WAC & Atlantic Sun merge football conferences…

[Maroon Eagle]

Not unexpected especially since they’ve had the partnership. They’re just making it officially official.



I’m just waiting on the first college marching band in the new conference to play Gershwin…

 

[Dawgg]

Wow, with plans to be FBS, too.

Here's the lineup:
Abilene Christian
Austin Peay
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky
North Alabama
Southern Utah
Stephen F. Austin
Tarleton State
Utah Tech
Texas-Rio Grande Valley

Can't believe I could be living in a time where UNA and the artist formerly known as Dixie State are freaking FBS teams in the same conference. Also, I actually didn't know Tarleton State had a proper campus. I always think of them as being totally distance/online or having local satellite campuses.

 

[dawgstudent]

The traveling costs for that conference will be unreal.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

That's a really bad decision.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

The traveling costs for that conference will be unreal.

Agreed. Which is why they're likely looking at FBS as an option: going for the pay games as a way to fund the sports programs.

That's a really bad decision.

Yeah, I can't believe that the Southland schools left for THIS?

I don't know what the deal is with the OVC but schools have jumped from it....

 

[patdog]

Agreed. Which is why they're likely looking at FBS as an option: going for the pay games as a way to fund the sports programs.
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May not be as many pay games in the future with the expanded 9-game SEC schedule and potential Big-12 expansion to 16 teams. The trend among the P5 schools is going to be more games vs P5 (or P4 depending on if/when the PAC-12 dies) and fewer against the mid-majors.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

May not be as many pay games in the future with the expanded 9-game SEC schedule and potential Big-12 expansion to 16 teams. The trend among the P5 schools is going to be more games vs P5 (or P4 depending on if/when the PAC-12 dies) and fewer against the mid-majors.

Yeah, I'm checking the Future Football Schedules site and that's what I'm seeing too.

 

[Dawgg]

The traveling costs for that conference will be unreal.

Looks like the old Sun Belt when they Idaho and New Mexico State.

 

[patdog]

Looks like the old Sun Belt when they Idaho and New Mexico State.
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There's a reason small conferences spread that far don't last.