(08-03-2019 10:55 PM)Wedge Wrote: (08-03-2019 07:24 PM)CoastalVANDAL Wrote: The WAC will have five full D1 members is 2020 right?
With Cal-Baptist and Dixie St transitioning.
If I was NAU and SUU I would look into joining and leaving football in the BSC.
That would be pretty tight geography for Cal- Baptist , GCU,NAU,DSU,SUU and UVU .
Versus the Big Sky and NMSU is not too bad UTRG is pretty far out but warm at least. Seattle has a big airport so cheap flights vs the more isolated BSC schools.
With nine in each conference a challenge series H&H could give nine guaranteed home games. Less mouths to feed less travel cost.
Not likely but this is a realignment board.
NAU has been in the Big Sky since before most people on this message board were born. They're not going to leave that for an unstable conference with two schools that were in Division II five minutes ago and two other schools that are farther away from NAU than any of the Big Sky schools.
You are probably right and NAU is a good school .
The Big Sky is happy to have them.
The WAC has better geography without CSU and UMKC for NAU.
SUU is the closest BSC team not sure who NAU considers a rival.
Would they get better support playing GCU, Dixie ST , NMSU than Big Sky teams not sure?
When the WAC was last in danger Big Sky schools talked about switching to keep the Auto bid.
No Big Sky school was interested at that time.
NAU , SUU, and Northern Colorado to WAC and Seattle to Big Sky and Everyone saves on travel.
NAU probably has more alumni in Southern California,Southern Utah, Texas and especially in Phoenix .
Versus Idaho , Montana , Oregon and Washington, Northern California and Northern Utah.
Just looking at the map no idea how NAU feels about the BIg Sky or WAC.