Surprising No One, It's Official For Georgia State

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This works for the Sun Belt as it gives them a top-10 media market...

It works for the other GSU Sports since it gives them the opportunity to get automatic basketball bids a lot sooner than it may have had they been in the Colonial for much longer... Ron Hunter gave the team a post-season run in one of those non-CBS aired tourneys, so it's a solid move.

The move also comes a day before the Colonial was to hold an announcement proclaiming the cost of a conference buyout would increase from $250k to a million dollars.

The GSU move also works from a travel standpoint in most cases- except for the roadtrips to Denver and Dallas to play DU and North Texas. The other games are buses or short hops on planes (Miami twice, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mobile, Troy, Nashville)...

So, for those of you who don't like still pictures, but ones that move...
Here's how it was on their website...
((HT: GeorgiaStateSports.com))


"The addition of Georgia State to the Sun Belt Conference provides further strength for our league and is the beginning of a new era for GSU that will unquestionably be a time of great success for the Panther athletic program," said Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson in a release. "We strongly believe that the addition of GSU will continue to help the Sun Belt Conference in its rise to prominence."

GSU Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick added in the same release from the conference, "Under President Becker's leadership, Georgia State University is growing in size and stature as one of the nation's leading urban research institutions, so it is only fitting that our athletic program moves to the top level of college athletics.

"We want to thank Chancellor Hawkins and Commissioner Benson for this opportunity, and we look forward to an exciting new era in Georgia State Athletics," she continued. "The Sun Belt Conference is a tremendous fit for Georgia State, offering top-quality competition, increased exposure, and the chance to build rivalries with schools in driving distance for our fans."

More when we know more...