DisplacedRam
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Bama was supposed to crush Utah several years ago as well!
JMU's move has been cleared by the General Assembly, so it's all but official now.
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The Sun Belt will make a $600,000 contribution to JMU during the transition. Indicates that once the transition is complete JMU could earn $2.5 million from media rights.
Yeah but after a great season last year their reward was a game against Liberty in a who cares bowlTell that to Coastal Carolina. Which, by the way, is in the Sun Belt Conference.
Yeah but after a great season last year their reward was a game against Liberty in a who cares bowl
so they caredPretty sure their post season payout was still much higher than JMU's last season.
This is true. In the general assembly today the JMU president and AD both said it actually costs JMU more money than they make in the FCS playoffs.Pretty sure their post season payout was still much higher than JMU's last season.
Fair point but that outcome would be an absolute best case scenario for the dukes. I don't seem them going undefeated in even the Sunbelt anytime soon (mainly based on how ODU was blowing the doors off of fcs teams with Heineke and now has won one FBS game in 2 seasons)Pretty sure their post season payout was still much higher than JMU's last season.
That $2.5 million could make a huge difference for JMU.![]()
The Sun Belt will make a $600,000 contribution to JMU during the transition. Indicates that once the transition is complete JMU could earn $2.5 million from media rights.
Fair point but that outcome would be an absolute best case scenario for the dukes. I don't seem them going undefeated in even the Sunbelt anytime soon (mainly based on how ODU was blowing the doors off of fcs teams with Heineke and now has won one FBS game in 2 seasons)
Also entirely possible that I'm being a bit salty based on how JMU fans are so outraged by the Caa barring them from post season play after it was confirmed that they voted to enforce the same rule against ODU when they left, lol
JMU will be fine. They’re not going to pull a Coastal Carolina or anything but I really can’t see them struggling in FBS either. They and NDSU are the two FCS teams I always felt would do well in FBS. (NDSU should move up but they don’t have the facilities or $$$ to do so.)I think it is also fair to say JMU has had a better football program than fodu even since fodu moved up to FBS. Based on the success their program has had over the last 10 years, I don't see JMU struggling at the same level as fodu has.
low bar...ODU may well be the worst D1 football program in the countryI don't see JMU struggling at the same level as fodu has.
They’re down there at the bottom of FBS with UMass and UConn.low bar...ODU may well be the worst D1 football program in the country