RE: UTRGV's Football Plans On Hold, FOIA
I think the only way the WAC goes FBS is to rip apart the MVFC. Northern Iowa, Missouri State, North Dakota, South Dakota, North Dakota State, and South Dakota State get the WAC to seven. Grab a couple of Southland schools to make it nine. UTRGV eventually makes it ten for football.
This brings the all-sports Missouri Valley down to eight. They grab Illinois-Chicago and Milwaukee. The Horizon takes Fort Wayne and Chicago State, and the Cougars survive their non-renewal from the WAC.
Oral Roberts, Omaha, Denver, Western Illinois, are in a bit of a pickle. They invite Grand Canyon, Utah Valley, Seattle, and Cal Baptist to keep the lights on. Sacramento State and Northern Colorado join for baseball only.
Western Illinois, Youngstown State, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, and Indiana State join the OVC for football only, pushing the OVC to 14 in football.
WAC
North - Northern Iowa, NDSU, SDSU, UND, USD
South - UTRGV, Southland #1, Southland #2, New Mexico State, Missouri State
Non-football - UMKC
Omaha and Denver eventually replace UMKC in the WAC, and then the WAC invites Arizona State, Colorado College, and Air Force for hockey only.
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