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Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:51 pm
by ∞∞∞
Just curious, but are there any historically black universities in the FCS that play in conferences other than the MEAC or the SWAC? What about in the FBS? A quick glance of every other conference showed none, but then again, I obviously don't know the history of every university that plays D1 football.
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:53 pm
by youngterrier
I wish we could say SC State
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:29 pm
by dbackjon
TN State is in the OVC. That is the only FCS not in MEAC/SWAC
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:43 pm
by MrTitleist
Think Montana would qualify?
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:39 pm
by DSUrocks07
dbackjon wrote:TN State is in the OVC. That is the only FCS not in MEAC/SWAC
^THIS, and there is a LOT of history behind how that occurred. But I won't get into it.
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:36 pm
by SDHornet
DSUrocks07 wrote:dbackjon wrote:TN State is in the OVC. That is the only FCS not in MEAC/SWAC
^THIS, and there is a LOT of history behind how that occurred. But I won't get into it.
Good history? Bad history?
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:26 am
by CAA Flagship
MrTitleist wrote:Think Montana would qualify?
CRACKER
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:06 am
by DSUrocks07
SDHornet wrote:DSUrocks07 wrote:
^THIS, and there is a LOT of history behind how that occurred. But I won't get into it.
Good history? Bad history?
A lot of bad, not necessarily within the conference itself. But mainly with the school and the state legislature in TN.
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:21 am
by ∞∞∞
DSUrocks07 wrote:SDHornet wrote:
Good history? Bad history?
A lot of bad, not necessarily within the conference itself. But mainly with the school and the state legislature in TN.
Seems like they ended up in the better situation though by being in the OVC.
Re: Non-MEAC/SWAC historically black universities?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:30 am
by dbackjon
DSUrocks07 wrote:SDHornet wrote:
Good history? Bad history?
A lot of bad, not necessarily within the conference itself. But mainly with the school and the state legislature in TN.
In 1970, the state consolidated Tenn State with the all-white UT-Nashville in the name of desegretion - which is the only such consolidation that has happened. The plan was to try to shift TSU from being an "black" college to that of a state school like any other, which the alumni, etc of TSU did not like.