Future of Sun Belt
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I already think Troy has a good reputation aroudn the nation. I think FAU will quickly grow. As for others, I don't think ULM or MTSU are so far behind in terms of talent.
Then we all knwo FIU is in a bad situation at moment but we also know there's a ton of talent down in FLA and that htey have nowhere to go but up. I'm wondering if it's possible for the Sun Belt to become a much better conference rather than FAU leaving the conference.
Obviously it won't be the SEC but why can't it be as good as the WAC, C-USA, MAC, or MWC?
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BMarkey said
with some new blood from CUSA and maybe elsewhere
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apetbrown said
I know that we've often discussed leaving the Sun Belt. But I wanted to see what everyone thought about the room for growth of the Sun Belt. Not talking bout teams, I"m talking about strength.
I already think Troy has a good reputation aroudn the nation. I think FAU will quickly grow. As for others, I don't think ULM or MTSU are so far behind in terms of talent.
Then we all knwo FIU is in a bad situation at moment but we also know there's a ton of talent down in FLA and that htey have nowhere to go but up. I'm wondering if it's possible for the Sun Belt to become a much better conference rather than FAU leaving the conference.
Obviously it won't be the SEC but why can't it be as good as the WAC, C-USA, MAC, or MWC?
It could definitely be as good as those conferences. Years down the line, if the teams improve at a steady pace, it could be as good as the ACC of Big Ten.
Ideally, what the SBC needs to do:
There need to be more bowl tie-ins.
There need to be more coveted trophies.
The teams need to have overall winning records.
The teams need to have admirable OOC wins over ranked opponents.
The teams themselves should be in (at least) the Top 50.
The coaches need to be able to sign 3-5 star recruits.
The crowds need to grow to have averages of 30k fans.
Traditions need to be formed and kept… but as we all know, these things can't be forced.
A lot of money needs to be spent on advertising the Sun Belt.
etc
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As good and as fortunate as our team has been, we're not among the higher caliber teams at this point in our short history. We'll get there 'cause we have the heart and drive to make it work. I cannot wait until FAU can stomp all over the Gators in the same conference. We can compete and it's only a matter of time when we become unstoppable!!! I think that we will make history again, outgrow the Sun Belt Conference, and get into a major title conference (more airtime, larger fanbase).
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for us to end up in the sec and beating the gators badly……….well i dont think i will be around to see that…..if i am i will be very old and my grandkids maybe attending FAU at that time.
I just want to be in CUSA or Big East……SEC would be too much tooo soon
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