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I watched the game. It is wishful thinking!
Old subject that has been beaten to death but still bugs me.
So many of our old peers, have moved up and done so well. We all know the long list.
Yesterday Appy beats Texas A&M, Marshall beats the Irish and we beat Dayton!
Oh Yea Georgia Southern beat Nebraska,
Despite the fact that these teams may pull the occasional upset, they’ll never have true relevance in the FBS world. I like the idea of local rivalries for us in FBS but besides that I think it’s boring to never have a shot at playoffs or a real championship.I think we just do not have the financial resources to go to FBS. Our region is not attracting more companies and thus more families and potential YSU students which is the main driving force for YSU income. Look at Poland schools as just one example of the lack of potential YSU students in our future. Need to work on improving our business climate to get more companies to want to locate here if you want YSU to grow to where we could think about FBS. Look at the trouble Akron U is having and their business climate is better than ours in my opinion. Remember Athletics is a losing proposition at all Ohio Universities except OSU when looking in financial terms.
That time has come and gone. We had a chance to get in MAC in 90’s, but the university could not made the financial commitment. So we were not selected.
Now, this valley has lost much of the major industrial companies who might be able to provide $$ to the university to get us there.
With falling enrollment and lack of a committed fan base (looking at the attendance from the first 2 games), there is almost no way for the university to increase the athletic budget to get us into FBS.
We can now only dream.
We now have a better chance to get us into the big dance in our basketball programs.
All I know is if we can't blow out a non-scholarship team we're going to be in trouble in the MVFC (See 2018 season)
Just an FYI 125 is the roster limit for CFB in D1
The Duquesne game makes me very anxious.
When Duquesne beat Ohio last season, it was the Bobcats version of our "Butler fiasco." Later in the year, Duquense lost to Sacred Heart and Saint Francis. They don't have enough talent to beat us; we can most a$$uredly beat ourselves.
Our coaches are recruiting much better than the lazy Pelini. We are coming off this staff's first legitimate full off-season in the weight room. If the strength training has improved it should remedy our deficiencies on both lines. I think that we have the skilled athletes to be pretty good.
Joe Groeber - OL - 6'3 330lbs from University of Cincinnati. I believe he has 1 year left of eligibility.
Hopefully we see some more pipeline from UC to YSU in the future!
I think the Tressel move to Florida will do everyone some good. Folks he has not coached here in over 20 years. The game is changed. We can no longer schedule our way into the post season, then reinvent ourselves. We have to play in a conference. So if you have to talk about "Tressel years" then you have no credibility. I will forget about this season on August 31, 2022, when the kicker's foot connects with the ball.. Just like I have forgotten about every season for the past 40-years. Your AD has nothing to do with the day-to-day performance aspect of our teams. I will remind you that Ron Strollo played in 3 championship games as a Penguin and think her does not feel the pain of a fan? Yet, you people act like he does everything. So if you are upset about the performance of our teams, then as the staff.
Also, as I have said 100 times. NDSU is the "Ohio State" of North Dakota. Funds going to the state of ND are divided among 3 DI schools, with one not really even fielding competitive sports. Ohio has 16 DI programs, with ALL of them boasting scholarship athletics, 12 full-scholarship football.. Ask yourself an honest question. If both the Bison and the Buckeyes played each other at full strength, just what do you think the outcome would be? I seriously doubt that NDSU would even score a touchdown. ESPN thinks the same way, that is what potential viewers think.
Now if you want to hold Strollo to task for something, turn on your TV and watch the replay of our game on ESPN+. Then send an email to the Department and ask him why I am watching the terrible Bison announcers call a PENGUIN HOME GAME. This is something I expect Strollo to tell me. Does the conference have that little respect for us, or can we not get a crew together? Either way I am ashamed and upset.
I have heard several names in reference to a split. RMU, EKU and Austin Peay are the names that continue to surface. That is a huge jump for RMU and APSU.
The problem is where do we go? We’re on an FCS island. The nearby programs are only limited scholarship programs.
Agree. Although the one team/conference is going full scholarship. Something else to consider. I will NEVER be able to go to any kind of weekday games (MAC). Also people will not like the idea of no championship possibility, no matter if we know the teams or not. If we do not know the teams in the MVFC by now, it is our own fault and just do not care to know.
I think the conference split will help and YSU has to just stay the course.