It’s a legit question whether it would be more fun to compete for a national championship at the FCS level or be a G5 team.If you make it a challenge, I’m sure some people are willing to drop lower for academic purity
I’ll clarify. I still think we will be in a top 4 conference for the foreseeable future so, to me, all of this is moot.Just can't believe it's even come to discussing this.
Anyone who thinks our academics are helped by dropping down in sports is completely wrong. When I applied to Wake in 1998, we were a much higher ranked school than we are now. Applications were way up. Same effect after CP. Guess why?If you make it a challenge, I’m sure some people are willing to drop lower for academic purity
This. We talk about Currie needing a backup plan but what we really need is Wente working hard as hell. From a purely perception standpoint, her tenure is going poorly with the massive drop in rankings (outside of her control but something that should have been foreseen and worked on) and now this hanging over our heads.Anyone who thinks our academics are helped by dropping down in sports is completely wrong. When I applied to Wake in 1998, we were a much higher ranked school than we are now. Applications were way up. Same effect after CP. Guess why?
Some of the revisions USN&WR made to their criteria tjis year are not things changed quickly. She's had 2 1/2 years in office.This. We talk about Currie needing a backup plan but what we really need is Wente working hard as hell. From a purely perception standpoint, her tenure is going poorly with the massive drop in rankings (outside of her control but something that should have been foreseen and worked on) and now this hanging over our heads.
This is fair but between this and the ACC disaster, I really hope she rises to the occasion with a hell of a plan.Some of the revisions USN&WR made to their criteria tjis year are not things changed quickly. She's had 2 1/2 years in office.
Not sure I see this as "an ACC disaster." FSU either is hanging around as a disgruntled member of the ACC for another decade or leaving a large payment to leave.This is fair bit between this and the ACC disaster, I really hope she rises to the occasion with a hell of a plan.
The ACC has gone from hero to zero in the past less than a decade and I don’t see it lasting another decade. To Wake, that’s a disaster.Not sure I see this as "an ACC disaster." FSU either is hanging around as a disgruntled member of the ACC for another decade or leaving a large payment to leave.
Pac 12 went to zero. ACC is still part of power conferences.The ACC has gone from hero to zero in the past less than a decade and I don’t see it lasting another decade. To Wake, that’s a disaster.
If your house was burning to the ground would you be talking about what a great house it is ?Pac 12 went to zero. ACC is still part of power conferences.
…so the fucking A10with similar academic requirements
You should calm down. You’re acting hystericalThe ACC has gone from hero to zero in the past less than a decade and I don’t see it lasting another decade. To Wake, that’s a disaster.
Pac 12 went to zero. ACC is still part of power conferences.
No we wouldn't we would be in the ACC remnants with the likes of BC, UCONN, Pitt, Stanford, Cal, Duke. Please don't act like every ACC team but us is going somewhere else.I’m not sure we would be with similar schools, at least in football. We’d be with App, ECU, JMU type schools. Davidson, Richmond, etc. play at a lower level than we would drop to.
I’m not against this. Might be more fun regardless of what deacdixie says.On a positive note, in the future college football world, we could potentially have the nicest facilities of any team not seated at the adult table. So, we have that going for us.