The Sicatoka Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 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 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 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 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 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 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 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 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 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 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 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 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 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 Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 I don't see the Big Sky approaching USD about membership.
BigGame Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 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 Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 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 1
Westside Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Wow. Per Football Scoop Bo Pelini to Youngstown St. http://footballscoop.com/news/bo-pelini-set-become-next-head-coach-youngstown-state/
andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Bo Pelini going to Youngstown State?? Wow! Wow quite the coup by them.
SiouxVolley Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 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 Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 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 Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Yep that is the angle.Perhaps that possibility is what helped attract Pelini to YSU.
MafiaMan Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 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 Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 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? 1
nosidel Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Yep that is the angle. Still seems like a poor career move for Bo. I believe it when I see it.
Hambone Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Not FCS, but Gary Andersen is leaving Wisco to coach at Oregon State. Another WOW.
Westside Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 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 Posted December 11, 2014 Author Posted December 11, 2014 Rumor has it Montana is going to hire Bob Stitt from Colorado Mines.
BigGame Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 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 Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 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.
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