UC Davis to MWC

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UC Davis to join Mountain West: Aggies join conference in all sports except football starting in 2026

[Matt from A700]

So weird.

Wonder if there's any interest between the MWC and any of the powerhouse FCS teams in the Dakotas/MT/ID. I know there's a big fee to jump but I figure at least one of those schools would have the ambition. And any of them would be a bigger get than UC Davis.

Hopefully Northern Illinois doesn't take the bait and wreck the MAC.

[wardly]

On 12/11/2024 at 10:28 AM, Matt from A700 said:

So weird.

Wonder if there's any interest between the MWC and any of the powerhouse FCS teams in the Dakotas/MT/ID. I know there's a big fee to jump but I figure at least one of those schools would have the ambition. And any of them would be a bigger get than UC Davis.

Hopefully Northern Illinois doesn't take the bait and wreck the MAC.

SAC St. should eventually get an invite from either the MWC or PAC 7. The Montana and Dakota schools seem happy in 1AA and the cost to move up is high when you add the NCAA $5 million upgrade fee, $2 million entry fee[ MWC] , 20 football scholarships, and stadium expansions to accommodate at least 25,000 fans. NDSU has a covered stadium that seats about 20,000 ( I didn't check the other 5 Dakota schools) so they might get a pass.

[UNTLifer]

MWC is circling the drain.

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49 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

MWC is circling the drain.

As long as the WAC exists, they will always have another conference that they can look down on.

[Matt from A700]

2 hours ago, wardly said:

SAC St. should eventually get an invite from either the MWC or PAC 7. The Montana and Dakota schools seem happy in 1AA and the cost to move up is high when you add the NCAA $5 million upgrade fee, $2 million entry fee[ MWC] , 20 football scholarships, and stadium expansions to accommodate at least 25,000 fans. NDSU has a covered stadium that seats about 20,000 ( I didn't check the other 5 Dakota schools) so they might get a pass.

Don't disagree about all the costs not being worth it, but I think that capacity requirement went down the drain when CUSA let SHSU and Kennesaw in.