Quote Originally Posted by Professorbum View Post
This. 100%. Let's articulate a vision for the future, even if it isn't possible to transition right this second. Tell me that we are aspiring to greater heights and that we're doing everything in our power to get there. Put conferences on notice, publicly, that we want to compete at that level.

And please, have an answer to the often-cited "location" argument. Here's the answer. We do have a following. We have a market that is devoted to the school that includes our entire state and a ton of interest in MN. UIC is in Chicago. They bring zero eyeballs to the Horizon League because no one cares about UIC. Better to have high interest in midsize market than no interest in a large one. And, with an airport right here, it is easier to get here than to most other college towns, unless you're talking about a bus league (which the Mountain West is not). Location, as an argument for not inviting us to a conference, is easily rebutted. Just make the effort.
And my vision for the future is to win another 7 natties. Sure beats some worthless bowl game no one ever heard of.