With everything going on in the Gulf South Conference, do you think Valdosta State will make the jump over the next few years to FCS?
They have one of the most recognized football programs in DII.
If there's anything you want to talk about, celebrate, complain about, etc., go for it. Doesn't need to be FCS specific.
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Let's hear your hot take FCS opinions. The ones you know in your heart of hearts are right, but for some reason aren't embraced by the FCS community (or particular fanbases) en masse!
Could be controversial (the Ivy League very well might be the best FCS conference on the East Coast), unpopular but you know is true (Sam Houston was at least as good a team as JMU from 2011 through the "2020" season), or even somewhat popular but still liable to rankle some folks (the Walter Payton award should go to the "best" offensive player, not just the offensive player with the best stat line because they played a weak schedule).
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Coaches’ Poll
T1. Abilene Christian (3)
T1. Tarleton State (3)
3. Austin Peay (2)
4. Eastern Kentucky
5. Central Arkansas
6. West Georgia
7. North Alabama
8. West Florida
Coaches’ Poll
Mercer (6)
Tennessee Tech (3)
ETSU (1)
Western Carolina
Chattanooga
Furman
Wofford
Samford
The Citadel
VMI
As much as I hate Xavier, I think this would be a fun move, and even though they'd be too cowardly to let UC destroy them, it would be very fun to watch the Xavier Dayton rivalry in football.
This would also mean that Cincinnati would have a NCAA football team in every division, FBS: Cincy, FCS: Xavier, D2: Thomas Moore, D3: Mt St Joseph, and that would be good for the sport in the area I think.
No matter what happened, it's not all bad. Say something nice about your team or their performance.
FBCS Conferences
This is a completely made up, and this only impact one college sport, the best college sport, college football and this is an alternative universe were the FBS and FCS are combined and the schools are in more geographically correct conferences. i also made, and brought back some old conferences too.
266 Teams.
18 Conferences.
Conference Names:
Independents 1
Atlantic Coast 2
South Eastern 3
Big 10 4
Big 12 5
Pac 12 6
Pac 10 7
Big East 8
Western Athletic 9
Big Middle 10
Eastern South 11
Sun Belt 12
America 13
Ivy 14
Coastal Athletic Association 15
USA 16
Mid American 17
Great Western 18
Independents: 5 Teams
Army
Navy
Air Force
Citadel
VMI
Power 5 Conferences:
ACC: 9 Teams
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
South Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Maryland
SEC: 14 Teams
Alabama
Auburn
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Louisiana State
Arkansas
Florida
Miami
Florida State
Central Florida
Big 10: 10 Teams
Ohio State
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan State
Iowa State
Purdue
Big 12: 12 Teams
Nebraska
Missiour
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
Southern Methodist
Houston
Pac 12: 12 Teams
Washington
Oregon
California
Stanford
Central Las Angeles
Southern California
Arizona State
Arizona
Birmingham Young
Utah
Colorado
Washington State
The Middle Road 3 Conferences:
Pac 10: 10 Teams
Colorado
Texas Christian
Utah State
Boise State
Colorado State
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Texas El Paso
Northern Las Vegas
Nevada
BEC: 14 Teams
Louisville
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Marshall
Temple
Syracuse
Boston College
Rutgers
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Buffalo
WAC: 10 Teams
San Jose State
Fresno State
San Diego State
Hawaii
Oregon State
Sacramento State
California Poly
California Davis
Eastern Washington
Portland State
Lower 9 Conferences:
BMC: 18 Teams
North: 9 Teams
North Dakota State
North Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Northern Colorado
Drake
Missiour State
Central Arkansas
South: 9 Teams
North Texas
Texas San Antonio
Tulsa
Tarleton State
Incarnate Word
Abilene Christian
Texas Rio Grade Valley
Texas State
Lindenwood
ESC: 16 Teams
South Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Florida A&M
Bethune-Cookman
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Monroe
South East Louisiana
Nicholls
Mercer
Stetson
West Georgia
West Florida
ESMC:
18 Teams
North East: 9 Teams
Grambling
Alcorn State
Jackson State
Mission Valley State
Alabama State
Samford
North Alabama
Alabama A&M
Alabama-Birmingham
South West: 9 Teams
Parrie View A&M
Stephan F. Austin
NorthWestern State
Sam Houston
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Texas Southern
Lamer
Houston Christian
Arkansas State
SBC: 18 Teams
Appalachian State
Charolette
Kennesaw State
Austin Peay State
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Chattanooga
Western Carolina
Gardener-Webb
East Tennessee State
Wofford
Furman
South Carolina State
Charleston Southern
Presbyterian
Elon
Campbell
North Carolina A&T
American: 15 Teams
North Carolina Central
James Madison
Liberty
Old Dominion
Richmond
William & Mary
Eastern Kentucky
Murray State
Morehead State
Georgetown
Hampton
East Carolina
Coastal Carolina
Davidson
Norfolk State
Ivy: 20 Teams
Brown
Dartmouth
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
Columbia
Holy Cross
Rhode Island
Maine
Merrimack
Central Connecticut State
Stony Brook
Sacred Heart
Ualbany
Marist
Stonehill
New Haven
New Hampshire
Colgate
Fordham
CAAC: 19 Teams
Bryant
Chicago State
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Howard
Villanova
Towson
Duquesne
Wagner
Delaware State
Delaware
Morgan State
Bucknell
Mercyhurst
Long Island
Youngstown State
Monmouth
Lafayette
Lehigh
CUSA: 15 Teams
Rice
East Texas A&M
Houston Christian
Tulane
Southern
Tennessee Martin
Memphis
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
Southern Missiour
Southern Illinois
South Alabama
Southern Mississippi
Troy
Jax State
MAC: 20 Teams
Northwestern
Northern Illinois
Ball State
Butler
Miami Ohio
Bowling Green
Toledo
Kent State
Akron
Ohio
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
St. Thomas-Minnesota
Dayton
Illinois State
Indiana State
Western Illinois
Eastern Illinois
Valparaiso
GWC: 10
San Diego
Idaho
Idaho State
Norther Arizona
Utah Tech
Weber State
Southern Utah
Wyoming
Montana State
Montana
Conference Rankings:
1. Big 10
2. SEC
3. Big 12
4. Pac 12
5. ACC
6. Big East
7. Pac 10
8. WAC
9. Big Middle
10. Great West
11. Eastern South
12. USA
13. Sun Belt
14. American
15. East Southern Middle
16. Mid America
17. Coastal Athletic Association
18. IVY
School Rankings: 1-266
1. Ohio State
2. Texas
3. Oregon
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Indiana
7. Miami
8. Texas A&M
9. Texas Tech
10. Oklahoma
11. Alabama
12. Ole Miss
13. Louisiana State
14. Southern California
15. Birmingham Young
16. Michigan
17. Tennessee
18. Pennsylvania State
19. Washington
20. Southern Methodist
21. Missiour
22. Utah
23. Iowa
24. Louisville
25. Florida
26. Clemson
27. Houston
28. Illinois
29. Arizona
30. Kansas State
31. Vanderbilt
32. South Carolina
33. Boise State
34. Texas Christian
35. Nebraska
36. Auburn
37. Virginia Tech
38. Virginia
39. Arizona State
40. Minnesota
41. Pittsburgh
42. Georgia Tech
43. Duke
44. North Carolina State
45. Wake Forest
46. Northern Las Vegas
47. Florida State
48. Northwestern
49. Central Las Angeles
50. Baylor
51. Maryland
52. California
53. Navy
54. Iowa State
55. Cincinnati
56. Kansas
57. Mississippi State
58. Kentucky
59. Texas San Antonio
60. Oklahoma State
61. Wisconsin
62. Arkansas
63. Memphis
64. Rutgers
65. Central Florida
66. Michigan State
67. Tulane
68. Syracuse
69. San Diego State
70. West Virginia
71. James Madison
72. South Florida
73. Colorado
74. Fresno State
75. New Mexico
76. East Carolina
77. Army
78. North Carolina
79. North Texas
80. Toledo
81. Old Dominion
82. Miami Ohio
83. Texas State
84. Georgia Southern
85. Washington State
86. Jacksonville State
87. Western Kentucky
88. Marshall
89. Stanford
90. Utah State
91. Western Michigan
92. Arkansas State
93. Hawaii
94. Troy
95. Louisiana
96. Air Force
97. Liberty
98. Boston College
99. Purdue
100. Louisiana Tech
101. Ohio
102. Appalachian State
103. Florida Atlantic
104. Temple
105. Colorado State
106. Oregon State
107. Connecticut
108. Tulsa
109. North Dakota State
110. Kennesaw State
111. South Alabama
112. Central Michigan
113. Coastal Carolina
114. Delaware
115. Buffalo
116. Wyoming
117. Florida International
118. Eastern Michigan
119. Rice
120. Bowling Green
121. Nevada
122. San Jose State
123. New Mexico State
124. Alabama Birmingham
125. Northern Illinois
126. Missiour State
127. Southern Mississippi
128. Akron
129. Kent State
130. Georgia State
131. Texas El Paso
132. Louisiana Monroe
133. Sam Houston
134. Ball State
135. Middle Tennessee State
136. Sacramento State
137. Charlotte
138. Massachusetts
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A sign of what's to come? Especially after Gloria's 12 team suggestion yesterday.
For Kansas, it’s our defense. If our defense was better, we would go at least 8-4, if not better and beat Kansas State at least once.
For Ohio State, it’s special teams, especially our kicker. If we had a good kicker, we beat Georgia in the semifinals and most likely beat TCU in the Championship to get CJ Stroud a championship.
In 2024-25, we would have beaten Michigan. Who knows what happens in the Big 10 Championship against Oregon and after that?
This past year, I personally think we would have beaten Indiana if we had made that kick to tie the game. I think we beat them in OT and win the Big 10. We would have beaten an Alabama team in the Rose Bowl who could not run the ball to save their lives. Who knows what happens against Oregon but at least we would have had the chance.
Nothing has been officially announced yet. This is based off a conversation my cousin had with the Tarleton coaches.
I mentioned a while back that my cousin is being recruited hard by Tarleton. He had his first visit to Stephenville this week to take part in one of their Camps.
During that visit one of the coaches told him that, in the next year or so, the plan will be to knock down the old home stands. Didn't ask what EXACTLY they will be replaced with, but imagine it will try and match the current home side.
REALLY happy to hear that. I've said before that the only thing holding Memorial back from being a top tier stadium is that it's too asymmetrical and the opposite side lets out too much noise.
If there's anything you want to talk about, celebrate, complain about, etc., go for it. Doesn't need to be FCS specific.
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