Hogs to host Coastal Carolina next year

[ricepig]

http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2016/apr/10/report-hogs-host-coastal-carolina-2017/

[ICEman]

...after one or two false starts, I believe we have found our stride.

[Hogball]

Jeff long wants us to pay big bucks to watch that crap!!

[ricepig]

Jeff long wants us to pay big bucks to watch that crap!!

So, put you down for playing less home games? And when we do, make sure it's Oregon, USC, or Notre Dame?

[Hogball]

How about Toledo !

[ricepig]

How about Toledo !

They're booked.

[Hogball]

Long will dump us and we will never pay the debt.

[ricepig]

Long will dump us and we will never pay the debt.

Oh, ok, I didn't realize Long was the reason we could pay the "debt".

[Hogball]

He is the one who is putting us in debt we can repay so he can show off and get a big job in the Big 10.

Look at the budget numbers!

[Hogball]

( can't repay}

[Biggus Piggus]

He is the one who is putting us in debt we can repay so he can show off and get a big job in the Big 10.

Look at the budget numbers!

Wow. Another loony. We were short on those.

[ricepig]

Wow. Another loony. We were short on those.

They do make such convincing arguments.

[rzrbackramsfan]

He is the one who is putting us in debt we can repay so he can show off and get a big job in the Big 10.

Look at the budget numbers!

You are a confused soul.

[Doug]

As someone that has already covered Coastal Carolina, in person, I can equivocally state this:

Do NOT... I repeat... Do NOT take Coastal lightly. Their fan base or their teams. Remember The Citadel? If you sleep on Coastal, that Jack Crowe loss back then won't seem as bad.

Coastal has a *very* solid team... and no matter who the coach is... reloads, rather than rebuilds.

Their campus is freakin' gorgeous... their Athletics facilities are on par with some P5 programs (including their baseball park). Add their close proximity to Myrtle Beach and you have a University that is darned easy to recruit for.

As I said, do NOT sleep on these guys... they'll surprise everyone when their CFB programs completes its transition from FCS to FBS. And the Hogs are gonna be getting them in that second year.

Remember Georgia Southern's second FCS to FBS transition year? Yeah... a lot of people do. (Came *very* close to upsetting GA Tech, NC State. Their only blowout loss was against Navy). CCU is more than likely going to be doing the same exact thing.

[ricepig]

As someone that has already covered Coastal Carolina, in person, I can equivocally state this:

Do NOT... I repeat... Do NOT take Coastal lightly. Their fan base or their teams. Remember The Citadel? If you sleep on Coastal, that Jack Crowe loss back then won't seem as bad.

Coastal has a *very* solid team... and no matter who the coach is... reloads, rather than rebuilds.

Their campus is freakin' gorgeous... their Athletics facilities are on par with some P5 programs (including their baseball park). Add their close proximity to Myrtle Beach and you have a University that is darned easy to recruit for.

As I said, do NOT sleep on these guys... they'll surprise everyone when their CFB programs completes its transition from FCS to FBS. And the Hogs are gonna be getting them in that second year.

Remember Georgia Southern's second FCS to FBS transition year? Yeah... a lot of people do. (Came *very* close to upsetting GA Tech, NC State. Their only blowout loss was against Navy). CCU is more than likely going to be doing the same exact thing.

Pretty sure that will be their first year in FBS.

http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/coas-m-footbl-sched.html
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/college/big-south/coastal-carolina-university/article70927212.html

[Doug]

Rice, that's what I said. Any school moving from FCS to FBS does a two year transition... 1st one is as an FCS school (which will be this upcoming season, 2016-17) and then as an FBS school (2017-18).

When the Hogs face them in 2017, Coastal will be a provisional FBS school (2nd year of transition), and bowl eligible 2018-19. No FCS playoffs in CFB for 1st year, no FBS bowls for 2nd year of the transition.

Which makes them extremely dangerous. They will come out *very* strong in both years.

[DeltaBoy]

I looked at their campus on line and no crap sherlock that place is rocking and if I was 18 again I would take a hard look at that place.

[ricepig]

Rice, that's what I said. Any school moving from FCS to FBS does a two year transition... 1st one is as an FCS school (which will be this upcoming season, 2016-17) and then as an FBS school (2017-18).

When the Hogs face them in 2017, Coastal will be a provisional FBS school (2nd year of transition), and bowl eligible 2018-19. No FCS playoffs in CFB for 1st year, no FBS bowls for 2nd year of the transition.

Which makes them extremely dangerous. They will come out *very* strong in both years.

So, it's their first year to play a FBS schedule, in 2017. I'm sorry if I don't put them in the "strong" category, they will compete, but they were probably more competitive as an FCS team, as in being overlooked.

The next question is, who are our other two 2017 non- conference opponents?

[Doug]

I looked at their campus on line and no crap sherlock that place is rocking and if I was 18 again I would take a hard look at that place.

The pictures online do not do that place justice. I'll pull up my pictures later today or tomorrow and post 'em. The money invested into their campus (Athletics and non-athletics) is insane.

[tusksincolorado]

Jeff long wants us to pay big bucks to watch that crap!!

Then sale your ticket and don't go!

[DeltaBoy]

The pictures online do not do that place justice. I'll pull up my pictures later today or tomorrow and post 'em. The money invested into their campus (Athletics and non-athletics) is insane.

Thanks Doug!

[Doug]

Thanks for the bump up, Delta. Forgot that I had promised this.

Here's my tour from last fall.

[HotlantaHog]

Coastal Carolina has had a very good basketball team over the years. This is football?

[DeltaBoy]

Thanks for the bump up, Delta. Forgot that I had promised this.

Here's my tour from last fall.

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Thanks and yes it a great looking place. So they should have no problems if they can get them on campus.

[BPsTheMan]

Jeff long wants us to pay big bucks to watch that crap!!

everyone in the nation plays one 1-AA each year

genius

[ricepig]

everyone in the nation plays one 1-AA each year

genius

Big 1G don't, but they play each other, so it works out the same.

https://twitter.com/CFTalk/status/720274409710182402

[factchecker]

everyone in the nation plays one 1-AA each year

genius

They'll be FBS (1-A) when we play them.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/8/31/9236945/coastal-carolina-sun-belt-conference-move

[BPsTheMan]

Big 1G don't, but they play each other, so it works out the same.

https://twitter.com/CFTalk/status/720274409710182402

they have Purdue so yeah, more like playing VMI

[BPsTheMan]

They'll be FBS (1-A) when we play them.

cool

the #3 non 1A then