Joser State is in a bigger media market and well, look at them.This is great news. I'm guilty of this, but it will be nice when Sacramento residents/media stops saying, we can't do it because we're just lil ol Sacramento.
I understand being a realist, but the reality is Sacramento is the 20th largest tv market. That's what matters in sports. TV deals. If you have that, you're already in the ball game. Next is just having a leader to go out and execute.
Act the part and the invite will come. Shoot for Pac 12 and make MWC feel like they're missing out if they don't jump in right away.
Joser State is in a bigger media market and well, look at them.
San Jose will always be third to Stanford and Cal in their market. We don't have that problem, we are more like Fresno State in Fresno's market Sacramento's media market is much larger than Fresno.True. I always forget about them. They may be terrible, but they're already in.
Good post. Bonding against future revenues from the pending fee increase. The students were always going to foot the bill for the facilities. If some private monies come in, great, but the large majority of the financial backing was always going to be borne by the students.What has changed in recent years - winning. Sacramento State is now an attractive option for local talent. We are regularly pulling in Folsom High kids, which we know is a powerhouse. Winning changes a lot of attitudes. I think the opportunity is pretty ripe for us to move up to the MW (Pac 12 is a real stretch). But Sacramento kids are now playing at Sac State. That's a large pool we now attract.
Our facilities are what concerns me. The football stadium has nice amenities for players, but not really for fans. And we don't talk about our basketball facilities. We all know that situation.
Sacramento has been successful in getting G1C, luring MLS, getting the A's. This proves there is sufficient will to bring sports to the area. Political leaders seem to be in on this. The time is now. The question (as always)... who pays for it??
The Sac 12....wouldn't be making a national push for this if they didn't have the facilities situation figured out. I mean, the associated press is reporting on it. Ashby using all her influence. Look for a Sac Republic/Sac State partnership on a football stadium on campus. Sac State has leverage on location. Sorry Railyards.
Orr and Wood are not talking because we're in a conference already. Don't want to embarrass Big Sky by being eager to leave and want Pac 12 to know you can keep your mouth shut and won't embarrass them in the future.
As a matter of fact, Orr and Wood were very vocal about seizing opportunities last year and all of a sudden became suspiciously quiet. Made me question them. But given the recent events and Wood pushing through new student fees, it all makes sense.
I don't know how far down the road this is, but I have a feeling Sac State thinks they're getting into MWC at least with a chance to get Pac 12's attention if everything breaks right.
PAC 12 would be an economic windfall.
The Hawaii Rainbows had to move to a small for FBS standards stadium. They are still trying to figure out how they can get a new stadium. (Years of talks).Rat, thanks for posting. To clarify, the context of this statement in the article was made with respect to a potential move to the Pac. I don't think any sane person thinks we have a shot at Pac membership. Additionally, it should surprise no one that folks with ties to Big Sky officials don't want their members to be poached and it reads like damage control to me.
Anyone thinking that Sac State will pay the $5M reclassification fee doesn't understand how realignment works. The MW just came into over $100M due to the exit fees/penalties from the 4 defectors. The MW won't hesitate to pick up the tab for any of the incoming FCS members if that's what it takes to remain an FBS conference.
Regarding facilities, the availability to use Golden1 should alleviate concerns over the lack of an event center. We'll always have that in our back pocket. The bigger concern is with Hornet Stadium, but even that could be addressed if a full tear down and rebuild is not in the cards. Remember, for the MW this is all about survival. If dealing with a substandard football facility in a top market is what it takes to remain a viable conference, that is what will happen.
He is too busy at Epstein island. Hit up Ryan Coogler, he has $$$M’s. Or Frito Ray.Has anyone reached out to Tom Hanks to gauge his interest in Hornet Football?
No pencil dick, its reasons like this pedophilia is illegal.I love how the track surface that cost more than the football turf is a HS track. These same people want to launch personal attacks on our most well known alum.
It’s people like you who are the reason why this WONT happen.
Let's take politics and conspiracy theories to a special off football Board, no?No pencil dick, its reasons like this pedophilia is illegal.