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[The_Sicatoka]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/giovann...on-candidates/

[heffray]

Here's a story from inforum from two weeks ago. Matt Larsen is quoting as saying he's had "no contact between NDSU and anything to do with the Mountain West".

So what has Larsen been doing all these years? No contact? Talk about lazy!

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...st-speculation

I’ve heard Dom and Kolpack insist that this is because as the AD of the school, he doesn’t want to sour the current relationship with the MVFC. They say that NDSU is definitely “in contact” with MW in other means, just not directly with Matt so he can say ^that^ publicly. It could be speculation on the media’s part, but they seemed pretty confident this is what was going on.

Could be (again) me trying to be overly optimistic, but this makes sense to me.

[The_Sicatoka]

Today's ADs are politicians: can't risk alienating any constituency.

[NDSU1980]

Today's ADs are politicians: can't risk alienating any constituency.

LOL, like Matt Larsen hasn't already alienated 2/3 of Bison fans by doing nothing/saying nothing.

[The_Sicatoka]

LOL, like Matt Larsen hasn't already alienated 2/3 of Bison fans by doing nothing/saying nothing.

Touche.

Looks like UTEP to MWC is real; same for Gonzaga to PAC. The big college sports reporters are Twi/X-ing it.

[Professor Chaos]

Gonzaga to the PAC in all other sports - NDSU added as a football affiliate to balance things out.

Just throwing it out there....

Halfway there!

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1841123061841490415

Sources w/
@BonaguraESPN
: Gonzaga is set to join the Pac-12 today. An announcement is coming soon.

[BigLakeBison]

Touche.

Looks like UTEP to MWC is real; same for Gonzaga to PAC. The big college sports reporters are Twi/X-ing it.

I feel like ML has put far too much stock in a couple of constituencies, the MVFC and the old guard TeamMakers. I want to be clear that those have been and are still important to Bison Athletics but if decisions for the future are being based largely on those constituencies, Bison Athletics does not have a future greater than the status quo.

[NDSUBowler]

Seriously...Tarleton State.

Ross Dellenger
@RossDellenger
The Mountain West has held deep and serious discussions with FCS Tarleton State, sources tell @YahooSports
. MWC needs one more full member to qualify as a conference.

Negotiations between the Texas-based FCS school and the conference have progressed.

https://x.com/RossDellenger/status/1841128732334977047

[BigHorns]

Seriously...Tarleton State.

Ross Dellenger
@RossDellenger
The Mountain West has held deep and serious discussions with FCS Tarleton State, sources tell @YahooSports
. MWC needs one more full member to qualify as a conference.

Negotiations between the Texas-based FCS school and the conference have progressed.

https://x.com/RossDellenger/status/1841128732334977047

Tarleton, dear lord!

I get that Texas market is hot, and Tarleton has money and is growing. But no way they approach even what Texas St has at the moment. I figured CUSA would pick them up as backfill, not MW.

Not a great sign. Maybe Texas St is turning down MW, or this is a backup candidate if they say no.

[Twentysix]

Lol. I've still never heard of tarelton state outside of a message board and I live in DFW.