Comments on: Did WSSU’s failed DI attempt spark mass MEAC exodus? https://hbcugameday.com/2020/06/11/did-wssu-failed-di-attempt-spark-mass-meac-exodus/ The leader in HBCU Sports and Culture. Wed, 12 May 2021 13:31:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: gerald brown https://hbcugameday.com/2020/06/11/did-wssu-failed-di-attempt-spark-mass-meac-exodus/#comment-10039 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:39:03 +0000 https://hbcugameday.com/?p=44812#comment-10039 This is not the reason FAMU left, and probably not why Hampton and NCAT left, either. The MEAC was not a football conference, based on home attendance figures, and revenues suffered as a result. Worse yet, the nature of the MEAC-ESPN deal barred FAMU from scheduling a Classic in ATL, which is historically lucrative for all parties

By contrast, the SWAC boasts several schools in the top 20 in FCS home attendance, which will be bolstered with the addition of the Rattlers. The new SWAC will be able to make a good case for future TV deals.

I’m not sure if the Celebration Bowl will survive. But the future looks brighter.

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