(12-18-2019 08:37 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(12-18-2019 06:04 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(12-18-2019 12:15 PM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  

(12-18-2019 11:46 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(12-18-2019 11:28 AM)mtmedlin Wrote:  IF it was football only and IF we added three western teams (which would help limit travel) then I dont think it would be overly expensive but as much as I love SDSU and think they have amazing potential, I dont see it happening either.

For travel, expense, geographic fit and a host of other reasons... Air Force or maybe CSU would be the best western partner... and if we go east, Army is the only real choice.

Yes, but those IFs were not part of the post I was replying to. Football only would still be around $200,000 when factoring in the shipping of all equipment and travel/lodging for 120 people across the country. Honestly though, I would want to add SDSU in for basketball too...they are a genuinely good basketball product, and that would completely delegitimize the MWC in that sport if they left.

Basketball doesn't matter in this instance. Like, The MAC was the 9th best conference last year, the MWC was the 15th. But MAC ain't gettin' no where near the money the MWC gets. It's football, football, football.

Which is why a football only add is basically all you need. You can stay with 11 in basketball and when everyone moves to 20 conference games you can do a round robin with 11.

Playing devils advocate against this conventional wisdom-----I'd argue that adding a strong basketball school is more needed than adding a 12th football team. The exit of UConn DOES clearly weaken the overall strength of AAC basketball---where as getting rid of the weakest and most unsuccessful football program in the AAC (UConn) actually improves the overall quality of AAC football. Thus, adding a quality basketball school like VCU would be an excellent way of recovering most of what the league lost in UConn. On the other hand---Its not really necessary to replace UConn football unless a clear and obvious value adding program presents itself. The football league is improved simply by no longer being saddled with its worst team.