If UNLV is out, what Mtn West team

[COUGinNCW]

would make the most sense to pickup (tallest midget). Assume AF would be out as well.

Personally, I’d go with UNM. PAC12 is going to be a really good basketball conference and football needs someone to kick around. ABQ has a million people in their MSA as well.

And I’d take them over Texas State. No brand and sitting solo in Texas like a pimple.

 

[Coug1990]

If the conference members wanted UNM, they would have been offered already. I would think that Texas State has way more long-term potential than UNM. Plus, Texas is a recruiting hotbed for the conference members.

 

[PeteTheChop]

If the conference members wanted UNM, they would have been offered already. I would think that Texas State has way more long-term potential than UNM. Plus, Texas is a recruiting hotbed for the conference members.

Cougs pulled Cam Ward and John Mateer despite being in a league with no schools in Texas.

The Pac-12's brand would benefit TX ST far more than TX ST's presence would help WSU and OSU (and, less importantly, the Pac-12 newbies) in recruiting the Lone Star State. JMO.

 

[Coug1990]

Cougs pulled Cam Ward and John Mateer despite being in a league with no schools in Texas.

The Pac-12's brand would benefit TX ST far more than TX ST's presence would help WSU and OSU (and, less importantly, the Pac-12 newbies) in recruiting the Lone Star State. JMO.

There is no team that realistically the P12 could add that would benefit the conference. It really comes down to what school the conference members want to deal with going forward. Plus, like I said, this is all going to look a lot different in 5-10 years.

 

[COUGinNCW]

If the conference members wanted UNM, they would have been offered already. I would think that Texas State has way more long-term potential than UNM. Plus, Texas is a recruiting hotbed for the conference members.

if they wanted Texas State, they’d be offered by now as well. Probably down to a game of chicken. If Texas State holds out for a full share, I’d offer UNM.

 

[Coug1990]

if they wanted Texas State, they’d be offered by now as well. Probably down to a game of chicken. If Texas State holds out for a full share, I’d offer UNM.

I hope you understand the huge difference between UNM and TSU. The members of the new P12 know UNM well and have rejected them from the beginning. For whatever their reasons, they do not want them.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

I hope you understand the huge difference between UNM and TSU. The members of the new P12 know UNM well and have rejected them from the beginning. For whatever their reasons, they do not want them.

UNM is a lower tier MWC with almost no upside. I'm not excited about Texas State....but they have a much higher ceiling than UNM. Everyone knows the reason that the departing MWC teams want to get away from the dregs of that conference. Keeping those teams around bring almost no monetary value but a huge monetary drag. One could argue that the buyouts to escape the MWC make the new Pac-12 deal look a little sketchy....but that just goes to show how badly they wanted to get away.

No offense to UNLV....but they are going to look like chumps for staying behind. The vast majority of the MWC games are going to be on CBSSN, TruTv or Max...meaning that nobody will see them.

 

[Coug1990]

UNM is a lower tier MWC with almost no upside. I'm not excited about Texas State....but they have a much higher ceiling than UNM. Everyone knows the reason that the departing MWC teams want to get away from the dregs of that conference. Keeping those teams around bring almost no monetary value but a huge monetary drag. One could argue that the buyouts to escape the MWC make the new Pac-12 deal look a little sketchy....but that just goes to show how badly they wanted to get away.

No offense to UNLV....but they are going to look like chumps for staying behind. The vast majority of the MWC games are going to be on CBSSN, TruTv or Max...meaning that nobody will see them.

Honestly, the city of Las Vegas is more a reason to want UNLV than the actual school. Las Vegas is a destination vacation city. I couldn't care less about the school. I think what the administration at UNLV thinks is that they will dominate what is left of the carcass that is the MWC and use that to join a P4 conference in a few years.

 

[BiggsCoug]

The only school in Texas worth adding is UTEP. Cause it’s the closest to the Western US which the Pac SHOULD BE!!! And the Sun Bowl has a history with the league.

As soon as the Pac Whatever realizes they have to build their markets they can move forward. Chasing fools gold tv markets around the Midwest or even the South is fcking dumb. If the Pac Whatever wants more tv $$$$…… put a great product on EVERY field and win viewers in the Western US. Football is a tv show. Make great tv shows. Here’s a hint, start the league with an 80 man roster limit and manufacture competitiveness across all your teams. Great games get eyeballs on tv sets.

 

[BiggsCoug]

I hope you understand the huge difference between UNM and TSU. The members of the new P12 know UNM well and have rejected them from the beginning. For whatever their reasons, they do not want them.

Its 2am at a bar in Yakima. LC isnt picky. Same is true for the Pac Whatever now. If they are gonna take a trucking school like BSU, time to let in UNM.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Honestly, the city of Las Vegas is more a reason to want UNLV than the actual school. Las Vegas is a destination vacation city. I couldn't care less about the school. I think what the administration at UNLV thinks is that they will dominate what is left of the carcass that is the MWC and use that to join a P4 conference in a few years.

I'm pissed that we didn't get UNLV. That said, I wouldn't want to overpay for the Rebels. They may dominate the MWC carcass but it's not going to yield them anything. Their strength of schedule is going to be below 100 every year.

 

[Coug1990]

I'm pissed that we didn't get UNLV. That said, I wouldn't want to overpay for the Rebels. They may dominate the MWC carcass but it's not going to yield them anything. Their strength of schedule is going to be below 100 every year.

I agree. They are not going to get anything. More likely, instead of teams getting invites to a P4 conference, many of the schools now in a P4 conference get left behind and the "haves' consolidate their power.

 

[mikalalas]

if they wanted Texas State, they’d be offered by now as well. Probably down to a game of chicken. If Texas State holds out for a full share, I’d offer UNM.

They were offered by Teresa Gould, PAC 12, its just that Teresa, PAC 12 LOWBALL OFFERED TEXAS ST.

And Texas St's President made a comment, statement, that he only wanted a full bowl of soup, not a half or 1/3 bowl of soup. He said that immediately after Texas St received the Lowball offer from the PAC 12. It was interpreted to supposedly mean that Texas St would only accept a full bowl of soup share in, from the PAC 12.

So the PAC 12 has already offered, wants Texas St, as a possibility if the PAC 12 doesn't find, get better like UNLV, AF, Memphis, Tulane, UTSA, UNT, Rice, etc.