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The PAC/MWC Dominoes Begin to Fall

jdgaucho said:
Guess we won't be seeing you in the BW then
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I'm guessing that it could be like a football only invite to something like Conference USA, which won't affect the Big West for the other sports. Conference USA seems to be an entry level destination for teams moving to FBS. While it stretches across the country from Texas to Florida it wouldn't be a deal breaker for football since they fly charter and there would only be 4-5 road games a year. Might actually help our recruiting exposing the program to a lot of talented potential recruits in the southwest and Florida.
 
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Green Laser said:
I'm guessing that it could be like a football only invite to something like Conference USA, which won't affect the Big West for the other sports. Conference USA seems to be an entry level destination for teams moving to FBS. While it stretches across the country from Texas to Florida it wouldn't be a deal breaker for football since they fly charter and there would only be 4-5 road games a year. Might actually help our recruiting exposing the program to a lot of talented potential recruits in the southwest and Florida.
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Plus it would explain why there are only 2-3 opponents inked for ‘26, gotta keep it open for 8-9 conference games.

But will Sam Houston, Missouri State and W. Kentucky draw 40,000 fans to CE stadium? Exchange these three with the argument of ‘obscure Big Sky’ and ‘nothing in common’ opponents.
 
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While I wouldn’t like being in Conference USA cause that doesn’t give the program games against California schools. I would be happy to be FBS with an option to schedule home and homes against some MWC and PAC-12 schools with Davis as the lone FCS. I think Wood Just needs something to come out of all this now though.
 
Green Laser said:
I'm guessing that it could be like a football only invite to something like Conference USA, which won't affect the Big West for the other sports. Conference USA seems to be an entry level destination for teams moving to FBS. While it stretches across the country from Texas to Florida it wouldn't be a deal breaker for football since they fly charter and there would only be 4-5 road games a year. Might actually help our recruiting exposing the program to a lot of talented potential recruits in the southwest and Florida.
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"Part of a new FBS conference." Dr. Wood was either being vague or clumsy.

All FBS conferences require at least eight full members. If Sac State is needed to be that 8th member for say, the UAC which is seeking eventual FBS designation, then they jump in all sports.
 
jdgaucho said:
"Part of a new FBS conference." Dr. Wood was either being vague or clumsy.

All FBS conferences require at least eight full members. If Sac State is needed to be that 8th member for say, the UAC which is seeking eventual FBS designation, then they jump in all sports.
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Conference USA currently has 12 members in all sports. They are scheduled to lose UTEP to the MW and Louisiana Tech to the Sun Belt. They would still have 10 members enough to be a valid conference. They could add Sac State and Tarleton State the two FCS schools looking to move to FBS to fill in. Tarleton being in Texas is within the conference's footprint and would be a good add for all sports. Sac State is far outside the conference's footprint, closest school would be New Mexico State. I don't know the Conference's policy about adding single sport members but logistically it's clearly not in either CUSA or Sac State's interest to park all sports in CUSA. To get the conference exposed to the California Media Market and Pacific time zone would be a plus for CUSA and an invite to a FBS football conference would be a plus for Sac State.
I don't think the NCAA would allow any "new" FBS Conferences, maybe Dr. Wood was referring a conference other than the PAC12 or MWC.
 
Hornet25 said:
Conference USA rumors/hints on Twitter.
It makes sense. Orr said the school was still in discussions with the NCAA about FBS Independence. It's better to allow a conference to accept Sac than to fight the anti trust battle.

Ready for some announcement already. A year on this roller coaster has been brutal.
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I really do think we're going to get a Football only invite to C-USA very soon.
 
Haven't listened to any of the Dr. Wood interviews in the past week but I'm not buying a "new FBS" conference. Is a FBS football only conference possible? Given the pending governance changes maybe that is something on the table with the members keeping Olys in a regional conference. Still a bit of a reach IMO.

Regarding attendance in a CUSA lineup, no, no it wouldn't draw any better than the directional Idaho's that currently come to town, but it opens up the door to host regionally known programs that would sell tickets.
 
SDHornet said:
Haven't listened to any of the Dr. Wood interviews in the past week but I'm not buying a "new FBS" conference. Is a FBS football only conference possible? Given the pending governance changes maybe that is something on the table with the members keeping Olys in a regional conference. Still a bit of a reach IMO.

Regarding attendance in a CUSA lineup, no, no it wouldn't draw any better than the directional Idaho's that currently come to town, but it opens up the door to host regionally known programs that would sell tickets.
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Our $ games in this CUSA scenario would be getting much better FBS paydays early season against Big10 / ACC programs. Those turn into $1M paydays instead of $375K paydays.
In addition an FBS conference even if modest is better than FBS Indy.

As long as we can WIN enough to be Top 33% conference rank 2-3 Years then we will get invited for MWC / PAC by then with our finished Stadium, FBS Status and Large TV Mkt access.

If we somehow shock the world and win 9 games season at FBS might even get a Big12 spot to help with after dark TV option.

I was told by Dr Wood. “Exact structure of our Stadium deal will be announced soon”. I was asking him question about the T&C’s. That was his response.
 
HeavyistheClown said:
Welcome to CUSA in an off campus stadium on Wednesday night.
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This stadium is NINETY minutes away from their campus (while the on-campus facility get slight upgrades-they're keeping their track, woof!), and I have no idea what they're thinking....

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They are spending $70M to renovate the press box only behind the home side. They are adding office, and entry/fan amenities, but my lord it's going to look almost the exact same inside.

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Kadeezy said:
This stadium is NINETY minutes away from their campus (while the on-campus facility get slight upgrades-they're keeping their track!), and I have no idea what they're thinking....
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Huntsville is a tiny bedroom community to Houston, where vast majority of alumni live. It’s not like it is an obscure location.
 
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