ITT: Rank the States Hardest to Easiest for Creating a New FBS Program

[Wild Turkey]

Now that Oswald faggot is gone, yes.

Toad and AG are still here so I can't commit to your conclusion.

 

[BamaDude]

To state the actual FACTS of the matter, here are the schools (and their states) that either had existing programs & transitioned to FBS or started from scratch & quickly became FBS since the year 2000:

ALABAMA
Troy 2002 transition
South Alabama started 2009, transitioned 2012
UAB dropped football after 2014 season, re-started as FBS team 2017 (CUSA champs 2018)

CONNECTICUT
UConn 2000 transition

FLORIDA
South Florida 2001 transition
FAU started 2001, transitioned 2006
FIU started 2002, transitioned 2006

GEORGIA
Georgia St. started 2010, transitioned 2013
Georgia Southern 2014 transition

KENTUCKY
Western Kentucky 2009 transition

MASSACHUSETS
UMass 2012 transition

NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian St. 2014 transition
Charlotte started 2013, transitioned 2015

SOUTH CAROLINA
Coastal Carolina started 2003, transitioned 2017

TEXAS
Texas St. 2012 transition
UTSA started 2011, transitioned 2012

VIRGINIA
Old Dominion started 2009, transitioned 2014
Liberty 2018 transition

 

[UCFhonors]

Im confused what is a "tshirt bandwagoner"?

It’s because you are one.

#UCFacts

 

[UCFhonors]

To state the actual FACTS of the matter, here are the schools (and their states) that either had existing programs & transitioned to FBS or started from scratch & quickly became FBS since the year 2000:

ALABAMA
Troy 2002 transition
South Alabama started 2009, transitioned 2012
UAB dropped football after 2014 season, re-started as FBS team 2017 (CUSA champs 2018)

CONNECTICUT
UConn 2000 transition

FLORIDA
South Florida 2001 transition
FAU started 2001, transitioned 2006
FIU started 2002, transitioned 2006

GEORGIA
Georgia St. started 2010, transitioned 2013
Georgia Southern 2014 transition

KENTUCKY
Western Kentucky 2009 transition

MASSACHUSETS
UMass 2012 transition

NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian St. 2014 transition
Charlotte started 2013, transitioned 2015

SOUTH CAROLINA
Coastal Carolina started 2003, transitioned 2017

TEXAS
Texas St. 2012 transition
UTSA started 2011, transitioned 2012

VIRGINIA
Old Dominion started 2009, transitioned 2014
Liberty 2018 transition

Yes that data is UCFactored in.

Also factored in is how Bama tried to shut down UABs FBS program. That’s some of the slimiest thing to happen in FBS. Right up there with Texas lobbying to get Nebraska’s academic credentials revoked so they would bolt to the Big 10. At least that one backfired.

#UCFacts

 

[BlueDevil]

I thought to myself "committing suicide on Rivals is scary and I'll miss a lot of my homeys but at least that dumbass troll from UCF won't be on the better site."

I was wrong

 

[Voltaire26]

California one of the hardest places to start an FBS program?

He does know what he's talking about!!

 

[Deep Creek]

Come on. Who wouldn’t want to watch the annual University of Alaska fighting Salmon vs Texas El Paso every year?

Good point. Must see TV. Could play it at this place.

 

[Justin Tyme]

Good point. Must see TV. Could play it at this place.

Prolly not a good place to move the Sun Bowl to.

 

[poewelch84]

I would think that the hardest states to create an FBS program
in would start with the 9 states that currently don't have an FBS
program...Delaware, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, N Hampshire
No Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Alaska.

Delaware, Maine, N Hamp, No Dak, S Dak and Montana have strong FCS schools, but most have declined moving up to FBS.
Rhode Island has a so-so FCS program. (I don't bother with the
Ivy League schools.) There isn't even a Div II school in Vermont
and Alaska has nobody playing. There's a reason for that.

UVM would be the only Vermont school that could have a Division One program. They dropped theirs in 1974. Haven't had a program my whole life. It's more of a hockey state.

 

[NolePride]

Prolly not a good place to move the Sun Bowl to.

If you played it in the Summer, Kickoff could be at Midnite

 

[outofyourmind]

Wait
Puerto Rico at #29

 

[ellupo]

It’s because you are one.

#UCFacts

So you dont know either. Got it little lady.

 

[Voltaire26]

He does know what he's talking about!!

Mea Culpa ... I meant he doesn't

Wait
Puerto Rico at #29

Proof!!!

 

[WizardHawk]

You ass hats are dealing with another Droider 2.0,

You know that, right?

More like droider and OD had a down syndrome baby.

 

[WizardHawk]

I mean you all have read AG long enough to know what a rivals poster looked like. What did you expect?

 

[7Samurai13]

I mean you all have read AG long enough to know what a rivals poster looked like. What did you expect?

We were hoping that AG was the exception not the normal there. But it seems like half the posters there aren’t really fans of the team they claim to be, just trolls pretending to be to incite outrage at a program they really don’t like.

 

[Deep Creek]

If you played it in the Summer, Kickoff could be at Midnite

My best friend lived in Eagle River, Alaska for several years. On one of the trips I made to visit him we actually played golf at 1:30 am.

 

[B_dub]

You ass hats are dealing with another Droider 2.0,

You know that, right?

I never thought these words would be uttered, but don’t disrespect Droider like that.

 

[Panabama71]

I mean you all have read AG long enough to know what a rivals poster looked like. What did you expect?

Do I look like one?

 

[kelley2403]

51 states?