The league would work with and consult each school to insure sound budgetary controls. The league would have a marketing arm designed to help each school maximize exposure. The league would sponsor concert tours and events that would visit each school as fundraising opportunities. The compliance for eligibility would be higher than most conferences but the acceptance requirements would be slightly lower. Meaning there would be more athletes given the opportunity to get in school but would only be eligible to play once certain fundamental courses were passed, with higher guidelines than most current conferences. More prop 48s but they would get in school and not have to go to a prep school. National Greek Organizations and Minority Organizations would be asked to assist with Stadium signage and suites. As well as corporations. Conference would have a special need fund for athletes to appeal to in special financial situations. The conference would have a large reserve account to insure the financial viability of member schools.

New stadiums and facilities would be built or old ones renovated under the guidance of the league to get seating to 5,000 more than NCAA D-IA minimum. The league would work with each school to raise the appropriate funding and oversee the funding. Jr, Sr, and graduate students at each school would be used to design the facilities. Students would be used in intern programs on each campus in marketing, tutorial services, medical care, radio and television coverage and etc through a league wide initiative to give the students hands on training. BET and Radio One would be interested in the opportunity to cover the games at the opportunity to cover the games. One game on Thursday, three games on Saturday for conference games. Negotiate or establish relationship with SportsSouth to carry remainder of games in each region. Production costs can be lowered by using Junior, Senior and Graduate Communication Students and to cover game coverage, allowing the student to get actual work experience and credit hours for participating.

Many people believe segregation was the reason many African-American athletes began going to larger institutions instead of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Well that did create the opportunity for several to attend. But if you look at the number of draft picks, players on professional rosters and the hey day of the HBCUs in sports. The decline started much later than segregation. It really showed when the emphasis of Division I-A and Division I-AA. Again, this was an idea. A dream that could come true. Yes, there are large obstacles. But anything worth having there are large obstacles. I am sure there are things, I have not hammered out or have knowledge about. But just imagine what if. FAMU in the Sugar Bowl….one day. Tennessee State University in the Orange Bowl….one day. Grambling in the Rose Bowl….one day. With no vision the people with perish. How many athletes will not even take recruiting visits to the schools listed here that would go to play at the school if it was Division I-A. Again, this is not exclusive but the difficulty of any of these schools of getting accepted to a current Division I-A conference in all sports, and keep their historical rivalries would also be difficult. And what was the last thing done by the schools listed below in athletics that was “revolutionary and history making”. I do not represent any school or organization but just “My Dream”.

Mock Schedule for TSU

2012

1. Sept 6. Alabama A&M (JM Classic) – Home
2. Sept 13. Alabama State (Division IAA) - Away
3. Sept 20. Jackson St (Southern Heritage Classic/Memphis) – Home/Away
4. Sept 27. MTSU (Local Rivalry) - Home
5. Oct 4. South Carolina St. - Away
6. Oct 11. FAMU (100 Black Men Classic/Atlanta) – Home/Away
7. Oct 18. University of Louisville (Big School) – Away
8. Oct 25. - Bye
9. Nov 1 - Morehouse (Homecoming) - Home
10. Nov 8 – Grambling - Away
11. Nov 15 – Tuskegee University (Division IAA) Home
12. Nov 22 – Texas Southern University – Away
13. Nov 29 – off week
15. Dec 6 - Heritage Conference Championship Game

2013

1. Sept 7. Alabama A&M – Away
2. Sept 14. Alabama State (JMClassic) (Division IAA) - Home
3. Sept 21. Jackson St (Southern Heritage Classic/Memphis) – Home/Away
4. Sept 28. MTSU (Local Rivalry) - Away
5. Oct 5. North Carolina A&T. - Home
6. Oct 12. FAMU (100 Black Men Classic/Atlanta) – Home/Away
7. Oct 19. University of Georgia (Big School) – Away
8. Oct 26. - Bye
9. Nov 2 - Morehouse - Away
10. Nov 9 – Hampton University – (Homecoming )- Home
11. Nov 16 – Tuskegee University (Division IAA) Away
12. Nov 23 – Texas Southern University – Home
13. Nov 30 – off week
14. Dec 7 - Heritage Conference Championship Game


2014

1. Sept 8. Alabama A&M (JM Classic) – Home
2. Sept 15. Alabama State (Division IAA) - Away
3. Sept 22. Jackson St (Southern Heritage Classic/Memphis) – Home/Away
4. Sept 29. MTSU (Local Rivalry) - Home
5. Oct 6. Howard University. - Away
6. Oct 13. FAMU (100 Black Men Classic/Atlanta) – Home/Away
7. Oct 20. University of Tennessee (Big School) – Away
8. Oct 27. - Bye
9. Nov 4 - Morehouse (Homecoming) - Home
10. Nov 10 – Southern University - Away
11. Nov 17 – Tuskegee University (Division IAA) Home
12. Nov 24 – Texas Southern University – Away
No off week this year
13. Dec 1 - Heritage Conference Championship Game