CUSA vs SBC vs SLC

[UNLV]

Which example of a conference 2008 schedule would attract the biggest crowds to a Lamar game if Lamar useone

of the following schedule?

CUSA

USM

8/30 Louisiana-Lafayette  7:00 PM

9/06 @ Auburn  TBA

9/13 @ Arkansas State  TBA

9/20 Marshall  3:30 PM

10/04 UTEP  7:00 PM

10/11 Boise State  8:00 PM

10/18 @ Rice  TBA

10/25 @ Memphis  8:00 PM

11/01 UAB  8:00 PM

11/08 @ UCF  TBA

11/15 East Carolina  3:00 PM

11/29 @ Southern Methodist  TBA

UH

8/30 Southern University  7:00 PM

9/06 @ Oklahoma State  TBA

9/13 Air Force  3:30 PM

9/20 @ Colorado State  3:30 PM

9/27 @ East Carolina  3:30 PM

10/11 UAB  8:00 PM

10/18 @ Southern Methodist  TBA

10/28 @ Marshall  8:00 PM

11/08 Tulane  5:00 PM

11/15 Tulsa  5:00 PM

11/22 UTEP  5:00 PM

11/29 @ Rice  TBA

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Sunbelt

L-monroe

8/30 @Auburn 6:00 PM

9/06 Arkansas (in Little Rock) TBA

9/13 Alabama A&M 6:00 PM

9/20 @Tulane 2:00 PM

10/04 UL-Lafayette 6:00 PM

10/11 @Arkansas State  6:00 PM

10/18 UNT 6:00 PM

10/25 Florida Atlantic 6:00 PM

11/01 Troy 6:00 PM

11/08 @ Middle Tennessee TBA

11/15 @ Ole Miss  5:00 PM

11/22 @ Florida International 6:00 PM

UNT

8/30 @ Kansas State  TBA

9/06 Tulsa  7:00 PM

9/13 @ LSU  8:00 PM

9/27 @ Rice  TBA

10/04 Florida International  7:00 PM

10/11 Louisiana-Lafayette  TBA

10/18 @ Louisiana-Monroe  7:00 PM

10/25 Troy  TBA

11/01 @ Western Kentucky  TBA

11/08 @ Florida Atlantic  TBA

11/22 @ Middle Tennessee  TBA

11/29 Arkansas State  TBA

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SLC

sfa

8/30 Langston  7:00 PM

9/06 @ TCU  7:00 PM

9/13 Kentucky Wesleyan  7:00 PM

9/20 @ Western Illinois  7:05 PM

9/27 South Dakota State  7:00 PM

10/11 Southeastern Louisiana  7:00 PM

10/18 @ Nicholls State  3:00 PM

10/25 Texas State  3:00 PM

11/01 @ Sam Houston State  3:00 PM

11/08 @ McNeese State  8:00 PM

11/15 Central Arkansas  7:00 PM

11/22 Northwestern State  7:00 PM

Mcneese

8/30 @ North Carolina  6:00 PM

9/06 Delta State  8:00 PM

9/13 Cal Poly  8:00 PM

9/27 Southern Virginia  8:00 PM

10/04 @ South Dakota State  3:00 PM

10/11 Texas State  8:00 PM

10/18 @ Sam Houston State  3:00 PM

10/25 Nicholls State  8:00 PM

11/01 @ Southeastern Louisiana  7:00 PM

11/08 Stephen F. Austin  8:00 PM

11/15 @ Northwestern State  7:00 PM

11/22 @ Central Arkansas  5:00 PM

[TradinUp BH]

USM because they have home games against Marshall and Boise State, all the other big games the other teams play away.

[Guest coachacola]

You have UH's schedule posted for UL-Monroe's schedule by mistake.

Here's UL-Monroe's schedule:

8/30 @Auburn 6:00 PM

9/06 Arkansas (in Little Rock) TBA

9/13 Alabama A&M 6:00 PM

9/20 @Tulane 2:00 PM

10/04 UL-Lafayette 6:00 PM

10/11 @Arkansas State  6:00 PM

10/18 UNT 6:00 PM

10/25 Florida Atlantic 6:00 PM

11/01 Troy 6:00 PM

11/08 @ Middle Tennessee TBA

11/15 @ Ole Miss  5:00 PM

11/22 @ Florida International 6:00 PM

As are as schedules go, I think it's pretty easy to rank them:

Big 12 better than CUSA

CUSA better than Sunbelt

Sunbelt better than SLC

Tubbs and Woodard are going to have a hard time finding attractive non-conference games to play in Beaumont.  FBS schools don't like playing on the road at FCS schools.  Just stepping up into the Sunbelt gives LU a lot more opportunities than being in the SLC.

[UNLV]

No I dont....  ;D

[TexasTerror]

Tubbs and Woodard are going to have a hard time finding attractive non-conference games to play in Beaumont.  FBS schools don't like playing on the road at FCS schools. Just stepping up into the Sunbelt gives LU a lot more opportunities than being in the SLC.

The Sun Belt and several other FBS conferences, particularly those not in the BCS conferences who have a hard time finding games, have rules prohibiting them from playing at FCS institutions.

As far as Sun Belt goes, Lamar does not meet the specifications of membership. You guys would need to elevate your program to FBS and also include softball in your package of additional sports. When's the softball announcement coming?

"Any future members must sponsor FBS football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball or women’s soccer.

[HouTexan]

UNLV, to answer your hypothetical question, I'd say the UH schedule would draw the largest attendance of the ones posted. Decent home games with fairly reasonable travel distances to Beaumont from the institutions listed. Both home and away attendance would be respectable.

[UNLV]

UNLV, to answer your hypothetical question, I'd say the UH schedule would draw the largest attendance of the ones posted. Decent home games with fairly reasonable travel distances to Beaumont from the institutions listed. Both home and away attendance would be respectable.

I like the UH schedule. The SLC schedules will send Lamar back to being a football-less school.

[Guest coachacola]

Tubbs and Woodard are going to have a hard time finding attractive non-conference games to play in Beaumont.  FBS schools don't like playing on the road at FCS schools. Just stepping up into the Sunbelt gives LU a lot more opportunities than being in the SLC.

The Sun Belt and several other FBS conferences, particularly those not in the BCS conferences who have a hard time finding games, have rules prohibiting them from playing at FCS institutions.

As far as Sun Belt goes, Lamar does not meet the specifications of membership. You guys would need to elevate your program to FBS and also include softball in your package of additional sports. When's the softball announcement coming?

"Any future members must sponsor FBS football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball or women’s soccer.

They'll probably announce softball next year.  They are suppose to build a new softball field by Vincent-Beck in 2010 so unless something unforseen happens LU will be fielding a softball team along with football.  I'm not saying LU should or will go to the Sunbelt, just saying more attractive teams could come to Beaumont if they were in the Sunbelt.

As far a scheduling goes, with the lack of FCS teams in this part of the country and with the limitations FBS have on playing FCS schools, it would probably be best for LU, SHSU, McNeese and others to go FBS in the future.  That's probably a topic for another thread, but I believe something will eventually give in the D1 FCS vs FBS football world.

[TexasTerror]

As far a scheduling goes, with the lack of FCS teams in this part of the country and with the limitations FBS have on playing FCS schools, it would probably be best for LU, SHSU, McNeese and others to go FBS in the future.  That's probably a topic for another thread, but I believe something will eventually give in the D1 FCS vs FBS football world.

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With nine-team SLC, that's eight SLC games. Even if a team leaves, expect one of the non-FB schools to add football or the replacement being a football school. SLC is looking at eight SLC games for the time being...three OOC games is nothing, especially with the SWAC being more "schedule-friendly" to the SLC.