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NIU and Toledo to the MWC?

Because it's all about media market and money now. Grabbing another time slot/zone may help offset the media value we lost when the teams with the most eyeballs walked.

The fact that they are also two of the more dominant teams, historically, in that conference also helps.

Not saying I like it; it feels wrong, doesn't fit our identity, and would add back travel costs that we could have consolidated by staying regional (particularly for non-revenue sports)...but alas, here we are.
 
WYO1016 said:
This is all so fucking stupid. Just merge the PAC and MW. Literally anyone that's not a sports network executive or attorney knows this is the way to go.
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Too late now realistically. Why would Air Force and UNLV agree to forego their massive bonuses and their get out of jail free cards of the Big 12 invite them?

-Part of the new deal is that there are no exit fees if UNLV leaves for the Big 12 or other P4 conference.
 
That's interesting. I wonder if the MWC might be planning to almost separate football and oly sports? That would be 3 football only schools.

What's the optimum # teams for oly sports?

Are there enough quality oly programs that are semi-regional in which we can build the best oly sports league possible with regionalism while building the best football-only league we can where travel is less important for the single sport?

Potentially interesting. Haven't thought of this so neutral at the moment.
 
WYO1016 said:
This is all so fucking stupid. Just merge the PAC and MW. Literally anyone that's not a sports network executive or attorney knows this is the way to go.
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That won't happen. Egos are bruised and attitudes of indifference are expressed. This is a nasty divorce, and getting nastier by the day. To the point it is becoming vindictive on both parts. Game over.
 
McPeachy said:
That won't happen. Egos are bruised and attitudes of indifference are expressed. This is a nasty divorce and getting nastier by the day. To the point it is becoming vindictive on both parts. Game over.
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Think WAC-MWC Divorce in 1998 only worse!!!!
 
OrediggerPoke said:
Too late now realistically. Why would Air Force and UNLV agree to forego their massive bonuses and their get out of jail free cards of the Big 12 invite them?

-Part of the new deal is that there are no exit fees if UNLV leaves for the Big 12 or other P4 conference.
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Wait….what! They can now go to the PAC and no exit fee?
 
flyfishwyo said:
Same for all the members of the new PAC. They're all hoping for a Big 12 invite.
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The big card that is about to drop is the pending ACC implosion. Clemson and FSU want OUT. Once that happens, I see the ACC either trying to survive by raising the AAC, Sun Belt, etc. or them wilting and being carved up. Ultimately, I see the ACC imploding. Clemson and FSU go to the Big 12 or SEC. The others may separate between the Big 12 (UNC, NC State) or Big 10 - with some finding a place back in a PAC-lite (Stanford and Cal).

The other, smaller card, to hit the mahogany will be the contraction of the SEC, Big 10 and Big 12. When do Vandy, Northwestern, Duke, and others get booted because they add nothing to the mix in terms of football?

The big boys will look very different in teams and operations. The Group of whatever conferences will also look much different. Teams like Wake Forest and Louisville? Teams like SMU? C'mon. Alabama and Michigan care about them about as much as they care about Wyoming.
 
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