How do you justify the Legacy Bowl or any bowl game for that matter that features the MEAC to "magically" improve coaching at MEAC schools?
Do you feel that a bowl game with the MEAC will generate the millions in net revenue each schools need to improve facilities and hire more coaches with experience to teach fundamentals in all sports, not just football?
Do you feel that the post season, SCG, Heritage Bowl and/or playoffs have improved the coaching at JSU?
I ask these questions because your OP in this thread makes me think that you feel that the Legacy would improve all coaching at all MEAC schools.
Not for or against the Bowl Game or trying to debate with you on anything, I just want to understand your logic behind your statement.
1. The Legacy Bowl will not "magically improve our coaching". I feel that we need to leave the playoffs alone until we raise the funds to afford quality, competent coaching staffs that can effectively coach the talent we already have. Getting quality coaches is an individual effort for each school; not the conference or a bowl game.
2. Jackson State had poor coaching until we hired Coach Comegy. His staff was competent enough to coach our teams to 2 SCGs. When we fired his homeboy Woody (offenive coordinator), our level of play picked back up.
3. Not one time did I insenuate that playing in the post-season would improve a school's coaching. It definately has not helped SCSU or any other MEAC team that has participated in the playoffs in the last 10 years.
4. The Legacy Bowl is a better option for us, collectively, right now because it will be financially beneficial to each inidividual school in both conferences. Its a whole lot better than routinely getting embarassed to these other FCS schools. Until we fundraise enough money to hire better coaching staffs, we will continue to see this same, tired movie every year.