(10-22-2022 09:49 AM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(10-22-2022 09:45 AM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(10-21-2022 11:03 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(10-21-2022 10:59 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(10-21-2022 10:55 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  Doesn't seem very prudent. Unless perhaps they think in doing this they will compel the Texas schools not to have wandering eyes.

It makes more sense than Denver, which was established when they were the proto-Mountain West.

Wasn't the MWC founded at the Denver Airport?

So they founded the MWC in the city where the WAC was headquartered? Weird.

The original WAC was Wyoming, BYU, Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, and New Mexico. They later added CSU and UTEP, and then after the Arizona and Arizona left, they added AFA, San Diego State, and Hawaii, and eventually Fresno State. This was a stable configuration for 20 years. The Mountain West was formed by 7 of the stable 10, minus UTEP, Hawaii, and Fresno State, plus UNLV.

The MWC is the physical successor to the WAC 1.0, even though it is not the legal successor.

It was after the expansion to 16 (4 pods)

Fresno joined in 92 and the MWC starting playing in 99. Hardly a “stable configuration for 20 years”.

Stable, not static.

(10-22-2022 09:23 AM)Big Frog II Wrote:  DFW Airport is the main draw. Easy to fly to just about any city in the US that has an airport non-stop.

This. They're moving from the Denver airport hub to the DFW airport hub. Trips to UTA, Tarleton, ACU, and SFA involve flights to or through DFW. The commissioner and staff may as well be there.

(10-21-2022 11:01 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  

(10-21-2022 10:53 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(10-21-2022 10:41 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  https://twitter.com/wachoopsdigest/statu...0838OSPJfA

DFW-standard conference HQ.

Conference offices located in the area:
AAC
Big 12
Conference USA
WAC
Southland
Lone Star (II)
American Southwest (III)

And the College Football Playoff HQ. DFW... the center of the college football universe.

Do y'all think the volleyball team needs to pop in for face time with the associate conference manager for scheduling and marketing on the regular?

It doesn't matter where the central conference hq is.

(10-22-2022 01:51 PM)inutech Wrote:  Do y'all think the volleyball team needs to pop in for face time with the associate conference manager for scheduling and marketing on the regular?

It doesn't matter where the central conference hq is.

I probably ought to edit to say "it doesn't matter for the conference, where the conference HQ is." Obviously the staff probably care.

And the city getting (or losing) it might care:

https://www.theshorthorn.com/sports/west...4f92a.html

(10-22-2022 09:55 AM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(10-22-2022 07:22 AM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  The old commissioner just retired after a long tenure. So if they want a new home it's a good time to do it.

I don't think where the headquarters are is really a big deal.

At one time, league offices were small and they might move to where the commissioner wanted to live. He could hire a small staff. If the conference didn't have revenue sources of its own, the schools didn't want to pay much in dues.

The fun part is that the WAC sued UIW in district court in Colorado because that is where the conference has legal domicile, but no schools, and now they are moving out.

I know nothing about the laws associated with running a conference, but could Texas maybe have some conference-friendly rules, and that's why so many conferences want to be located there? Kinda like Delaware and businesses

(10-28-2022 10:40 AM)TDenverFan Wrote:  

(10-22-2022 09:55 AM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(10-22-2022 07:22 AM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  The old commissioner just retired after a long tenure. So if they want a new home it's a good time to do it.

I don't think where the headquarters are is really a big deal.

At one time, league offices were small and they might move to where the commissioner wanted to live. He could hire a small staff. If the conference didn't have revenue sources of its own, the schools didn't want to pay much in dues.

The fun part is that the WAC sued UIW in district court in Colorado because that is where the conference has legal domicile, but no schools, and now they are moving out.

I know nothing about the laws associated with running a conference, but could Texas maybe have some conference-friendly rules, and that's why so many conferences want to be located there? Kinda like Delaware and businesses

I don't know about all of Texas, but in this case it sounds like the city of Arlington is making it worth it (in exchange for adding staff and getting to host some title events).

(10-21-2022 11:01 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(10-21-2022 10:59 PM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(10-21-2022 10:55 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  Doesn't seem very prudent. Unless perhaps they think in doing this they will compel the Texas schools not to have wandering eyes.

It makes more sense than Denver, which was established when they were the proto-Mountain West.

Denver is at least closer to the center of the conference. Maybe Salt Lake would be better?

If it is about cost, Denver is far more expensive than the DFW area. Cost of living in Denver has skyrocketed and it isn't slowing down anytime soon. SLC would be better, but they same thing occurring in Denver is happening in SLC, just slower.

(10-28-2022 10:54 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(10-28-2022 10:40 AM)TDenverFan Wrote:  

(10-22-2022 09:55 AM)jimrtex Wrote:  

(10-22-2022 07:22 AM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  The old commissioner just retired after a long tenure. So if they want a new home it's a good time to do it.

I don't think where the headquarters are is really a big deal.

At one time, league offices were small and they might move to where the commissioner wanted to live. He could hire a small staff. If the conference didn't have revenue sources of its own, the schools didn't want to pay much in dues.

The fun part is that the WAC sued UIW in district court in Colorado because that is where the conference has legal domicile, but no schools, and now they are moving out.

I know nothing about the laws associated with running a conference, but could Texas maybe have some conference-friendly rules, and that's why so many conferences want to be located there? Kinda like Delaware and businesses

I don't know about all of Texas, but in this case it sounds like the city of Arlington is making it worth it (in exchange for adding staff and getting to host some title events).

The article posted above breaks that down.