What a difference 12-years makes.

[ZoomZoom]

Check this out. One P5 conference.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Sports/uc...y?id=105722213

[Turbine]

Check this out. One P5 conference.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Sports/uc...y?id=105722213

""I think we should all be independent in football," Kelly said. "You can have a 64-team conference that's in the Power 5 and you can have a 64-team conference in the Group of 5, and we separate it and we play each other.""

I doubt it happens like this, but hypothetically if it does ....

...and hypothetically if Louisiana had gone independent when it "could have" and played the toughest schedule possible, they would be a shoo-in for the P5-64 just like they were properly positioned when D1 was first formed.

[Big Poppa]

Geaux Cajuns

Winning was new back then now it’s expected.

[CajunNation]

Winning was new back then now it’s expected.

It's cyclical. Something is new in town that has never been seen before, and people will flock to it as long as there is "juice". Inevitably, it winds down for various reasons. See Icegators and Championship Cajun football.

This happens because people that do this are not part of the family. They have not incorporated the thing in question into their soul. The people that make up the RCAF have, and that is about it.

How do you make people believe that they are now in your family and will always remain loyal through it all? It's not about new buildings or new coaches. It's about relationships. It's about mutual respect. It's about meeting the needs of them. It's about communication.

There is the rub. People eventually tire of this family because the people that run this place, time and again, either fail at communicating or never wanted us around in the first place.

[cajun55]

It's cyclical. Something is new in town that has never been seen before, and people will flock to it as long as there is "juice". Inevitably, it winds down for various reasons. See Icegators and Championship Cajun football.

This happens because people that do this are not part of the family. They have not incorporated the thing in question into their soul. The people that make up the RCAF have, and that is about it.

How do you make people believe that they are now in your family and will always remain loyal through it all? It's not about new buildings or new coaches. It's about relationships. It's about mutual respect. It's about meeting the needs of them. It's about communication.

There is the rub. People eventually tire of this family because the people that run this place, time and again, either fail at communicating or never wanted us around in the first place.

COMMUNICATION is UL's Achilles, you nailed it right there.

[CajunJack55]

In my opinion, for college football to survive in the G5, we need our own playoffs with restricted transfers and sensible nil. Let the big conferences suffocate themselves with greed.

you think they would blow up the entire current bowl system for a glorified 1990s I-AA playoff system??

[CajunEXPRESS]

LOL, ok, consider this; Cajuns make the playoff next year and have to play Ohio State on the road. How many Cajun fans make that trip?

If the Cajuns make the playoffs I’m certain it’s as the G5 representative. That school is going to host a wildcard team in the first round.

[Esqueleto]

If the Cajuns make the playoffs I’m certain it’s as the G5 representative. That school is going to host a wildcard team in the first round.

I guarantee the G5 representative will be the 12 seed 100%. That team will travel to the 5 seed. A G5 will NEVER, EVER, EVER host a playoff game. EVER

[Sonsissymia]

For the first time in my life I’m actually starting to somewhat lean towards this idea. Crazy.

like winning the nit.

[ZoomZoom]

you think they would blow up the entire current bowl system for a glorified 1990s I-AA playoff system??

Yup. If it means more money for the P5,4, 3, 2, or 1.

[Turbine]

like winning the nit.

I would like that.

[Sonsissymia]

I would like that.

but would you like that being the highest you could aspire to?