(01-22-2021 08:30 AM)CoastalVANDAL Wrote: They have six the Texas five and NMSU committed to FBS in the future.
So I would think the next add needs to be committed to FBS in the future.
Not correct. Sam Houston, according to Dr. Teague, is interested in an FBS path, as is UCA, but "other schools it's about basketball"
No timeline, no resources. If you do look at the FT undergraduate enrollments Sam Houston State (15,073) is the only one large enough to realistically consider FBS, although you could stretch for SFA (9,345) who are a basketball school. Lamar (5,730) and ACU (3,397) are simply too small, as probably too small also is UCA (7,832).
Move ups to FBS will be individual,when they can get invites or can demonstrate a willingness to spend $millions like Liberty to buy a schedule.
Also on the WAC loophole. I believe it was written with the expectation that the WAC would have 3 or 4 schools playing FBS and would through a combination of current FBS school invites and one or two FCS move ups cobble together enough to reestablish a conference. The idea was to keep the door open for the WAC while it had a few FBS members still there (NMSU, Idaho, UTSA, SJSU, USU) that they could get back to compliance with a move up or two. But we are way past that scenario. The idea of bringing 6 FCS schools up is not what was in mind. Original intent as it were. So the NCAA would be wise to strike that clause to avoid such a scenario.