Sorta.
Agree with UNLV and Wyoming. In no particular order to add a few more:
Nevada
North Dakota St/ North Dakota
South Dakota St/ South Dakota
New Mexico St/ New Mexico
Idaho
At least they have options now. Not great ones but options.
Would be nice if they could get Cal and Stanford back... Utah State, Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico would be fine... I just really like conferences to have regional teams even though that dinosaur is dead.
I'll be shocked if those Big 10/12 jumpers stay for very long because the travel time & it's affects on all parties involved will take it's toll. Eventually, the impact on the student athletes will run its course. And it will be an extremely costly recruiting disadvantage.
It's sexy to travel across country right now. It won't be. It's just a matter of time.
Fans like to follow their teams. This crap has made it impossible....money over fans.I'll be shocked if those Big 10/12 jumpers stay for very long because the travel time & it's affects on all parties involved will take it's toll. Eventually, the impact on the student athletes will run its course. And it will be an extremely costly recruiting disadvantage.
It's sexy to travel across country right now. It won't be. It's just a matter of time.
Brandon. That interesting. You know. I would rather ride in a nice big roomy coach than fly...It's really hard to imagine that they will be able to do it without cutting multiple programs at some point... Even a school like auburn with SEC money was bussing their football players in some cases instead of flying them (under Greene's watch) because they needed to pinch the pennies. Some of those sports-hating academic watch hawks in high places at Cal and Stanford are going to flip their shit when they see the overall travel expenses for the athletic department in a few months...
It's really hard to imagine that they will be able to do it without cutting multiple programs at some point... Even a school like auburn with SEC money was bussing their football players in some cases instead of flying them (under Greene's watch) because they needed to pinch the pennies. Some of those sports-hating academic watch hawks in high places at Cal and Stanford are going to flip their shit when they see the overall travel expenses for the athletic department in a few months...
That would be interesting if Cal and Stanford reversed course after just one season and went back to the Pac-12. Although, I'm sure the ACC would fight tooth and nail to prevent 2 of it's 3 new members from bolting. It's strange though. Teams on the West Coast, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. There is just something kind of bonkers about a team from Blacksburg, Virginia playing in Palo Alto, Ca. in a regular season conference gameWould be nice if they could get Cal and Stanford back... Utah State, Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico would be fine... I just really like conferences to have regional teams even though that dinosaur is dead.