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bluehenbillk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 14, 2025 10:26 am
I wonder if Eric Ziady thinks Louisiana Tech is moving up or not?? A$$hole set us back a few years…
Got a chuckle out of that one, WilliamK. In fairness though, Z was as bumbling as his two predecessors, who were simps forced to gaslight for the big-time-college-athletic-phobe Hullihens and the CEOs they hired to deliver their agendas over several decades.
There is absolutely zero reason the University of Delaware shouldn't have joined I-A in the late 1970s. Zero. Any forwarding thinking board would have moved the school in that direction but, then, we were saddled with a host of personalities from the boardroom to the CEOs to the ADs to the coaches for whom big time college athletics was anathema and not in their own PERSONAL best interests. I'm not going to name names but it doesn't take a genius to figure out the culprits of our thumb sitting. Yes, legendary figures who did so much to elevate UD football and athletics in general from the 1950s-1970s became serious detriments to our growth in their later years. There's another legacy from the early 2000s until 2024 that was the sad carry over.
There's a book there to be written there. It would be a doozy.
hoopster wrote: ↑Mon Jul 14, 2025 1:14 pm
10 teams is perfect on my opinion. For decades the major conferences capped out at 10 teams. I know in this landscape you have to be ready for others to leave and that’s why conferences stack up on teams, but in a perfect world 10 teams is ideal.
Agree. There will always be FCS schools looking to escape.
La. Tech officially accepted the invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference this afternoon. However, it appears they could stay as a member of CUSA thru the 26-27 academic year. Bit surprised they are staying beyond this season.
If that's true, it tells me: 1) LA Tech can't afford the buyout, and/or 2) the Sun Belt isn't pitching in to help them with buyout dollar$ or otherwise lowering the cost of their entry fee.
Bluewyn Gold wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 4:38 pm
If that's true, it tells me: 1) LA Tech can't afford the buyout, and/or 2) the Sun Belt isn't pitching in to help them with buyout dollar$ or otherwise lowering the cost of their entry fee.
BG-they should just give Terry Bradshaw a call -that's the ticket!
So, below is part of an email sent out to the media today by Ed LeFurge, which includes the info about the “watch list” for 5 players from each school mentioned in the link from Caldwell Chicken. This just emphasizes the information previously discussed on the board that UD has the toughest schedule in the league this year. Of the four teams listed below UD, only MTSU is on our schedule.
Of course, as with any pre-season polls or rankings, it all has to be taken with a grain of salt.
“New for the league this season is the CUSA Bowl Confidence Index, a ranking in which the percentage indicates the likelihood of the school making a bowl game, as voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. Delaware was given a 29.17 percent chance to be bowl eligible.
School (Percentage)
Liberty (100.00%)
WKU (100.00%)
Jax State (91.67%)
LA Tech (75.00%)
Sam Houston (45.83%)
UTEP (41.67%)
FIU (37.50%)
Delaware (29.17%)
MTSU (25.00%)
NM State (25.00%)
Kennesaw State (16.67%)
Missouri State (12.50%) “
Big R wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 2:34 pm
So, below is part of an email sent out to the media today by Ed LeFurge, which includes the info about the “watch list” for 5 players from each school mentioned in the link from Caldwell Chicken. This just emphasizes the information previously discussed on the board that UD has the toughest schedule in the league this year. Of the four teams listed below UD, only MTSU is on our schedule.
Of course, as with any pre-season polls or rankings, it all has to be taken with a grain of salt.
“New for the league this season is the CUSA Bowl Confidence Index, a ranking in which the percentage indicates the likelihood of the school making a bowl game, as voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. Delaware was given a 29.17 percent chance to be bowl eligible.
School (Percentage)
Liberty (100.00%)
WKU (100.00%)
Jax State (91.67%)
LA Tech (75.00%)
Sam Houston (45.83%)
UTEP (41.67%)
FIU (37.50%)
Delaware (29.17%)
MTSU (25.00%)
NM State (25.00%)
Kennesaw State (16.67%)
Missouri State (12.50%) “
I would say if the Hens live up to the expectations above, its been a good first year. A couple upsets here or there and it could be a fantastic first year.
bluehenbillk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:14 pm
McNeese is teasing a major announcement for Wednesday morning…their name has come up in CUSA talk to replace La Tech… just saying
I think it’s for a huge donation being promised to the university to fund new construction. It’s not to announce a move to FBS.
bluehenbillk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:14 pm
McNeese is teasing a major announcement for Wednesday morning…their name has come up in CUSA talk to replace La Tech… just saying
Published reports by National Media state CUSA is staying at TEN.
Even IF adding (which CUSA is NOT)--this school is Not near top of list.
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My prediction is either they are moving to a New FCS conference-recently formed.
Bluewyn Gold wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:55 pm
The Fightin' Whatevers of Sacred Heart are joining CAA Football, making our departure an even wiser move.
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