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Mountain West Conference reorganization etc.

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Big Z Man 1990 said:
UConn should join the MAC for football only to have easier playoff access and continue to guarantee annual meetings with UMass.
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At this point, why not? It’s becoming more and more obvious that Notre Dame is the only program that can survive as an independent - and they gamed the system to make that happen.

35 years ago there were over 35 independent programs. They’ve all joined a conference somewhere, some even moved around multiple times. Just crazy.
 
UConn was offered football only membership in the PAC-12. I am surprised that they didn't take it to make their football program at least somewhat relevant. I also don't see why Northern Illinois would do this. What does the Mountain West offer that the MAC doesn't especially with Boise State leaving? It would have made more sense to join the PAC-12.
 
aqib said:
UConn was offered football only membership in the PAC-12. I am surprised that they didn't take it to make their football program at least somewhat relevant. I also don't see why Northern Illinois would do this. What does the Mountain West offer that the MAC doesn't especially with Boise State leaving? It would have made more sense to join the PAC-12.
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I watched a few YouTube reactions yesterday.

Main issue: Wednesday football games royally suck. That suppresses ticket sales. It’s been a big problem.

Also, keep in mind that NIU has been in and out of the MAC previously. They’ve never been fully satisfied members of that conference. With the MAC drifting east, it’s almost as if leaving the MAC and having the other sports join a more compact conference might be even close to a wash.

I know the Mountain West is using this to say “hey, we’re in the Chicago market, pay us!” Eh, not convinced that gets them a bigger contract than they currently get, but it might very well lessen the blow they would otherwise take.
 
Big McLargehuge said:
Northern Illinois adds absolutely nothing half a dozen FCS teams actually in the region couldn't have.


This shit is so far beyond parody that it's...well, reality in 2025. Shit sucks and always gets dumber and worse.
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Many college football fans defended all the hyper capitalist excesses for years ie coaches salaries under the guise of “ getting recruits” and bashed people who wanted to reign it as “ anti football nerds” . College football fans are just as guilty as anyone else for all this.
 
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So, I've now proposed Southern Illinois join the MW as a football-only member, keeping other sports in the MVC, alongside NMSU as a full member, to create an 11-team football league, and add NIU-SIU to my MW Thanksgiving weekend schedule.

Each team would play a seven-game conference schedule, with four protected opponents and three rotating opponents on a four-year cycle.

Air Force: Hawaii, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois
Hawaii: Air Force, Nevada, San Jose State, UNLV
Nevada: Hawaii, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV
New Mexico: Air Force, New Mexico State, UTEP, Wyoming
New Mexico State: New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, UTEP
Northern Illinois: Air Force, New Mexico State, Southern Illinois, Wyoming
San Jose State: Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico State, UNLV
Southern Illinois: Air Force, New Mexico State, Northern Illinois, Wyoming
UNLV: Hawaii, Nevada, San Jose State, Wyoming
UTEP: New Mexico, New Mexico State, UNLV, Wyoming
Wyoming: New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, UTEP

Sac State would still join as a non-football member under my proposal.
 
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