Sam Houston State University to C-USA/FBS

[GreenspointTexas 9567]

https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2021/11/05/sam-houston-accepts-offer-to-join-conference-usa-beginning-in-2023/
 

Liberty, NMSU, and Jacksonville State (AL) (new to fbs) also joining

[Hook1997 5289]

So stupid of them.  You just won a championship and now you will never compete for anything close to one or a conference championship even. (See Texas State). 

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2630]

5 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:

So stupid of them.  You just won a championship and now you will never compete for anything close to one or a conference championship even. (See Texas State). 

Yep. Dumb. 

[The Ace of Aces 5106]

As a SFA guy, fuck ‘em. 

[Bevo&Pevo 5031]

Will not end well.

[Sir Ulrich 5187]

This has been their goal for a decade and with a championship under their belt this was the next logical move. There will eventually be a G5 playoff and this move helps them get a head start on competing for that. Secondly this will help basketball get up to par with their other men's sports.  

[Sir Ulrich 5187]

40 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

As a SFA guy, fuck ‘em. 

Have fun in the WAC when the rest of the southland joins you again. 

[Hook1997 5289]

16 minutes ago, Sir Ulrich said:

This has been their goal for a decade and with a championship under their belt this was the next logical move. There will eventually be a G5 playoff and this move helps them get a head start on competing for that. Secondly this will help basketball get up to par with their other men's sports.  

If you think they will ever sniff the playoffs or compete in basketball to any extent you have lost your damn mind.  If I was a alumni I’d be pissed.  

Edited November 6, 2021 by Hook1997

[Sir Ulrich 5187]

4 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:

If you think they will ever sniff the playoffs or compete in basketball to any extent you have lost your damn mind.  If I was a alumni I’d be pissed.  

Like I said there will be a G5 Playoff eventually and that would be a reasonable goal. The basketball team will benefit with the staff they can add. One tournament appearance would be huge for Sam. 

[ButtFumble 5158]

this is not close to Texas State they have 2/3 the enrollment of Texas State and they are the ultimate "back home to north Houston for the weekend" commuter school

their students just soundly voted down an increase in fees for "covid related expenses to athletics" and their stajum does not come close to what Texas State had even before the upgrades to Texas State

there are a lot of pissed off students and alumni that do not give a shit about playing teams in the worst conference in the G5 they have no history with

they cannot afford this at all their administration should be fired immediately

[The Ace of Aces 5106]

17 hours ago, Sir Ulrich said:

Have fun in the WAC when the rest of the southland joins you again. 

It is, indeed, but I’d rather regain competitiveness than become UConn.

I wish them well, and more power to them, but I doubt it ends well. 

Edited November 6, 2021 by The Ace of Aces