Northern Illinois to Pac
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NIU is going to the MW...
sports.yahoo.com
Northern Illinois set to move to Mountain West as football-only member
The school's board of trustees will vote to approve the move on Jan. 7.
sports.yahoo.com
Link, source. Can be sources LIKE Canzano, Wilner, Dodd, CBS, Yahoo, Jim Williams, Dasch, ESPN, SI, Spokesman, Times, Pucket, Furness, The Couch GM TM, Brand X, Brand Y, Brand Z, 247 sports, Rivals, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, ETC, ETC.
No Link, source by you, others, probably means it's not true, thus I won't believe it until I see links, sources, proof, etc.
Scroll up one post for the link, Mik. NIU to the MW. Not exactly breaking news. Brooz must have had too many brews before posting,
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Haven't see any "NIU to Pac-12" verification from Brand X or Brand Y.
Will try to check Brand Z later if possible.
Just go to where ALL breaking news happens first.
https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1875240739892027486?s=46
https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1875240739892027486?s=46
I know that we have idiot leadership in the Pac-12 that signed a bad contract but the MWC's willingness to lure teams from other conferences is a pretty obvious sign that they are asking the Pac-X and its new members to live to a different standard than they themselves are living by.
Davis and N Illinois. They are backfilling, and realistically, they have no choice but to do that.
We are in the same boat.
We are in the same boat.
If the Pac was going to merge with the MWC though, why would the MWC be adding teams like NIU etc. that would cut into the media deal pie for each member? I could see some kind of "alliance", but an actual merger doesn't make sense for a number of reasons.
There is no merger coming for the MWC and Pac teams. If anything, the Pac teams are going to take UNLV at some point. The rest of the MWC has little to no media value. The only reason that the Pac teams covet UNLV is the Las Vegas market. San Jose State is in a big TV market, but it's not a college market and they share that market with too many other teams. The Rebels are fairly irrelevant in their market but if they can keep winning games....that might change. It's the only reason that they are in the discussions that have happened.
I see the Pac teams sitting at 8, with whatever team that they can get by 2026 and hope that the ACC falls apart and they can get Stanford and Cal back into the fold. Stanford may choose to go independent...but I'd bet that Cal would come back. Utah already hates being in the Big 12 and it wouldn't be shocking to see them back in the future.
Long story short, the Pac and MWC are not likely to merge. Too many other better long term options out there.
Ok, I still want to know what NIU's AD was talking about with his "joining of brands" BS. Where the F did that come from? Nobody seems to know. Very odd thing to say.
"NIU's AD says he could envision the Mountain West adding another football-only member...Also suggests there could be more change in the Pac-12 and "joining of brands""
I agree with Save that the MW's recent moves are sinking any possibility of a merger. I disagree with Flat that Stanford, CAL or even Utah would come back to the Pac. Hoping that the ACC falls apart is not my idea of a long-term option. And Utah is just all butthurt because they sucked in the Big-12 this year. They aren't going anywhere.
@Loyal Coug1 - Are you hearing anything about the lady Pac-12 commissioner making another run at UNLV?
The Rebels went 11-3 and just hired the former coach at Mississippi State and Florida as a replacement.
Seems like they've gotten serious about football
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