Rick Comegy ended up being named HC at Valley...

[dawgstudent]

JSU vs Valley could be interesting.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Valley will have to improve its recruiting budget.

$8,800?

 

[dawgstudent]

honestly - why do you need a big budget? You didn't sign with a bowl division school and you are within a 100 mile radius? you have a scholarship waiting for you at Valley.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

From that same article:

Another issue for the SWAC is that it doesn’t participate in the FCS playoff system. The conference’s emphasis on the Bayou Classic, which annually pits Southern against Grambling State, prevents it from being in the playoffs. That further limits TV exposure and the lack of a postseason hurts in recruiting.


“Why would I go there when I’m playing in the so-called ‘SWAC Bowl?’” said Ruffin, who coached at Jackson State for six seasons under recently fired coach Rick Comegy. “West Alabama has beaten us on kids. West Georgia has beaten us for kids. They’ve beaten us because we can’t play for a national championship. You’ll only get kids that have SWAC ties because of it.”

Unless the Bayou Classic makes a lot of $$$ for the SWAC, it seems like it's a case of the tail wagging the dog & the conference is going to have to compete in the playoffs for championships, which is what high schoolers want.

 

[AFDawg]

It will be hilarious watching Comegy take it out on JSU.

Just kidding. I won't be paying enough attention to discover any hilarity in it.

 

[johnson86-1]

Unless the Bayou Classic makes a lot of $$$ for the SWAC, it seems like it's a case of the tail wagging the dog & the conference is going to have to compete in the playoffs for championships, which is what high schoolers want.

Just guessing, but it's probably a case of the Bayou Classic losing less money for them than playing in the playoffs would. I would assume that every away game they play is a net loser for them and that any profit from home games doesn't come close to covering their costs.

 

[MagnoliaHunter]

Also didn't I read somewhere that one of the reasons quit going to the playoffs

was that the swac had never won a playoff game and usually lost the games pretty badly?

 

[patdog]

0-19 all time in the playoffs. Several blowout losses, but several close losses as well.