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Date Posted: 16:00:06 12/23/11 Fri
Author: No name
Author Host/IP: 98.71.36.107
Subject: Re: 2012 Realignment
In reply to: Andy 's message, "Re: 2012 Realignment" on 20:56:31 12/20/11 Tue

>>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.

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[> [> [> [> Re: 2012 Realignment -- Josh, 19:38:15 12/28/11 Wed (74.240.120.242)

>>>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.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: 2012 Realignment -- Shawn D, 21:14:33 12/28/11 Wed (98.71.36.107)

>>>>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.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Been Reading Myself That South Alabama Could Be Bowl Eligible in 2014 or 2015 -- David S., 19:44:58 02/25/12 Sat (173.218.172.187)

>>>>>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.

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