- November 13th, 2017, 8:41 pm
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Now is a good time to take a look at the slew of teams here around us that have moved up over the the past 3 to 4 years. Very interesting to see since we discussed these ad nauseam.
Coastal - they have 1 win and got crushed by an fcs western illiniois. Most games have not been competitive. Continued struggles with attendance.
Unc charlotte - total dumpster fire. They are averaging like 2 wins a year. Not sure they even have a winning record against the big south. Nobody in charlotte cares one bit.
Ga state - they have showed some improvement and sit at 2nd place in the sunbelt with a 6 and 3 overall record and the old turner field being renovated into their stadium. They seemed to have went upward since we beat them 2 years ago.
Ga southern - they had some initial success the first couple years but have fallen to 0 and 9 and fired the coach. They look to be another program that probably should have stayed at the fcs level.
App state - they sit at 6 and 4 and played in bowl game last year. They appear to be on the uptick
Odu - they are playing in cusa and have fallen back to 4 and 6. Most notably power 5 games have been completely blowouts in the last couple years. They seem to have stalled a bit.
That being said there are 3 teams who look like they could be perennial bottom 5 fbs teams in charlotte ccu and ga southern. Georgia state probably had the highest upside due to their location and future facility. App state has a solid fanbase and tradition but seem like their ceiling is an ECU. Odu is a bit of a wild card still. The tidewater isnt what it once was and their facility is not very impressive at all. However they play in the best conference of the group.
Our path is clearly different than any of these but we will have the resources, facilities, and a fan base that cares and we can recruit Whereever we need to. Will be interesting to revisit this in 2 to 3 years to see where things shake out.
Coastal - they have 1 win and got crushed by an fcs western illiniois. Most games have not been competitive. Continued struggles with attendance.
Unc charlotte - total dumpster fire. They are averaging like 2 wins a year. Not sure they even have a winning record against the big south. Nobody in charlotte cares one bit.
Ga state - they have showed some improvement and sit at 2nd place in the sunbelt with a 6 and 3 overall record and the old turner field being renovated into their stadium. They seemed to have went upward since we beat them 2 years ago.
Ga southern - they had some initial success the first couple years but have fallen to 0 and 9 and fired the coach. They look to be another program that probably should have stayed at the fcs level.
App state - they sit at 6 and 4 and played in bowl game last year. They appear to be on the uptick
Odu - they are playing in cusa and have fallen back to 4 and 6. Most notably power 5 games have been completely blowouts in the last couple years. They seem to have stalled a bit.
That being said there are 3 teams who look like they could be perennial bottom 5 fbs teams in charlotte ccu and ga southern. Georgia state probably had the highest upside due to their location and future facility. App state has a solid fanbase and tradition but seem like their ceiling is an ECU. Odu is a bit of a wild card still. The tidewater isnt what it once was and their facility is not very impressive at all. However they play in the best conference of the group.
Our path is clearly different than any of these but we will have the resources, facilities, and a fan base that cares and we can recruit Whereever we need to. Will be interesting to revisit this in 2 to 3 years to see where things shake out.