SiouxVolley Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 http://www.lcsun-new...opping-football "I've actually had conversations with people in the Big Sky Conference," Carruthers said, referring to a league in the Football Championship Subdivision. "That's sort of a notch below in football. They're not eligible for BCS bowls. But what do you think our prospects of getting (to) a BCS bowl anytime soon will be anyway? Not great. I think there's some other conferences around, where our athletics budget would actually be at the top of the list instead of at the bottom in terms of how much money we're spending." Carruthers added, "I do know there's a limit to how much money we can spend. And that limit is probably what we're spending right now. We have to find a conference we're comfortable in financially." Garrey Carruthers, New President of NMSU Current Position, Ph.D., vice president for economic development and dean, College of Business, New Mexico State University. Maybe that's why Fullerton is talking 16 teams and also talking FBS. With NMSU and Idaho, two of the 8 needed FBS teams would be present. Fullerton and other Big Sky Presidents probably already have talked with Bresciani. Doubt Fullerton would have brought up the subject in the Herald of expansion if there wasn't interest from schools. N Colorado could get NMSU as a partner, with UND and NDSU paired. Adding NMSU would make basketball much more difficult to win, with three basketball schools, NMSU, WSU, Montana in the conference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 http://www.lcsun-new...opping-football Garrey Carruthers, New President of NMSU Current Position, Ph.D., vice president for economic development and dean, College of Business, New Mexico State University. Maybe that's why Fullerton is talking 16 teams and also talking FBS. With NMSU and Idaho, two of the 8 needed FBS teams would be present. Fullerton and other Big Sky Presidents probably already have talked with Bresciani. Doubt Fullerton would have brought up the subject in the Herald of expansion if there wasn't interest from schools. N Colorado could get NMSU as a partner, with UND and NDSU paired. Adding NMSU would make basketball much more difficult to win, with three basketball schools, NMSU, WSU, Montana in the conference. Not gonna happen, sadly. http://www.elpasotimes.com/newmexico/ci_23219566/nmsu-board-regents-reaffirm-commitment-division-i-athletics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Too bad. Once you get a taste of FBS, tough to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 Too bad. Once you get a taste of FBS, tough to go back. If Fullerton really has interest in turning the Big Sky into an FBS league, those statements about NMSU staying at the FBS level and having interest in the BIg Sky are not mutually exclusive. "We also hope to one day to have all sports as a single-conference alignment," Woods said. If NMSU gets an all sports offer from the Sun Belt (which most Sun Belt schools wouldn't vote for because of distance), then the Big Sky option dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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