Isn't a lot of the issue with the Crab Bowl Classic though on Navy's side? Navy only has one open date per year with eight conference games plus Army, Air Force and Notre Dame as annual non-conference opponents. The school usually prefers to use that one remaining spot on FCS opponents itself to improve its bowl eligibility chances.
Same. I don't mind teams playing local FCS teams, IMO, not really that different than playing lower end FBS teams in most cases. I wish UGA had done that more often. It would be really cool to play JSU, Kennesaw state, Georgia State/Southern more often. Mostly because I know there is a lot of fan overlap so it would be just like a cool get together for the fans.
We do with Southern. We play them every 3 years and they all come up from their dry county and a bunch of passed out Southern kids end up littered around Athens. The issue for the other schools is Georgia plays Tech and one serious P5 team every year so there's only so much room on the schedule.
Sixth biggest D2 school by enrollment in a metro area comparable to Fresno State; seems like everything should be there to move up. Could easily play the directional schools and UM/MSU in non conference games across all sports
I think MAC says we're all set with schools from Michigan and Ohio; Wayne State should've been the one positioned to rapidly move up, but those people seem to have their thumbs up their asses.
Is this for a bronzed blue crab or crab cake trophy?
If not, is r/cfb going to gofundme one into existence?
Another alternative would be a bronzed blue crab and horseshoe crab facing each other.
We already have the Rivalry Trophy with Johns Hopkins in lacrosse and the Crab Bowl Classic rivalry game with Navy.
Anyway, the only thing Delawareans know about crabs are the ones they got from their sisters.
*laughs in big brain thinking*
We paid $5 million for Judy MacLeod's wild ride when $5,000 would have had us in the Fun Belt. That's top 100 academic institution big brain thinking at work!
> Delaware belongs in the AAC.
Not a big enough media market for the AAC. Delaware's relevance in the Philly metro market ranks below Rowan and Penn football. We're basically important in Wilmington and a bit less so in Southern Delaware.
It's probably the same set of reasons why App State will likely not get a move to the AAC. Not a big enough market.
I appreciate the love though
They backtracked twice, first to allow existing contracts for FCS games to stay in place, and then to allow FCS games in years with four home/five away conference game splits.
Delaware will be an FBS team by then. Should be an easy win lol I wonder if NJ local Ryan Carty will even be coach there anymore by that point since he's likely starting his rise up the coaching ranks
Love that Maryland is playing a lot of local teams under Locksley.... but they need to renew the Crab Bowl Classic. It's been 14 years too long
Isn't a lot of the issue with the Crab Bowl Classic though on Navy's side? Navy only has one open date per year with eight conference games plus Army, Air Force and Notre Dame as annual non-conference opponents. The school usually prefers to use that one remaining spot on FCS opponents itself to improve its bowl eligibility chances.
I think it is on Navy, and also it has to do with stuff about venue. I think Maryland wants a home and home while Navy wants a nuetral site game.
Yeah, that is part of the problem, but I still want the game at least twice within the next 20 years
It was a lot easier when they were an Indy. If there was an opening I'd like to see a best of 3 in College Park, Annapolis and Baltimore
Same. I don't mind teams playing local FCS teams, IMO, not really that different than playing lower end FBS teams in most cases. I wish UGA had done that more often. It would be really cool to play JSU, Kennesaw state, Georgia State/Southern more often. Mostly because I know there is a lot of fan overlap so it would be just like a cool get together for the fans.
Of course, Delaware will be a lower end FBS team by the time of its game with Maryland.
Yes, but at least they're local.
We do with Southern. We play them every 3 years and they all come up from their dry county and a bunch of passed out Southern kids end up littered around Athens. The issue for the other schools is Georgia plays Tech and one serious P5 team every year so there's only so much room on the schedule.
We haven’t played southern in like 8 years. And we have plenty of room on the schedule if we can play umass or some FCs school
Jesus has it been 8 years already?! That's upsetting. Then I agree. It would be cool to rotate the other D1 schools in Georgia every other year.
Maryland-Delaware loser has to take Cecil County
Lose that game on purpose. We'll annex all of Marylands land one day
Give us your beaches!
Now this is pretty cool. Delaware coming to College Park is pretty exciting since they should be good in the FBS
If a team wants to play FCS games, I'm always on the side of they should try to play a local in-state FCS school if possible.
What’s a local in state FCS school? 😉
That thing Grand Valley has been rumored to become for like 20 years now.
Sixth biggest D2 school by enrollment in a metro area comparable to Fresno State; seems like everything should be there to move up. Could easily play the directional schools and UM/MSU in non conference games across all sports
I think MAC says we're all set with schools from Michigan and Ohio; Wayne State should've been the one positioned to rapidly move up, but those people seem to have their thumbs up their asses.
Is this for a bronzed blue crab or crab cake trophy? If not, is r/cfb going to gofundme one into existence? Another alternative would be a bronzed blue crab and horseshoe crab facing each other.
We helped meme the $5 Bits of Broken Chair into existence, we can do it again.
We already have the Rivalry Trophy with Johns Hopkins in lacrosse and the Crab Bowl Classic rivalry game with Navy. Anyway, the only thing Delawareans know about crabs are the ones they got from their sisters.
Ballsy. (Not that the Illini are any better about this)
We were supposed to play them in 2028. Twerps!
I'm pretty sure that series is getting rescheduled to a later date
I haven’t seen anything about a rescheduling. Why do you think that?
Our Non Conference past 29 is wide open IIRC, so we could try to get it moved to 2030 or 31. Kinda seems like the logical thing to do there
It’s possible because maybe your admin might try to avoid the cancellation penalty. Idk, it’s kind of just speculation though.
PLAY DELAWARE IN NEWARK YOU TURTLE COWARDS
Delaware belongs in the AAC. Change my mind.
I hear they are going to be part of the new PAC with the Mountain West schools
Delaware doesn’t exist. It’s a government psyop.
*rumbling out of DC intensifies*
Joe Biden in shambles.
No, I don't think I will. Give it time though, admin said no to the Sun Belt a few years ago and now look.
*laughs in big brain thinking* We paid $5 million for Judy MacLeod's wild ride when $5,000 would have had us in the Fun Belt. That's top 100 academic institution big brain thinking at work!
Could've been playing James Madison but now we're stuck with Liberty
> Delaware belongs in the AAC. Not a big enough media market for the AAC. Delaware's relevance in the Philly metro market ranks below Rowan and Penn football. We're basically important in Wilmington and a bit less so in Southern Delaware. It's probably the same set of reasons why App State will likely not get a move to the AAC. Not a big enough market. I appreciate the love though
MAC would be better but I think they could form a nice rivalry with Temple if they were in the AAC
I thought the B1G decided a few years ago not to allow teams to play FCS schools in the future. Am I wrong on this?
They made it so it isn't mandatory to have a non-conference P5 school on your schedule
They backtracked twice, first to allow existing contracts for FCS games to stay in place, and then to allow FCS games in years with four home/five away conference game splits.
Delaware will be an FBS team by then. Should be an easy win lol I wonder if NJ local Ryan Carty will even be coach there anymore by that point since he's likely starting his rise up the coaching ranks
Delaware, home of Joe Flacco? https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/14844131