(07-16-2017 01:09 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(07-15-2017 06:13 PM)Jjoey52 Wrote:  

(07-15-2017 03:09 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  Would WAC and Big Sky could do something that could benefit both conferences? WAC could sponsor football again, but this have to do with the help from the Big Sky including some D2 programs.

Cal-Davis WAC affiliate
Cal. Poly WAC Affiliate
Sacramento State WAC or full member
Humboldt State D2 call up for the WAC
Azusa Pacific D2 to the WAC.
Southern Utah WAC affiliate ot full member.
Dixie State full WAC member.
Northern Arizona full WAC member.
West Texas A&M WAC
Colorado State-Pueblo WAC
Western Washington WAC

Central WAshington Big Sky
Western Oregon Big Sky
Simon Fraser Big Sky
Colorado Mesa Big Sky

They all would save money from all three conference stand point. Let UMKC and Chicago State go.

WAC's pairings.
Seattle/Western Washington
Humboldt State/Bakersfield State
California Baptist/Azusa Pacific
Northern Arizona/Grand Canyon U.
NW Nazarene/Utah Valley
New Mexico State/Colorado State-Pueblo
Southern Utah/Dixie State
UTRGV/West Texas A&M

The two Texas schools could wind up leaving for FBS in the future.

Big Sky Pairings;
Portland State/Western Oregon
Simon Fraser/British Columbia in the future.
Central Washington/Eastern Washington
Weber State/Colorado Mesa
Idaho/Idaho State
Montana/Montana State
Northern Colorado They could go to the Summit in the future.

Big Sky and WAC can have protected games like with Sacramento State and Northern Arizona. They could easily schedule 9 to 10 games between the two conference a year and a 11th against an FBS opponent. The issue is that FBS may go away from not playing FCS schools anymore, and it could hurt these western and central plains teams even more.

I could see in the future that football playing members could formed a new all football conference from these hybrid conferences so that they could save money on traveling. It will have to be an overhaul of the current NCAA D1 rules.

Do you stay up all night coming up with this stuff? A lot of these schools are barely staying above water in D2. This will never happen, why would the Big Sky water itself down?


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I posted links a few months ago about these D2 schools getting money for upgrades on their facilities.

Central Washington and Dixie State have done or are doing expansions to their football stadiums.
The other schools are also upgrading their facilities and adding sports.

As it is, there are a lack of football schools on the west coast. The most are in D3 which are mostly privates. As it is, both MWC and Big Sky Conference do have a lack of options just like the PAC 12 on who to expand with.

Could another reason schools are getting money for facility upgrades be that those facilities are old? Dixie State is building an east grandstand where none currently exist to improve the ability to host community events. The upgrades at Central Washington include building restrooms, they've been using port-a-potties. It's been said before, not everything is about D1.