JMU to Host College GameDay

[ZoomZoom]

This will vault JMU into a major bowl. Book it.

Nope they appealed and got turned down by the NCAA already.

[shof]

Nope they appealed and got turned down by the NCAA already.

Did they get turned down “again”? I know they appealed again very recently.

[R1Letterman]

Is it fans fault or do in state schools have more pull with the four letter to convince them never to choose us

[R1Letterman]

I guess the mistake by Dr the fossil was moving us up to D1 too.early. talk about ironic....

Also ncaa said instead of using the 5-7 tiebrekers, jmu gets first slot over a 5-7 team, if any... and army could bring an interest twist to conversation, chance for 6-6, with 2 fcs wins and won't know until dec9

[R1Letterman]

Acadiana loves more than their own team actually named by their ancestors “Cajuns”. Think about that! Until they stop sucking then nothing will change.

What percent of Acadiana are still actual descendants, sounds like the percentage keeps going down as the area grows

[R1Letterman]

It COULD be possible here if this town would stop sucking that .

Looking back, how could we expect Lafayette to support us when we fought so hard to keep Lafayette out of our name?

[Sonsissymia]

it has to be that; no other plausible reasons.

[Turbine]

Looking back, how could we expect Lafayette to support us when we fought so hard to keep Lafayette out of our name?

Is that why every single Lafayette high school graduate attends UL Lafayette.

Academics is fighting tooth and nail to keep Lafayette in the name.

[Sonsissymia]

huge movements currently underway at Clemson, auburn and Miami to get those limiting "town names" out of sight/out of mind.

[R1Letterman]

Miami is not in Miami ironically enough...
And private schools are not a good fit

[JAB]

Acadiana loves more than their own team actually named by their ancestors “Cajuns”. Think about that! Until they stop sucking then nothing will change.

Exactly. Why would people choose to watch one team’s hard fought battle with Southern Miss when they could watch another team’s hard fought battle with Florida?

It’s apples and oranges.

[Turbine]

huge movements currently underway at Clemson, auburn and Miami to get those limiting "town names" out of sight/out of mind.

Miami of Florida is 450,000 pop
Miami of Ohio is 4,500 pop

Miami of Ohio isn't changing they've been around over 200 years.

Clemson has no name competitor.

Auburn is also unique.

Vermilion as the local schools name would, have been distintive.

Lafayette College has also been, around 200 years. And Lafayette Leopards logos regularly show up representing UL Lafayette.

There are also 20 other Lafayette communities in the US.

No rational marketing or branding firm would adopt Lafayette as their brand.