RE: Hearing rumors
I think the real solution is to have 25 teams split across three conferences, not two:
WAC - NMSU, UTEP, UTSA, Texas St, Rice, UNT, LTU, USM
SBC - stAte, UL, ULM, USA, Troy, UAB, MTSU, WKU
CUSA - FAU, FIU, GS, GSU, CCU, App St, UNCC, ODU, MU
If one or both of UTRGV or UT-Arlington start football, then Southern Miss can slide to the Sun Belt.
I left Arkansas State in the SBC to satisfy their desire to recruit in Alabama. I sent Louisiana Tech back to the WAC to keep from being in a conference with Louisiana-Monroe. Little Rock would presumably stay in the SBC with Arkansas State.
The WAC would be easier to liquidate - repurposing another Conference like the CAA or Atlantic Sun might mean taking in more new FBS programs. If the WCC can take Seattle and Grand Canyon, the rest is downhill from there - the Big Sky takes Cal Baptist and Utah Valley, the Summit takes UMKC, and Chicago State moves to Division II or Division III. UTRGV stays put and can pursue football at a pace that makes sense for them.
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