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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
Azusa Pacific is in no shape to move up. Enrollment shrinking and bonds are rated junk.
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10-01-2019 10:54 AM |
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DavidSt
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
My take if they want to start an FCS league? WAC needs more schools from the Lonestar, GNAC, RMAC, Azusa Pacific, Central Oklahoma and maybe a Fort Hays State to be called up. I just do not see and FCS schools ditching their conferences.
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10-01-2019 10:55 AM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 12:00 AM)chrisattsu Wrote: (09-30-2019 11:37 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote: This is huge for the WAC, which can now safely part ways with Chicago State and focus on continuing to grow within its smaller, western-based geographic footprint. This also gives UTRGV a travel partner. And it may be the impetus for other Lone Star Conference football-playing schools to consider making a future move to the WAC, since the Southland Conference is already full and since the influx of seven non-football-playing former Heartland Conference members and a D-III move-up has turned the Lone Star into an unwieldy 19-member hybrid conference.
Agreed, the Franken conference has gotten unwieldy.
So UMKC is out, Chicago could go if the league can bring up some D2 football schools- WTamu, Colorado Mesa.
My question is that the SLC and Big Sky are massive for being single bid Conferences. Could the WAC peel a couple schools with football away to flesh out their football offerings and get some region schools
(Thinking schools like Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Abilene Christian, Incarnate Word)
A couple things.
When it comes to football, the Big Sky is not a single bid conference - usually 3 or 4
When it comes to basketball, the Big Sky only has 11 members.
Neither NAU or UNC would join the WAC.
NAU has been in the STABLE Big Sky for 50 years now. They aren't going anywhere.
If UNC were to leave for another conference, it would be for the Summit/Summit League football. But they like the BSC as well.
ACU or UIW would be more likely, since they are recent additions, and might want to align closer with schools like Tarleton
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10-01-2019 11:15 AM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
Having another FCS football school in Texas/WAC maybe the push UTRGV needs to get a program going.
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10-01-2019 11:19 AM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 11:15 AM)dbackjon Wrote: (10-01-2019 12:00 AM)chrisattsu Wrote: (09-30-2019 11:37 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote: This is huge for the WAC, which can now safely part ways with Chicago State and focus on continuing to grow within its smaller, western-based geographic footprint. This also gives UTRGV a travel partner. And it may be the impetus for other Lone Star Conference football-playing schools to consider making a future move to the WAC, since the Southland Conference is already full and since the influx of seven non-football-playing former Heartland Conference members and a D-III move-up has turned the Lone Star into an unwieldy 19-member hybrid conference.
Agreed, the Franken conference has gotten unwieldy.
So UMKC is out, Chicago could go if the league can bring up some D2 football schools- WTamu, Colorado Mesa.
My question is that the SLC and Big Sky are massive for being single bid Conferences. Could the WAC peel a couple schools with football away to flesh out their football offerings and get some region schools
(Thinking schools like Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Abilene Christian, Incarnate Word)
A couple things.
When it comes to football, the Big Sky is not a single bid conference - usually 3 or 4
When it comes to basketball, the Big Sky only has 11 members.
Neither NAU or UNC would join the WAC.
NAU has been in the STABLE Big Sky for 50 years now. They aren't going anywhere.
If UNC were to leave for another conference, it would be for the Summit/Summit League football. But they like the BSC as well.
ACU or UIW would be more likely, since they are recent additions, and might want to align closer with schools like Tarleton
What about Portland State?
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10-01-2019 11:57 AM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
WAC should push Seattle, Utah Valley, UTRGV and Grand Canyon to start up football. One of the WAC's sports writer who said that MVFC could do an FBS football merger in the WAC also said at the time that Denver and Seattle could start a football program. Both schools could rent out the pro stadiums at the time.
If Seattle do add football? CWU would be a perfect travel partner.
Westminster, UT who recently moved to D2 also talked about adding football. Salt Lake City would be a major airport to think about.
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10-01-2019 11:59 AM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 11:57 AM)jdgaucho Wrote: (10-01-2019 11:15 AM)dbackjon Wrote: (10-01-2019 12:00 AM)chrisattsu Wrote: (09-30-2019 11:37 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote: This is huge for the WAC, which can now safely part ways with Chicago State and focus on continuing to grow within its smaller, western-based geographic footprint. This also gives UTRGV a travel partner. And it may be the impetus for other Lone Star Conference football-playing schools to consider making a future move to the WAC, since the Southland Conference is already full and since the influx of seven non-football-playing former Heartland Conference members and a D-III move-up has turned the Lone Star into an unwieldy 19-member hybrid conference.
Agreed, the Franken conference has gotten unwieldy.
So UMKC is out, Chicago could go if the league can bring up some D2 football schools- WTamu, Colorado Mesa.
My question is that the SLC and Big Sky are massive for being single bid Conferences. Could the WAC peel a couple schools with football away to flesh out their football offerings and get some region schools
(Thinking schools like Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Abilene Christian, Incarnate Word)
A couple things.
When it comes to football, the Big Sky is not a single bid conference - usually 3 or 4
When it comes to basketball, the Big Sky only has 11 members.
Neither NAU or UNC would join the WAC.
NAU has been in the STABLE Big Sky for 50 years now. They aren't going anywhere.
If UNC were to leave for another conference, it would be for the Summit/Summit League football. But they like the BSC as well.
ACU or UIW would be more likely, since they are recent additions, and might want to align closer with schools like Tarleton
What about Portland State?
It's 1900 miles from Portland to UTRGV. They're not signing up for that.
I see no justification for any Division I school in a stable conference to join the WAC. The current WAC is for schools that have no place else to go in D-I and would move to another D-I conference right away if given the opportunity.
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10-01-2019 12:04 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
The only schools currently in the WAC that a start up football program make sense for are UTRGV and Grand Canyon. UTRGV has the enrollment to support it and I think there’s a decent sized minor league soccer stadium nearby that they could use. GCU is flush with cash and could upgrade their soccer stadium for football.
Seattle and Cal Baptist? Too small and private
Utah Valley? Not in the shadow of BYU
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10-01-2019 12:15 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 11:57 AM)jdgaucho Wrote: (10-01-2019 11:15 AM)dbackjon Wrote: (10-01-2019 12:00 AM)chrisattsu Wrote: (09-30-2019 11:37 PM)HawaiiMongoose Wrote: This is huge for the WAC, which can now safely part ways with Chicago State and focus on continuing to grow within its smaller, western-based geographic footprint. This also gives UTRGV a travel partner. And it may be the impetus for other Lone Star Conference football-playing schools to consider making a future move to the WAC, since the Southland Conference is already full and since the influx of seven non-football-playing former Heartland Conference members and a D-III move-up has turned the Lone Star into an unwieldy 19-member hybrid conference.
Agreed, the Franken conference has gotten unwieldy.
So UMKC is out, Chicago could go if the league can bring up some D2 football schools- WTamu, Colorado Mesa.
My question is that the SLC and Big Sky are massive for being single bid Conferences. Could the WAC peel a couple schools with football away to flesh out their football offerings and get some region schools
(Thinking schools like Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Abilene Christian, Incarnate Word)
A couple things.
When it comes to football, the Big Sky is not a single bid conference - usually 3 or 4
When it comes to basketball, the Big Sky only has 11 members.
Neither NAU or UNC would join the WAC.
NAU has been in the STABLE Big Sky for 50 years now. They aren't going anywhere.
If UNC were to leave for another conference, it would be for the Summit/Summit League football. But they like the BSC as well.
ACU or UIW would be more likely, since they are recent additions, and might want to align closer with schools like Tarleton
What about Portland State?
Why would they leave the Big Sky?
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10-01-2019 12:23 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 12:15 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote: The only schools currently in the WAC that a start up football program make sense for are UTRGV and Grand Canyon. UTRGV has the enrollment to support it and I think there’s a decent sized minor league soccer stadium nearby that they could use. GCU is flush with cash and could upgrade their soccer stadium for football.
Seattle and Cal Baptist? Too small and private
Utah Valley? Not in the shadow of BYU
If Fullerton State, Long Beach State or Northridge State and maybe D2 Eastbay State restart their football program? The WAC is the only room left. If those Big West schools add football and go to the WAC for football only, I could see UC-Davis and Cal. Poly would leave the Big Sky for the WAC.
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10-01-2019 12:23 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 12:23 PM)DavidSt Wrote: (10-01-2019 12:15 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote: The only schools currently in the WAC that a start up football program make sense for are UTRGV and Grand Canyon. UTRGV has the enrollment to support it and I think there’s a decent sized minor league soccer stadium nearby that they could use. GCU is flush with cash and could upgrade their soccer stadium for football.
Seattle and Cal Baptist? Too small and private
Utah Valley? Not in the shadow of BYU
If Fullerton State, Long Beach State or Northridge State and maybe D2 Eastbay State restart their football program? The WAC is the only room left. If those Big West schools add football and go to the WAC for football only, I could see UC-Davis and Cal. Poly would leave the Big Sky for the WAC.
I am doubtful that any Cal St schools will revive or start up programs. I also don’t see a reason to leave a stable, multibid Big Sky if you are UC Davis or Cal Poly.
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10-01-2019 12:33 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 07:41 AM)quo vadis Wrote: The WAC is a zombie conference that doesn't realize it's been dead for seven years.
That's definitely true, although FWIW I think the conference is in slightly better shape than it was about two years ago.
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10-01-2019 01:19 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
Would the University of San Diego (the WCC member, not to be confused with the MWC or future Big West schools also in that city) consider upgrading football from the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League to a more regionally appropriate FCS WAC?
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10-01-2019 01:21 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 01:21 PM)CenterSquarEd Wrote: Would the University of San Diego (the WCC member, not to be confused with the MWC or future Big West schools also in that city) consider upgrading football from the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League to a more regionally appropriate FCS WAC?
They have done the study - the cost of adding scholarships far exceeds the cost of 4 cross-country flights for conference games. So unless they want to spend millions more, that is not an option.
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10-01-2019 01:28 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
I miss NoDak.
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10-01-2019 02:23 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 02:23 PM)LatahCounty Wrote: I miss NoDak.
Ohhhhhhhh he still trolls around the MAC board for some reason.
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10-01-2019 02:53 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 02:53 PM)utpotts Wrote: (10-01-2019 02:23 PM)LatahCounty Wrote: I miss NoDak.
Ohhhhhhhh he still trolls around the MAC board for some reason.
Still pushing the Great Northern?
He DID say that D2 Texas schools going to the WAC was going to be the first sign, but all of his other predictions were a bit...optimistic.
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10-01-2019 03:07 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
This is where he belongs. This thread is so boring. NoDak, come home.
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10-01-2019 03:12 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
NoDak is getting all Alex Jones level of conspiracy in the SunBelt board
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10-01-2019 03:13 PM |
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RE: Tarleton State is moving up to D-1/FCS
(10-01-2019 02:53 PM)utpotts Wrote: (10-01-2019 02:23 PM)LatahCounty Wrote: I miss NoDak.
Ohhhhhhhh he still trolls around the MAC board for some reason.
Just look at the WAC board thread on this.
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