Deion (sp) Sanders, Jackson State

[denguegopher]

Enjoyed the story about his Tigers on 60 Minutes. I know that its probably been posted here, but Tim Brewster is on his staff. https://gojsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/tim-brewster/229

 

[PMWinSTP]

Had no idea of his health issues.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Didn’t know Brewster was there

 

[Buck_Buchanan]

Didn’t know Brewster was there

Mike Zimmer is there too as an analyst.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Can anyone explain why the SWAC doesn't make any of their teams available for the FCS playoffs?

 

[golden_girl]

Can anyone explain why the SWAC doesn't make any of their teams available for the FCS playoffs?

Florida A&M was in the playoff last year, and they are SWAC.

 

[FredCoxRocks]

Can anyone explain why the SWAC doesn't make any of their teams available for the FCS playoffs?

I found this on Wikipedia so take it for what its worth...

The SWAC is one of three conferences – the others being the Ivy League and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – that does not automatically participate in the FCS football playoffs but can be invited via an at-large invitation as was the case in 2021 with SWAC member Florida A&M University who was invited over SWAC conference football champion Jackson State, who as the conference champion, was obligated via contract the SWAC has with the Celebration Bowl to play in the 2021 Celebration Bowl and so therefore could not participate in the FCS football playoffs. The SWAC instead splits its schools into two divisions, and plays a conference championship game. Three of the SWAC's teams, Alabama State in the Turkey Day Classic and Grambling and Southern in the Bayou Classic, play their last games of the regular season on Thanksgiving weekend, preventing the SWAC Championship from being decided until the first weekend of December, long after the tournament is underway. The SWAC has occasionally been a participant in bowl games, the most recent being the Celebration Bowl, which features the SWAC as one of its tie-ins.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Florida A&M was in the playoff last year, and they are SWAC.

Ah, you're right. They don't send their conference champion to the playoffs. Florida A&M made it as an at-large and finished 2nd.

 

[GophersInIowa]

I found this on Wikipedia so take it for what its worth...

The SWAC is one of three conferences – the others being the Ivy League and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – that does not automatically participate in the FCS football playoffs but can be invited via an at-large invitation as was the case in 2021 with SWAC member Florida A&M University who was invited over SWAC conference football champion Jackson State, who as the conference champion, was obligated via contract the SWAC has with the Celebration Bowl to play in the 2021 Celebration Bowl and so therefore could not participate in the FCS football playoffs. The SWAC instead splits its schools into two divisions, and plays a conference championship game. Three of the SWAC's teams, Alabama State in the Turkey Day Classic and Grambling and Southern in the Bayou Classic, play their last games of the regular season on Thanksgiving weekend, preventing the SWAC Championship from being decided until the first weekend of December, long after the tournament is underway. The SWAC has occasionally been a participant in bowl games, the most recent being the Celebration Bowl, which features the SWAC as one of its tie-ins.

Thanks, that makes a little more sense. But still seems weird they don't play all those games earlier.

 

[disco]

I found this on Wikipedia so take it for what its worth...

The SWAC is one of three conferences – the others being the Ivy League and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – that does not automatically participate in the FCS football playoffs but can be invited via an at-large invitation as was the case in 2021 with SWAC member Florida A&M University who was invited over SWAC conference football champion Jackson State, who as the conference champion, was obligated via contract the SWAC has with the Celebration Bowl to play in the 2021 Celebration Bowl and so therefore could not participate in the FCS football playoffs. The SWAC instead splits its schools into two divisions, and plays a conference championship game. Three of the SWAC's teams, Alabama State in the Turkey Day Classic and Grambling and Southern in the Bayou Classic, play their last games of the regular season on Thanksgiving weekend, preventing the SWAC Championship from being decided until the first weekend of December, long after the tournament is underway. The SWAC has occasionally been a participant in bowl games, the most recent being the Celebration Bowl, which features the SWAC as one of its tie-ins.

That's pretty much it. The SWAC and the MEAC are the two traditional HBCU conferences and their champions always meet at the end of the year, preventing them from being in the playoffs.

I suppose some of the anti-playoff people here would love that, because tradition or something.

"Durrrr - The Big Ten and Pac 12 should refuse to play in the playoff because the Rose Bowl is more important because tradition dadgumit - Durrr."

 

[FredCoxRocks]

That's pretty much it. The SWAC and the MEAC are the two traditional HBCU conferences and their champions always meet at the end of the year, preventing them from being in the playoffs.

I suppose some of the anti-playoff people here would love that, because tradition or something.

...as long as they never change their uniform combinations.