MeanGreen61

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Off the WAC board. Appears that Utah State & Idaho are farther down the slippery slope than New Mexico State. Avg attendance 2006, 2007 NMSU - 17,596 and 14,412 USU - 11,360 and 13,131 UI - 14,543 and 11,479

If attendance falters, NMSU's 1A status will be put on hold, WAC status called into question (7:30 p.m.) By Teddy Feinberg/Sun-News Sports Editor Article Launched: 06/07/2008 07:36:17 PM MDT LAS CRUCES — Western Athletic Conference Commissioner Karl Benson said that if New Mexico State University fails to live up to the football attendance standards set by the NCAA, they will be dropped from Division 1A competition and possibly the WAC. If things get to that point, Benson said that NMSU would be re-instituted back into 1A play when the school proved it could live up to NCAA standards and maintain its attendance average above 15,000 per season. "They would be out of 1A, that is correct," Benson said. "It would not affect any of the other sports at New Mexico State. They would remain at the 1A level." The program's status in WAC would be up in the air. "Their standing in the conference would be subject to review," Benson said. Other WAC schools who face similar scenarios as New Mexico State are Utah State and Idaho. All three programs entered the conference three years ago. ARTICLE http://www.lcsun-news.com/sports/ci_9516345

http://www.al.com/sports/mobileregister/th....xml&coll=3

#81 Washington State http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...state/#more-925 Who is No. 80?: One of the A.C.C.’s original six teams, this university has won seven conference titles, but none since the 1970s.

Means ZIP. All but 5 games were played over 20 years ago.

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=301181

It ain't doom & gloom Where exactly have we rolled over for them ? The last 4 games have been 2 UNT wins, 2 SMU wins. '90 UNT 14 SMU 7 '92 SMU 28-14 '06 UNT 24 SMU 6 '07 SMU 45 UNT 31

It's way too early to schedule a group cry

The sky is falling ! The sky is falling ......NOT. Big deal. A couple olf players are lost that we offered. It's happened before and it will happen again. SMU also lost one they had offered to UL-Monroe. Don't wave the French battle flag yet

#82 East Carolina http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...olina/#more-924 Who is No. 81?: John Candy’s character in “Volunteers” was an alum of this university

MBCC Preseason College Football Top 50 1. Georgia 2. Oklahoma 3. Florida 4. Ohio State 5. USC 6. Kansas 7. Clemson 8. West Virginia 9. Wisconsin 10. LSU 11. Texas Tech 12. Auburn 13. Missouri 14. Illinois 15. Texas 16. Utah 17. Wake Forest 18. ASU 19. South Florida 20. Tennessee 21. Virginia Tech 22. Pitt 23. Alabama 24. Fresno State 25. Penn State 26. South Carolina 27. Maryland 28. Cal 29. Oklahoma State 30. East Carolina 31. BYU 32. Tulsa 33. Arizona 34. Notre Dame 35. Boise State 36. Georgia Tech 37. Rutgers 38. Nebraska 39. North Carolina 40. Ball State 41. Michigan 42. TCU 43. UCONN 44. Florida State 45. Florida Atlantic 46. Northwestern 47. Oregon 48. Southern Miss 49. Colorado 50. Houston Other teams given consideration: Western Michigan, Boston College, Indiana, Mississippi State, Oregon State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Stanford, Wyoming, Troy

FWIW saw a post on another board recently stating that the stadium wouldn't be a problem with OU or Oklahoma State as long as the get their 5,000 ticket allotments.

#83 San Jose State http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...state/#more-923 Who is No. 82?: With his obsession of all things pirate, this university may be a logical home for Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach.

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/

Bulls Add Western Kentucky To Football Schedule By BRETT McMURPHY | The Tampa Tribune Published: June 6, 2008 TAMPA - The University of South Florida has added a home-and-home football series with Western Kentucky to its schedule. The Bulls will play at WKU on Sept. 12, 2009 and host WKU on Sept. 25, 2010. Western Kentucky is making the move from Division I-AA to Division I-A in 2009 and will join the Sun Belt Conference. "Western Kentucky adds another NCAA FBS team to our upcoming schedules and really brings into focus our plans for the 2009 and 2010 seasons," USF athletic director Doug Woolard said in a statement. "The best part of the two-game deal is that we add a seventh home game in 2010. The entertainment value for our fans increases with one more home date. For our team, it provides the competitive advantage of playing one more date in front of our home fans. And from a revenue standpoint, it provides a significant stimulus with seven home dates against five travel dates." TAMPA TRIBUNE http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jun/06/bu...tball-schedule/

Off the Muts board. Posted by SpaceRaider A different take on UNT. A key match up to watch will be the FAU defense against the North Texas offense on Nov. 8. There is more talent than ever before in the Sun Belt in 2008, which should lead to an exciting season. Top 10 Senior NFL Draft Prospects 1. Casey Fitzgerald, WR, North Texas A talented technician with good speed and ability. Fitzgerald has playmaking skills in the open field and can also go up for the jump ball. Conference Power Rankings 1. Florida Atlantic 2. Troy 3. North Texas 4. La-Monroe 5. Middle Tennessee State 6. Arkansas State 7. La-Lafayette 8. Florida International Unit Rankings Receivers 1. Florida Atlantic 2. North Texas 3. Louisiana-Monroe Defensive Line 1. Florida Atlantic 2. North Texas 3. Troy http://www.newerascouting.com/ncaa_hs/cfb_...eview-sun-belt/

http://www.hootens.com/Articles/ArticleVie...15-841e75a53288

#84 Kansas State http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...state/#more-921 Who is No. 83?: This university has the most dominating judo program in the nation.

Correct.

Comments from CUSA board post. This could be the beginning of the end for the 16 team Big East Conf as we know it today. I'm sure the Football Big East Member Presidents and AD's might be drooling over the thought of starting a real full-membership conference. Tranghese was the biggest "thorn" in the side of the Big East Football Members...as his #1 goal was to always protect the Catholic non-football Big East members first. ARTICLE http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SP...&SPID=11209 BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/arti...tirement_today/ It will not be an easy job since the Big East is essentially two different leagues in basketball with different schools and different agendas, which, at times, have clashed. Tranghese said that he didn't think there would be an immediate move to break the league into two conferences, with the football schools breaking off from the predominantly Catholic basketball schools.

Yep, in a heartbeat.

Take that UNT ! http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content....&CID=814389

4 of 9 are private schools ? One should be enough. Substitute ULL, Arkansas State and New Mexico State. Tulsa UNT Houston USM La Tech UTEP NMSU ULL Arkansas State

#85 Louisiana Tech http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...-tech/#more-920 Who is No. 84?: This program had only four winning seasons between 1935-90.