(04-15-2013 01:57 PM)GaSouthern Wrote:  

(04-15-2013 10:32 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(04-15-2013 10:17 AM)rbostic287 Wrote:  I see (Georgia State) topping out at around 32,000 to 35,000 over the next 20yrs on a good season. App St can get up to 50,000 or 52,000, ODU about the same and GaSo I see around 42,000 to 49,000. All great numbers and well above their current conference avg.

What type of expansion plans does GaSo have in mind for Paulson?

Paulson Stadium was designed from the beginning to be expanded to as much as 50K

I've never been but am looking forward to it now.

(04-13-2013 09:09 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  Old Dominion has the most talent, so I pick them.

We kicked their tail back to back seasons in the playoffs.

App will be fine but they will be the 7th FBS school in NC. The state of GA has much more talent than NC and only 4 FBS schools. I would say advantage Ga Southern.

Ga Southern has had the highest ranked team in the Sagarin ratings the past two years.

(04-15-2013 04:57 PM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  

(04-13-2013 09:09 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  Old Dominion has the most talent, so I pick them.

We kicked their tail back to back seasons in the playoffs.

App will be fine but they will be the 7th FBS school in NC. The state of GA has much more talent than NC and only 4 FBS schools. I would say advantage Ga Southern.

If by "Kicked their tail" you mean winning on a BS call the first year and losing by 2 scores in the 4th this past year? Then yeah, you kicked our tail. Barely.

I'd say that ODU has more money, support, and a better location. And we're only the 3rd FBS team in VA. Advantage ODU.

(04-15-2013 05:54 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(04-15-2013 04:57 PM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  

(04-13-2013 09:09 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  Old Dominion has the most talent, so I pick them.

We kicked their tail back to back seasons in the playoffs.

App will be fine but they will be the 7th FBS school in NC. The state of GA has much more talent than NC and only 4 FBS schools. I would say advantage Ga Southern.

If by "Kicked their tail" you mean winning on a BS call the first year and losing by 2 scores in the 4th this past year? Then yeah, you kicked our tail. Barely.

I'd say that ODU has more money, support, and a better location. And we're only the 3rd FBS team in VA. Advantage ODU.

Number of FBS signees in 2013:

GA 184
NC 81
VA 58

You should know this considering your Franchise player is from Georgia.

(04-15-2013 04:57 PM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  App will be fine but they will be the 7th FBS school in NC. The state of GA has much more talent than NC and only 4 FBS schools. I would say advantage Ga Southern.

Which is why most of our recruiting is now in the state of Georgia.

I agree with the UMass guy. Southern in the short term due to the Flexbone, but App and ODU in the long term. At the scrimmage this past Saturday, App's defense looked scary good and the new DC defended the Triple Option in practice every day for 12 years at Wofford. ODU needs to recruit defense outside the 757 as they produce mostly offensive prospects.

(04-15-2013 06:56 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  

(04-15-2013 04:57 PM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  App will be fine but they will be the 7th FBS school in NC. The state of GA has much more talent than NC and only 4 FBS schools. I would say advantage Ga Southern.

Which is why most of our recruiting is now in the state of Georgia.

I agree with the UMass guy. Southern in the short term due to the Flexbone, but App and ODU in the long term. At the scrimmage this past Saturday, App's defense looked scary good and the new DC defended the Triple Option in practice every day for 12 years at Wofford. ODU needs to recruit defense outside the 757 as they produce mostly offensive prospects.

Always much tougher long term relying on out of state talent. Tennessee did well for a while with it and made it to the top, but long term they couldn't sustain it.

(04-15-2013 06:56 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  ODU needs to recruit defense outside the 757 as they produce mostly offensive prospects.

The problem defensively has been mostly with the coaching, not the talent.

Ga Southern vs ODU in 2012. The video cuts out all the down time...awesome game. 49-35 Ga Southern.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NWAa5e8afDE

And one more point. App has made it to the FCS final four 6 times compared to 13 for Ga Southern. Now they are suddenly going to be better than us in a state with twice the FBS teams with half the talent? They did beat Michigan in one game which trumps all I guess.

(04-15-2013 07:54 PM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  And one more point. App has made it to the FCS final four 6 times compared to 13 for Ga Southern. Now they are suddenly going to be better than us in a state with twice the FBS teams with half the talent? They did beat Michigan in one game which trumps all I guess.

In the last 10 years, App have been conference champs (or co-champs) 7 times, Ga Southern have been champs (or co-champs) 3 times. I think that regular season performance is a better metric to predict who will be more successful in FBS football.

That said, in the 10 years before that, Ga Southern were more successful in the regular season, clearly these things go back and forth but for the coming years, I back App.

(04-15-2013 04:57 PM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  

(04-13-2013 09:09 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  Old Dominion has the most talent, so I pick them.

We kicked their tail back to back seasons in the playoffs.

App will be fine but they will be the 7th FBS school in NC. The state of GA has much more talent than NC and only 4 FBS schools. I would say advantage Ga Southern.

Ga Southern has had the highest ranked team in the Sagarin ratings the past two years.

App has pulled in 14 guys from GA the last two years beating GSU for many of them, we'll be alright.

Ok, somebody other than GaSo and App St pleaseeeeeeeeee. I am tired of the constant bickering. GaSo fans think they will be good and win every game they play the same as App St. Let's cut it out..

Well, UTSA played a full WAC schedule already. We got hit hard by Rice, SJSU, LaTech, and Utah St. last season. We won against Idaho, NMSU, South Alabama, TxSt, and GaSt.

This season we play in C-USA with OOC of OkSt, Arizona, Houston, and New Mexico.

From hearing the other listed team's schedules it appears UTSA has the toughest in 2013.

But then we probably shouldn't be on the list. Especially if TxSt and South Alabama aren't on the list. Yes, TxSt is a full FBS this year but the scheduling puts UTSA on par with both the TxSt and South Alabama transitions. So you should compare UTSA, TxSt, South Alabama, and possibly GaSt. Then the other schools.

(04-16-2013 10:16 AM)slow-runner Wrote:  Well, UTSA played a full WAC schedule already. We got hit hard by Rice, SJSU, LaTech, and Utah St. last season. We won against Idaho, NMSU, South Alabama, TxSt, and GaSt.

This season we play in C-USA with OOC of OkSt, Arizona, Houston, and New Mexico.

From hearing the other listed team's schedules it appears UTSA has the toughest in 2013.

But then we probably shouldn't be on the list. Especially if TxSt and South Alabama aren't on the list. Yes, TxSt is a full FBS this year but the scheduling puts UTSA on par with both the TxSt and South Alabama transitions. So you should compare UTSA, TxSt, South Alabama, and possibly GaSt. Then the other schools.

Fri, Aug 30 Samford Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 07 Chattanooga Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 14 West Virginia at Morgantown, W. Va. TBA

Sat, Sep 21 Jacksonville State Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 05 Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA

Sat, Oct 12 Troy * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 19 Texas State * at San Marcos, Texas TBA

Sat, Oct 26 Louisiana Monroe * at Monroe, La. TBA

Sat, Nov 02 Western Kentucky * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 16 Louisiana-Lafayette * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 23 Arkansas State * at Jonesboro, Ark. TBA

Sat, Nov 30 South Alabama * Georgia Dome TBA

As a Charlotte fan, I'll go with ODU. I think, given the support and recruiting area, they will be just fine.

It'll take Charlotte a few years. Heck, our first recruiting class was before we even announced our move to FBS so we've only had one class where the coaches targeted FBS caliber athletes. Who knows if Charlotte will be able to contend, I sure hope so. I just know I really want the trifecta of App/Charlotte/ECU to rival the ACC dominance of this state.

(04-16-2013 10:42 AM)panama Wrote:  

(04-16-2013 10:16 AM)slow-runner Wrote:  Well, UTSA played a full WAC schedule already. We got hit hard by Rice, SJSU, LaTech, and Utah St. last season. We won against Idaho, NMSU, South Alabama, TxSt, and GaSt.

This season we play in C-USA with OOC of OkSt, Arizona, Houston, and New Mexico.

From hearing the other listed team's schedules it appears UTSA has the toughest in 2013.

But then we probably shouldn't be on the list. Especially if TxSt and South Alabama aren't on the list. Yes, TxSt is a full FBS this year but the scheduling puts UTSA on par with both the TxSt and South Alabama transitions. So you should compare UTSA, TxSt, South Alabama, and possibly GaSt. Then the other schools.

Fri, Aug 30 Samford Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 07 Chattanooga Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 14 West Virginia at Morgantown, W. Va. TBA

Sat, Sep 21 Jacksonville State Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 05 Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA

Sat, Oct 12 Troy * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 19 Texas State * at San Marcos, Texas TBA

Sat, Oct 26 Louisiana Monroe * at Monroe, La. TBA

Sat, Nov 02 Western Kentucky * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 16 Louisiana-Lafayette * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 23 Arkansas State * at Jonesboro, Ark. TBA

Sat, Nov 30 South Alabama * Georgia Dome TBA

Your schedule looks like our schedule from last season (with the exception of Alabama). Glad to see you will have a few FCS games to help.

My opinion about our schedule being harder still stands.

Also, (not that you care) below is our schedule. Rice and Tulsa will compete for C-USA crown this season. Arizona is a monster (in case you didn't watch them last season). So is OkSt. UTEP has always had the talent, and now they have a new coach and much to prove. Houston got caught by the short hairs last season by TxSt and they won't let it happen again. LaTech and UNT will be hard hitting games this season. UAB has been getting better and better. That leaves New Mexico and Tulane. Neither of which are taken lightly.

So, every game is full FBS. No breaks.

Saturday 08/31/13 at New Mexico Lobos

Saturday 09/07/13 Oklahoma State Cowboys

Saturday 09/14/13 at Arizona Wildcats

Saturday 09/21/13 at UTEP Miners

Saturday 09/28/13 Houston Cougars

Saturday 10/05/13 at Marshall Thundering Herd

Saturday 10/12/13 Rice Owls

Saturday 10/26/13 UAB Blazers

Saturday 11/02/13 at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Saturday 11/09/13 Tulane Green Wave

Saturday 11/23/13 at North Texas Mean Green

Saturday 11/30/13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

(04-16-2013 11:00 AM)slow-runner Wrote:  

(04-16-2013 10:42 AM)panama Wrote:  

(04-16-2013 10:16 AM)slow-runner Wrote:  Well, UTSA played a full WAC schedule already. We got hit hard by Rice, SJSU, LaTech, and Utah St. last season. We won against Idaho, NMSU, South Alabama, TxSt, and GaSt.

This season we play in C-USA with OOC of OkSt, Arizona, Houston, and New Mexico.

From hearing the other listed team's schedules it appears UTSA has the toughest in 2013.

But then we probably shouldn't be on the list. Especially if TxSt and South Alabama aren't on the list. Yes, TxSt is a full FBS this year but the scheduling puts UTSA on par with both the TxSt and South Alabama transitions. So you should compare UTSA, TxSt, South Alabama, and possibly GaSt. Then the other schools.

Fri, Aug 30 Samford Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 07 Chattanooga Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 14 West Virginia at Morgantown, W. Va. TBA

Sat, Sep 21 Jacksonville State Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 05 Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA

Sat, Oct 12 Troy * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 19 Texas State * at San Marcos, Texas TBA

Sat, Oct 26 Louisiana Monroe * at Monroe, La. TBA

Sat, Nov 02 Western Kentucky * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 16 Louisiana-Lafayette * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 23 Arkansas State * at Jonesboro, Ark. TBA

Sat, Nov 30 South Alabama * Georgia Dome TBA

Your schedule looks like our schedule from last season (with the exception of Alabama). Glad to see you will have a few FCS games to help.

My opinion about our schedule being harder still stands.

Also, (not that you care) below is our schedule. Rice and Tulsa will compete for C-USA crown this season. Arizona is a monster (in case you didn't watch them last season). So is OkSt. UTEP has always had the talent, and now they have a new coach and much to prove. Houston got caught by the short hairs last season by TxSt and they won't let it happen again. LaTech and UNT will be hard hitting games this season. UAB has been getting better and better. That leaves New Mexico and Tulane. Neither of which are taken lightly.

So, every game is full FBS. No breaks.

Saturday 08/31/13 at New Mexico Lobos

Saturday 09/07/13 Oklahoma State Cowboys

Saturday 09/14/13 at Arizona Wildcats

Saturday 09/21/13 at UTEP Miners

Saturday 09/28/13 Houston Cougars

Saturday 10/05/13 at Marshall Thundering Herd

Saturday 10/12/13 Rice Owls

Saturday 10/26/13 UAB Blazers

Saturday 11/02/13 at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Saturday 11/09/13 Tulane Green Wave

Saturday 11/23/13 at North Texas Mean Green

Saturday 11/30/13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

I'll call it a wash since you have about 3 teams on there that arent much better than FCS and you only play one game where youre going to get slobber knockered (OSU). We play 2 of those.

Although I voted for UTSA, I don't think UTSA should be in this poll. They already played a complete WAC schedule last year and defeated TXST, Georgia State, South Alabama, NMSU, and Idaho. They've had like 3 years worth of FBS recruits and now have a lot of upper classmen. Of the remaining teams, I would say ODU has the best chance at being succesful. Haven't watched their QB yet, but I understand he put up huge yardage.

(04-13-2013 08:52 PM)TampaKnight Wrote:  I count UTSA in this poll because they played a mixed schedule of D-II, FCS, and FBS this past season.

They played 9 FBS or FBS transitional teams last year and only 3 sub FBS teams not in transition last year.

(04-17-2013 11:17 AM)panama Wrote:  

(04-16-2013 11:00 AM)slow-runner Wrote:  

(04-16-2013 10:42 AM)panama Wrote:  

(04-16-2013 10:16 AM)slow-runner Wrote:  Well, UTSA played a full WAC schedule already. We got hit hard by Rice, SJSU, LaTech, and Utah St. last season. We won against Idaho, NMSU, South Alabama, TxSt, and GaSt.

This season we play in C-USA with OOC of OkSt, Arizona, Houston, and New Mexico.

From hearing the other listed team's schedules it appears UTSA has the toughest in 2013.

But then we probably shouldn't be on the list. Especially if TxSt and South Alabama aren't on the list. Yes, TxSt is a full FBS this year but the scheduling puts UTSA on par with both the TxSt and South Alabama transitions. So you should compare UTSA, TxSt, South Alabama, and possibly GaSt. Then the other schools.

Fri, Aug 30 Samford Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 07 Chattanooga Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Sep 14 West Virginia at Morgantown, W. Va. TBA

Sat, Sep 21 Jacksonville State Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 05 Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA

Sat, Oct 12 Troy * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Oct 19 Texas State * at San Marcos, Texas TBA

Sat, Oct 26 Louisiana Monroe * at Monroe, La. TBA

Sat, Nov 02 Western Kentucky * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 16 Louisiana-Lafayette * Georgia Dome TBA

Sat, Nov 23 Arkansas State * at Jonesboro, Ark. TBA

Sat, Nov 30 South Alabama * Georgia Dome TBA

Your schedule looks like our schedule from last season (with the exception of Alabama). Glad to see you will have a few FCS games to help.

My opinion about our schedule being harder still stands.

Also, (not that you care) below is our schedule. Rice and Tulsa will compete for C-USA crown this season. Arizona is a monster (in case you didn't watch them last season). So is OkSt. UTEP has always had the talent, and now they have a new coach and much to prove. Houston got caught by the short hairs last season by TxSt and they won't let it happen again. LaTech and UNT will be hard hitting games this season. UAB has been getting better and better. That leaves New Mexico and Tulane. Neither of which are taken lightly.

So, every game is full FBS. No breaks.

Saturday 08/31/13 at New Mexico Lobos

Saturday 09/07/13 Oklahoma State Cowboys

Saturday 09/14/13 at Arizona Wildcats

Saturday 09/21/13 at UTEP Miners

Saturday 09/28/13 Houston Cougars

Saturday 10/05/13 at Marshall Thundering Herd

Saturday 10/12/13 Rice Owls

Saturday 10/26/13 UAB Blazers

Saturday 11/02/13 at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Saturday 11/09/13 Tulane Green Wave

Saturday 11/23/13 at North Texas Mean Green

Saturday 11/30/13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

I'll call it a wash since you have about 3 teams on there that arent much better than FCS and you only play one game where youre going to get slobber knockered (OSU). We play 2 of those.

Man, I hope you are right about only being clobbered by one team! But Arizona is a monster too.

I really want to call it a wash but it won't be that easy. I agree you have a tough schedule and I hope you are right about it being a wash.

Good luck this season.