2023 GAC Preseason Poll/Guesses?

[Predatory Primates]

Ok, am I understanding correctly. According to the MIAA’s announcement only Central Oklahoma and Washburn can schedule home games against non-conference opponents because they are the only two teams that have a bye during the first two weeks of the season?

That's not what I got from reading it, but it kind of reads like the author used Google translate to write it, so I'm not sure.

[BulldogLB]

unless he took the weights with him, you should be fine.
he seemed like a cool guy. talked position specific training which is kind of refreshing.

he may have stayed if you weren't working out in what is equivalent to a middle school gym. I'm joking for sure. NOTHING in this region is worse than SWOSU's weight room.

That is a surprising take. What did you think was so terrible about it? It’s a separate facility, pretty new, and has everything a football team needs for S&C? Unless all the other OK schools upgraded since 2019, I don’t see how it’s the WORST. That title would have been held by UCO up until the money injection (which I am obviously jealous of)

[BulldogLB]

Porter is indeed back. Redshirted back in 2017. Dude's been around for awhile haha.

That is insane lol. Dude is two years younger than me, came in two years after me, and I graduated in 2019. I don’t fully understand how he got this much eligibility lolol. Good for him though! He’s a baller.

[LukeMcConnell1]

That is insane lol. Dude is two years younger than me, came in two years after me, and I graduated in 2019. I don’t fully understand how he got this much eligibility lolol. Good for him though! He’s a baller.

Yeah it's pretty crazy.

2017- Redshirt
2018- Redshirt freshman
2019- Redshirt sophomore
2020- No season
2021- Redshirt junior (played four games, hurt)
2022- Redshirt senior
2023- Redshirt senior + COVID year from 2020

Depending on the medical redshirt requirements--I've seen 30% and 40% of season played, but I think it's 30%--he could've had another! haha. But the four games played in 2021 puts him over the 30% threshold.

[Mulerider]

GAC really needs to step up and get Non-Conference games going. Could really help the GAC with recruiting for Football.

[OldBison]

GAC really needs to step up and get Non-Conference games going. Could really help the GAC with recruiting for Football.

How about we get the Wonder Boys or the Reddies to go FCS to make an opening for a non-conference opponent?

[Predatory Primates]

GAC really needs to step up and get Non-Conference games going. Could really help the GAC with recruiting for Football.

The ncaa needs to step in and straight outlaw silos.

[Mulerider]

How about we get the Wonder Boys or the Reddies to go FCS to make an opening for a non-conference opponent?

Well the Reddies are broke and with A-State stepping in, not sure that will happen. The Wonder Boys would probably have the most in terms of a pocket book to go D1 FCS. Stadium size I believe would need to increase though. Basketball gym should be big enough. Not sure how the overall program would tranlsate though. A-Tech still has more students enrolled currently than UCA.

I could also see Harding go D1 FCS if they realllly wanted to. Would have to bust open some alumni funds though. Other than that, not sure anyone in Oklahoma could. Outside of maybe OKBU? Not sure, couldn't find much on OKlahoma Schools.

SAU continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Long way to go before they would ever dare be consdiered D1 as a possiblity.

[Tech Boys]

Tech would need to add three sports for D1, and two of them must be men's sports. With the scholarship increases for the new men's sports and football, more women's sports would likely need to be added to satisfy Title IX. We don't have all the facilities needed for new sports. That's a lot of upfront costs plus the D1 membership fee for little or no return on investment especially being in the shadow of the pigs. Then there is the need to nearly quadruple the athletic budget.

[OldBison]

Well the Reddies are broke and with A-State stepping in, not sure that will happen. The Wonder Boys would probably have the most in terms of a pocket book to go D1 FCS. Stadium size I believe would need to increase though. Basketball gym should be big enough. Not sure how the overall program would tranlsate though. A-Tech still has more students enrolled currently than UCA.

I could also see Harding go D1 FCS if they realllly wanted to. Would have to bust open some alumni funds though. Other than that, not sure anyone in Oklahoma could. Outside of maybe OKBU? Not sure, couldn't find much on OKlahoma Schools.

SAU continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Long way to go before they would ever dare be consdiered D1 as a possiblity.

It would take a major stadium upgrade and serious increase in donor support for the Bisons to go FCS. I can see it happening in the future but no time soon. I think we’ll see some sort of reshuffling of MIAA, GAC and GSC teams before we see teams from these D2 conferences jump to FCS.

[TigerGuy]

Well the Reddies are broke and with A-State stepping in, not sure that will happen. The Wonder Boys would probably have the most in terms of a pocket book to go D1 FCS. Stadium size I believe would need to increase though. Basketball gym should be big enough. Not sure how the overall program would tranlsate though. A-Tech still has more students enrolled currently than UCA.

I could also see Harding go D1 FCS if they realllly wanted to. Would have to bust open some alumni funds though. Other than that, not sure anyone in Oklahoma could. Outside of maybe OKBU? Not sure, couldn't find much on OKlahoma Schools.

SAU continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Long way to go before they would ever dare be consdiered D1 as a possiblity.

The only D2 school in Oklahoma even REMOTLEY close to making the jump is UCO.