coaching changes around FCS

[The Sicatoka]

  On 12/8/2014 at 6:59 PM, Nodak78 said:

Last year there was an article that the football had to be self funding.  They are far from being self funding.  My guess is this is an exit strategy.

 

I believe this train of thought long before "PSU to FBS".

[Tangolou]

The PSU football program is on its way out. Idaho's football program is on a path back to the Big Sky. If and when that happens the commissioners plan would be to drop Cal Poly and Cal Davis also and then add USD, SDSU and NDSU making it a 14 team league split East and West. I'm not saying that's going to happen, just saying it's been discussed. But at the very least the PSU football program has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel!

[Woden]

  On 12/8/2014 at 7:39 PM, Tangolou said:

The PSU football program is on its way out. Idaho's football program is on a path back to the Big Sky. If and when that happens the commissioners plan would be to drop Cal Poly and Cal Davis also and then add USD, SDSU and NDSU making it a 14 team league split East and West. I'm not saying that's going to happen, just saying it's been discussed. But at the very least the PSU football program has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel!

 

 

Like the idea, but why would NDSU/SDSU leave Missouri Valley?

[Tangolou]

The selling point would be to give their other sports a solid conference. Again I'm not saying it's going to happen, I just know it's been talked about. I like the idea also but I'm sure it would be a tough sell in Fargo.

[UND-1]

  On 12/8/2014 at 7:39 PM, Tangolou said:

The PSU football program is on its way out. Idaho's football program is on a path back to the Big Sky. If and when that happens the commissioners plan would be to drop Cal Poly and Cal Davis also and then add USD, SDSU and NDSU making it a 14 team league split East and West. I'm not saying that's going to happen, just saying it's been discussed. But at the very least the PSU football program has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel!

 

What are Poly and Davis going to do?  Be independent?

[southpaw]

  On 12/8/2014 at 7:39 PM, Tangolou said:

The PSU football program is on its way out. Idaho's football program is on a path back to the Big Sky. If and when that happens the commissioners plan would be to drop Cal Poly and Cal Davis also and then add USD, SDSU and NDSU making it a 14 team league split East and West. I'm not saying that's going to happen, just saying it's been discussed. But at the very least the PSU football program has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel!

 

The Big 12 is looking at adding Colorado State and one other team (I'm hearing UCF) which would leave an open spot in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West.  Idaho could be an option, although Boise will likely fight that.

[bincitysioux]

The Big 12 has been busy in the last 24 hours.  Depending on who you believe, they are looking at BYU, Colorado St., Cincinnati, Memphis, UCF, USF, SMU, Houston, or San Jose St.

[TBR]

I don't see the Big Sky approaching USD about membership.

[BigGame]

  On 12/8/2014 at 10:38 PM, bincitysioux said:

The Big 12 has been busy in the last 24 hours.  Depending on who you believe, they are looking at BYU, Colorado St., Cincinnati, Memphis, UCF, USF, SMU, Houston, or San Jose St.

I would be shocked if they are looking at Houston.  It has been a sore spot for years with UH people and I think UT doesn't want them in. 

[JohnboyND7]

  On 12/9/2014 at 12:45 AM, TBR said:

I don't see the Big Sky approaching USD about membership.

And why not? Because they ended up in a different conference?

That said, I don't see any of the Dakota schools moving

[Westside]

Wow. Per Football Scoop Bo Pelini to Youngstown St.

http://footballscoop.com/news/bo-pelini-set-become-next-head-coach-youngstown-state/

[Hambone]

Bo Pelini going to Youngstown State?? Wow!

[andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!!]

  On 12/10/2014 at 3:29 AM, Hambone said:

Bo Pelini going to Youngstown State?? Wow!

Wow quite the coup by them.

[SiouxVolley]

  On 12/10/2014 at 3:29 AM, Westside said:

Wow. Per Football Scoop Bo Pelini to Youngstown St.

http://footballscoop.com/news/bo-pelini-set-become-next-head-coach-youngstown-state/

Pelini will still make his $3 mill / yr courtesy of Nebraska and it doesn't cost YSU much.  I bet YSU Pres Jim Tressel gets YSU in the Sun Belt and goes FBS.  He has the coaching star power for that now.

[Nodak78]

Surprised Montana did take a run at Bo. 

[Nodak78]

  On 12/10/2014 at 3:51 AM, SiouxVolley said:

Pelini will still make his $3 mill / yr courtesy of Nebraska and it doesn't cost YSU much.  I bet YSU Pres Jim Tressel gets YSU in the Sun Belt and goes FBS.  He has the coaching star power for that now.

Yep that is the angle.

[MoSiouxFan]

  On 12/10/2014 at 3:53 AM, Nodak78 said:

Yep that is the angle.

Perhaps that possibility is what helped attract Pelini to YSU.

[MafiaMan]

  On 12/9/2014 at 3:29 PM, BigGame said:

I would be shocked if they are looking at Houston. It has been a sore spot for years with UH people and I think UT doesn't want them in.

Houston has a brand-new stadium and some history from the old SWC...why wouldn't UH be a good fit in the Big XII?

[MafiaMan]

  On 12/8/2014 at 6:53 PM, andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! said:

Either that or FBS but they are still a year away and not ready to start pouring in the big dollars.

Portland State plotting a move to FBS...

 

 

HUH?

[nosidel]

  On 12/10/2014 at 3:53 AM, Nodak78 said:

Yep that is the angle.

 

Still seems like a poor career move for Bo. I believe it when I see it.

[Hambone]

Not FCS, but Gary Andersen is leaving Wisco to coach at Oregon State.  Another WOW.

[Westside]

Quite a few reports & tweets out there that Bo Pelini is not going to YSU & the Football Scoop report was incorrect.

http://wkbn.com/2014/12/10/ysu-refutes-pelini-coaching-rumors/

 

Interesting to see how this all shakes out...

[UND92,96]

Rumor has it Montana is going to hire Bob Stitt from Colorado Mines.

[BigGame]

  On 12/10/2014 at 5:51 PM, MafiaMan said:

Houston has a brand-new stadium and some history from the old SWC...why wouldn't UH be a good fit in the Big XII?

I am not positive on all the reasons but I know UT has blocked them getting in previously.  I think some at UT might think it will make pulling the best recruits out of Houston more difficult.  UH is a commuter school so it really doesn't have a very good "college" atmosphere and I doubt Houston in the Big 12 would hurt schools like UT when it comes to recruiting but you never know. 

[MafiaMan]

  On 12/11/2014 at 8:52 PM, BigGame said:

I am not positive on all the reasons but I know UT has blocked them getting in previously. I think some at UT might think it will make pulling the best recruits out of Houston more difficult. UH is a commuter school so it really doesn't have a very good "college" atmosphere and I doubt Houston in the Big 12 would hurt schools like UT when it comes to recruiting but you never know.

Lots of politics with this stuff...had it not been for Ann Richards and other Baylor alum politicians back in the day, the Bears would have never gotten into the Big XII.