BIG SKY CONF to FBS?!

[BlackFalkin]

There are 9 teams in the Big Sky Conf. right?
So for ex. Eastern plays 8 conference games a year with 3 non-conf games.. right?
lets say easterns schedule is the following:

week 1.UCLA<---money game
week 2.Fresno st.<---money game
week 3.Southern Utah<---home opener
week 4.ISU-conf
week 5.MSU-conf
week 6.UM-conf
week 7.NAU-conf
week 8.UNC-conf
week 9.CSUS-conf<---home coming
week 10.PSU-conf
week 11.WSU-conf

Since eastern would play 2 money game one reg non conf game and 8 conf game... whats preventing THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE from going to FBS? The schedule looks like any other mid major football team in the US!... right?

[dbackjon]

Only problems:

Most Big Sky schools don't meet the attendance (15,000) requirement
Most schools would have to add two more sports, plus the extra schollies to be completitive.

[grizzaholic]

Not this BS.

[Willie]

Not this BS.

There's no BS in FCS!

[grizzaholic]

BF is talking out of his asshole again. Move along folks, nothing to read here.

[dbackjon]

BF is talking out of his asshole again. Move along folks, nothing to read here.

So he would fit in well with about a hundred or more egriz posters?

[BlackFalkin]

6 of the 9 schools have stadiums above 15k
ewu & unc could expaned. ISU would have to cheat... like the vandals do. or make the student section SRO.. like montana does.

and they COULD add cheap sports like tennis, golf, volleball & soccer...

[clenz]

6 of the 9 schools have stadiums above 15k
ewu & unc could expaned. ISU would have to cheat... like the vandals do. or make the student section SRO.. like montana does.

and they COULD add cheap sports like tennis, golf, volleball & soccer...

Having the stadium DOESN'T QUALIFY YOU. Let me repeate that. Having a stadium that seats over 15,000 DOES NOT QUALIFY YOU FOR THE FBS


There are many requirements to meet FBS standards the biggest of which is schollies (sports) and actual attendance. A team needs to average over 15K a game for at least every other year to even apply for FBS. I'm not a EWU fan so I don't know what you draw a game, but I have a hard time imagining you draw Montana, App. State, NDSU, or even UNI like numbers.


There are some FBS schools that are in some real trouble of losing the FBS title because of the issue

[ChetSteadman]

BF is talking out of his asshole again. Move along folks, nothing to read here.

Hey, jackass - You better qualify which BF you're talking about...

[clenz]

BF is talking out of his asshole again. Move along folks, nothing to read here.

Hey, jackass - You better qualify which BF you're talking about...

Holy shit I didn't know there was another BF

[AZGrizFan]

I thought the attendance requirement went away a couple years ago?

[clenz]

I thought the attendance requirement went away a couple years ago?

Not that I know of. I've read multiple articles in the last couple months that still reference it. So unless they are missing something I don't think it has.

[grizzaholic]

BF is talking out of his asshole again. Move along folks, nothing to read here.

Hey, jackass - You better qualify which BF you're talking about...

You had better watch your tone with me...or I will start lumping both you and Appaholic into the same group.

[ChetSteadman]

Hey, jackass - You better qualify which BF you're talking about...

Holy shit I didn't know there was another BF

I'm working on "Lurker of the Year".

[ChetSteadman]

Hey, jackass - You better qualify which BF you're talking about...

You had better watch your tone with me...or I will start lumping both you and Appaholic into the same group.

Appas in a group of his own. Try as you might, he's just always going to be one of a kind!

[grizzaholic]

You had better watch your tone with me...or I will start lumping both you and Appaholic into the same group.

Appas in a group of his own. Try as you might, he's just always going to be one of a kind!

You got me there....You had better start posting more though.

[dbackjon]

I thought the attendance requirement went away a couple years ago?

Nope - modified, but still there.

[Col Hogan]

I thought the attendance requirement went away a couple years ago?

Nope - modified, but still there.

Jon, how was it modified??? I'm interested because UMass always lurks around the 15,000.(usually under)...

[dbackjon]

Nope - modified, but still there.

Jon, how was it modified??? I'm interested because UMass always lurks around the 15,000.(usually under)...

"Football Bowl Subdivision teams have to meet minimum attendance requirements (average 15,000 people in actual or paid attendance per home game), which must be met once in a rolling two-year period. NCAA Football Championship Subdivision teams do not need to meet minimum attendance requirements."

[clenz]

Holy shit I didn't know there was another BF

I'm working on "Lurker of the Year".

I think you are winning so far.





I want to say the attendance thing used to be "average 15K over 4 years" and is now once every other year more or less.

[BlackFalkin]

actual attendance. A team needs to average over 15K a game for at least every other year to even apply for FBS.

schools whos football attendance is under 15k

NewMexico St.
Buffalo
Rice
Utah St.
Ball St.
Idaho
Kent St.
Florida Int'l
Eastern Mich.


What you DONT REALIZE is these schools arent going to FCS! you are out of your mind if you think the NCAA is going to RE CLASSIFY Eastern michigan and the rest of these schools to FCS.

LOOK at idaho [ when they went to 1A there was a rule that said they had to have a 30k seat stadium... did idaho ever have a 30k stadium?? NOPE!!

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

actual attendance. A team needs to average over 15K a game for at least every other year to even apply for FBS.

schools whos football attendance is under 15k

NewMexico St.
Buffalo
Rice
Utah St.
Ball St.
Idaho
Kent St.
Florida Int'l
Eastern Mich.


What you DONT REALIZE is these schools arent going to FCS! you are out of your mind if you think the NCAA is going to RE CLASSIFY Eastern michigan and the rest of these schools to FCS.

LOOK at idaho [ when they went to 1A there was a rule that said they had to have a 30k seat stadium... did idaho ever have a 30k stadium?? NOPE!!

No Idaho didn't have their own stadium for that purpose but they did get by that by having an agreement with WSU to play their most of their home games at WSU's stadium whilst the Cougars were on the road. I went to a Griz game vs. Idaho at WSU's place. With the NCAA putting a hold on the moves I think it signifies that they are going to be more stringent with the move ups so I doubt it is a feasible option for the entire BSC but it's good discussion material.

[clenz]

actual attendance. A team needs to average over 15K a game for at least every other year to even apply for FBS.

schools whos football attendance is under 15k

NewMexico St.
Buffalo
Rice
Utah St.
Ball St.
Idaho
Kent St.
Florida Int'l
Eastern Mich.


What you DONT REALIZE is these schools arent going to FCS! you are out of your mind if you think the NCAA is going to RE CLASSIFY Eastern michigan and the rest of these schools to FCS.

LOOK at idaho [ when they went to 1A there was a rule that said they had to have a 30k seat stadium... did idaho ever have a 30k stadium?? NOPE!!

The NCAA would be dumb to do it, but I wouldn't put it out of the relm of possiblity. They were also already FBS when those numbers happened. You won't get moved up without at least 15K, and I would be willing to move that number to 16K right now.

[slycat]

Not this BS.

There's no BS in FCS!

Oh good god......this again

[BlackFalkin]

They were also already FBS when those numbers happened.

with the exception of Idaho of course! And even if some teams went fbs before the quota, i dont think its gonna be a grandfather clause kinda thing, it more of a warning to these shitty schools! "Make that attendance quota or else"!

But thats an empty threat bc Middle Tennessee State, EMU, San Jose State and a couple others have been waaay below that mark a couple *different* years. MTSU even had to start throwing concerts before/after their games to bring in enough fans!

Akron-15978
Fla. Atlantic-15741
San Jose St.-15465
New Mexico St.-14412
Buffalo-13568
Rice-13353
Utah St.-13131
Ball St.-13085
Idaho-11479
Kent St.-8999
Florida Int'l-7982
Eastern Mich.-6810

the bottom four are laughable! and what is the ncaa gonna *do* about it? Nada!