SEC to view ND, BYU, Army as Power 5

[phgreek]

SEC will consider Notre Dame, BYU and Army as Power Five opponents - CBSSports.com

...So Army's dance card should be pretty full...SMH.

 

[MNIrishman]

Not Navy and Air Force though.

 

[phgreek]

Not Navy and Air Force though.

Navy hurts D-lineman...no SEC team is going to want to take that chance...

As well, they are quite the handful every other year or so...

 

[Crazy Balki]

So until now, did they consider us mid-major?

I'd be mad, but then I realized that is basically them acknowledging that one of their best teams (LSU) lost to a mid-major.

 

[BGIF]

Not Navy and Air Force though.

Air Force is in the Mountain West.

 

[dublinirish]

Not Navy and Air Force though.

Navy is no longer an independent

 

[Irish#1]

SEC will consider Notre Dame, BYU and Army as Power Five opponents - CBSSports.com

...So Army's dance card should be pretty full...SMH.

Not acknowledging ND as a power 5 team would be like ignoring the proverbial elephant in the room.

 

[ulukinatme]

Not acknowledging ND as a power 5 team would be like ignoring the proverbial elephant in the room.

According to ESPN, ND has always been acknowledged as a Power 5 team as far as SEC scheduling goes. Army and BYU are just being added to the list...Army for obvious reasons. For some reason the article left that bit out.

 

[RDU Irish]

Holy bidding war Batman, Army AD phone must be ringing off the hook. Set to be the highest paid visiting team no doubt.

 

[phgreek]

Navy is no longer an independent

Thats right. The AAC...forgot that.

 

[MNIrishman]

Thats right. The AAC...forgot that.

I get that, but Navy, AF, and Army are basically the same team regardless of who they play. It's inconsistent to knock out Navy but keep Army, even if Army remains independent.

 

[irishfan]

I get that, but Navy, AF, and Army are basically the same team regardless of who they play. It's inconsistent to knock out Navy but keep Army, even if Army remains independent.

No, it's not. If you include Navy (an AAC member), you have to include the AAC as a whole. It would be like them including just Boise State but no one else in the Mountain West.