Chicago State has had it with the WAC

[bigskyconf]

Chicago State leaving the WAC. Said they had assurance when they joined that the WAC was going to develop a "hub" in the Midwest. The WAC's recent expansion into Texas has shown they are going a different way.

https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2021/1/14/general-chicago-state-university-announces-plan-to-leave-western-athletic-conference-in-june-2022.aspx

No word on if the school is closing...

 

[Pounder]

The WAC was a marriage of convenience, the conference of last resort after the Great West was sorted. I still think it is, but the schools that WANTED to join do provide something of a purpose. IOW no other Midwest D-2 schools were that desperate to jump.

Also, that statement is great excusery for a school that needs to publicize this just to prove to their students that they have an athletic program. Frankly, if the school remains open, they need to drop a division or two anyway.