Pbr1893 welcome to the board. Ill a see this in a couple different ways and I'm sure posters will all have different views.
Do I miss playoff football? Yes. Simply put it felt great to be a big fish in a small pond. It felt great to be winning championships. There is also the aspect of the one and done tensions that come with playoffs.
Would I want to go back? No. I like where we are and feel we are playing in a level we should. It kinda reminds me of a video game. It's fun to win all the time, but eventually it becomes more fun to have the computer compete and maybe go .500. Not saying y'all will go .500 at all, heck y'all could come out and go undefeated. I just really like the new level of competition compared to the old Southern Conference.m
My advice for the future... If you can, rally fans to build the academics. Get as much donor fund drives as possible and have degrees that continuously grow the financials. I think us, as herd fans are seeing this more so than ever in the last 5-6 years. Just think in FCS how great our facilities were at one point. Don't settle for 4-8, don't take cash grab games and always grow funds. With that Appy will have no problem succeeding if the product on the field can keep winning. Who knows that elusive fiesta, orange, or whatever bowl might happen in time.