Conference Realignments - Take 2

[SWSiouxMN]

Who knew that the WAC would outlast C-USA. 

 

[SWSiouxMN]

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

where u at umass uconn?

[zonadub]

5 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

where u at umass uconn?

Left out in the cold. Not southern enough  

 

Happy for New Mexico State to finally get an FBS home.
Sam Houston never really even slowed down going through the WAC.

 

So now, both Sam Houston and James Madison are leaving FCS. Do the northern schools have aspirations, or are they all willing to maintain the status quo?

[Siouxperfan7]

The dominos are falling.  What will happen in the next year in college football is anyone's guess.  Crazy times

[SiouxHawkGuy]

UND should be in the FBS

[Kab]

13 hours ago, zonadub said:

Left out in the cold. Not southern enough  

 

Happy for New Mexico State to finally get an FBS home.
Sam Houston never really even slowed down going through the WAC.

 

So now, both Sam Houston and James Madison are leaving FCS. Do the northern schools have aspirations, or are they all willing to maintain the status quo?

I think NDSU is getting nervous with top rated FCS schools leaving

the only way I see this working is with a split of MVFC and Big sky to form the northern lights football conference for FBS, problem will be money and adding more women’s sports 

Big boy football will split off soon anyway with maybe 4 super football conferences 

 

[The Sicatoka]

13 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

where u at umass uconn?

Geography says the northeast. It also says not in C-USA. They're looking south and closer to what remnants remain. 

[The Sicatoka]

If Bill Chaves is as was advertised, yeah, the home front ain't looking so great right now, but there is opportunity to create the "western MAC". It would take someone with connections to both the Summit/MVFC and the northern tier of the Big Sky.

[LDL]

it seems like a few years ago when realignment for the Dakota/Montana schools was discussed there was the issue of (possibly from the Montana schools) having a southern or at least California presence for recruiting.  I know the Montana schools usually have a decent number of Cali players on their teams.  Would this be an issue going forward and if so, which other schools would be good for the conference?  

[gfhockey]

7 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

If Bill Chaves is as was advertised, yeah, the home front ain't looking so great right now, but there is opportunity to create the "western MAC". It would take someone with connections to both the Summit/MVFC and the northern tier of the Big Sky.

Chaves hasn’t done !@#$

 

faison at least was forward minded and understood what was going on

[FightingSU]

On 1/23/2020 at 12:20 PM, SiouxVolley said:

Interesting the Iowa AD Gary Barta, an NDSU alum, is the new chairman of the CFP committee.  He will give NDSU all kinds of slack when they go FBS with a new conference..

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28537890/three-added-college-football-playoff-selection-committee-iowa-ad-gary-barta-new-chair

wishful thinking to think NDSU will even go FBS much less compete in it at the CFP level....

[The Sicatoka]

Anyone know if Chaves went to Nashville?

Would've been smart to go and try to meet some of the folks at Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro*). MTSU with LaTech, FIU, UTEP, and WKU are the dying embers of C-USA. Yeah, they're going after NMSU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, and Sam Houston. 

But should C-USA look to bolster, creating a northern tier/division would be a future lifeline. 

 

*Drove through part of the MTSU campus the other day on the way to some little town, Lynch-something, vague recollections of what's there. 

[The Sicatoka]

13 minutes ago, LDL said:

it seems like a few years ago when realignment for the Dakota/Montana schools was discussed there was the issue of (possibly from the Montana schools) having a southern or at least California presence for recruiting.  I know the Montana schools usually have a decent number of Cali players on their teams.  Would this be an issue going forward and if so, which other schools would be good for the conference?  

Dare the Montanas/Idaho risk not making a move if the Dakotas did. 

[gfhockey]

6 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Anyone know if Chaves went to Nashville?

Would've been smart to go and try to meet some of the folks at Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro*). MTSU with LaTech, FIU, UTEP, and WKU are the dying embers of C-USA. Yeah, they're going after NMSU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, and Sam Houston. 

But should C-USA look to bolster, creating a northern tier/division would be a future lifeline. 

 

*Drove through part of the MTSU campus the other day on the way to some little town, Lynch-something, vague recollections of what's there. 

Chaves wouldn’t miss a hockey game if we were in football semi fjnals

[UND1983]

10 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Anyone know if Chaves went to Nashville?

Would've been smart to go and try to meet some of the folks at Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro*). MTSU with LaTech, FIU, UTEP, and WKU are the dying embers of C-USA. Yeah, they're going after NMSU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, and Sam Houston. 

But should C-USA look to bolster, creating a northern tier/division would be a future lifeline. 

 

*Drove through part of the MTSU campus the other day on the way to some little town, Lynch-something, vague recollections of what's there. 

He skipped homecoming for a two-game series in October at f*%king Quinnipiac.  Let that sink in

[The Sicatoka]

Trying to track ... only noting conferences with changes ... 

Big 12
Subtractions: Oklahoma, Texas

Additions: BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston

Future look (12): Baylor, BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia

SEC
Subtractions: none

Additions: Oklahoma, Texas

Future look (16): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

American
Subtractions: Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston

Additions: Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, Texas-San Antonio

Future look (14): Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane, Tulsa

Sun Belt

Sun Belt subtractions: none

Sun Belt additions: Southern Miss, Old Dominion, Marshall

Sun Belt future look (13): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy

Rumor (10/29/21): Add James Madison 

Conference USA
C-USA subtractions: Alabama-Birmingham, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, Texas-San Antonio.

C-USA additions: none

C-USA future look (5): Florida International, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, UTEP, Western Kentucky

Rumor (11/2/21): Add Liberty (indy), NMSU (indy), SHSU (FCS), Jacksonville State (FCS) 

 

No changes: B1G, ACC, PAC-12, MAC, MWC.

[Kab]

You jump up and your schedule is controlled by tv also

how many out of Towners   are able to do a Tuesday or Thursday game 

[The Sicatoka]

5 minutes ago, Kab said:

You jump up and your schedule is controlled by tv also

how many out of Towners   are able to do a Tuesday or Thursday game 

About as many as you see on those current Tue/Thu football games.  

[Rick]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Anyone know if Chaves went to Nashville?

 

If he was he kept a very low profile.  We talked to Andy Armacost and the First Lady several times along Broadway.  But I don’t remember seeing Chaves at any of the events or walking downtown.

Even your buddy, Phil Harmeson.  Disappointed that there were no Sicatonka sightings though.  ☹️

[The Sicatoka]

Just now, Rick said:

If he was he kept a very low profile.  We talked to Andy Armacost and the First Lady several times along Broadway.  But I don’t remember seeing Chaves at any of the events or walking downtown.

Even your buddy, Phil Harmeson.  Disappointed that there were no Sicatoka sightings though.  ☹️

The Sicatoka is not real; it is an artificial intelligence, so it is and was everywhere ... 

[zonadub]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Dare the Montanas/Idaho risk not making a move if the Dakotas did. 

Somebody needs to be the leader.

[Rick]

24 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

The Sicatoka is not real; it is an artificial intelligence, so it is and was everywhere ... 

Well, then The Sicatoka should have been in the ref's ear when he gave Penn State a 2 man advantage on a bogus call.  

[The Sicatoka]

Missed this rumor: Middle Tennessee State and Western Kentucky are claimed going to the MAC. 

That would kick C-USA down to three (FIU, LaTech, UTEP). C-USA would need the four (Liberty, NMSU, SHSU, Jacksonville State) just to maintain a pulse. 

 

Under that (C-USA 3 + 4) scenario, C-USA almost has to figure out how to get back to a viable number. A northern branch of seven or so to make 14 in the conference would get C-USA off life support. 

[The Sicatoka]

6 minutes ago, Rick said:

Well, then The Sicatoka should have been in the ref's ear when he gave Penn State a 2 man advantage on a bogus call.  

Intelligence only works on other intelligence.

The AI found none to connect with inside the referee's helmet.