Dave Schultz says maybe
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Dave Schultz says maybe
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LOL!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
Click bait at its finest.
I think it’s real smoke. The PAC wants a Texas presence.
Let me ask you this, what exactly does Texas St bring to the table that maybe a San Jose St doesn't? Yes, they are a large university and have quality academics but what is their market? They can't deliver San Antoinio any more so than UTSA and they certainly can't deliver the Austin market. They have no long-term history of successful football or mbb at this time, so what is their value to the PAC 12. Memphis would certainly have the money to absorb the travel cost if the conference would like to stretch East. There are several others, but I can't imagine Texas St. is any serious conversation with the PAC 12 any more than Arkansas St was with the Big 12 during expansion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Buds
UNT and SMU makes way more sense than Texas State. PAC has plenty of leverage money.
SMU is in the ACC. UNT is a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
They bring Texas size potential and good diamond spots. Plus, they’re en vogue at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT
I agree…Louisiana would be a better option.
Shoot, I'm not even considering UL. Our budget probably doesn't meet their criteria and there is no way that our leadership in the AD and President will want the travel cost associated considering the long-term view that we will end up in a larger G5 conference eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Buds
Now, if it was a football only conference, that may change my view, but we would have to find another home for all our other sports.
Let's see. SBC would kick us out. SLC is hot garbage. CUSA might take us. AAC would not take us. A-Sun would take us. I would make a play for MVC membership.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT
Football in the PAC and other sports in the Missouri Valley sounds real nice.
Texas State has 40k students, facilities on par or better than most G5, $350m endowment, and is 30 miles from Austin..
Austin is completely full and San Marcos is exploding.
The fact that anyone here is downplaying their prospects is laughable.
San Marcos is also mid-way between Austin and San Antonio and has access to both markets. Texas State seems to have emerged due to its success last year and projected strength this year. Conferences seem to make moves based on immediate successes and perceived markets.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaxmc1023
Where does that put Lafayette? It is in between Baton Rouge and Lake Charles similarly to San Marcos to Austin and San Antonio. How is the Lafayette market being exposed? Combing Acadiana with LC and BR paints a much different picture. If Austin with UT can be used for Texas State, certainly Baton Rouge with LSU can be used by UL. A larger market size will make UL more attractive.
Texas State is emerging because they have a ton of money with potential for way more, while being in a honey hole TV marketQuote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
Being between LC and BR is not even CLOSE to Texas State's situation. Also San Marcos is projected to double in pop, and while Lafayette might be growing, it ain't growing THAT much
And none of this is to say that TX St is some great school... they're just lucky enough to have all the glitter and gold that the NCAA, ESPN, and larger conferences value the most
Both of these are a stretch that only a homer can really believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
I believe, but this is a hard (impossible) sell to everyone else.
I acknowledge all you posted above, and yet two factors remain. The fact that Texas State has a presence in the Austin Market #39 and San Antonio Market #32 means very little at this point because Conference Realignment today is about Football BRAND, and no longer just about markets. It's become about survival now for the next classification.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaxmc1023
As for their Markets, Texas owns the Austin market. And Texas State shares the San Antonio Market with Texas, Texas A&M and UTSA. Do you want to discuss where they rank in viewing ratings per home in the San Antonio Market? North Texas and Georgia State all have presence in large markets and yet they are still sitting there after constant speculation about them being on the radar.
I don't know where Texas State will be in 10 years, but I do know their Football Brand has little value at this time to the new PAC 12. And make no mistake about it, the current Conference realignment is about Football, Football and Football.
Texas State's record in the FBS since 2012 is 50-98, No Conference Championships and 1 Bowl Game. That is their Football Brand.
And no one is talking about it, but the PAC 12 is targeting Stanford and California to return because their current alignment with the ACC will probably be a short-term arrangement with Clemson, Miami and Florida State looking to leverage their positions for the next realignment and reclassification.
So yes, I think it is laughable that Texas State is being mentioned by anonymous media sources with agendas. Who knows what will happen a decade from now.
I'm hearing that from other people as well. They will not go beyond 10 total members right now, waiting for them to return.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT