Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[WrenchFan69]

I may be changing my mind here on who I want in the PAC with us. Texas St has a bunch of positives, but I just really like UTEP. I wonder if separating them from NM State could be a problem? Maybe PAC gets UTEP, Texas St stays in the Sun Belt, Sac St moves up to join the MWC with NM St?

 

[UConn Dan]

Locking in my prediction:

Texas State > PAC
UTEP and NMSU > MW
UConn football only > PAC
Gonzaga basketball et al > PAC

UConn annual basketball game with Gonzaga plus one additional PAC game.

No or limited exit fee for us.

Done by Friday night.

 

[Tdaley]

Locking in my prediction:

Texas State > PAC
UTEP and NMSU > MW
UConn football only > PAC
Gonzaga basketball et al > PAC

UConn annual basketball game with Gonzaga plus one additional PAC game.

No or limited exit fee for us.

Done by Friday night.

I wouldn’t hate this!

 

[WrenchFan69]

Locking in my prediction:

Texas State > PAC
UTEP and NMSU > MW
UConn football only > PAC
Gonzaga basketball et al > PAC

UConn annual basketball game with Gonzaga plus one additional PAC game.

No or limited exit fee for us.

Done by Friday night.

I'd sign up for that in a heartbeat

 

[Kembafan]

“Want” to only add one more member or “can’t”?

PAC needs one more full member and MWC needs two. Where are all these programs gonna come from? Western block of Sun Belt I guess? Are they gonna wanna leave to join the giant cluster that these two leagues have created?

Move up a bunch of FCS schools?

What a mess.

Mess is right. Now there’s two unstable conferences out west. Ridiculous. All of this is being determined by the timing of contracts and exit fees, which is wild to think about. It’s even conceivable that the pac12 would’ve gotten a much better media deal if their media contract expired after this year instead of last, and nobody would’ve defected.

 

[Chonky]

Locking in my prediction:

Texas State > PAC
UTEP and NMSU > MW
UConn football only > PAC
Gonzaga basketball et al > PAC

UConn annual basketball game with Gonzaga plus one additional PAC game.

No or limited exit fee for us.

Done by Friday night.

No one wants 8. No stability.

Texas St and UTEP to PAC
NMSU and a Dakota FCS to MWC

—Pause—

PAC wants Gonzaga as a 10th all sport member. With us to complement as a FB tenth. Gonzaga balks cuz this PAC ain’t what they envisioned. This drags out awhile.

MWC sits awhile cuz they have no choice. It’s really not an attractive conference anymore for an upgrade for, say, NIU.

Eventually they both get to 10 somehow. 50/50 it involves us and Gonzaga.

 

[BlueHen]

Locking in my prediction:

Texas State > PAC
UTEP and NMSU > MW
UConn football only > PAC
Gonzaga basketball et al > PAC

UConn annual basketball game with Gonzaga plus one additional PAC game.

No or limited exit fee for us.

Done by Friday night.

Works for me.

I like the cut of your jib.

 

[shizzle787]

Locking in my prediction:

Texas State > PAC
UTEP and NMSU > MW
UConn football only > PAC
Gonzaga basketball et al > PAC

UConn annual basketball game with Gonzaga plus one additional PAC game.

No or limited exit fee for us.

Done by Friday night.

The fourth one in the parlay I'm not buying. I don't think Gonzaga looks the Pac-12 and jumps.

 

[WrenchFan69]

No one wants 8. No stability.

Texas St and UTEP to PAC
NMSU and a Dakota FCS to MWC

—Pause—

PAC wants Gonzaga as a 10th all sport member. With us to complement as a FB tenth. Gonzaga balks cuz this PAC ain’t what they envisioned. This drags out awhile.

MWC sits awhile cuz they have no choice. It’s really not an attractive conference anymore for an upgrade for, say, NIU.

Eventually they both get to 10 somehow. 50/50 it involves us and Gonzaga.

I think the PAC wants 8 + us and Gonzaga, giving 8 conference games for football and 16 for basketball.

 

[UConn Dan]

The fourth one in the parlay I'm not buying. I don't think Gonzaga looks the Pac-12 and jumps.

Agree that’s the toughest call from the outside but Brett McMurphy/Action Network are sticking by their source and reporting that Gonzaga to PAC is done deal so there’s that gnawing at me.

 

[shizzle787]

Agree that’s the toughest call from the outside but Brett McMurphy/Action Network are sticking by their source and reporting that Gonzaga to PAC is done deal so there’s that gnawing at me.

The Gonzaga AD shooting it down directly makes me think it's not going to happen.

 

[WrenchFan69]

The Gonzaga AD shooting it down directly makes me think it's not going to happen.

The Gonzaga AD said "the reporting was inaccurate" when the question was "are you going to the PAC." That's as non-committal as it gets. Likely just not in a position to announce it, rather than it not happening.

 

[WrenchFan69]

 

[UConn Dan]

The Gonzaga AD shooting it down directly makes me think it's not going to happen.

My take is that they were going PAC 12 but still attempting one last swing at Big 12.

 

[Chonky]

My take is that they were going PAC 12 but still attempting one last swing at Big 12.

Hmmm
Sounds familiar.

 

[Drew]

My take is that they were going PAC 12 but still attempting one last swing at Big 12.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Locking in my prediction:

Texas State > PAC
UTEP and NMSU > MW
UConn football only > PAC
Gonzaga basketball et al > PAC

UConn annual basketball game with Gonzaga plus one additional PAC game.

No or limited exit fee for us.

Done by Friday night.

Hope so by Friday. Not sure how much longer my bender can go without calling in the EMTs.

 

[ZooCougar]

My take is that they were going PAC 12 but still attempting one last swing at Big 12.

Or they want the PAC 12 to pay the exit fee.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

If discussions with Texas St are really going on, it would not surprise me to see UTSA reconsider. I imagine the Pac-(whatever number) is advantageous over the AAC and UTSA likely would not be happy ceding an advantage to Texas St.

I could even see both joining the Pac together if things fell into place correctly.

I'm pretty sure that in Texas, the university endowment is pooled for all public state universities and UT Austin is basically in charge of the funds (with limitations on what they can do). There are always political moves when it comes to discretionary use so if a sufficient number of state politicians view this as an opportunity to advance both schools the money may appear.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I may be changing my mind here on who I want in the PAC with us. Texas St has a bunch of positives, but I just really like UTEP. I wonder if separating them from NM State could be a problem? Maybe PAC gets UTEP, Texas St stays in the Sun Belt, Sac St moves up to join the MWC with NM St?

UTEP has been slowly shrinking in terms of brand/name recognition and the growth of Texas St and UTSA has not helped on that front.

NM St by all rights should do what Idaho did and drop down. They will never be competitive in football at even the lowest FBS level beyond perhaps a stray moment here and there.

 

[WrenchFan69]

 

[WrenchFan69]

 

[WrenchFan69]

I think this is absolutely shaping up for us to join as a football-only member. They just need to sign up the 8th school and work out whatever details they need to with Gonzaga.

 

[huskymedic]

Debated where to drop this but since it has AD Dave talking - this spot will do:



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[Kolumbo]

I think this is absolutely shaping up for us to join as a football-only member. They just need to sign up the 8th school and work out whatever details they need to with Gonzaga.

If you are referring to the MWC, I believe they get the 2-year grace period to get back to 8 programs. They should immediately go ahead and invite UConn and Gonzaga because the next full-time member would be sure to follow. Not that I would be very excited about joining the MWC in football. PAC, sure. Same situation. Strike while the iron is hot.