10/12/2023 0 Comments Sunbelt conference 2020Better regional rivals, more competitive, can actually travel to several away games, conference camaraderie, etc. The crazy cool/ironic/interesting thing about ECU being in the Fun Belt is that it's an upgrade on literally every aspect of the football experience from a fan perspective. The Sun Belt has added teams like Southern Miss, Marshall, and Appalachian State- teams that have had proven success. An interesting aspect to all of this is that I noticed the AAC basically was focusing on adding markets rather than quality programs (not that all those teams are bad), which may turn out bad for them. Perhaps we’ll get more role reversals like this in the future. Next up for the Sun belt is hopefully a NY6 bowl berth, and I wouldn’t be shocked if for the next round of realignment they go to the top of the totem pole and actually get teams from the AAC. The AAC helped a bit by grabbing 6 C-USA teams, but the Sun belt got Southern Miss, Marshall, and Old Dominion- which have been some of the best programs in that conference. And the old conference members also did pretty well, with Louisiana also getting into the top 25.Īll of this lead to the most recent round of realignment, where the roles got reversed. Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina both had top 25 seasons. But as time went on those FCS teams actually highly benefitted the conference, Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ended up winning the conference multiple times. In fact, no Sun belt team had ever been ranked in the top 25. Even within the Group of 5, the sun belt was the lowest on the totem pole. Like half of the conference left for the C-USA, forcing the Sun belt to take in a lot of FCS teams and new programs. I remember when I first started really paying attention to College Football, the Sun belt was the one getting poached. Reddit Rules/FAQ Announcements Filter Twitter Social Media Poll/Pick 'Em Team Guide Awards Merchandise Amazon Referrals Select Flair Submit Game Thread
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