Georgia Southern Students Vote Yes to go FBS

[penguinpower]

Georgia Southern Students Vote Yes
...for fees funding Stadium expansion and FBS.

Fees must be approved by the Board of Regents.

$25 fee per semester to expand Paulson Stadium to end when fully funded. (Construction likely to begin following 2012 season)

$75 fee per semester to support reclassification to FBS IF an invitation is received

$10 fee per semester for some environmental whako "sustainability" project.

[penguinpower]

A lot of teams moving up.  I think ODU, Ga State.  Villanova??  Not many going to be left at this level.

[GuinsAndNoles]

Don't know why these kids want to be just another mid-major.

[lakesbison]

NDSU & YSU should partner up and go kick ass in the MAC.

[ysuguins4]

We tried that in the late 90's, but the Zits and Cant State wouldn't let us in.

[ysu622007]

Moving up to FBS would be nice but I really see no advantage to joining the MAC except having a lot more local rivals. It is an obvious "next step" to IA since no other conferences in the region would be willing to have an FCS school join their ranks. However, theres an extra scholarship burden and no real prize for a good season. MAC schools that go 9-2 or 10-2 and win their championship.....Congratulations, you get to play in Detroit a few days before Christmas in a Bowl game most people outside of Ohio and Michigan have never heard of. Being FCS you have the advantage of still being able to compete for a national title which many recruits without BCS conference offers find attractive.