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I'm not sure where Buffalo would go that made more geographic sense, especially for football. The other close schools other than Syracuse don't have football or have it on a much smaller scale. NIU on the other hand...

It's going to be interesting to see how they work out 20 conference games and no divisions. I could see a lot of conference re-alignment in teams in conferences like the MAC. Schools with be looking to limit travel. As such, you could see teams on the outer edges of conferences, like NIU and Buffalo, look to move to conferences that involve less travel if one is available.

I think they could do away with the basketball conference in the years the Zips win the conference title. ?

Only way to go is up! I really do hope it works out. I like Arth and the his priorities, so I hope this is the year we start seeing some results in the win column.

Both of their Athletics websites still have it on with the time TBA.

From Wikipedia- The division winners, assuming they are bowl-eligible, are guaranteed a bowl berth. 2019[8]: The LendingTree Bowl (traditionally conference champion versus Sun Belt) The Camellia Bowl versus Sun Belt The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl versus Mountain West The Frisco Bowl as an At-Large among BYU, Mountain West, or Conference USA versus the American Athletic The Bahamas Bowl versus Conference USA

What's that old thing about the sharks eating the sharks?

I.....just....ummmm..... I don't even know what to type.

The NCAA rule: "An eligible team is defined as one that has won a number of games against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents that is equal to or greater than the number of its overall losses (e.g., a record of 6-6, or better). Ties or forfeited games do not count in determining won-lost record." "If there are not enough teams that are eligible under those rules, the eligibility requirements change, but the minimum record for a team to become bowl eligible is set at 5-7. Teams with winning records always receive priority."

The next Zips Nation thread where EVERYONE wants the same thing will be the first Zips Nation thread where EVERYONE wants the same thing.

Not sure where I said it was a reason for anything. I merely stated an observation.

If you looked at actual attendance, I think men's basketball may outdraw football.

My experience with the ignore feature is that I put people in the "ignore lounge" and eventually let them out. They then generally reward me by getting in the express line to get back in.

Absolutely no reason, but they've constructed the roadmap to do it. 8 seasons of .500 or better football since going to D1--A/FBS in 1987. Absent a change in the culture at UA with respect to football, it won't matter whether they are in FBS, FCS, D2, Pop Warner or CYO. Hopefully, with a commitment to the program, better decision making and community involvement, they can build something that's competitive in the "new world" MAC.

That was a typo. Thanks for the additional info on the national ranking.

Spare me the stats game? I wasn't banging his drum, I was stating his record. Excuse me. In reality, Gerry Faust wasn't the guy to take the program forward either.

I realize that to a certain extent, but he led them to an 8-4 record and the D2 playoffs in his last year and won 20 games in his last three seasons. He was also a top notch guy from what I understand. 34-28-1 in D1-AA. That's damn near statue worthy in recent UA football history.

You have to wonder where we'd be if at that time Muse would have been content to let Huggins continue to grow the program on his terms and held on to Dennison and allowed him to continue with his success in I-AA rather than throw caution to the wind and bring in Faust to Go to D1.

There have certainly been far more opportunities for fond memories with soccer than football. As I said pages ago, if the standard for cuts is historical success, football is in trouble while soccer and basketball should be safe.

Please stop being so subtle. They yearn for Rob Senderoff's "loyalty" (AKA inability to do well enough to move on).

No matter what happens down the line, that team will always hold a special spot in the hearts of Zips fans.

Defund= no scholarships, no program, no coaches, no support staff...lots of stuff at the spring game sale.

Was there some great release of national security secrets of which I was unaware? Christ, the extent to which some people will go to boost their fragile egos with an "I told you so" moment is comical.

I'd love to see a breakdown of expenses and revenues by sport. I look at some of the sports and think "why?", but if they are not a substantial financial burden I could see keeping them (e.g. rifle). At some point, someone will start looking at all of this like a business and finances will become the controlling factor.

Some talking head on Doug Gottleib's show in discussing the financial plight of colleges today mentioned all of the money PCCC makes on away football games against powerhouses and how that could all be in peril if the landscape of college football changes.