(03-26-2013 03:39 PM)jmufan Wrote: The commission has been working for over a year now in developing the future plans of athletics. I do believe one of the goals from the Madison commission was to get JMU to FBS to hlep with the overall national university status.
If so, C-USA may be the place to be.
UTSA is a start up program.
Charlotte is a start up program.
Old Dominion is a start up program.
Travel is going to be an issue due to television revenue. So, anchoring the school around Marshall, Middle Tennessee State (Nashville), Old Dominion, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, and Florida International seems to create a nice footprint for the eastern schools.
East- ODU, Charlotte, Marshall, James Madison, MTSU, FIU, FAU
West- UTEP, UTSA, UNT, Rice, USM, Louisiana Tech, UAB
Going 16
East- ODU, Charlotte, Marshall, James Madison, FIU, FAU, WKU, MTSU
West- UTEP, UTSA, UNT, Rice, USM, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana (LA-LA), UAB
Face it, the new Big East (A12) will need bowl opponents.