(10-01-2020 11:42 AM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  

(10-01-2020 11:24 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  The Texas Schools most likely to go WAC/FCS

West Texas A&M
TAMU-Commerce
TAMU-Kingsville

Only if they go back to West Texas State, East Texas State, and Texas A&I.

From what I've seen and heard, the A&M system wants as many of their schools in D-I as possible.

I thought Tarleton was a stretch for D-I to begin with, but they're going to make it. I'm not sure how successful they will be, but they are making the move.

West Texas A&M just opened a new stadium seating 8500, but with room for 12,000. This is smaller than their old stadium where they played Division I. Amarillo has the population base to support a FCS/low Division I program. I'm not sure about the school's plans.

A&M-Commerce now has 12,000 students, sits an hour from Dallas, and even closer to its suburbs. It's slightly smaller than Tarleton and slightly closer to the Metroplex. I wouldn't rule it out for them.

A&M-Kingsville is more likely to merge in some fashion with A&M-Corpus Christi than to go D-I. They have some athletic facility issues. Their future has been uncertain for the last few years, as state officials have been trying to force a merger with A&M-CC.