Conference realignment again????

[RedTails]

Well, this thread about conference realignment certainly went off the rails.

I’ll say this… And I haven’t talked to any birdies…. If the mountain west has an opening, do not be surprised if Texas State is a player.

Texas State exits.

La Tech enters?

[BabbForHeisman]

Texas State exits.

La Tech enters?

And then everyone throws up

[RaginDave]

Well, this thread about conference realignment certainly went off the rails.

I’ll say this… And I haven’t talked to any birdies…. If the mountain west has an opening, do not be surprised if Texas State is a player.

That would be terribly dissapointing but it might open up an opportunity for the SBC West to become even more regionally specific. My first thought would be for the SBC to put all of their eggs in the UAB basket, but that might not even be something UAB would entertain considering they just had the opportunity to move to the AAC, which they feel is a better conference today then the SBC.

That would then open up the dreaded conversation that no one on this site wants to discuss and that is either FCS callups, or CUSA friends who pizzed in our Cheerios including the most dreaded of all conversations.....The Bulldog Killers. Their is no doubt that UAB would be the most advantageous partner but when you start going down the list of potential replacements for Texas State that opens up names most of us don't want to speak about.

Sam Houston
La Tech
Middle
McNeese
Western Kentucky
Jacksonvile State

The other option would be to add another team to the EAST, heaven forbid a Liberty and then move someone from the East to the West.

I for one, would rather Texas State stay in the SBC rather than move to the MWC, but I do see how they would be a player in that conversation, it just depends on how many teams the MWC look to add. I do think they would be in the top couple of teams the MWC would consider, so if they go deeper than 1, then I think for sure they would be in the mix.

[RedTails]

And then everyone throws up

Would be worth it just to see them have to go play ULM at their place every other year.

Depending on how many MWC "move up" to what's left of PAC, does La Tech make a pitch for WAC version 2?

[RaginDave]

It looks like the shoe is dropping, the PAC 12 is now talking about expansion, to me I think that means SDSU, Fresno and Boise are #1 options for them. Geographically it makes sense as well as the best competition options for them. When this happens, that means that our friends at Texas State will be called, specifically because I think, the 4 corner schools with Colorado (Utah, Arizona and Arizona State) will be next to join the Big 12.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...de571961d&ei=8

[BabbForHeisman]

That would be terribly dissapointing but it might open up an opportunity for the SBC West to become even more regionally specific. My first thought would be for the SBC to put all of their eggs in the UAB basket, but that might not even be something UAB would entertain considering they just had the opportunity to move to the AAC, which they feel is a better conference today then the SBC.

That would then open up the dreaded conversation that no one on this site wants to discuss and that is either FCS callups, or CUSA friends who pizzed in our Cheerios including the most dreaded of all conversations.....The Bulldog Killers. Their is no doubt that UAB would be the most advantageous partner but when you start going down the list of potential replacements for Texas State that opens up names most of us don't want to speak about.

Sam Houston
La Tech
Middle
McNeese
Western Kentucky
Jacksonvile State

The other option would be to add another team to the EAST, heaven forbid a Liberty and then move someone from the East to the West.

I for one, would rather Texas State stay in the SBC rather than move to the MWC, but I do see how they would be a player in that conversation, it just depends on how many teams the MWC look to add. I do think they would be in the top couple of teams the MWC would consider, so if they go deeper than 1, then I think for sure they would be in the mix.

The other advantage of UAB is that it allows the conference to set up UL/USM and ULM/Ark State as natural rivalry games

[RaginDave]

It looks like the shoe is dropping, the PAC 12 is now talking about expansion, to me I think that means SDSU, Fresno and Boise are #1 options for them. Geographically it makes sense as well as the best competition options for them. When this happens, that means that our friends at Texas State will be called, specifically because I think, the 4 corner schools with Colorado (Utah, Arizona and Arizona State) will be next to join the Big 12.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...de571961d&ei=8

There is alot of jockeying for position at this point. There is a possibilty that Tech would consider that move to the WAC 2.0, but I think they would rather make a huge push to join the SBC first. Again, my hope would be UAB, but I think Tech is the most logical choice. UGH!!!!!

[RaginDave]

This article list the top options to replace Colorado, again, depending on what happens with the other 4 corner schools, all of these guys could be in play.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...dc21d8197&ei=8

Colorado State
Fresno State
Boise State
San Diego State
SMU
UNLV

[shof]

Would be worth it just to see them have to go play ULM at their place every other year.

Depending on how many MWC "move up" to what's left of PAC, does La Tech make a pitch for WAC version 2?

Or they make the pitch for MWC, even if unlikely they’d get in. I don’t see them interested in WAC2.

[cajunfan96]

There is alot of jockeying for position at this point. There is a possibilty that Tech would consider that move to the WAC 2.0, but I think they would rather make a huge push to join the SBC first. Again, my hope would be UAB, but I think Tech is the most logical choice. UGH!!!!!

No La Technical School! I would Take Sam Houston before them!