Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the wall


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"Sources within the <b>Sun Belt</b> have confirmed to me that Liberty is no longer under consideration & is not expected to receive an invitation," Brent Thibodeaux of BobcatReport.com reported.

James Madison is still the league's top option according to Thibodeaux. <b><u>Alabama State</u></b> and Jacksonville have reportedly inquired about possible membership. Sam Houston State and Lamar also remain possibilities.
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The increases in funding for athletics and new venue was not done for "SWAC" appeal, imho. Certainly don't blame them. Get where you can get and have success in it. Good luck as you graduate to another level Bama St.

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Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

Panther88 said:
That looks like the SWAC you're beating while it continues to die off lol.

SWAC ~ :deadhorse:
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Done fell out LMAO @ P. Yall are wild bruh.
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

It's not the first time Bama State has talked about going D-1. Brand new football stadium, pretty decent basketball arena, highly paid baseball coach...I'm just saying. :noidea:
 
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Panther88 said:
The increases in funding for athletics and new venue was not done for "SWAC" appeal, imho. Certainly don't blame them. Get where you can get and have success in it. Good luck as you graduate to another level Bama St.

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Whatever they've done, its not enough to move up a level. When you increase funding to move forward is one thing. A funding increase for the purpose of catching up is a whole other thing. Bama State isn't in a position to move up. No SWAC school is.
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

I wish Bama State the best if they can make it happen this time.
 
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SAME OLD G said:
It's not the first time Bama State has talked about going D-1. Brand new football stadium, pretty decent basketball arena, highly paid baseball coach...I'm just saying. :noidea:
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If anyone in this conference is ready for D-1 it is Bama State.
 
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Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

Let's go Bama State! Leave this ole' decrepit conference led by decrepit minds behind. :tup:
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

Panther88 said:
That looks like the SWAC you're beating while it continues to die off lol.

SWAC ~ :deadhorse:
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I was thinking the same thing.
Be glad when we get the last peice of our campus puzzle built so we can start making our way outta here. :lol:
 
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JSU/99 said:
Whatever they've done, its not enough to move up a level. When you increase funding to move forward is one thing. A funding increase for the purpose of catching up is a whole other thing. Bama State isn't in a position to move up. No SWAC school is.
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maybe.
But they got all their mordern day "brick and morter" peices in place athletics wise. Now they can focus on revenue streams now that they know exactly what they are dealing with financially at bamma State.
 
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jstate83 said:
I was thinking the same thing.
Be glad when we get the last peice of our campus puzzle built so we can start making our way outta here. :lol:
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what's your last piece????
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

I wish them well... Make it happen Bama State!
 
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JagHammer said:
Let's go Bama State! Leave this ole' decrepit conference led by decrepit minds behind. :tup:
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Agreed.

It's time for somebody to shake this conference up and bring it to the realization that being mired in mediocrity is not acceptable.
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

As you cruise down I-85, you can see the beautiful football facility and the Acadome. It all looks pretty impressive to me. To me their facilities look better than ULL's and they're in the Sunbelt.
 



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JAG89 said:
what's your last piece????
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Our own stadium / basketball arena so we can bring in our own ideas/events for revenue without having to split anything. That is the only thing left in our puzzle. We got everything else built and in use.

The State can stonewall, cuss, and talk about no money all they want but in 2 maybe 3 years it is comming. JSU cannot sit in Memorial for another 10 years with major plans for that area already laid out by the City of Jackson and the State.

The STATE can't even move forward with their own plans for a regional medical hub with Memorial in the way. Everybody know this and that is why people are really not worried. It is just a matter of time and time is winding down for the STATE.........Not JSU. We can wait it out. :lol:
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

While we're hoping for the best for ALSU, I believe we may be positioning ourselves to fulfill Dr. Felton G. Clark's vision for Southern to move to greener pastures as well.
 
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jstate83 said:
Our own stadium / basketball arena so we can bring in our own ideas/events for revenue without having to split anything. That is the only thing left in our puzzle. We got everything else built and in use.

The State can stonewall, cuss, and talk about no money all they want but in 2 maybe 3 years it is comming. JSU cannot sit in Memorial for another 10 years with major plans for that area already laid out by the City of Jackson and the State.

The STATE can't even move forward with their own plans for a regional medical hub with Memorial in the way. Everybody know this and that is why people are really not worried. It is just a matter of time and time is winding down for the STATE.........Not JSU. We can wait it out. :lol:
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Anything in there for baseball?
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

jstate83 said:
maybe.
But they got all their mordern day "brick and morter" peices in place athletics wise. Now they can focus on revenue streams now that they know exactly what they are dealing with financially at bamma State.
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They could move up tomorrow IF a conference accepts them. You don't need a gazillion dollars to move up. The important thing is to move up. Once you move up, THEN you can make money. They won't ever make any money at the 1-AA level. There is no money at this level.
 
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SUJagFan said:
Agreed.

It's time for somebody to shake this conference up and bring it to the realization that being mired in mediocrity is not acceptable.
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Sometimes a shake up is a must to fix things
 
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Tigerpride said:
They could move up tomorrow IF a conference accepts them. You don't need a gazillion dollars to move up. The important thing is to move up. Once you move up, THEN you can make money. They won't ever make any money at the 1-AA level. There is no money at this level.
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Yep.
Thats why I want that dome built. Con-USA would give their left and right nut to have the Jackson Metro, (central Mississippi), and South Mississippi market all to themselves. :lol:
 
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JAG89 said:
Anything in there for baseball?
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Only thing baseball need is for the grandstand to be built around the field. That won't "cost anything" since we would only be talking 900 to 1200 seats max.
 
Re: Alabama State Looking To Leave The SWAC? I think so, the handwriting was on the

The way you guys talk, you'd think 1) Moving up is easy and 2) Being in FBS would create a financial windfall. Neither of which is true.
 
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JSU/99 said:
The way you guys talk, you'd think 1) Moving up is easy and 2) Being in FBS would create a financial windfall. Neither of which is true.
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Nobody said or think it will be easy.
As for financial windfall, each school make that for themselves. We been talking about stuff for 50 years. We done had the discussions about "missing the boat" back in the 1980's as for moving up. Now is the time for each school to stop sitting on their hands and get out of this outdated box. We also need to stop whinning about how hard it will be.

No school that has moved up in the last 20 years have had a easy time but they did it. Troy might have been a little bigger than us but their resources was no better than ours when they moved up. They making it so why do people think a HBCU can't do it. Troy ain't got no multi-billionare alums writing multi-million dollar checks yearly.
 
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