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"Thompson wouldn’t say which two are most apt to entertain the AAC’s advances, but several sources inside and outside the conference confirmed they are Air Force and Colorado State — and not San Diego State or Boise State, which seem content to stay in the Mountain West and wait for another round of power conference expansion, most likely with the Big 12. Earlier this year, SDSU Athletic Director John David Wicker called a rumored move to the AAC a “nonstarter.”
"Thompson wouldn’t say which two are most apt to entertain the AAC’s advances, but several sources inside and outside the conference confirmed they are Air Force and Colorado State — and not San Diego State or Boise State, which seem content to stay in the Mountain West and wait for another round of power conference expansion, most likely with the Big 12. Earlier this year, SDSU Athletic Director John David Wicker called a rumored move to the AAC a “nonstarter.”
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Bye bye morons, don’t let the door hit you in the a$$!
Oddly their fans don’t seem to have a clue that their schools are possibly talking to the AAC.
Oddly their fans don’t seem to have a clue that their schools are possibly talking to the AAC.
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Glad it’s looking good for SDSU and Boise to stay. Could care less if we never saw Air Force again.
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They have the money but exposure is pretty bad. They play a lot of games on ESPN+.
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Giving up ground at all to the AAC is a mistake. Dont write it off as "just AF and CSU"
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We'll see after their contract gets adjusted with the departure of the top 3.
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The article stated it would go down to about 40 million. I don't think AF and CSU would bring that up too much. So maybe you get 1-2 million more per year than you are currently getting. I don't see how it makes sense.
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I get the allure of a better tv deal, but how long is that actually going to be the case? IIRC the current TV deal over there has a while left and the MWC tv deal is up for renewal soon, so now that the MWC is the premier conference, won't we likely be able to get a better tv deal than the AAC in the near-ish future?
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CSU is willing to give up potential California recruits to join that conference?
They have 11 players from California and 2 from Las Vegas on this year's roster. Do they get this guys if they don't play games in California and Las Vegas?
They have 11 players from California and 2 from Las Vegas on this year's roster. Do they get this guys if they don't play games in California and Las Vegas?
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especially having to pay 10 million to leave...and ESPN owns the contract, but again, most of their games are ESPN+Aggie84025 wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 9:40 pmThe article stated it would go down to about 40 million. I don't think AF and CSU would bring that up too much. So maybe you get 1-2 million more per year than you are currently getting. I don't see how it makes sense.
Their deal is locked in super long term too. We'll be making more in the MWC than the AAC when we re-negotiate while they are stuck on their current deal. That will be long before they come close to making back the exit fee.
Make no sense, would love to keep CSU, but if AFA goes, my hear won't break. It will be a blessing for basketball and for our DLs knees.
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For real, yeah. AAC, please take the knee breakers and NET ranking anchors off our hands. We’ll throw in SJSU too if you want ‘em. They have a big TV market or something.GeoAg wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 9:48 pmespecially having to pay 10 million to leave...and ESPN owns the contract, but again, most of their games are ESPN+Aggie84025 wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 9:40 pmThe article stated it would go down to about 40 million. I don't think AF and CSU would bring that up too much. So maybe you get 1-2 million more per year than you are currently getting. I don't see how it makes sense.
Their deal is locked in super long term too. We'll be making more in the MWC than the AAC when we re-negotiate while they are stuck on their current deal. That will be long before they come close to making back the exit fee.
Make no sense, would love to keep CSU, but if AFA goes, my hear won't break. It will be a blessing for basketball and for our DLs knees.
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Paradoxically, if AFA and CSU were to join the AAC, it would improve both the MWC and AAC.
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Nothing in that article made me have any confidence in what Thompson is doing. He practically admitted he doesn’t have confidence in himself. How about this gem?
You have to develop the best program that you can afford to develop. It worked for Utah, it worked for TCU, it worked for BYU, it worked for Central Florida and Houston. Be the best you can in the Mountain West, and maybe someone will call you.
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...and spend more money in travel to play East Carolina instead of the University of Wyoming, Tulane instead of San Diego State, Memphis instead of Boise State, Tulsa instead of Utah State. I'm sure their fans will be thrilled.Aggie84025 wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 9:40 pmThe article stated it would go down to about 40 million. I don't think AF and CSU would bring that up too much. So maybe you get 1-2 million more per year than you are currently getting. I don't see how it makes sense.
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Whoa. That quote's terrible. Sounds like we need to change the tagline from "At The Peak," to The Mountain West Conference, "Counting Our Time."dogie wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 10:13 pmNothing in that article made me have any confidence in what Thompson is doing. He practically admitted he doesn’t have confidence in himself. How about this gem?
You have to develop the best program that you can afford to develop. It worked for Utah, it worked for TCU, it worked for BYU, it worked for Central Florida and Houston. Be the best you can in the Mountain West, and maybe someone will call you.
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With the new transfer rules, it’s like telling football recruits that if they come in and develop into the best players they can be for two seasons at USU, maybe a P5 school will call.travelingagg wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 10:29 pmWhoa. That quote's terrible. Sounds like we need to change the tagline from "At The Peak," to The Mountain West Conference, "Counting Our Time."dogie wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 10:13 pmNothing in that article made me have any confidence in what Thompson is doing. He practically admitted he doesn’t have confidence in himself. How about this gem?
You have to develop the best program that you can afford to develop. It worked for Utah, it worked for TCU, it worked for BYU, it worked for Central Florida and Houston. Be the best you can in the Mountain West, and maybe someone will call you.
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Re: Thompson's Response
You guys seem to think the MW is some sort of commune where all the schools are pulling on the reins together. It isn't.. It is a mid major, stepping stone for really ambitious schools..And a nice landing spot for not so ambitious schools..A marriage of convenience but a somewhat friendly one.
So far 3 former MW schools have jumped to the P-5. TCU, Utah and now BYU. Boise could well be next. The thing about all these schools is they never settled..
This is a good message to send out to SMU, Memphis etc..You can still get your shot out of the MW..I think Thompson and the presidents are playing this right at the moment.
So far 3 former MW schools have jumped to the P-5. TCU, Utah and now BYU. Boise could well be next. The thing about all these schools is they never settled..
This is a good message to send out to SMU, Memphis etc..You can still get your shot out of the MW..I think Thompson and the presidents are playing this right at the moment.
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I totally agree Thompson is playing this okay so far. You don’t need to be a loudmouth blowhard to run a G5 conference. Has not worked out too well for Aresco. Thompson also is being realistic about the MW’s place in the pecking order. I like it.nvspuds wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:07 amYou guys seem to think the MW is some sort of commune where all the schools are pulling on the reins together. It isn't.. It is a mid major, stepping stone for really ambitious schools..And a nice landing spot for not so ambitious schools..A marriage of convenience but a somewhat friendly one.
So far 3 former MW schools have jumped to the P-5. TCU, Utah and now BYU. Boise could well be next. The thing about all these schools is they never settled..
This is a good message to send out to SMU, Memphis etc..You can still get your shot out of the MW..I think Thompson and the presidents are playing this right at the moment.
It is obvious why fans of a school like USU are advocating for a “circle the wagons” approach of everyone sticking together. It’s self-interest. We could win the MW in both major sports for 5 consecutive years, get a few Sweet 16 appearances, and win an access bowl or two, and still not get so much as a sniff from a P5 conference because we are a school in a geographically remote cow town with no real TV market.
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Yet, Utah is the fastest growing economy and housing market in the country. And Cache Valley is at the heart of the quickly changing face of Utah where it's one of the few places left along the Wasatch Front where there's land that's available for housing. If you took a snapshot of Cache Valley 10 years ago and compared it to now, it would be shocking to see the differences, and we haven't seen nothing yet.ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:35 amwe are a school in a geographically remote cow town with no real TV market.
So, even though you're right, Utah State is going to be as others have said, the girl that nobody realized was the hottest girl at the party.
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Yep.AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:40 amYet, Utah is the fastest growing economy and housing market in the country. And Cache Valley is at the heart of the quickly changing face of Utah where it's one of the few places left along the Wasatch Front where there's land that's available for housing. If you took a snapshot of Cache Valley 10 years ago and compared it to now, it would be shocking to see the differences, and we haven't seen nothing yet.ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:35 amwe are a school in a geographically remote cow town with no real TV market.
So, even though you're right, Utah State is going to be as others have said, the girl that nobody realized was the hottest girl at the party.
I do think the most likely long-term outcome (whether it’s now or BSU and SDSU moving on to the Big 12 in a few years) is USU ending up in a MW conference that is sans BSU and SDSU and is basically the western version of the MAC. And hey, that’s probably where we belong. I am fine with USU being the plucky overachiever in football through the end of time. It’s more fun being the underdog. And if we can be the hottest girl at the Western MAC party, perfect.
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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It may be growing fast, but even with at Utah's current growth rate (1.84% per year between 2010 and 2020), it will take 50 years to be the same size as Arizona, if Arizona stops growing. The intermountain west is so sparsely populated that it would really take 150+ years at the current growth rate for it to challenge the market value of the areas east of the Mississippi. That is if the water lasts that long.AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:40 amYet, Utah is the fastest growing economy and housing market in the country. And Cache Valley is at the heart of the quickly changing face of Utah where it's one of the few places left along the Wasatch Front where there's land that's available for housing. If you took a snapshot of Cache Valley 10 years ago and compared it to now, it would be shocking to see the differences, and we haven't seen nothing yet.ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:35 amwe are a school in a geographically remote cow town with no real TV market.
So, even though you're right, Utah State is going to be as others have said, the girl that nobody realized was the hottest girl at the party.
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I'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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No, we’re not adding UTEP and NMSU.AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:56 amI'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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Who we adding?ratofallaggies wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:57 amNo, we’re not adding UTEP and NMSU.AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:56 amI'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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Curious why? I would take SMU and Rice over NMSU and UTEP even if it came with a stubbed toe.AggieFBObsession wrote:I'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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And to be clear, I’m not advocating adding NMSU and UTEP as a first option. It’s a survival thing. Best case would be to stay together and pluck off SMU. And add Wichita/Gonzaga/St. Mary’s as basketball only.
I am saying that worst case scenario, we probably end up in an 8 team conference that looks like this:
USU, Wyoming, UNLV, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico St., UTEP, Fresno St.
Which is something I would be okay with. Aside from UNLV, there’s not a school on that list that I think could ever be a serious P5 expansion candidate.
I am saying that worst case scenario, we probably end up in an 8 team conference that looks like this:
USU, Wyoming, UNLV, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico St., UTEP, Fresno St.
Which is something I would be okay with. Aside from UNLV, there’s not a school on that list that I think could ever be a serious P5 expansion candidate.
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I wouldn’t take Rice under any circumstance. I’d definitely take SMU over NMSU or UTEP. If we are going Texas wing, my schools would be SMU and North Texas.BleedAggieBlue0 wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 12:04 pmCurious why? I would take SMU and Rice over NMSU and UTEP even if it came with a stubbed toe.AggieFBObsession wrote:I'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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I doubt we’re going to have much luck in the immediate future recruiting AAC schools to the MW. Why would they pay the AAC buyout for what is currently a smaller TV deal in the MW and a conference that geographically makes less sense for them? I suspect the AAC schools are going to have to sit in their filth for a few years and have that TV deal go bye-bye before they’d entertain coming over to the MW. No sense jumping over now for what is less money.
The MW’s offer is basically “we know you’re making $60k right now, but come over here for $30k (and payoff that $150,000 non-compete), and in a few years we SHOULD all be making $100k.” Good freaking luck. I don’t think the MW is in a good position to poach any schools from the AAC.
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I think both options are a nonstarter unless Montana (should be our first choice) says no. I think it's a bad idea to look to Texas. How does Texas benefit SDSU or Fresno State or Hawaii or SJSU or Nevada? If you can't understand that Texas doesn't benefit those schools, then I don't know what else I can tell you. The fact that you ask that question tells me that you're somehow sold on Texas or the AAC as if Texas has some kind of miracle solution to the MWC's problem. The reality is that the only way that a G5 conference survives is with geographically and like-minded relationships. You don't create a WAC 2.0 unless you're trying to be proactive to practically known universities that will exit.BleedAggieBlue0 wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 12:04 pmCurious why? I would take SMU and Rice over NMSU and UTEP even if it came with a stubbed toe.AggieFBObsession wrote:I'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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Which MWC schools are certain to leave right now? Nobody. Exactly. Then the MWC should do nothing or add Montana as a preventative measure (at most). Otherwise, sit tight. Don't f0ck up what aint broken!
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Did not mean to cause a stir…AggieFBObsession wrote:I think both options are a nonstarter unless Montana (should be our first choice) says no. I think it's a bad idea to look to Texas. How does Texas benefit SDSU or Fresno State or Hawaii or SJSU or Nevada? If you can't understand that Texas doesn't benefit those schools, then I don't know what else I can tell you. The fact that you ask that question tells me that you're somehow sold on Texas or the AAC as if Texas has some kind of miracle solution to the MWC's problem. The reality is that the only way that a G5 conference survives is with geographically and like-minded relationships. You don't create a WAC 2.0 unless you're trying to be proactive to practically known universities that will exit.BleedAggieBlue0 wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 12:04 pmCurious why? I would take SMU and Rice over NMSU and UTEP even if it came with a stubbed toe.AggieFBObsession wrote:I'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
I do really want to make sure we do not end up being the western version of the MAC in basketball, which is why adding solid basketball programs like NMSU and UTEP might be the most desireable if we do need to backfill.
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Which MWC schools are certain to leave right now? Nobody. Exactly. Then the MWC should do nothing or add Montana as a preventative measure (at most). Otherwise, sit tight. Don't f0ck up what aint broken!
Texas has loads of benefits that I absolutely do not need to type out. Two of those programs have lots of money, and huge TV markets. Then there’s recruiting. NMSU very literally does not offer any of that.
Your response seems angry and I’m not sure why as I was in no way looking for an argument. Literally just was curious what your reasoning was…
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Angry no. I grew up on a farm. The F word is not a swear word in the milk barn....
The Texas schools have nothing in common with any of the western MWC schools. It's a nonstarter.
The Texas schools have nothing in common with any of the western MWC schools. It's a nonstarter.
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Have we not yet learned that money so the only thing that any of these schools care about?AggieFBObsession wrote:Angry no. I grew up on a farm. The F word is not a swear word in the milk barn....
The Texas schools have nothing in common with any of the western MWC schools. It's a nonstarter.
If the schools add money and don’t come with any huge negatives, the MWC will always choose the better financial option.
I’m just wondering if you have any reasoning as to why NMSU and UTEP would bring more value than Rice and SMU. If this conversation was just about personal preference of opponents than I didn’t realize that.
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Real question, I can pretty much see any game I want anywhere in the country, so do TV markets really matter anymore? Like, at all. I keep hearing this brought up in all this and I think it's a mute point.
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It all depends on your “conference building” philosophy. I personally think an expansion into Texas could yield short-term economic benefits, but certainly doesn’t feel like a viable long-term marriage. It reeks of asking for further instability down the line.BleedAggieBlue0 wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 12:21 pmDid not mean to cause a stir…AggieFBObsession wrote:I think both options are a nonstarter unless Montana (should be our first choice) says no. I think it's a bad idea to look to Texas. How does Texas benefit SDSU or Fresno State or Hawaii or SJSU or Nevada? If you can't understand that Texas doesn't benefit those schools, then I don't know what else I can tell you. The fact that you ask that question tells me that you're somehow sold on Texas or the AAC as if Texas has some kind of miracle solution to the MWC's problem. The reality is that the only way that a G5 conference survives is with geographically and like-minded relationships. You don't create a WAC 2.0 unless you're trying to be proactive to practically known universities that will exit.BleedAggieBlue0 wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 12:04 pmCurious why? I would take SMU and Rice over NMSU and UTEP even if it came with a stubbed toe.AggieFBObsession wrote:I'd rather take NMSU and UTEP than SMU and Rice. JMHO. Montana would be better than any of them though...ineptimusprime wrote: ↑September 18th, 2021, 11:51 am
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Which MWC schools are certain to leave right now? Nobody. Exactly. Then the MWC should do nothing or add Montana as a preventative measure (at most). Otherwise, sit tight. Don't f0ck up what aint broken!
Texas has loads of benefits that I absolutely do not need to type out. Two of those programs have lots of money, and huge TV markets. Then there’s recruiting. NMSU very literally does not offer any of that.
Your response seems angry and I’m not sure why as I was in no way looking for an argument. Literally just was curious what your reasoning was…
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It just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me for a Methodist teaching school in Dallas to be in the same athletic conference with a public research school in Wyoming, Utah, or Nevada. The geography doesn’t make sense and the mission of the schools doesn’t really blend well. The argument for NMSU and UTEP is that they are schools like Utah St with geography that makes sense. The best argument is that long-term stability is much more likely in a conference like the 8 team one I describe above.
But if the MW is sticking together and adding SMU, Wichita, Gonzaga, and SMC, I’ll be the first one on that train.
Adding teams like UTSA or Texas St. feels a lot to me like adding a Texas version of San Jose St. Those are adds based solely on market potential, and would piss me off substantially.
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