People in Mexico don't follow college football in general, they follow the NFL. But I don't agree with speaking spanish El Pasoans or Juarenses not giving a crap about UTEP.
Did I? Not sure I said that, but I'm like a tide I change with the wind 😁 or the news that becomes available at the time.
Once upon a time, long, long ago, that was (pretty much) a reality. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Conference
UCONN and UMASS in CUSA is also a dream.
I thought you called someone's article full of shit for bringing up that rule.
Yep. Our best case scenario is eventually a few teams leave the MWC and they need to pick up regional teams. We just need to sustain some success.
That’s why I put “magical” there. Liberty wasn’t averaging well under 10k when they went FBS. I am pointing out, that if they can’t even get 8k despite the “best team” in FCS, how can anyone expect them to improve that by playing in CUSA?
That's why I'm not too excited about adding the Dakota schools or Montana or really anyone in the West. I could see them passing us up for the MW invite down the road.
With rumors that WKU and MT are begging the MAC to take them (I don't blame them) no one should join. At least until the MAC gives them a firm no. Then the conference can move forward.
It's better this way. A reporter says two or three names and everyone acts like it's written in stone.
If thw mwc is telling the truth and all they want is a warm body in a big market, they will never bring in the Dakota or Montana schools. If Wyoming was on the outside trying to get in the mwc would snear at them too.
This makes no sense. I thought you said Independence is a great move and UTEP should do it. By that logic it worked out great for everyone. NMSU goes Independent and has no problems and Idaho joins a bus league.
Putting words in my mouth and associating other team’s “could happen” to UTEP’s current situation. Just because I would like to see UTEP go Independent, does not mean Sam Houston St or it’s fans, want to be in CUSA for 3 years and then have Independence forced upon them.
The fear of failure is what keeps everyone from achieving their true potential. I'm sure most FCS call ups look at the many success stories of every FCS call up and not the one and only school that failed.
Those teams will have their place at the table. Every power conference needs a whipping boy.
Maybe that happens, maybe not? Some of you guys think it’s so easy and that everyone in FCS wants to be in FBS and sacrifice their olympic sports to do so.
Not everyone wants to be FBS just the schools with aspirations to move up to the highest level of college football in America.
Long story short they have a glorified high school stadium that holds 12,000+ They would obviously have to improve facilities and hope that the jump up would mean more fans. Question though of the teams that are leaving how many were averaging over 15,000 this year?
It doesn’t ****ing matter. They left for a better situation and conference. That’s the AAC’s problem to figure out now. None have had less than 8,000 and are current National Champions though!
Big 12 taking four more? That’s new info. If that was their intent why wouldn’t they announce that when they added the other 4 teams? Not sure on that one buddy
Folks, 2Step has poor reading comprehension and probably early stage dementia. I never once said “Independence was the best option”, nor did I post a bunch of facts stating so. I only said, I would like to see it. Especially if “we’re all in” on CUSA with a bunch of sped up FCS move ups.
If you have better additions than the number 1 fcs team, let's hear it? You don't think more fans would come if they stepped up? I think they would, but again they'd have to improve alot of stuff just as other FCS teams would.
I am not questioning their athletic capabilities. They might get better crowds in they were in FBS, by how much, I couldn’t tell you. As a reasonable person, I would say that hosting UTEP and NMSU would barely make a difference in attendance.
“We have made it clear that joining a FBS conference is 1A and 1B priority at New Mexico State."
Who cares about their attendance. Lets worry about why we had 10k for a MW foe.
