McPeachy
Well-known member
Sucks to be a college sports fan looking from the outside - in. Put blame where you want, but honestly, at this point it doesn't matter.
Lot of dialogue about CUSA joining up with the MWC to form an alliance. Honestly...that sucks. I don't see any value in having UCF, ECU, Marshall, Tulane, Rice, or UAB in the same conference as Wyoming. And I am mixed about Tulsa and Southern Miss. UTEP...sure, a perfect fit.
So, in the near the future, the MWC looks like: AFA, CSU, New Mexico, UNLV, Nevada, Wyoming, Fresno State, and Hawaii (football only). 8 football schools, 7 everything else.
What should happen? IMO...form an entirely new western US based conference:
AFA
CSU
New Mexico
UNLV
Nevada
Wyoming
Fresno State
Hawaii (all sports)
UTEP
Utah State
Tulsa
And don't hate me...
BYU (all sports)
12 teams, 2 divisions, backfill possibilities with New Mexico State, San Jose State, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane. New TV contract (driven by BYU's hand-job ESPN arrangement...with MOMO TV concessions), and a refreshed attitude of "us against them" again. Conference Championship basketball in Vegas (as usual), Conference football championship in Hawaii maybe (replacing the Hawaiian bowl), or in Vegas if they come through with the new stadium project.
There you have it. Stability, Western US, Name Brands, Solid Locations.
Lot of dialogue about CUSA joining up with the MWC to form an alliance. Honestly...that sucks. I don't see any value in having UCF, ECU, Marshall, Tulane, Rice, or UAB in the same conference as Wyoming. And I am mixed about Tulsa and Southern Miss. UTEP...sure, a perfect fit.
So, in the near the future, the MWC looks like: AFA, CSU, New Mexico, UNLV, Nevada, Wyoming, Fresno State, and Hawaii (football only). 8 football schools, 7 everything else.
What should happen? IMO...form an entirely new western US based conference:
AFA
CSU
New Mexico
UNLV
Nevada
Wyoming
Fresno State
Hawaii (all sports)
UTEP
Utah State
Tulsa
And don't hate me...
BYU (all sports)
12 teams, 2 divisions, backfill possibilities with New Mexico State, San Jose State, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane. New TV contract (driven by BYU's hand-job ESPN arrangement...with MOMO TV concessions), and a refreshed attitude of "us against them" again. Conference Championship basketball in Vegas (as usual), Conference football championship in Hawaii maybe (replacing the Hawaiian bowl), or in Vegas if they come through with the new stadium project.
There you have it. Stability, Western US, Name Brands, Solid Locations.