(10-03-2020 09:29 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  All this talk about an East Coast conference seems to assume the west teams would just be SOL. I think a western conference would be good for Rice. We used to be in a Texas-centric conference, the Southwest Conference, and I think it could work again. Just as the east coasters don’t like the long trip to Texas, Texans don’t like the long trips East. Maybe attendance will go up with more local opponents rather than teams that nobody here cares about.

Sounds like a win-win. Let’s split.

For the record, I also think the western based teams would be better off with a split. That's nothing against those of us in the East, but I think it would be better in the long run.