Again...I am not making a claim about how good UW or CSU will be in a vacuum. I am saying that, if CSU (and USU) are in a conference that is regarded more highly than the conference that Wyoming competes in, that will translate, ultimately, to a talent advantage over Wyoming. Wyoming may be "just fine" competing with UTEP and Northern Illinois while CSU will keep getting bashed by BSU....but when we play against one another, the effects of who chooses to play where will be seen. The biggest factor in competitive results is who has the best players. I have never felt like we were at a recruiting disadvantage with USU and CSU....For the first time...I think the door is open to that changing. And it won't take a ton of money to do it....I think in 15 years, we're more likely to be competitive with bsu if they are in the g6 level. I don't see where you think all this money is going to come from? wsu and osu, if not invited to p4, are about to experience a huge regression associated with their new g6 label.
Viewed differently by who? Most everyone views the g6 as interchangeable sans maybe bsu. Liberty from cusa crashed the party. Parity in g6 is about to increase not decrease.
How exactly are all these g6 teams going to generate all this money to all of a sudden pay up? Most are all heavily subsidized by taxes already. csu already outspends us significantly and hasn't jumped ahead.
I honestly think most of this is in your head. The media perception will be based on that year's performance like it always is. Outside of regional bickering/banter on message boards, it's not going to matter to most cfb fans.
A good coach at WYO will keep us very competitive within the g6 level.
Anyways...this whole thing feels like re-arranging the deck chairs on the titanic. I see no way that Wyoming will ever have what it once achieved. I'll enjoy whatever crap conference championship we sink our way to winning but it will never be the same for us who remember.