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Post by brandon on Jul 18, 2018 20:15:21 GMT -6
Who will develop as rivals in this new era of Lions football? some on my list will be for obvious reasons. Others I will explain.
Renew JSU of course, same with A&M
Chatty- Battle for the River
Not so obvious
Jackson State- connected by the Trace, would be our Mississippi replacement for Delta, we have a strong recruiting presence in Mississippi.
KSU- all around conference rivals, the bama Georgia thing....
Then I would like to pull an upset or two this year or next to start a national rivalry with either Southern Utah or Montana.
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Post by unafied on Jul 19, 2018 9:09:16 GMT -6
Good thoughts. I love rivalries where you actually see and interact with opposing fans on a regular basis throughout the year. I guess that's why geography is a big factor for me. Unfortunately I don't think you see a lot of other FCS/ASUN/Big South fans in the Shoals area, but those of us living in other cities might see that happen. I'm already throwing nasty looks at cars with "Chattanooga" stickers or tags, for example  The other thing that makes a good rivalry is for it to be competitive. That part stinks, because it means we probably have to lose some games we weren't expecting to. That's why Chattanooga (despite last year's poor season) and JSU seem to be the best threats outside the conference. Those programs have been winning consistently over the last few years. I'd love to see the four other close-ish Tennessee schools develop winning programs and schedule us at some point. Thinking here about Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State, UT-Martin, and Austin Peay. APU actually had their best season last year in a long time. I still hold out hope that at least Valdosta will join us in D1 some day. I know UWG may be a possibility too, but I just never cared much for them. Never felt like much of a rivalry. Finally on A&M, I wonder if they'll make a habit of scheduling us, especially if we win these first two games against them. It would be great for both the Shoals and Huntsville. I actually know someone in their athletic department now that is a UNA grad. Perhaps that will influence them. Maybe we could eventually do something like a six-year rotation of JSU/Chattanooga/A&M as our "rivalry week" game? Unless the Cocks want to play every year, which I would totally support. |
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Post by brandon on Jul 19, 2018 9:53:17 GMT -6
I wouldn't like the rotation, I would rather have guarantee every year schedule like this
A&M
@jsu
Chatty
@jackson St
Montana
@monmouth*
CSU*
@gardner Web*
Campbell*
Hampton*
@fbs
Presbyterian**(until they are gone)
KSU*conference rivalry
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Post by rabunlion on Jul 19, 2018 11:31:37 GMT -6
I would also not mind or enjoy some of the Southland teams....Central Arkansas or Nicholls would be two that come quickly to mind.
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Post by unafied on Jul 19, 2018 11:58:51 GMT -6
I would also not mind or enjoy some of the Southland teams....Central Arkansas or Nicholls would be two that come quickly to mind. I always forget about UCA, but we had some hard-fought games against them when they were in the Gulf South. I'd enjoy seeing them back on the schedule. |
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Post by willsfc on Jul 19, 2018 19:52:32 GMT -6
I would also not mind or enjoy some of the Southland teams....Central Arkansas or Nicholls would be two that come quickly to mind. I always forget about UCA, but we had some hard-fought games against them when they were in the Gulf South. I'd enjoy seeing them back on the schedule. Plus, who doesn't wanna play on this  |
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Post by brandon on Jul 19, 2018 20:43:59 GMT -6
I always forget about UCA, but we had some hard-fought games against them when they were in the Gulf South. I'd enjoy seeing them back on the schedule. Plus, who doesn't wanna play on this Me, makes me want to throw up...... |
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Post by unafied on Jul 20, 2018 5:36:14 GMT -6
I always forget about UCA, but we had some hard-fought games against them when they were in the Gulf South. I'd enjoy seeing them back on the schedule. Plus, who doesn't wanna play on this Hey, they stole the colors of our new tennis courts...  |
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jul 30, 2018 18:46:34 GMT -6
Would be nice to play Akron.....
Southern Miss would be fun too.
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