WAC Collapse Imminent?

[Chex]

Seattle and Grand Canyon are off to the WCC. SFA is about to leave to the Southland. I expect the other Texas schools to leave in short order. Looks like SUU, UTU and UVU are left out.

I don’t see a football home for SUU and UTU. I don’t see Big Sky picking them up…especially SUU after leaving. Might have to be FCS Independents. Thought SUU would end up paying the piper for that move.

 

[CKS007]

And today there was an article in the Deseret News about Utah Valley and Football.

Smoke and/or fire? Saving the WAC or trying to make themselves more attractive to other conferences.

Is football still in UVU’s future? Local visionary believes so

Will Utah Valley University ever field a football team. Here’s what business visionary and UVU advocate Brandon Fugal thinks about the idea

www.deseret.com

 

[CKS007]

And the Texas schools may be the next out of the WAC.

SFA, SLC reunion could be just the start - American Press

It appears the Southland Conference is close to welcoming back a former member. And perhaps a lot more. It will make for an interesting conversation as league athletic directors meet in San Antonio this week. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Unnamed sources have...

www.americanpress.com

 

[Chex]

I have no sympathy for SUU…well maybe the fans…their President and AD made an awful decision. UTU and UVU are kind of like the last ones out in musical chairs.

 

[CKS007]

ACU is staying in the WAC. Perhaps this league can survive. With seven schools, all they need is to pull up 3-5 D2 schools and they move on.

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/big-country-politics/navigating-the-ever-changing-college-sports-landscape-acus-future-in-the-wac/

 

[oldrunner]

ACU is staying in the WAC. Perhaps this league can survive. With seven schools, all they need is to pull up 3-5 D2 schools and they move on.

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/big-country-politics/navigating-the-ever-changing-college-sports-landscape-acus-future-in-the-wac/

Sounds like the WAC is moving toward becoming a D11 conference. I think it fits them well, with their current makeup.

 

[SDHornet]

I think the WAC will hold on if ACU and Tarleton stay put. If they hold (Southland is at a 10/12 membership lineup with the SFA add) then I believe the WAC would be down to 7 full members starting in the '25-'26 year.

 

[oldrunner]

I think the WAC will hold on if ACU and Tarleton stay put. If they hold (Southland is at a 10/12 membership lineup with the SFA add) then I believe the WAC would be down to 7 full members starting in the '25-'26 year.

I also feel that they will do what ever they can to hold on. They have survived up to this point, barely. The travel in that conference is horrible. If UVU were to get a football program going, they would be a great addition to the BSC. There aren't any others that I feel fit our league right now.

 

[SDHornet]

I also feel that they will do what ever they can to hold on. They have survived up to this point, barely. The travel in that conference is horrible. If UVU were to get a football program going, they would be a great addition to the BSC. There aren't any others that I feel fit our league right now.

Ironically enough, the WAC travel gets better with Seattle leaving and UTRGV was located far to the border so they have 2 of their outliers leaving the footprint. CBU is still a ways out but travel to LA is far less cumbersome for the schools near a Texas airport hub.

I hope the BSC doesn't add any of the Utah schools. Our 10/12 set up is ideal for single bid (Oly sport) conference.

 

[CKS007]

Ironically enough, the WAC travel gets better with Seattle leaving and UTRGV was located far to the border so they have 2 of their outliers leaving the footprint. CBU is still a ways out but travel to LA is far less cumbersome for the schools near a Texas airport hub.

I hope the BSC doesn't add any of the Utah schools. Our 10/12 set up is ideal for single bid (Oly sport) conference.

Unless some BSC schools get a call up to a depleted Mountain West (FBS schools would be taken first, but BSC schools would be taken before the distant Dakotas) then I don't see any room for the WAC schools.

 

[SDHornet]

Unless some BSC schools get a call up to a depleted Mountain West (FBS schools would be taken first, but BSC schools would be taken before the distant Dakotas) then I don't see any room for the WAC schools.

Agreed.