If I'm the WAC, instead of wasting my time with all these Texas schools, I take SUU and Dixie State (I think that second one is already done, except the WAC's football status isn't settled yet) and then try to negotiate for the rest of the southern half of the already ridiculously bloated Big Sky. If SUU can bolt to the WAC, then Northern Arizona, Weber State, Northern Colorado, and maybe Sacramento State could be convinced. Big Sky football-only members Cal Poly and UC-Davis might be tempted to leave the Big West and bring their whole shows to a new WAC. Of course, this would disrupt the current, non-football WAC members, but they could be spun-off into another new non-football conference. I just think that with money being such an issue in FCS, conferences should be looking to reduce their travel footprints as much as possible.
Anything on West Texas A&M? They could be the carrot to get the Southland schools to join. There is smoke there that they will jump to D1 since they are not happy with D2 leadership. They used to be in the same conference with New Mexico State in the Border and MVC before they dropped to D2.
If I'm the WAC, instead of wasting my time with all these Texas schools, I take SUU and Dixie State (I think that second one is already done, except the WAC's football status isn't settled yet) and then try to negotiate for the rest of the southern half of the already ridiculously bloated Big Sky. If SUU can bolt to the WAC, then Northern Arizona, Weber State, Northern Colorado, and maybe Sacramento State could be convinced. Big Sky football-only members Cal Poly and UC-Davis might be tempted to leave the Big West and bring their whole shows to a new WAC. Of course, this would disrupt the current, non-football WAC members, but they could be spun-off into another new non-football conference. I just think that with money being such an issue in FCS, conferences should be looking to reduce their travel footprints as much as possible.
What the hell is wrong with James Madison?
Anything on West Texas A&M? They could be the carrot to get the Southland schools to join. There is smoke there that they will jump to D1 since they are not happy with D2 leadership. They used to be in the same conference with New Mexico State in the Border and MVC before they dropped to D2.