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Message: [QUOTE="Zissou, post: 4875569, member: 7920"] C’mon guys. It’s so simple. Maybe you need a refresher course. It’s all ball bearings these days. They just have to wait out the MW conference a little to avoid the poached teams paying exit fees. Poached AAC teams have less strings attached. For 2025: 8 full member teams only, minimum conf requirement. Oregon State Washington State Rice Tulane USF Temple UMass Delaware Affiliate Football: Army (Patriot) Navy (Patriot) UConn (Big East) Nova (Big East) Then, Aug 2, 2027 the MWC invites go out to San Diego State, Fresno State, Boise State, and Colorado State. USF, Temple, UMass, and UD go to the A10 but stay as affiliate FB: Western Division: 8 full members Oregon State Washington State San Diego State Fresno State Boise State Colorado State Rice Tulane Eastern Division, 8 FB affiliates. Army - Patriot (FB only) Navy - Patriot (FB only) UConn - Big East (FB only) Nova - Big East (FB only) Temple - A10 (FB only) UMass - A10 (FB only) Delaware - A10 (FB only) USF - A10 (FB only) The PAC has a 2024 plan with a MWC contract. For 2025-2026, the PAC has 8 full members plus 4 affiliate members. It meets NCAA requirements and stays alive without stepping on its MWC commitment. For 2027 forward, 8 full members + 8 east coast affiliate members. Texas/NOLA stays west. Florida stays east. The AAC can be poached without any financial hurdles. The east coast affiliates are the Mass-NY-Phila-DC mega market plus Florida. With east coast affiliates the PAC can safely stay at 8 full members without unnecessary west coast dilution. Zags and St Mary’s are invited as members, non-football, for a 10 team basketball schedule. [/QUOTE]

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