Why?

[YoUDeeMan]

I can leave my house in Greenville and can make the following FBS programs in 4 hours:
NC State
North Carolina
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
South Carolina
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Tennessee

Plus:
Presbyterian
Georgia State
Elon
App State
Western Carolina
Wofford
Furman
Georgia Southern
UNCC
Gardner Webb
Charleston Southern
Citadel
Coastal Carolina
Chattanooga
SC State
Samford (4.5 hrs)

Pretty fertile ground.

Yes, but most people in Boone don't own cars that would make it past a 20-mile round trip.

[McNeese75]

App outdraws Wake Forest and Duke in the ACC.

Griz outdraw half the MWC and all of the WAC. List of FBS teams that draw fewer than the Griz in 2012:

84. Louisiana Tech 25,841 - 40,453 (Texas A&M)
85. Southern Miss 25,751 - 34,140 (East Carolina)
86. ULM 24,981 - 31,175 (Baylor)
87. Marshall 24,896 - 33,436 (Ohio)
88. Memphis 24,371 - 39,076 (Tenn.-Martin)
89. Nevada 23,432 - 30,017 (Boise State)
90. Louisiana 22,865 - 29,758 (Tulane)
91. New Mexico 22,307 - 28,450 (Southern)
92. Ohio 21,844 - 25,893 (New Mexico State)
93. SMU 21,292 - 32,016 (Texas A&M)
94. Troy 20,952 - 29,013 (Mississippi State)
95. N. Illinois 20,877* - 52,117 (Iowa at Soldier Field)
96. Toledo 20,552 - 28,115 (Bowling Green)
97. Rice 20,325 - 32,718 (Houston)
98. Utah State 20,054 - 25,513 (Utah)
99. Old Dominion 20,037 - 20,068 (7 schools tied)
100. Tulsa 20,020 - 24,236 (Fresno State)
101. Wyoming 19,555 - 22,627 (Air Force)
102. Colorado State 19,250 - 25,814 (Fresno State)
103. Texas State 18,945 - 33,006 (Texas Tech)
104. North Texas 18,927 - 22,259 (Texas Southern)
105. Tulane 18,085 - 28,913 (Ole Miss)
106. Kent State 17,880 - 21,657 (Ball State)
107. Middle Tennessee 17,738 - 21,067 (ULM)
108. Western Kentucky 17,415 - 23,252 (S. Miss)
109. South Alabama 16,794 - 23,789 (Troy)
110. Central Michigan 16,036 - 35,127 (Mich St)
111. Bowling Green 15,632 - 17,071 (Miami-OH)
112. Miami (OH) 15,333 - 19,326 (Ohio)
113. UAB 15,271 - 28,612 (Troy)
114. UNLV 15,208 - 20,565 (Nevada)
115. Western Michigan 14,579 - 22,536 (E. Illinois)
116. New Mexico St 14,247 - 25,211 (New Mexico)
117. FIU 13,634 - 15,685 (Akron)
118. Florida Atlantic 13,459 - 15,405 (FIU)
119. Buffalo 13,242 - 17,021 (Pittsburgh)
120. Ball State 12,930 - 16,397 (South Florida)
121. Idaho 12,582 - 14,755 (New Mexico State)
122. Georgia St 12,309 - 18,921 (South Carolina St)
123. Massachusetts 10,901 - 16,304 (Indiana)
124. San Jose State 10,789 - 15,494 (BYU)
125. Akron 9,275 - 10,102 (Bowling Green)
126. Eastern Michigan 3,923 - 6,011 (Kent State)

Who the hell is Louisiana??? No such school

[ASUG8]

I can leave my house in Greenville and can make the following FBS programs in 4 hours:
NC State
North Carolina
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
South Carolina
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Tennessee

Plus:
Presbyterian
Georgia State
Elon
App State
Western Carolina
Wofford
Furman
Georgia Southern
UNCC
Gardner Webb
Charleston Southern
Citadel
Coastal Carolina
Chattanooga
SC State
Samford (4.5 hrs)

Pretty fertile ground.

Yes, but most people in Boone don't own cars that would make it past a 20-mile round trip.

Can't a UD guy ride across the state on a bike in an hour or so?

[93henfan]

Yes, but most people in Boone don't own cars that would make it past a 20-mile round trip.

Can't a UD guy ride across the state on a bike in an hour or so?

Not without cash for tolls.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Griz outdraw half the MWC and all of the WAC. List of FBS teams that draw fewer than the Griz in 2012:

84. Louisiana Tech 25,841 - 40,453 (Texas A&M)
85. Southern Miss 25,751 - 34,140 (East Carolina)
86. ULM 24,981 - 31,175 (Baylor)
87. Marshall 24,896 - 33,436 (Ohio)
88. Memphis 24,371 - 39,076 (Tenn.-Martin)
89. Nevada 23,432 - 30,017 (Boise State)
90. Louisiana 22,865 - 29,758 (Tulane)
91. New Mexico 22,307 - 28,450 (Southern)
92. Ohio 21,844 - 25,893 (New Mexico State)
93. SMU 21,292 - 32,016 (Texas A&M)
94. Troy 20,952 - 29,013 (Mississippi State)
95. N. Illinois 20,877* - 52,117 (Iowa at Soldier Field)
96. Toledo 20,552 - 28,115 (Bowling Green)
97. Rice 20,325 - 32,718 (Houston)
98. Utah State 20,054 - 25,513 (Utah)
99. Old Dominion 20,037 - 20,068 (7 schools tied)
100. Tulsa 20,020 - 24,236 (Fresno State)
101. Wyoming 19,555 - 22,627 (Air Force)
102. Colorado State 19,250 - 25,814 (Fresno State)
103. Texas State 18,945 - 33,006 (Texas Tech)
104. North Texas 18,927 - 22,259 (Texas Southern)
105. Tulane 18,085 - 28,913 (Ole Miss)
106. Kent State 17,880 - 21,657 (Ball State)
107. Middle Tennessee 17,738 - 21,067 (ULM)
108. Western Kentucky 17,415 - 23,252 (S. Miss)
109. South Alabama 16,794 - 23,789 (Troy)
110. Central Michigan 16,036 - 35,127 (Mich St)
111. Bowling Green 15,632 - 17,071 (Miami-OH)
112. Miami (OH) 15,333 - 19,326 (Ohio)
113. UAB 15,271 - 28,612 (Troy)
114. UNLV 15,208 - 20,565 (Nevada)
115. Western Michigan 14,579 - 22,536 (E. Illinois)
116. New Mexico St 14,247 - 25,211 (New Mexico)
117. FIU 13,634 - 15,685 (Akron)
118. Florida Atlantic 13,459 - 15,405 (FIU)
119. Buffalo 13,242 - 17,021 (Pittsburgh)
120. Ball State 12,930 - 16,397 (South Florida)
121. Idaho 12,582 - 14,755 (New Mexico State)
122. Georgia St 12,309 - 18,921 (South Carolina St)
123. Massachusetts 10,901 - 16,304 (Indiana)
124. San Jose State 10,789 - 15,494 (BYU)
125. Akron 9,275 - 10,102 (Bowling Green)
126. Eastern Michigan 3,923 - 6,011 (Kent State)

Who the hell is Louisiana??? No such school

Mud Dawgs.

[AZGrizFan]

WTF is Eastern Michigan doing in FBS?

[BDKJMU]

For the record

3. James Madison 22,783

Yes, yes, I'm aware. Just didn't want to short-change ASU & UM by putting a 20,000 figure there.

Well, in 2011 were 25,002....

[AZGrizFan]

Yes, yes, I'm aware. Just didn't want to short-change ASU & UM by putting a 20,000 figure there.

Well, in 2011 were 25,002....

YEAH! So there, Henny.

[BDKJMU]

On a related note, in the WSJ yesterday:
At Campuses Across the Country, More Reasons Than Ever to Skip the Game
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... e+Students" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[CAA Flagship]

Can't a UD guy ride across the state on a bike in an hour or so?

Not without cash for tolls.

You got that shit right.

[CAA Flagship]

I can leave my house in Greenville and can make the following FBS programs in 4 hours:
NC State
North Carolina
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
South Carolina
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Tennessee

Plus:
Presbyterian
Georgia State
Elon
App State
Western Carolina
Wofford
Furman
Georgia Southern
UNCC
Gardner Webb
Charleston Southern
Citadel
Coastal Carolina
Chattanooga
SC State
Samford (4.5 hrs)

Pretty fertile ground.

EC(b) FTW

[Cap'n Cat]

WTF is Eastern Michigan doing in FBS?

Same reason why you're allowed on this board, Chumley. You're just tolerated.

[CAA Flagship]

WTF is Eastern Michigan doing in FBS?

Same reason why you're allowed on this board, Chumley. You're just tolerated.

More insults? You are getting more Conk-like with the passing of every day.

[SloStang]

Why can UM, App State & JMU draw over 25,000 per game, and no one else can even come close to those numbers?

Because one is in Montana and other than drinking, fishing and hunting what else is there to do?

[Cap'n Cat]

Same reason why you're allowed on this board, Chumley. You're just tolerated.

More insults? You are getting more Conk-like with the passing of every day.

Tampon Breath,
Z and I have an understanding. He insults me, I insult him. At the end of the year, I blow him and he blows me in a truck stop parking lot in Enid, OK.

[Ibanez]

I'd say economics, attendence records, ticket sales, etc... I'm sure there are studies conducted into figuring out how many sold out games they have and other factors.

Meanwhile, CCU was just given $5 million

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/educati ... f6878.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

CCU president David DeCenzo said in the news release that the donation will be used to strengthen CCU’s sustainability initiatives, support athletic programs, and provide endowed scholarships and summer school academic support.

CCU will officially name its sustainability program the TD Campus and Community Sustainability Initiative, and all “green” programs on campus will bear the TD logo, including water-refilling stations, recycling bins and Bicycle FixIt Stations.

Campus sustainability events and student groups will be identified by the TD brand, including the TD Sustainability Fair, the TD Recycled Boat Race, the TD Eco-Reps student organization and the TD Student Green Team.

In addition to the support of campus green programs, the TD gift will support the university’s combined athletic facilities, to be named the TD Sports Complex.

The complex will encompass the University's football, baseball, softball, soccer and women's lacrosse venues.

Initial funds from the gift will help CCU athletics go green through the installation of an artificial playing surface at Brooks Stadium/Benton Field, a move that is expected to conserve between 500,000 and 1 million gallons of water annually.

[Ibanez]

Brooks Stadium has a capacity of about 9,200 but it was built to be expanded and hold 20,000 people.

[ASUMountaineer]

Why can UM, App State & JMU draw over 25,000 per game, and no one else can even come close to those numbers?

App outdraws Wake Forest and Duke in the ACC. (not quite true, but close)

Edit: upon further review,
ASU 26,358
WF 28,912
DU 28,170

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_ ... e/2012.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Does our number include the home playoff game? That may have skewed the results a tad. All-in-all, to challenge BCS schools (in name only) is a good thing.

[ASUG8]

Brooks Stadium has a capacity of about 9,200 but it was built to be expanded and hold 20,000 people.

Does the university own the property across 544 behind the cemetery?

[CAA Flagship]

More insults? You are getting more Conk-like with the passing of every day.

Tampon Breath,
Z and I have an understanding. He insults me, I insult him. At the end of the year, I blow him and he blows me in a truck stop parking lot in Enid, OK.

Is that the same truck stop that Ibanez and GATW exchange "handshakes"?

[Brock Landers]

In fact Portland state shd outdraw the ducks

wut

[AZGrizFan]

More insults? You are getting more Conk-like with the passing of every day.

Tampon Breath,
Z and I have an understanding. He insults me, I insult him. At the end of the year, I blow him and he blows me in a truck stop parking lot in Enid, OK.

Wait. I thought it was in Durant, OK? I thought it was kind of weird when I said "Are you the Cap'n?" And he responded..."whatever floats your boat, sugar..."

[andy7171]

Why can UM, App State & JMU draw over 25,000 per game, and no one else can even come close to those numbers?

HHmmm. Because they are in the middle of nowhere and are the only show in town?

[Grizalltheway]

Why can UM, App State & JMU draw over 25,000 per game, and no one else can even come close to those numbers?

HHmmm. Because they are in the middle of nowhere and are the only show in town?

So are UNH and Maine. What kind of crowds do they draw, again?

[andy7171]

HHmmm. Because they are in the middle of nowhere and are the only show in town?

So are UNH and Maine. What kind of crowds do they draw, again?

Too busy watching the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins.