Pac12 not dead?
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Lmao, the remaining 8 MW schools would take NMSU and leave us out again.
I'd join that watered down league in a heartbeat.
I'd join that watered down league in a heartbeat.
I agree. There would be a couple of old WAC leftovers we could have some sort of rivalry here and there.
The MWC is a much better run league with traditionally good basketball and football schools. I'd prefer to travel to the MWC locations over CUSA locations. I won't get my hopes up because... is UTEP good enough to get the invite?
They need at least two more schools. Likely UNLV and Air Force. Then they’re down to 6.
Doesn’t matter at that point. Just like when CUSA was down to 5 teams, they will take anyone in order to survive.
Man, Kugler and Stull really effed this up for us. We can only imagine had he hired Patterson instead of Kugs, where we would be now……
After last weeks game of attendance ball I don’t see a way we get passed up.
Geographically it makes sense, not that conferences care about that anymore. Maybe Cal and Stanford reconsider returning to the Pac 12? The ACC will be the next conference to implode.
Maybe, but I think if Cal and Stanford wanted to be with Boise and Fresno, they would have just remained with OSU and WSU. Not sure why they would pay big money to join the ACC and then just go back 2 years later. Could see them joining in the future if the new Pac 12 works out.
Texas-San Antonio will prob get the invite to the Pac 8, along with maybe idk San Marcos or North Texas….
We sure did pick one hell of a time to lose to an FCS school didn't we
We could have beaten Southern Utah by a 💯 and it wouldn’t have made a difference. 🤡
Agreed. If that was what keeps us from moving out of C-USA then it was never meant to be.
40,000 in attendance at the Sun Bowl when there is hope that the Miners are going to be good.
Maybe it wouldn't have helped but it definitely wouldn't have a recent embarrassment. An immediate recent embarrassment, that is.
Makes no difference. Eventually we will forget about it. UTEP lost to Cal Poly and got an invite to CUSA the next year.
UTEP has proven time and time again that it deserves to be with college sports cellar dwellers.
Only if the PAC12 can regain P5 status. Otherwise, Cal and Stanford will stay with the ACC since it's still a P4 conference.
The athletic department leaders do, but not the fans. The fans have proven time and again, they deserve better.
Cal and Stanford won’t leave. They had the opportunity to stay and rebuild last year. Besides, them leaving would pretty much ensure Florida St and Clemson to leave. The rest of them do not want those two to leave.
Plus I thought Cal and Stanford vowed to never be in a conference with the likes of Fresno St and Boise due to sub-standard academics. 😉
Can UTEP and the Sunbowl committee work something out to keep the Sunbowl game with the Pac and they have to take UTEP? Come on Bernie, stop crying and start calling!!
That sucks for the players. It’s bad enough UTEP has a de-facto invite to the NM Bowl whenever they’re bowl eligible.
Wilson, Senter, Olivas, and Escobar (LMAO, she’s useless) should all be on the phone right now trying to get this done.
It’s really a WGAF conference. But it would definitely be a step up for UTEP.
MWC will certainly ask UTEP join.
MWC will certainly ask UTEP join.
If I were the MWC and those are the only 4 schools that leave, I'd be inclined to stand pat. I'm not sure what the logic is in creating more slices of the pie for what is a dwindling amount of money.
If they do decide to backfill, I'm not convinced UTEP would be ahead of the Dakota schools at this point
If they do decide to backfill, I'm not convinced UTEP would be ahead of the Dakota schools at this point
They are losing their 4 best teams and probably at least 2 more. They don’t get to keep their current rate of money.
I'm afraid it is too late for UTEP Athletics to do anything. It is just in survival mode. They jumped the shark of relevance/existence when Stull left. The current administration doesn't seem to acknowledge or know how to revive any importance towards Athletics. Sad....
Even Texas State (not to mention UTSA) has a better Athletic program and they were Division 1-aa not too long ago.
I can see Utah St being a target as well. After that, the field gets pretty thin.
