[lance99]

I got the idea of this because of of all the conferences adding/ losing teams. If the Zips are to stay in the MAC, something has to be done.

Make you choice and give a reason why.

[skip-zip]

EMU.....I just don't think they can keep going like this. They keep losing, and keep losing fans. Being right next door to Ann Arbor doesn't give them much of a chance to begin with.

Funny Story...I went to a game in Ypsilanti back in the early 80s while I was a student at Akron. The place was PACKED. The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders were there that night. The people around there told me that they had been running some big-time promotions, and were seeing a dramatic boost in attendance. Maybe that was short-lived, or maybe those kinds of promotions really have no long term effect.

[ZachTheZip]

I voted EMU because BGSU wasn't an option. They easily have the lowest athletic budget in the MAC, they have contemplated moving to D-II, and aside from women's basketball they don't consistently compete in any sport.

[ditchrider1]

EMU...move BG to the West.

[mes102]

I voted for EMU...then, I would move BGSU to MAC West so that they can play their rivals Toledo twice a year like we do with Can't State...Third, I would ask Temple to move permanently to the MAC East. If not, these are schools I would put in place by location and level of play in all aspects of their athletics:

1) Temple
2) Marshall University
3) Cleveland State, with Temple staying as football only
4) College of Charleston, with Temple staying as football only
5) Niagara, with Temple staying as football only
6) Western Kentucky, with Temple staying as football only

What's your thoughts on this list? Feel free to tear it apart...

[InTheZone]

I voted for EMU...then, I would move BGSU to MAC West so that they can play their rivals Toledo twice a year like we do with Can't State...Third, I would ask Temple to move permanently to the MAC East. If not, these are schools I would put in place by location and level of play in all aspects of their athletics:

1) Temple
2) Marshall University
3) Cleveland State, with Temple staying as football only
4) College of Charleston, with Temple staying as football only
5) Niagara, with Temple staying as football only
6) Western Kentucky, with Temple staying as football only

What's your thoughts on this list? Feel free to tear it apart...

if Cleveland State adds football like they've talked about, it would be in our best interest for them to be FCS. Right now, if we could ever get this ship heading in the right direction, we would have a monopoly on big time NEO college football. We don't need to start competing with CSU. Can't will always be a joke in football.

[Captain Kangaroo]

I would get rid of Akron.

[johnnyzip84]

I would get rid of Akron.

Wow. These Lot 9 wounds are deeper than I thought

I picked CMU because nobody else had so far and I thought Dan LeFevour might be upset with that the next time he stops by.

[Spin]

CSU football is dead. The outgoing president wanted to start it as a legacy, nobody else thought it was a good idea, and it fell apart.

Right now they're focused on losing the "community college" stigma they will probably always have.

[MaxZIP]

CSU football is dead. The outgoing president wanted to start it as a legacy, nobody else thought it was a good idea, and it fell apart.

Right now they're focused on losing the "community college" stigma they will probably always have.

Would an upstart FCS team help them to lose the status?

[InTheZone]

Definitely not a "dead" issue. The new prez wants a team on the field by 2012.

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/csu/index...._cleveland.html

[skip-zip]

CSU football is dead. The outgoing president wanted to start it as a legacy, nobody else thought it was a good idea, and it fell apart.

Right now they're focused on losing the "community college" stigma they will probably always have.

Would an upstart FCS team help them to lose the status?

The question for me is: Would anyone go to their games?

Plenty of vacant property on the East side to build a stadium, but who would want to venture into that part of town? But what do you do? Build another football stadium right in Browns Town? Try competing for fan interest in the Browns back yard. And talk about a "commuter school".

I'm trying to find reasons why this would work. And I can't find any.

[johnnyzip84]

CSU football is dead. The outgoing president wanted to start it as a legacy, nobody else thought it was a good idea, and it fell apart.

Right now they're focused on losing the "community college" stigma they will probably always have.

Would an upstart FCS team help them to lose the status?

The question for me is: Would anyone go to their games?

Plenty of vacant property on the East side to build a stadium, but who would want to venture into that part of town? But what do you do? Build another football stadium right in Browns Town? Try competing for fan interest in the Browns back yard. And talk about a "commuter school".

I'm trying to find reasons why this would work. And I can't find any.

I'm not saying they wouldn't have many hurdles, but getting a place to play probably isn't the largest of them. Ask Pitt.

[MDZip]

CSU football is dead. The outgoing president wanted to start it as a legacy, nobody else thought it was a good idea, and it fell apart.

Right now they're focused on losing the "community college" stigma they will probably always have.

Would an upstart FCS team help them to lose the status?

The question for me is: Would anyone go to their games?

Plenty of vacant property on the East side to build a stadium, but who would want to venture into that part of town? But what do you do? Build another football stadium right in Browns Town? Try competing for fan interest in the Browns back yard. And talk about a "commuter school".

I'm trying to find reasons why this would work. And I can't find any.

I'm not saying they wouldn't have many hurdles, but getting a place to play probably isn't the largest of them. Ask Pitt.

Or USF. Or Temple, whom I voted for because I do think its upsets the scheduling too much to have 13 teams, they should be in for all sports. They have a decent soccer team so that would help too. I understand why its helpful to have them around to help raise the MAC football profile a little, but that is only a recent occurrence, and as soon as they get good enough consistently enough, the MAC will have just been a stepping stone for them. I was going to vote for CMU, but then realized it wasn't to bring Carnegie Mellon into the league. I think we could beat them.

[johnnyzip84]

CSU football is dead. The outgoing president wanted to start it as a legacy, nobody else thought it was a good idea, and it fell apart.

Right now they're focused on losing the "community college" stigma they will probably always have.

Would an upstart FCS team help them to lose the status?

The question for me is: Would anyone go to their games?

Plenty of vacant property on the East side to build a stadium, but who would want to venture into that part of town? But what do you do? Build another football stadium right in Browns Town? Try competing for fan interest in the Browns back yard. And talk about a "commuter school".

I'm trying to find reasons why this would work. And I can't find any.

I'm not saying they wouldn't have many hurdles, but getting a place to play probably isn't the largest of them. Ask Pitt.

Or USF. Or Temple, whom I voted for because I do think its upsets the scheduling too much to have 13 teams, they should be in for all sports. They have a decent soccer team so that would help too. I understand why its helpful to have them around to help raise the MAC football profile a little, but that is only a recent occurrence, and as soon as they get good enough consistently enough, the MAC will have just been a stepping stone for them. I was going to vote for CMU, but then realized it wasn't to bring Carnegie Mellon into the league. I think we could beat them.

It might be sweet to lay a heavy whipping on those Tartans