Honestly this mentality is why I hate when people laugh at the smaller bowls. As an emu alum I was very glad we went to and won the Idaho potato bowl. An emu season with 9 wins and a bowl W is fukkin fun. And we appreciate it. Saying "that's a bullshyt team what's the point" and handwaving whole size and scopes of schools, let alone their athletic programs. Emu isn't even that great a school admittedly, but my life has been *real* good since I graduated. And I'll forever support emu over anyone including the other flag in my avatar.
As a supporter & grad of a G5 team, what’s your opinion on being in the FBS subdivision??
G5 teams need to go undefeated for multiple years to even be considered for a playoff spot, and when they get in & get beat like Cincinnati, everyone says “we told you they shouldn’t have been in it” & it’ll take a while for another G5 team to get in. What’s the end goal to be in FBS if you can’t even compete for a national title? That shyt has never made sense to me..
I went to and support HBCUS. I didn’t like how the FCS playoffs always turned their nose at the MEAC & SWAC, so when the Celebration Bowl was created, I was excited because we finally had our own shyt. The Celebration Bowl is vastly superior to the FCS playoffs..we get more revenue, attendance, and viewers on TV. An HBCU or “Black College National Championship” as it used to be called means more to me than a FCS title.
Would you be cool with the G5 teams breaking off from the P5 & doing their own thing? With the way money & recruiting is going, it’s about to get even harder for schools like EMU to get recognition.