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Wow, nice facility....

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Oh...
 
arch said:
Isn’t UConn one “of those already”?
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You don’t get ahead in life surrounding yourself with people at or below your level. We understand how this would be good for JMU. We’d like to hang with some cooler kids too. We promise if we get the call to move out of the trailer park we will put a good word in for you to take our spot.
 
Austin316 said:
One of the best FCS football programs on the east coast? Yeah they can come in. Would be a good addition from a football perspective. That photo of their football stadium is actually only half of their “unfinished” stadium. I think it fits 25k right now with potential to expand with better conference to over 40k.
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Them and Nova...let's add Delaware too...heck, let's just take the whole CAA while we are at right? Lol
 
YoungFree said:
Them and Nova...let's add Delaware too...heck, let's just take the whole CAA while we are at right? Lol
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It is possible that UConn will be joining THEM in the future if economics dictates such.
 
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Austin316 said:
One of the best FCS football programs on the east coast? Yeah they can come in. Would be a good addition from a football perspective.
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No, they can't and no, they wouldn't.

It's not happening now or ever.
 
Fishy said:
Idiot.
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Not an informative response. Let's wait a couple of years and see what happens! I hope that I am wrong and an idiot.
 
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buddy said:
Not an informative response. Let's wait a couple of years and see what happens! I hope that I am wrong and an idiot.
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It was a descriptive response.
 
YoungFree said:
Them and Nova...let's add Delaware too...heck, let's just take the whole CAA while we are at right? Lol
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Temple has no argument. Sure, let 'em in! More regional rivalries.
 
Nice win for Nova today, and JMU gave NC State a good game. I’d say “keep your eyes on the CAA,” but Elon’s down by about 30 against USF as I write this...
 
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Purple Stein said:
Nice win for Nova today, and JMU gave NC State a good game. I’d say “keep your eyes on the CAA,” but Elon’s down by about 30 against USF as I write this...
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Don't need Elon...just Nova and JMU. That will make the AAC a power conference for sure.
 
YoungFree said:
Don't need Elon...just Nova and JMU. That will make the AAC a power conference for sure.
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We'd be fine with Appalachian State.

Oh wait, we have a team in North Carolina...
 
Butch said:
We'd be fine with Appalachian State.

Oh wait, we have a team in North Carolina...
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We do? I mean what football team is from North Carolina that could beat App State? Lol.
 
The current configuration is a bit odd. Of the 25k seats, 20k seem to be on the west side. Adding a similar structure to the east side is going to be more involved/expensive. There are existing structures to deal with.

JMU has been pretty successful the last few years although the renovation that got them from 15k to 25k was done in 2011. It seems to be a good capacity for them right now.
 
I love this thread. If there's a JMU board, someone should start a UConn thread and see if they become as OCD about us. :)
 
Wolfman said:
The current configuration is a bit odd. Of the 25k seats, 20k seem to be on the west side. Adding a similar structure to the east side is going to be more involved/expensive. There are existing structures to deal with.

JMU has been pretty successful the last few years although the renovation that got them from 15k to 25k was done in 2011. It seems to be a good capacity for them right now.
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Correct on the east side vs west side. Their long term plan is to take down the competition pool/volleyball/gymnasium structure you see there and build a similar seating structure to the west side -giving it close to 50k seats. My daughter swam there and we of course were hoping it would happen before she graduated in '14 but of course that did not happen... But, what a campus of new and old (not too disimilar to Storrs)! They are now completing a new 10k bball arena and have a new Fit/Rec facility. They certainly are building for the future in an impressive way. :)
 
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CTFAN4LIFE said:
Correct on the east side vs west side. Their long term plan is to take down the competition pool/volleyball/gymnasium structure you see there and build a similar seating structure to the west side -giving it close to 50k seats. My daughter swam there and we of course were hoping it would happen before she graduated in '14 but of course that did not happen... But, what a campus of new and old (not too disimilar to Storrs)! They are now completing a new 10k bball arena and have a new Fit/Rec facility. They certainly are building for the future in an impressive way. :)
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Interesting overall; but, where is all of the money going to come from? Virginia already has a pair of P5 schools in UVA nad V-Tech along with a public Ivy in good old W&M while it looks like they are investing heavily in both JMU and Old Dominion, plus I know that they have aspirations for George Mason due to its location inside the beltway.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
Interesting overall; but, where is all of the money going to come from? Virginia already has a pair of P5 schools in UVA nad V-Tech along with a public Ivy in good old W&M while it looks like they are investing heavily in both JMU and Old Dominion, plus I know that they have aspirations for George Mason due to its location inside the beltway.
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Have been to George Mason? They would have to build structures off campus in order to do anything at all. It's really squashed with old houses around the campus. I almost rented a house down there a few years back.

James Madison however...it is a beautiful campus with plenty of room to grow and it is right on an interstate. IMO its smart to invest in JMU...long history, can recruit players to the area and the campus is pretty darn amazing.
 
James Madison is barely a mid-major in basketball and they're not even that in football.

Not sure how being located on an interstate will help them unless you're suggesting they install a toll booth to help pay for their athletic department.
 
YoungFree said:
Have been to George Mason? They would have to build structures off campus in order to do anything at all. It's really squashed with old houses around the campus. I almost rented a house down there a few years back.

James Madison however...it is a beautiful campus with plenty of room to grow and it is right on an interstate. IMO its smart to invest in JMU...long history, can recruit players to the area and the campus is pretty darn amazing.
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81 is a pretty lame interstate.

Harrisonburg is like a 1 KMart, 1 Outback Steakhouse and 1 Chili’s kind of town. I used to go there once a month because there is a spot outside of town that is pretty awesome for fly fishing,

Harrisonburg is sadder than a Tracy Chapman single. Just let it go.


Take a look at Montana’s stadium, or UNI’s. JMU and those schools have outstanding FCS programs, and that’s great. But they don’t have much room for growth beyond that.
 
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Mr. Conehead said:
Interesting overall; but, where is all of the money going to come from? Virginia already has a pair of P5 schools in UVA nad V-Tech along with a public Ivy in good old W&M while it looks like they are investing heavily in both JMU and Old Dominion, plus I know that they have aspirations for George Mason due to its location inside the beltway.
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From my knowledge of the situation, JMU has been and continues to be on the radar of VA state government and it is getting a lot of investment; as much as any of the numerous state schools in VA. George Mason is basically a physically-constrained commuter school (not looking down my nose at its growing academic reputation).

That said, I don't think JMU is leaning in on a FB stadium expansion plan any time soon. That would be tied to a FBS conf invite.

Harrisonburg is no major metropolis, but it is driving some surrounding commercial growth. Stating the obvious - it is bigger than Mansfield and smaller than Hartford.

Hopefully, I provided a little more perspective. :)
 
JMU is probably better positioned than UConn was pre Big East era. JMU football is already G5 competitive and it has great facilities that are planned for a FBS move and expansion.

UConn grew up with the Big East formation and then the hiring of JC. Accepting the football invite was critical.

JMU has untapped potential.
 
Zissou said:
JMU is probably better positioned than UConn was pre Big East era. JMU football is already G5 competitive and it has great facilities that are planned for a FBS move and expansion.

UConn grew up with the Big East formation and then the hiring of JC. Accepting the football invite was critical.

JMU has untapped potential.
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Can you just go away?

You don't add anything.

Virginia has two large state universities playing FBS football - James Madison doesn't have any potential to grow beyond what it is.
 
Fishy said:
Can you just go away?

You don't add anything.

Virginia has two large state universities playing FBS football - James Madison doesn't have any potential to grow beyond what it is.
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To be accurate, JMU has a larger enrollment than UVA.
 
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