Remember when Temple was booted from the Big East for lack of competitive football? Both NMSU and Idaho have been kicked out of the Sun Belt conference at the end of 2017-18 school year due to geography and lack of decent football.
If UTEP were winning, having big crowds in football and getting to the big dance now and then in mbb there wouldn't be any question that one day the MWC would come calling. But with an anemic football program, a mediocre mbb program and an inconvenient geographical situation, might C-USA ask UTEP to either get their athletic department going or please leave by such 'n such a date? Could happen. If so, what would UTEP do?
If UTEP were winning, having big crowds in football and getting to the big dance now and then in mbb there wouldn't be any question that one day the MWC would come calling. But with an anemic football program, a mediocre mbb program and an inconvenient geographical situation, might C-USA ask UTEP to either get their athletic department going or please leave by such 'n such a date? Could happen. If so, what would UTEP do?