twist.
The answers comes down to this, the Sun Belt Conference will add two programs at minimum to get back to 10 programs in football and 12 in all sports. I ask who might they add, or who is the SBC considering? The answers were Appalachian State and Georgia Southern which tops the list in FCS programs along with Lamar University in Texas. There was no mention of any other programs from the FCS in those conversations.

[AppAlum1]

Not earth shattering but, looks like Sun Belt is a lock if Cobb decides to take it.

http://sunbeltinsider.blogspot.com/2012 ... ce-do.html

I had some interesting conversations this weekend with a couple of individuals inside of the Sun Belt Conference and outside of the Sun Belt Conference, and each of them seems to be on the same page now but with a little bit of a different twist.
The answers comes down to this, the Sun Belt Conference will add two programs at minimum to get back to 10 programs in football and 12 in all sports. I ask who might they add, or who is the SBC considering? The answers were Appalachian State and Georgia Southern which tops the list in FCS programs along with Lamar University in Texas. There was no mention of any other programs from the FCS in those conversations.

Speaking personally, I hope the announcement is made after July 1 so we can participate in the playoffs in 2013.

[SpeedkingATL]

Here's the part of the article that could really effect App and GaSo in regards to theSun Belt:

"We all know that Memphis, Tulane, East Carolina, SMU, Central Florida, and Houston have all left for the Big East in 2013 and 2014, what if the Big East dissolves and there is no conference left for those programs to call home, what will they be forced to do? These six programs will be forced to seek a spot back in their old conference or seek to form a new one.
If such of a move is to happen, and Conference USA takes back some of those programs and not all, who will it be and where will the others go? Many are speculating that Memphis, Tulane and SMU may be left out. So where will they go? The Sun Belt would be glad to welcome them in. So is this why the Sun Belt Conference may be delaying its announcement and move to add additional programs. Could it be something much better than FCS programs? SMU would make a great fit in Texas with Texas State, Memphis could very well replace Middle Tennessee in the State of Tennessee and Tulane could be a great additional for as TV market and rest of SBC eastern schools such as South Alabama, Troy and Georgia State. All that of these programs has a great TV market that would be a benefit to the Sun Belt Conference. "

[ASUMountaineer]

Does anyone know who this guy is? His blog posts are full of spelling and grammatical errors. He signs them as "Sun Belt Insider," not his real name. I'm not saying his information is incorrect, but it's hard to trust someone that hides behind a tag and doesn't use spell check.

[asumike83]

His name is Gary Johnson, per his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/SunBeltInsider

He posts some interesting stuff but I would not call him an 'insider', as it is pretty much the same rumors as we see here. Re-posted the 'Sun Belt will add teams in 10 days' statement and then posted a retraction when the 10 days were up.

I'll put some stock into what Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcb) or Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) post about realignment. His are more for speculation, IMO.

[ASUMountaineer]

His name is Gary Johnson, per his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/SunBeltInsider

He posts some interesting stuff but I would not call him an 'insider', as it is pretty much the same rumors as we see here. Re-posted the 'Sun Belt will add teams in 10 days' statement and then posted a retraction when the 10 days were up.

I'll put some stock into what Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcb) or Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) post about realignment. His are more for speculation, IMO.

Thanks Mike!

[appmaj]

Does anyone know who this guy is? His blog posts are full of spelling and grammatical errors. He signs them as "Sun Belt Insider," not his real name. I'm not saying his information is incorrect, but it's hard to trust someone that hides behind a tag and doesn't use spell check.

I was noticing the same thing. I don't want to be the grammar police but, if you are going to publish something you should at least proofread it.