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Please add your perspective. I don't have the expertise to discuss either conference.
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Please add your perspective. I don't have the expertise to discuss either conference.
It’s very simple, VB...Originally Posted by VandalBasher
NCAA DIVISION I MANUAL
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Bylaws proposed and enacted by member institutions governing the conduct of intercollegiate athletics shall be designed to foster competition in amateur athletics…
20.10.1.2 The Commitment to Amateurism
Member institutions shall conduct their athletics programs…maintaining a line of demarcation between student-athletes who participate in the Collegiate Model and athletes competing in the professional model
good comparison .. IMHO, both conferences seemed to slip a bit the past few years but then re-emerged last year with some depth.
Generally, based only on last year, I think Big Sky is stronger at top with more good teams, but Southern has less weak teams to feast on at bottom. I happen to think EWU will emerge this year as final 4 type team. So I think those factors tip scales in Big Sky's favor heading into this season.
But if I had to guess who's trend line is higher, it seems like Southern is on a nice trajectory .. just a gut feel thing.
The Big Sky. Better overall conference. EWU, Weber and SUU should all be good this year again. NAU was a playoff team. Sac St, UCDavis and Nothern Colorado all seem to be on the rise. Montana should be relevant soon and Idaho is no joke. I’m not saying the SoCon is bad, but outside of Samford who can you count on? Furman needs to show up again this year. Wofford will not be as good as they were this last year again. I just see the BSC as the overall superior conference.
The Socon edges out the Big sky. More NFL players, more coaches who have played, coached and or won at the national championship level in different divisions, and over all more size and speed. Its a close one, but the Socon edges the Big Sky.
So when is the SoCon going to have a team make it to the Semi’s?
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You are obviously in the group that doesn't remember the SoCon putting a team in the national title game nearly every year for 20 years.
FU all the time.
"The game we know and love literally grew up in the Southern Conference. To find the foundation for ACC and SEC football, you have to go the league’s roots. To find an appreciation for a brand of football often-overlooked and seldom-appreciated, we as fans should do the same."
What does that have to do with the question at hand?
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It answers the snarky question of "So when is the SoCon going to have a team make it to the Semi’s?"
The answer is they've put teams in the semifinals a bunch of times. The conference underwent a massive upheaval in the last five years and lost their two most powerful programs. The Conference has regained its footing and is re-establishing itself as a top tier FCS conference.
The general answer is that I don't know when the SoCon will make the semis again. Wofford cam darn close two years ago and gave Youngstown everything they could handle. I think it will be sooner rather than later.
If I had to bet, I might say that the next semifinal team might be Furman in 2019 (next season). The Paladins played a bunch of freshmen last year and made the second round. There are only 11 seniors on the current roster and none on the offensive line. Next year they will be mostly juniors and seniors and I expect will be a handful.
FU all the time.
"The game we know and love literally grew up in the Southern Conference. To find the foundation for ACC and SEC football, you have to go the league’s roots. To find an appreciation for a brand of football often-overlooked and seldom-appreciated, we as fans should do the same."
My memory only goes back about 10 years.
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