“We’ve clearly moved ahead of many conferences, in football in particular. “We know what works, because our conference continues to improve,” McDonald said. SUN BELT BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns one of the favorites 21 Coastal Carolina, ranked in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and two, No. “When you look at where we’re positioned right now in the Group of Five, we like where we’re at.” “The 10 (current) member football schools in the Sun Belt feel very, very good about where we are, who we’re with and the success we’re having, and the continued success of this league,” Maggard said. UL Monroe athletic director Scott McDonald, too. Maggard seemed to be laying groundwork for Lindsey’s assertion even before the recent additions were made official. “Some like-minded schools coming into this league will make (it) even stronger.” “I really believe we’ve got the top G5 league in the country,” Troy coach Chip Lindsey said. TXST in photosīut there’s a case to be made that the conference - a frequent subject of ridicule in years gone by - is ready to challenge the AAC's position atop the Group of Five pecking order. View Gallery: A look at UL Ragin' Cajuns homecoming football game vs. Where that leaves the Sun Belt is subject to debate.
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“When we took a look at it and discovered ODU, James Madison and Marshall would be very interested in being in a league together, that was certainly a driver for us,” UL athletic director Bryan Maggard said.īILLY NAPIER AT LSU?: Cajuns coach Billy Napier addresses Ed Orgeron situation Including all four would push the count of Sun Belt football members to 14, an increase prompted largely by the desire of powers Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina to have more affordable road trips for programs in all sports. So too is SBC’s anticipated addition of two-time FCS national champion James Madison. The Sun Belt Conference has made its realignment moves, cherry picking what little was left of Conference USA after the American Athletic Conference claimed six for itself from C-USA.Īdding Southern Miss, Old Dominion and Marshall last month was a strategic decision the Sun Belt made with geographic proximity in mind. Watch Video: AFCA Coaches Poll Week 9: Michigan State, Notre Dame on the rise
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