Who You Crappin'?
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RE: Time to try to jump ship
(09-26-2014 12:01 AM)Policiious Wrote: (09-24-2014 09:39 PM)Who You Crappin? Wrote: (09-23-2014 08:05 PM)Policiious Wrote: (09-23-2014 05:52 PM)niu79 Wrote: All things considered I would prefer the MWC to the AAC. Despite the travel costs, the schools in the MWC are more likely to stay together, and could be competitive enough to evolve into the sixth power conference. I do not see UConn and Cincinnati being long term members of the AAC, and without them the conference is not very enticing.
In addition to the points you've made, the MWC has more teams that casual fans would make the trip to DeKalb to see the Huskies play.
AFA, Boise State, SD ST, UT ST, Fresno State, Nevada, Hawaii, Colorado State are more attractive than Navy, UCF, Cincy, SMU, Memphis, Houston, UConn, Temple, USF
You serious, Clark?! The MWC would do nothing for us recruiting wise. We literally have 0 recruits from the states represented in the MWC. Travel would be a nightmare. Plus the AAC is WAY more attractive than the MWC. Like, by a freaking mile.
1) More available talent in the West than the Midwest. Few teams from outside the 13 state western region recruit there except Notre Dame , Wisconsin,& Nebraska. There are only 26 D1 teams in the western 13 states. Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois alone have 20. MWC teams don't have ACC, SEC, AAC or many B12 or B10 programs poaching their recruiting turf. MAC teams get the talent that the SEC, ACC, & B10 have passed on.
2) If NIU joins the MWC it will be easier to get the next level of talent below the P5 programs that is in the Midwest. If your a Michigan, Ohio Indiana Wisconsin or Minnesota recruit; where would you rather be playing road games: Muncie, kent, Toledo, Bowling Green or Ypsilanit vs San Diego, Las Vegas, Colorado, San Jose.
1. I think our recruiting scheme is perfect as it is. The beef from the Midwest and the speed from the south. I understand that there are less schools out west to compete with recruiting, but I don't see many schools out west competing for a national championship other than Oregon (and they can recruit anyone with Nike backing them). There are only 5 teams in the top 25 right now from the west. The rest are all from the south or midwest.
2. No, I'd rather play in Tampa, Orlando, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Memphis, Cincinatti, New Orleans, etc. where football is king. Although, Vegas would be fun every now and then...I'll give you that.
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