Ugh, I mean just...UGH!!!

[Cajunfanatico]

A first step towards playing as an independant and I have zero problem with it. They've got great facilities and a budget that probably blows ours out of the water.

[Cajunsmike]

Wow Home and Home with fcs. What kind of AD we have. We need an explanation. Can not get home and Home with Rice,southern Miss, la tech, north tx, fla schools and etc etc etc. I wonder if this was forced upon us because of commish.

They won't be FCS when we play them.

[Turbine]

They won't be FCS when we play them.

UL has done more than any school in the country to grab D2 and FCS schools by their back belt loop and help pull them up to D1 and FBS status.

[CajunJack55]

They've got great facilities and a budget that probably blows ours out of the water.

So does 115 other schools in America, I am more interested in playing established programs not recent FCS move ups, that's our biggest complaint of the Sunbelt.

[cajun_lannister]

A first step towards playing as an independant and I have zero problem with it. They've got great facilities and a budget that probably blows ours out of the water.

They have a 50 mill Atheltic budget .. so yes

[ULGrad@HOU]

UL has done more than any school in the country to grab D2 and FCS schools by their back belt loop and help pull them up to D1 and FBS status.

Yes, and then promptly fall behind them.

[barisaxman]

Yes, and then promptly fall behind them.

THIS--THIS RIGHT HERE!!

[Just1More]

Yes, and then promptly fall behind them.

He shoots he scores!!!

[HoustonCajun]

They have a 50 mill Atheltic budget .. so yes

Curious as why so many are against Liberty in the SBC and CUSA. Liberty goes FBS next year. As you pointed out, they have a $50M budget and that is as an FCS school. And their facilities are as good or better than any school in either conference.

I checked their schedule for the next 3 years. Very impressive.

2017 - Baylor - Liberty won on the road
2018 - Army, N Texas, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Troy, UMass, Virginia, Auburn
2019 - Syracuse (Home), Louisiana, Buffalo, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Rutgers, UMass, BYU, Virginia
2020 - VA Tech, Bowling Green, Syracuse, S. Miss (Home), Virginia, NC State, UMass
2021 - Louisiana (Home)

I wish UL had a similar schedule.

Doesn't look like other FBS schools are having a problem playing Liberty. So, why all the heartburn? Is it because it is an FBS startup? Can't just be because it is a religious school. If so, what about Baylor, TCU, BYU, Notre Dame?

Why did both conferences turn down a $24M offer from Liberty to join? Curious as to how UL voted on this. Anyone know?

[CajunJack55]

Curious as why so many are against Liberty in the SBC and CUSA. Liberty goes FBS next year. As you pointed out, they have a $50M budget and that is as an FCS school. And their facilities are as good or better than any school in either conference.

I checked their schedule for the next 3 years. Very impressive.

2017 - Baylor - Liberty won on the road
2018 - Army, N Texas, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Troy, UMass, Virginia, Auburn
2019 - Syracuse (Home), Louisiana, Buffalo, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Rutgers, UMass, BYU, Virginia
2020 - VA Tech, Bowling Green, Syracuse, S. Miss (Home), Virginia, NC State, UMass
2021 - Louisiana (Home)

I wish UL had a similar schedule.

Doesn't look like other FBS schools are having a problem playing Liberty. So, why all the heartburn? Is it because it is an FBS startup? Can't just be because it is a religious school. If so, what about Baylor, TCU, BYU, Notre Dame?

Why did both conferences turn down a $24M offer from Liberty to join? Curious as to how UL voted on this. Anyone know?

Per Sunbelt it was geography. They wanted CC instead of a Virginia school