You said they were equal or better to NDSU. I do not think that is accurate, at least at this point in time. NDSU > 90% of the SunBelt. The SB opponents will be better than CAA opponents, but that's not what you said.
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It comes down to NOVA. If you s t r e t c h it out, you could claim NOVA to be in the JMU area. That's a good recruiting area. But that's a stretch. It's more value for JMU than it is for an opponent. The idea is to have recruits drop by at some point during your stay. Maybe that is on Friday or maybe that is during game day. Depends on the recruits schedule too. But that is a bit of a hike. 1-2 hour drive not counting traffic. There are at least 60 high schools within a 45 minute drive of the ODU campus.
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That's pretty much exactly what I said.
I wasn't only talking about SBC teams. Their OOC schedule will become much tougher and against teams much better than NDSU or SBC or CAA or FCS teams.You'll be playing NDSU caliber and better teams most every week.
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In my opinion, Coastal, Appy, UL-L, Marshall, and other SBC teams (depending on the year) are just as good or better than NDSU.
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That's where we differ. One or two of the ones you mentioned are maybe on par any given year, but that's it. NDSU would most likely beat 9 out of 10 SB teams right now. The problem is, once teams move up, they don't always maintain or improve. You know that first hand. Do you think GSU is better today than 2010-2013?
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Shenadoah Valley isn’t a recruiting hotbed at all. The Tidewater area of VA is a HUGE one, and probably signs 20x-30x the amount of recruits. If you were to rank nationally the top sub 2 million metro areas for # of Div I recruits each year, Tidewater would have to rank near the top, probably along with some places in FL & other parts of the South.UNI88 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:03 pmI could see why UNC might play Ga State for additional exposure to Atlanta recruits. It would be similar to Iowa playing an away game vs. Northern Illinois at Soldier Field for exposure in Chicago. I don't think Iowa would ever play 2 G5's away from home in the same year. UNC is a state flagship whose focus is basketball and Iowa is a state flagship whose focus is football and UNC hasn't been nearly as successful in football. While Iowa compares to UNC better than Wake it still isn't a strong comparison.89Hen wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:35 am Some interesting things OOC. Am I to understand that UNC is @ AppSt and @ GeorgiaSt back to back to open the season? Their fans must be thrilled. I guess Army is hoping to win the SunBelt this year. The SB West can't get anyone to come to them.
APP STATE
9/3 UNC
10/1 The Citadel
10/29 Robert Morris
COASTAL CAROLINA
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9/10 Gardner-Webb
9/17 Buffalo
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
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9/24 Ball State
GEORGIA STATE
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9/17 Charlotte
JAMES MADISON
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9/10 Norfolk State
MARSHALL
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10/1 Gardner-Webb
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10/1 Liberty
ARKANSAS STATE
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11/12 UMass
LOUISIANA
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9/10 Eastern Michigan
ULM
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9/24 Louisiana Tech
SOUTHERN MISS
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9/17 Northwestern State
TEXAS STATE
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9/24 Houston Baptist
TROY
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Any answers to my question about recruiting value of playing in Hampton Roads vs. Harrisonburg/Shenandoah Valley?
Looking at the markets for the SBC east teams & stadium size
GST: 6 million metro/7 million CSA/25k
ODU: 1.8 million metro/23k
CCU: 600k metro/21k
Marshall: 370k metro/38k (41k+ record)
JMU <140k metro/25k
GSU: 70k> metro/25k
ASU: <60k micropolitan/30k (SRO ECU last season 36,752).
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I edited it to 600k. 2019 estimate of 570k about a 70% increase from 2010 of 354k.
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I doubt that very seriously. They would be very competitive no doubt and challenge for the conference title, but beating 9 out of the 10 teams is possible but very unlikely.89Hen wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:13 pmThat's where we differ. One or two of the ones you mentioned are maybe on par any given year, but that's it. NDSU would most likely beat 9 out of 10 SB teams right now. The problem is, once teams move up, they don't always maintain or improve. You know that first hand. Do you think GSU is better today than 2010-2013?
As a program there is no doubt we are light years ahead of 2010-2013. The on field performance over the last five years has been less than desirable though. That was horrible administration/coaching related decisions. Hopefully all that is behind us.
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It's certainly possible that you are correct re: NDSU, but I wouldn't be as adamant as you are. There is just no real way to know with such certainty. In basketball, a team that employs a full court press isn't always effective early in a game. Much of their success comes after they wear a team down that is not used to that kind of pace. And sometimes the press is not effective at all, but over the course of a season, they often find more success than failure. The same could be said for playing against teams with better overall talent (compared to the average FCS team) over the course of the season.89Hen wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:13 pmThat's where we differ. One or two of the ones you mentioned are maybe on par any given year, but that's it. NDSU would most likely beat 9 out of 10 SB teams right now. The problem is, once teams move up, they don't always maintain or improve. You know that first hand. Do you think GSU is better today than 2010-2013?
Do you believe Cincinnati would have been in the playoffs if that team played in any of the P5 conferences last year?
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ACC and Pac10, for sure I'd believe that. B10 and BXII... very possible. SEC... take ANY team in the country and put them in the SEC and chances are they don't make the playoffs. Alabama has been the outlier. Georgia, Auburn, LSU... all struggle to make it out of there.CAA Flagship wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:01 am Do you believe Cincinnati would have been in the playoffs if that team played in any of the P5 conferences last year?
Of course this is all speculation about how NDSU would do playing a full SB schedule, but considering all we have is speculation... build a case that they wouldn't be at the very top of the SB the last 10 years. One year of computer ratings doesn't really paint a picture, but 10 years of it. I think the numbers are on my side on this one.
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It's just funny to see the MB area referred to as "metro". There's nothing metro about it. And that 500-600k includes Brunswick County, NC which includes Wilmington, not a hotbed for CCU and SunBelt football. You're correct that there are a LOT of retirees there, so that's why it's not a normal "metro" IMO.BDKJMU wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:29 pmI edited it to 600k. 2019 estimate of 570k about a 70% increase from 2010 of 354k.
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There's a high population density that makes it "metro". I don't understand why Brunswick Cnty is there - you've got the most rural part of that county included? And they stop at Leland, over an hour away from MB. Why not go another 20 miles and include Wilmington?89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:05 amIt's just funny to see the MB area referred to as "metro". There's nothing metro about it. And that 500-600k includes Brunswick County, NC which includes Wilmington, not a hotbed for CCU and SunBelt football. You're correct that there are a LOT of retirees there, so that's why it's not a normal "metro" IMO.BDKJMU wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:29 pm
I edited it to 600k. 2019 estimate of 570k about a 70% increase from 2010 of 354k.
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Computer ratings? While there is a little bit of overlap in scheduling between FCS and FBS, it's hard for me to believe computer ratings because of how little the overlap is. I don't want to take anything away from what NDSU has done over the last decade, but it's very different between P5, G5, and FCS. And by that I mean playing a whole season, not just one game. It's the grind of an entire season that makes the difference. I'm not saying that any of the NDSU teams couldn't be competitive, but I just don't think they would be consistently "at the very top" of the SB.89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:58 amACC and Pac10, for sure I'd believe that. B10 and BXII... very possible. SEC... take ANY team in the country and put them in the SEC and chances are they don't make the playoffs. Alabama has been the outlier. Georgia, Auburn, LSU... all struggle to make it out of there.CAA Flagship wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:01 am Do you believe Cincinnati would have been in the playoffs if that team played in any of the P5 conferences last year?
Of course this is all speculation about how NDSU would do playing a full SB schedule, but considering all we have is speculation... build a case that they wouldn't be at the very top of the SB the last 10 years. One year of computer ratings doesn't really paint a picture, but 10 years of it. I think the numbers are on my side on this one.
But the SB has gone through several years where teams have transitioned which has hurt their overall rating. GAST, GSU, APPY, and CCU went through roster turnovers that took time. Same with Charlotte, WKU, UTSA, and ODU in CUSA. Many of those teams had some decent success in FCS but took a hit in the first few years of the transition. Several teams, GSU and ODU among others, then hit a soft patch with coaching and recruiting and fell on hard times quickly. Sure, NDSU could have taken advantage of all of that during those times. But that's not necessarily enough to get them to the top.
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We both have opinions on this, but you've still yet to sell me on NDSU not being at the very top of the SB in any way. Playing bottom feeding SB teams isn't much of a grind, is it?CAA Flagship wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:22 amComputer ratings? While there is a little bit of overlap in scheduling between FCS and FBS, it's hard for me to believe computer ratings because of how little the overlap is. I don't want to take anything away from what NDSU has done over the last decade, but it's very different between P5, G5, and FCS. And by that I mean playing a whole season, not just one game. It's the grind of an entire season that makes the difference. I'm not saying that any of the NDSU teams couldn't be competitive, but I just don't think they would be consistently "at the very top" of the SB.89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:58 am
ACC and Pac10, for sure I'd believe that. B10 and BXII... very possible. SEC... take ANY team in the country and put them in the SEC and chances are they don't make the playoffs. Alabama has been the outlier. Georgia, Auburn, LSU... all struggle to make it out of there.
Of course this is all speculation about how NDSU would do playing a full SB schedule, but considering all we have is speculation... build a case that they wouldn't be at the very top of the SB the last 10 years. One year of computer ratings doesn't really paint a picture, but 10 years of it. I think the numbers are on my side on this one.
But the SB has gone through several years where teams have transitioned which has hurt their overall rating. GAST, GSU, APPY, and CCU went through roster turnovers that took time. Same with Charlotte, WKU, UTSA, and ODU in CUSA. Many of those teams had some decent success in FCS but took a hit in the first few years of the transition. Several teams, GSU and ODU among others, then hit a soft patch with coaching and recruiting and fell on hard times quickly. Sure, NDSU could have taken advantage of all of that during those times. But that's not necessarily enough to get them to the top.
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It's a bigger grind than the bottom of MVFC.89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:36 amWe both have opinions on this, but you've still yet to sell me on NDSU not being at the very top of the SB in any way. Playing bottom feeding SB teams isn't much of a grind, is it?CAA Flagship wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:22 am
Computer ratings? While there is a little bit of overlap in scheduling between FCS and FBS, it's hard for me to believe computer ratings because of how little the overlap is. I don't want to take anything away from what NDSU has done over the last decade, but it's very different between P5, G5, and FCS. And by that I mean playing a whole season, not just one game. It's the grind of an entire season that makes the difference. I'm not saying that any of the NDSU teams couldn't be competitive, but I just don't think they would be consistently "at the very top" of the SB.
But the SB has gone through several years where teams have transitioned which has hurt their overall rating. GAST, GSU, APPY, and CCU went through roster turnovers that took time. Same with Charlotte, WKU, UTSA, and ODU in CUSA. Many of those teams had some decent success in FCS but took a hit in the first few years of the transition. Several teams, GSU and ODU among others, then hit a soft patch with coaching and recruiting and fell on hard times quickly. Sure, NDSU could have taken advantage of all of that during those times. But that's not necessarily enough to get them to the top.
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Not really. MB has a population density of 1,291 people per square mile (31,783 total pop). For comparison, Potomac, MD (my hood) has a population density of 1,827 (45,824 total pop) and I'd laugh my ass off if anyone called us a "metro". We're the sleepy suburbs. This is literally 'downtown' Potomac... a small strip center.
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89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:48 amNot really. MB has a population density of 1,291 people per square mile (31,783 total pop). For comparison, Potomac, MD (my hood) has a population density of 1,827 (45,824 total pop) and I'd laugh my ass off if anyone called us a "metro". We're the sleepy suburbs. This is literally 'downtown' Potomac... a small strip center.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropo ... tical_arean the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_areaA metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing.[1] A metro area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, boroughs, cities, towns, exurbs, suburbs, counties, districts, and even states and nations like the eurodistricts. As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions.[2]
You're thinking of individual towns/cities like NYC as being metropolitan. That isn't wrong, but the Wikipedia above states a metropolitan statistical area, which is different. I get what you're saying, i'm in the Charlotte Metro area and this is our data
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If you weren't a suburb of Charlotte, you wouldn't be in a "metro" area. Potomac is not a metro, but we're a part of the DC metro. There is no metro area for MB. MB is the heart of the density and economics for that area.Ibanez wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:22 am You're thinking of individual towns/cities like NYC as being metropolitan. That isn't wrong, but the Wikipedia above states a metropolitan statistical area, which is different. I get what you're saying, i'm in the Charlotte Metro area and this is our data
Population (2019) 22,284
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This all came from me laughing at the notion of MB being called a metro area.
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Well if it wasn't for all those damn golf courses taking up space, they could be building townhouses and apartment buildings and creating a metro.89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:46 amIf you weren't a suburb of Charlotte, you wouldn't be in a "metro" area. Potomac is not a metro, but we're a part of the DC metro. There is no metro area for MB. MB is the heart of the density and economics for that area.Ibanez wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:22 am You're thinking of individual towns/cities like NYC as being metropolitan. That isn't wrong, but the Wikipedia above states a metropolitan statistical area, which is different. I get what you're saying, i'm in the Charlotte Metro area and this is our data
Population (2019) 22,284
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This all came from me laughing at the notion of MB being called a metro area.
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89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:46 amIf you weren't a suburb of Charlotte, you wouldn't be in a "metro" area. Potomac is not a metro, but we're a part of the DC metro. There is no metro area for MB. MB is the heart of the density and economics for that area.Ibanez wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:22 am You're thinking of individual towns/cities like NYC as being metropolitan. That isn't wrong, but the Wikipedia above states a metropolitan statistical area, which is different. I get what you're saying, i'm in the Charlotte Metro area and this is our data
Population (2019) 22,284
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This all came from me laughing at the notion of MB being called a metro area.
I get your point. And I find most things about MB laughable. I hate that place.
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And UNC is the flagship of the North Carolina system.UNI88 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:52 amWake = Iowa Wake is probably the #4 university in NC, Iowa is #1 in Iowa. UNI hosting Iowa is closer to Furman hosting Clemson then ASU hosting Wake.Skjellyfetti wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:23 am
Also hosted Wake and will host UNC this year.
Hosting in state P5 is huge.
For UNI88, imagine UNI hosting Iowa.
Yeah, I'd imagine Furman would be pretty excited to host Clemson or South Carolina. And I'd imagine UNI would be pretty excited to host Iowa or Iowa State. The thing is, there is a 0% chance of either of those happening with Furman in the Sun Belt and UNI in the MVC.
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UNC is a basketball school with a football team, Iowa is a football school with a basketball team. Apples to oranges.Skjellyfetti wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:46 pmAnd UNC is the flagship of the North Carolina system.
Yeah, I'd imagine Furman would be pretty excited to host Clemson or South Carolina. And I'd imagine UNI would be pretty excited to host Iowa or Iowa State. The thing is, there is a 0% chance of either of those happening with Furman in the Sun Belt and UNI in the MVC.
I must have missed Furman joining the Sun Belt.
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Well, the state is a basketball state. App and ECU are the only football schools. So, we are numba 1?
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