App State moves up to R2 Carneige Classification

[APPdiesel]

IF>>>>SOMEHOW>>>>the sunbelt could get ECU, UAB, USF to the SunBelt. I would be good for life. I would hope for a North/South conference alignment Basketball should be a home/away round robin and make some rivalries. Those teams deserve better than the AAC and will probably get left out of the next realignment. I hope this ends up being the outcome. The three new schools fans would be unhappy at first but I think quickly would find out that it is legit fanbases with legit games that matter to local fans. (I would like to see this when the next realignment happens). I could see Charlotte getting the call to the Big 12 before ECU.

APP/Marshall
GS/CCU
USF/ECU
JMU/ODU
Georgia St./UAB
Southern Miss/Louisiana
South Alabama/Troy
Arkansas State/ULM


Probably P3 baseball

This would be such a nice conference.

In an alternate universe if College of Charleston was about 5-10k students larger and had football I’d say they’d be a solid sunbelt member.

[JTApps1]

IF>>>>SOMEHOW>>>>the sunbelt could get ECU, UAB, USF to the SunBelt. I would be good for life. I would hope for a North/South conference alignment Basketball should be a home/away round robin and make some rivalries. Those teams deserve better than the AAC and will probably get left out of the next realignment. I hope this ends up being the outcome. The three new schools fans would be unhappy at first but I think quickly would find out that it is legit fanbases with legit games that matter to local fans. (I would like to see this when the next realignment happens). I could see Charlotte getting the call to the Big 12 before ECU.

APP/Marshall
GS/CCU
USF/ECU
JMU/ODU
Georgia St./UAB
Southern Miss/Louisiana
South Alabama/Troy
Arkansas State/ULM


Probably P3 baseball

This would be such a nice conference.

In an alternate universe if College of Charleston was about 5-10k students larger and had football I’d say they’d be a solid sunbelt member.

Their enrollment is larger than a few current members and equal to a couple more. Not having a football team is the only real issue.

[APPdiesel]

IF>>>>SOMEHOW>>>>the sunbelt could get ECU, UAB, USF to the SunBelt. I would be good for life. I would hope for a North/South conference alignment Basketball should be a home/away round robin and make some rivalries. Those teams deserve better than the AAC and will probably get left out of the next realignment. I hope this ends up being the outcome. The three new schools fans would be unhappy at first but I think quickly would find out that it is legit fanbases with legit games that matter to local fans. (I would like to see this when the next realignment happens). I could see Charlotte getting the call to the Big 12 before ECU.

APP/Marshall
GS/CCU
USF/ECU
JMU/ODU
Georgia St./UAB
Southern Miss/Louisiana
South Alabama/Troy
Arkansas State/ULM


Probably P3 baseball

This would be such a nice conference.

In an alternate universe if College of Charleston was about 5-10k students larger and had football I’d say they’d be a solid sunbelt member.

Their enrollment is larger than a few current members and equal to a couple more. Not having a football team is the only real issue.

True. I was thinking about it from a rivalry perspective. They’d clearly be natural rivals with Coastal and GS, a great southern city, and strong basketball history. Not saying they’d be the first option, but if they ever did add football I think the Sun Belt ought to take a look.

[JTApps1]

IF>>>>SOMEHOW>>>>the sunbelt could get ECU, UAB, USF to the SunBelt. I would be good for life. I would hope for a North/South conference alignment Basketball should be a home/away round robin and make some rivalries. Those teams deserve better than the AAC and will probably get left out of the next realignment. I hope this ends up being the outcome. The three new schools fans would be unhappy at first but I think quickly would find out that it is legit fanbases with legit games that matter to local fans. (I would like to see this when the next realignment happens). I could see Charlotte getting the call to the Big 12 before ECU.

APP/Marshall
GS/CCU
USF/ECU
JMU/ODU
Georgia St./UAB
Southern Miss/Louisiana
South Alabama/Troy
Arkansas State/ULM


Probably P3 baseball

This would be such a nice conference.

In an alternate universe if College of Charleston was about 5-10k students larger and had football I’d say they’d be a solid sunbelt member.

Their enrollment is larger than a few current members and equal to a couple more. Not having a football team is the only real issue.

True. I was thinking about it from a rivalry perspective. They’d clearly be natural rivals with Coastal and GS, a great southern city, and strong basketball history. Not saying they’d be the first option, but if they ever did add football I think the Sun Belt ought to take a look.

Their baseball would also be a natural fit.