So much for MVFC realignment

[Newsbreaker]

The WAC is reportedly considering targeting Montana, UC-Davis and Cal-Poly for expansion in all sports.

[pantherclaw]

Re: So much for MVFC realignment

The WAC is reportedly considering targeting Montana, UC-Davis and Cal-Poly for expansion in all sports.

Wow the WAC is desperate but I guess when you are facing absolute irrelevance, anybody looks go.
But if Montana leaves, that levels the Big Sky out, and I would think if Cal-Poly and Davis move up to full FBS then that leaves UND,USD, and SUU looking for a conference, maybe kick YSU out of the MVFC and add the Dakotas?

USD
UND
SDSU
SIU
MSU
ILSU
INS
NDSU
UNI
WIU
YSU(maybe)


Here is a thought to mull on, would the MVFC/you like to see the Valley target D-II schools such as Northwest Missouri State/Grand Valley State? Promise them membership in the conference upon transition to D-I?


Andrea Adelson's ESPN blog mentions texas State possibly for the WAC.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/po...c-will-survive

Article from mercury news mentions Sac State, UC Davis, and Poly, and mentions Montana as prospective candidate(these are just highlights)
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/college...eleconference/

[TravelingPanther]

Re: So much for MVFC realignment

Everything at this point is a guess. I would be surprised to see some of those schools move up to the WAC.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: So much for MVFC realignment

I will be stunned if Montana moves. They know what they've got. In fact, they would have to undertake another stadium expansion, iirc.

I expect Texas State to go.

[06panther10]

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The WAC is now worse than the sunbelt.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: So much for MVFC realignment

The WAC is now worse than the sunbelt.

And I'm not sure the MWC has gotten better. Losing BYU and Utah while only gaining BSU makes it a Big 1, Little 11 league and probably ends any BCS auto-bid dreams.

[06panther10]

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I know it. Boise has to be kicking themselves. They left the WAC for what they thought was a near BCS level conference, and now they won't have Utah or BYU, and will add Fresno and Nevada. Essentially, they are still in the WAC...

[TravelingPanther]

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This whole shakedown is going to take a while.

[UNIAlum95]

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I will be stunned if Montana moves. They know what they've got. In fact, they would have to undertake another stadium expansion, iirc.

I expect Texas State to go.

Yeah, I don't see a big push by Montana for FBS or they'd have done it a while ago.

Texas State will go as soon as they can. UTSA is another that will go FBS as soon as possible.

[georgeW]

Re: So much for MVFC realignment

Whatever Chuck and Pat want to do is ok with me.

[run&blade]

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Minnesota Duluth won a Div II title a couple of years ago, maybe they are thinking about moving up to I-AA.

[Newsbreaker]

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Minnesota Duluth won a Div II title a couple of years ago, maybe they are thinking about moving up to I-AA.

I'm waiting for NDSU to finally move all the way to D-I. They're pretty excited about their D-II success, however.

[CincyPanther88]

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I'm waiting for NDSU to finally move all the way to D-I. They're pretty excited about their D-II success, however.

Yeah, but then they will complain about not being in the BCS.

[GoCatz!]

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Yeah, but then they will complain about not being in the BCS.

Nah...with those financial resources and gridiron dominance, they will follow the Notre Dame and BYU path of being independent...hell, they'll probably strike a TV deal with Fox, ABC & CBS so if you don't have cable you are stuck watching Notre Dame on one channel and NDSU on the 3 others........

[Luther_Heggs]

Re: So much for MVFC realignment

We can ridicule other teams all we want...but we had a board of trustees seriously looking to see if Division II would be a better financial fit for UNI.