I hope they play Michigan

JMU Alum here, I am excited to hear they're moving up. We always had a great rivalry with them, and hopefully we can get it started again.

This is a really smart move for Conference USA. Delaware is a small state but the UD campus is only 45 minutes away from Philadelphia and an hour from Baltimore. They have alumni and fans throughout that entire region and south Jersey. I always thought Delaware would be a good fit in the MAC. The MAC should extend offers to NDST, SDST, UNI, and Youngstown St.

Not to mention that this would be the first FBS program in the state of Delaware, that has to be huge for the University

As a Delawarean this makes us ALL HAPPY & PROUD We know it's gonna be a tough road but glad to be part of the Big Leagues

Kinda opens the door for CUSA to add UMass which would hopefully start a natural rivalry and actually help progress that program a little bit

As someone who lives 2 minutes away from the collage, I’m so happy to see them succeed

My favorite conference realignment move is what the Sun Belt did. However, the CUSA adding Delaware was a good move. Can't wait for them to add Missouri State 👀

I haven’t liked most moves in this wave of conference realignment, but I do like Army joining the AAC… it only feels right to have Army and Navy in the same conference

As a Kennesaw State alum, this is a good add. However I'm getting concerned that CUSA hasn't learned their mistake from the last round of realignment. For a conference like CUSA fan engagement is huge for success, but it becomes harder to create if a conference is too spread out geographically. Heres to hoping they add Tarleton State as the 12th member to create more in-state rivalries.

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My hope is for one more school to allow for divisions. "West" division: NMSU, UTEP, SHSU, LA Tech, FIU, Tarleton/Jackson St/Missouri St/SIU/etc. East division: JSU, KSU, MTSU, WKU, Liberty, Delaware It kinda sucks for the west, and at least one eastern school would have to be stuck in the west, but it's still loads better than it looks right now.

I'd just like to say I predicted this a month ago (it was the most obvious prediction of all time and everyone predicted it)

Im hoping Idaho moves back to the fbs, they would probably find even more success (from a money and exposure standpoint) then they do now after a few years

I wish Delaware had joined the MAC. Watching them play any of the three Michigan MAC teams would be great. They have to have Delaware vs Michigan meet in football Confusion galore!!!

Now only time for NDSU. SDSU, Montana, and Montana state to move up....all of the powerhouses of FCS are slowly leveling up so should they..

Had no idea this was happening. Hell yes. I love teams moving up to the FBS

Delaware is an interesting one, because they can do very well in C-USA but they also would not be out of place in the Sun Belt. They could absolutely get in there, especially now that the Sun Belt is more strictly regional to the east. The big change that I'm still waiting for at the FBS level is football only conferences. That type of decoupling would really make a lot of sense for C-USA. If they play their cards right, they can still add Some programs in all sports like Delaware, but maybe focus on adding MVFC programs in football only as they currently stand. All of the Dakotas plus Northern Iowa and Missouri State or whatever. Then focus on adding really good mid major Olympic sports where it makes more sense regionally, and kind of handle those conferences separately. I think that's the best way to expand the footprint.

As much as i love the FCS idk why NDSU, SDSU, Montana, and Montana State haven't yet moved to the fbs. I think they would do well in the MW or MAC for NDSU and SDSU. Obviously money is a big issue for transitioning but i think they could do it. I think Chattanooga, William and Mary, Sacramento State, Idaho, other teams in MVC (SIU, ND, SD), and a FCS team from Texas.

Also, go apps. Joe Flacco had nothing for the mountaineers

Joe Flacco went to Delaware, he’s one of the few players who has success coming from a small school, especially from FCS. He was picked at 18th overall and he’s one of only 23 players from an FCS school to be a first round NFL draft pick

I think they were just fed up with most of their better players transferring out after one or two good seasons and going to FBS schools

Now needing a 12th team I say its probably Jackson State, this a predominately southern conference but is missing a Mississippi team and with Jackson State growing as a widely known school (for all sports) i say its a matter of time before they give this HBCU an opportunity

Um, the name of the former Michigan coach, Fritz CRISLER, is pronounced exactly the same as the Chrysler auto brand. It's not pronounced "criss-ler." The Michigan basketball team plays in the campus arena named after him, the Crisler Center.

I predict ten years from now Delaware will be in the AAC

Good move by the C-USA, but I really hope that they don’t lose focus on their southern footprint. Delaware is on the fringes but could maybe develop a regional rival with a school like Liberty in Virginia. But if the C-USA keeps going north and goes for UMass or UConn, I’m afraid they’ll just fall apart all over again. They need to stay in the south and go for schools like William and Mary, North Carolina A and T State, Tennessee State, Steven F. Austin, Missouri Sate, or Central Arkansas. Adding schools like these could help to build regional rivalries and maintain the conference in the future.

Miami should be next with 3 Hof coaches (Howard, Jimmy and Erickson)

Go Blue Hens!

I went to few UD games vs Villanova, Temple & West Chester during the Tubby years. The SBC East is all Mid-Atlantic schools, but there is only 1 in CUSA; Liberty. Are they going to make their non-revenue Olympic sports travel as far as El Paso and Las Cruses?

Poor c-usa, my second favorite conference of all time behind the SEC

do you think Missouri Valley is worthy of being promoted?

I wish the Hens all the best in the FBS.

Would be crazy if they ever play Michigan!

Love to see the financials. How much money are they spending on athletics instead of academics? If the $85 million to scholarly pursuits what could be done? Here in Clarksville, TN administrators are saying the same things.

I think umass mcneese st Northern Colorado and Princeton

Wow.Too many group of five teams already.The income differences between major and minor conferences is huge.

It’s a d2 school going fbs West Georgia university

Kudos to Delaware but the best move has been Army to American; it makes the Army-Navy game even bigger!

Maybe the Beavers can schedule them, if they're lucky

I would love to see sac state make the same move

UConn or umass next to join cusa?

Those unis are tough

Delaware has a bigger athletics budget than a lot of the schools in the G5

Please play Michigan

Hope they play Ole Miss

Too many teams in FBS, especially considering that only a handful of teams in FBS have any real opportunity to be national champions.

Pronounced New -Ark. not like Newark, NJ. One third of the students probably come from NJ. Nice stadium too.

So is the CAA a fbs pipeline now?

All these teams moving up, no one moving down….you’re watering down the top talent pool

Stephen F Austin needs to jump up too

Sad to see the Hens in the cooking pot of FBS.....emphasis on the BS.

Congrats to Delaware for moving to the C-USA in 2025

Rich Gannon

Delaware is making a HUGE mistake going to the FBS, and especially, Conference USA (or, as I usually call them, Conference UNT).

Why does everyone talk in this cadence lmao

I hope they change their helmets lol

I love fake Michigan ❤️

Hopefully UMASS & UCONN join C-USA too

Perhaps Delaware should be successful consistently in FCS before even thinking about moving "up" to FBS level!

Montana State

Delaware was losing to Lafayette College 28-7 after the first quarter of the first round of the FCS playoffs. They won, but only because Lafayette's quarterback went out in the third quarter with an injury.

Delaware? My favorite realignments are Texas and Oklahoma into the SEC. Also I like Oregon, USC, and UCLA added to beef up the Big 10. The realignments I don’t understand is a couple of pac 12 schools put into the ACC. Makes zero geographical sense. I’d rather they put Rutgers into the ACC because Rutgers just can’t keep up with the BIG 10.

Smart, get away from losing to North Dakota St in the playoffs

Maybe they can finally beat Villanova in the battle of the blue

It’s not

Yshehewh

College football needs promotion/relegation

Get Umass and UConn and Stephen F Austin in Conference USA.

7 minutes spent on 100 years of history and 90 seconds spent on the move and like 5 seconds on why the move is huge… script coulda used a once over

The thing is Delaware football has zero fans. No current students or recent alumni actually care about the sports at the school.

This decision was solely about money. The reality is a large % of long-time fans dont like the move up. Delaware will struggle for many years to win 6 games to qualify for a bowl game.