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Post by smith79jordan on Jan 27, 2024 10:50:57 GMT -6
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Post by pascal on Jan 27, 2024 11:41:10 GMT -6
That was good. I listened to every minute of the podcast and thought Greg was very impressive.
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Post by troysux on Jan 27, 2024 13:57:19 GMT -6
That was good. I listened to every minute of the podcast and thought Greg was very impressive.
If you are with Rick and Bubba you are going to be the smartest person in the room.
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Post by smith79jordan on Jan 27, 2024 15:08:39 GMT -6
That was good. I listened to every minute of the podcast and thought Greg was very impressive.
If you are with Rick and Bubba you are going to be the smartest person in the room. To Seitz's credit, I'd wager he's the smartest person in most of the rooms he enters.
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Post by gemofthehills on Jan 27, 2024 18:48:00 GMT -6
That was good. I listened to every minute of the podcast and thought Greg was very impressive.
If you are with Rick and Bubba you are going to be the smartest person in the room. And probably the poorest
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Post by brother on Jan 27, 2024 19:45:52 GMT -6
That was very good. The biggest statement though came at the very end. He confirmed that they are working on a game with troy state and should be ready to make an announcement by this summer.
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Post by redcocks on Jan 27, 2024 19:58:22 GMT -6
The comments about power 4/5 and lower was something . I’m watching App State and JMU in basketball and the gym is full of fans . We really need to play catch to reach schools like App State .
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Post by gemofthehills on Jan 28, 2024 9:25:30 GMT -6
The comments about power 4/5 and lower was something . I’m watching App State and JMU in basketball and the gym is full of fans . We really need to play catch to reach schools like App State . Going to be hard to catch App when even the people on here want to settle for "what we are". Just go to the thread about trying to reach R status, several have quit before we start. Cant do it because Tuscalossa and Auburn dont want it. App students and alums do not have the same mentality. Pride and ambition goes a long ways towards growing a fan base.
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Post by redcocks on Jan 28, 2024 9:38:41 GMT -6
The comments about power 4/5 and lower was something . I’m watching App State and JMU in basketball and the gym is full of fans . We really need to play catch to reach schools like App State . Going to be hard to catch App when even the people on here want to settle for "what we are". Just go to the thread about trying to reach R status, several have quit before we start. Cant do it because Tuscalossa and Auburn dont want it. App students and alums do not have the same mentality. Pride and ambition goes a long ways towards growing a fan base. It’s not just app state , it’s other SBC schools and the following in other sports and support. I’m thinking how are we going to keep up with schools in the SBC ? That should be our goal . Then there was a chart showing attendance avg posted and we did pretty good. Also I find interesting with Greg comments is high school players signing And transfer portal . After seeing and listening to Greg I’m starting to accept we will be the minor leagues of power 4 . I just don’t want to become rookie camp .
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Post by gemofthehills on Jan 28, 2024 10:12:48 GMT -6
Going to be hard to catch App when even the people on here want to settle for "what we are". Just go to the thread about trying to reach R status, several have quit before we start. Cant do it because Tuscalossa and Auburn dont want it. App students and alums do not have the same mentality. Pride and ambition goes a long ways towards growing a fan base. It’s not just app state , it’s other SBC schools and the following in other sports and support. I’m thinking how are we going to keep up with schools in the SBC ? That should be our goal . Then there was a chart showing attendance avg posted and we did pretty good. Also I find interesting with Greg comments is high school players signing And transfer portal . After seeing and listening to Greg I’m starting to accept we will be the minor leagues of power 4 . I just don’t want to become rookie camp . In football we just need to do what all of the SBC schools, minus App, are doing just post a bigger number. If you believe those attendance numbers you have never been to a SBC game. Cant speak for basketball as Ive never been to a SBC hosted game. JSU is better off than most SBC teams now. If you went to the bowl game and didnt notice the JSU crowd vs the ULL crowd it was huge gap. JSU had quite a few more and several more hours of travel required. SBC is the lowest level of FBS it is not who you aspire to be. And yes JSU along with all of the other G5s will lose players to the M2 and P2. M2 will lose players to P2 teams and soon the M2 will become closer to G5 schools in revenue and brand value. It will be P2 then everyone else is DII and no good self respecting player will turn down a P2 offer to play at a M2 or G5 school. Everyone wants to be recognized as good and the top level gets the top level players. JSU has a long ways to go and yes we are behind in some areas but we have been FBS for only 2 years (transistioning), Give us a few more years and a couple of home games against a upper level known opponent and fandom will grow. Hoping Greg is holding a card (game) to host when the stadium is finished remodeling.
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Post by brother on Jan 28, 2024 10:41:04 GMT -6
It’s not just app state , it’s other SBC schools and the following in other sports and support. I’m thinking how are we going to keep up with schools in the SBC ? That should be our goal . Then there was a chart showing attendance avg posted and we did pretty good. Also I find interesting with Greg comments is high school players signing And transfer portal . After seeing and listening to Greg I’m starting to accept we will be the minor leagues of power 4 . I just don’t want to become rookie camp . In football we just need to do what all of the SBC schools, minus App, are doing just post a bigger number. If you believe those attendance numbers you have never been to a SBC game. Cant speak for basketball as Ive never been to a SBC hosted game. JSU is better off than most SBC teams now. If you went to the bowl game and didnt notice the JSU crowd vs the ULL crowd it was huge gap. JSU had quite a few more and several more hours of travel required. SBC is the lowest level of FBS it is not who you aspire to be. And yes JSU along with all of the other G5s will lose players to the M2 and P2. M2 will lose players to P2 teams and soon the M2 will become closer to G5 schools in revenue and brand value. It will be P2 then everyone else is DII and no good self respecting player will turn down a P2 offer to play at a M2 or G5 school. Everyone wants to be recognized as good and the top level gets the top level players. JSU has a long ways to go and yes we are behind in some areas but we have been FBS for only 2 years (transistioning), Give us a few more years and a couple of home games against a upper level known opponent and fandom will grow. Hoping Greg is holding a card (game) to host when the stadium is finished remodeling.Aren't we finished this year after the field house and north stands? At least for the foreseeable future? Maybe some touch up here and there but I haven't heard anything about any future remodeling plans. Attendance is trending down practically everywhere - even power 4 schools. More to do with millennials not having the same interests as us old folks.
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Post by brother on Jan 28, 2024 10:44:09 GMT -6
The comments about power 4/5 and lower was something . I’m watching App State and JMU in basketball and the gym is full of fans . We really need to play catch to reach schools like App State . Going to be hard to catch App when even the people on here want to settle for "what we are". Just go to the thread about trying to reach R status, several have quit before we start. Cant do it because Tuscalossa and Auburn dont want it. App students and alums do not have the same mentality. Pride and ambition goes a long ways towards growing a fan base. The next time you see Killingsworth, ask him if JSU has any interest in becoming a Research institution.
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Post by jsumania on Jan 28, 2024 14:09:06 GMT -6
SBC is the lowest level of FBS it is not who you aspire to be. Can you stop with that? We're all proud to be in CUSA, and it's fine to be a homer for our conference... but saying the SBC is the lowest level of FBS is just nonsense. They've put together a great model for G5 conferences to imitate going forward... going against the grain of "big markets and huge money" and instead going for geographic rivalries and athletic success... and they've proven it works. They just finished as the #1 G5 conference in football, ahead of the AAC and MWC. JSU has been on the SBC's short list of additions for many years, and have probably moved up that short list now. We had an opportunity when Wright Waters was the SBC commish to accept an invite around 2005, but our admin didn't want to pull the FBS trigger. So there has always been a good connection between our admin and the SBC, and still is, which is actually a reason why we're starting to see a lot of scheduling agreements with their schools. If you want to call a conference the lowest level of the FBS... look toward the MAC. The Sun Belt isn't it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2024 14:10:55 GMT -6
Attending is trending down at some schools because of price. You want to know why UAB doesn't have good attendance? They charge full price for newborns. My kids have no idea wtf is going on at a football game and shouldn't have to pay $35 a ticket in a mostly empty stadium. JSU is very lucky in that regard.
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Post by jsumania on Jan 28, 2024 14:16:46 GMT -6
Called it over 2 weeks ago!
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