Texas- Centered WAC Expansion

[texas observer]

I think the issue for FCS football confrences is a automatic playoff bid requires 6 eligible teams. The maybe WAC only has 5. If they get 6 eligible teams they will take an additional transiton teams besides Tarleton. The transition period is difficult and costly. This WAC thing is not a done deal yet. D2 football is just in a gap position right now till things flesh out. FCS football is all about a handful of dominate schools and body bag money games that pay the freight. The move up to D1 is all about mid major basketball and baseball. If athletics on the men and womens side is institutionaly important, and economically sustainable, then long term decisions will be made either way for LSC football schools that want to maintain the long tradition of excellence. Who knows what post covid econonics will look like for higher ed.

[chrisattsu]

I agree sfa and lamar it's a good move

The real surprise is sam houston state. Why would they need to go they are in a good spot unless they see something coming .

I wonder if they think this could spring them up to fbs
Abilene it's a easier path to winning as well as for suu. Surprised nau didnt jump ship too

Sam Houston may be coming along because of SFA and Lamar.

SFA is their biggest rival. LAMAR is in the same university system. If those two are bailing, Sam has no choice but to go

[texas observer]

www.texasfootball.com/article/2020/12/09/four-texas-colleges-expected-to-join-western-athletic-conference

[Herb Street]

www.texasfootball.com/article/2020/12/09/four-texas-colleges-expected-to-join-western-athletic-conference

sounds like the southland is trending south. a bunch of shoe string LA schools is about all that will be left.

[Techster88]

[Techster88]

WAC looking for one more football school. Needs to be D1 (FCS) now for automatic football bid. Basketball is the driving force of the expansion creating a solid Mid Major with NMSU SFA Grand Canyon California Baptist .Tarleton and ACU commiting to basketball at a higher level. That is why UIW and HBU are not on the WAC bus. Not doubt that WT is a target for now or later. This has been in the works since Tarleton decided to go D1. They did not do this in a vacum. Commerce is quite and they may be a SLC target if the SLC survives. They are D1 ready now and part of the A@M System so don't rule out future WAC. If Kingsville and Corpus merge then they go too. Just another shake up and it is going to happen to the big boys when TV contracts gets renegotiated and if Power 5 school become Power 7 and leave NCAA oversight for football as the Knight Commission recomended then the basketball scramble for Mid Major credibility becomes first commitment and football secondary for the FCS schools.

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[WT&TTECHfan]

[Herb Street]

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[Herb Street]

WAC

[WT&TTECHfan]

[wisdomgymrat]

Ya... Heard it 13 months ago and all you guys said I was nuts.

Question is whether WT will accept.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Since it will be a football conference now with several Texas teams thinking the game has changed. Wouldn't make much sense to go to the Southland now. Its WAC or Lone Star at this point is my bet.

[Techster88]