Sun Belt Conference Puns

https://twitter.com/GabeMcDonald_/status/1451573270856208392

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According to the Daily News Record’s Shane Mettlen, the vote was unanimous.

https://twitter.com/shane_dnrsports/status/1454110721495769093?s=21

Now the move needs to be approved by Virginia’s General Assembly.

https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1450899289450950657?s=20

So Sun Belt will get USM and Marshall

JMU is either going to Sun Belt with ODU or CUSA with ODU AND Liberty

Teams are listed in order of conference or division standing, with notes delineating their current status.

American Athletic Conference

• Houston -- in control of their own destiny
• Cincinnati -- in control of their own destiny
• UCF -- alive, in danger of elimination this week
• SMU -- alive, in danger of elimination this week
• ECU -- alive, in danger of elimination this week
• Tulsa -- eliminated
• Memphis -- alive, in danger of elimination this week
• Navy -- eliminated
• USF -- eliminated
• Temple -- eliminated
• Tulane -- eliminated

Every team with more than two losses and a loss to Cincinnati is eliminated. UCF and Memphis could be eliminated with a loss or a Cincinnati win. SMU and ECU could be eliminated with a loss and a Cincinnati win.

Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic

• Wake Forest -- in control of their own destiny
• NC State -- in control of their own destiny
• Clemson -- alive, in danger of elimination
• Syracuse -- eliminated
• Louisville -- eliminated
• Florida State -- eliminated
• Boston College -- eliminated

Coastal

• Pitt -- in control of their own destiny
• Virginia -- in control of their own destiny
• Miami -- alive, needs help
• North Carolina -- alive, in danger of elimination
• Virginia Tech -- alive, in danger of elimination
• Georgia Tech -- eliminated
• Duke -- eliminated

Clemson can be eliminated with an NC State win. North Carolina can be eliminated with a loss. Virginia Tech can be eliminated with a loss or a Pitt win.

Big 12 Conference

• Oklahoma -- in control of their own destiny
• Oklahoma State -- in control of their own destiny
• Baylor -- alive, needs help
• Iowa State -- alive, needs help
• Kansas State -- alive, in danger of elimination this week
• Texas -- eliminated
• Texas Tech -- alive, in danger of elimination this week
• West Virginia -- eliminated
• TCU -- alive, in danger of elimination this week
• Kansas -- eliminated

Kansas is eliminated, best they can do is 3-6 and four teams have already reached four conference wins. TCU can be eliminated with a loss. West Virginia is eliminated, best they can do is 5-4 and have already lost to two teams (OU and OkSt) who cannot do worse than 5-4. Texas Tech can be eliminated with a loss or an Oklahoma State win. Texas is eliminated, as they have already suffered losses to two teams (OU and OkSt) who cannot do worse than 5-4, the best record they can possess. They are also incapable of

https://twitter.com/shane_dnrsports/status/1456694939727896583?s=21

Press conference scheduled for 10 AM tomorrow morning at JMU’s new basketball arena, the Atlantic Union Bank Center. Also important to note that this weekend is JMU’s homecoming.

Georgia Southern: 6 (FCS) Appalachian State: 3 (FCS) Troy: 3 (2 Division II, 1 NAIA) ULM: 1 (FCS) Texas State: 2 (Division II) Arkansas State: 1 (FCS)

Southern Miss: 2 (Division II) James Madison: 2 (FCS) Marshall: 2 (FCS)

Source: https://twitter.com/ChrisVannini/status/1452676922215915521?s=20

"The Sun Belt Conference could not have positioned itself better for this moment as the landscape shifts across conferences. We have never been stronger. The Sun Belt is the best non-autonomy FBS conference in the country. We were the only non-A5 conference with two teams ranked in both preseason polls. We finished last year with two teams ranked in the final CFP and we’ve led the FBS in postseason winning percentage the last five years.

I spoke to our conference CEOs and ADs yesterday about the current realignment in a few FBS conferences and how it puts us in a more advantageous position for our programs to thrive. Throughout this process, if we identify a school that adds value to the Sun Belt, we’ll certainly consider them for membership. We feel very good about the quality of our schools, we take pride in who we are, and will continue to build our programs and our great conference."

Things are getting mighty spicy 🌶

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This includes two 3 week night games, with the ECU game counting as a home game. Incredible year ‘Neers, what a return back to the Rock after an empty 2020!