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Date Posted:19:44:58 02/25/12 Sat Author: David S. Author Host/IP: 173.218.172.187 Subject: Been Reading Myself That South Alabama Could Be Bowl Eligible in 2014 or 2015 In reply to:
Shawn D
's message, "Re: 2012 Realignment" on 21:14:33 12/28/11 Wed
>>>>>Technically, South Alabama is an FCS Independent
>for
>>>>>2012. They will play a sunbelt schedule, but are
>not
>>>>>bowl eligible, nor eligible for the conference
>>>>>championship. 2012 is the final year of their
>>>>>transitional period, so they will be full
>>FBS/Sunbelt
>>>>>Members in 2013.
>>>>
>>>>Their Sun Belt games will go in the record books as
>>>>conference games though, right? If the games count
>as
>>>>conference games, then they're a conference member,
>>>>even if they aren't eligible for the title.
>>>>
>>>>USC wasn't a independent just because they weren't
>>>>eligible for the Pac-12 championship and bowl games,
>>>>were they :-P
>>>
>>>No, USA's games versus other Sun Belt teams will not
>>>count as conference games. They will be an OOC
>>>opponent for the other Belt teams. Much like Western
>>>Kentucky in their final transitional year.
>>
>>
>>WRONG. Read the Sun Belt Conference's Press Release.
>>It states that USA will play a full conference
>>schedule and although they are not eligible to win the
>>conference title, the results WILL count for the other
>>Sun Belt members. Otherwise, the SBC would only have a
>>7 game conference schedule instead of the traditional
>>8.
>Care to provide a link to said press release? Last I
>saw, from USA themselves, they would not count. But
>things do change, so if you can provide the link, I
>would appreciate it.
It could be that they are already in a BCS conference with all other sports, and that they have been a member for some time.
