A new and better FBS thread

[Twentysix]

That’s all quite possible.

Now Texas St publicly said no to MW though, so guess we will find out what MW’s true plan B is after Texas St.

I *hope* it’s not Tarleton or SHSU. But the conferences sure love to take any program with a heartbeat from Texas. They all want to be there. Will UTEP be enough for MW? Did they promise UTEP a partner?

New mexico is uteps partner? Albuquerque is near el paso, dallas/houston aren't.

The concept of texas distances seem to elude almost everyone. El paso may as well be in california.

The distance from el paso to dallas is less than 100 miles different than el paso to san diego. San diego is closer to el paso, than Houston is to el paso by around 30 miles.

El paso to houston is 750 miles

El paso to san diego is 720 miles.

El paso to dallas is 640 miles.

El paso to denver is 635 miles.

El paso to albuquerque is 250 miles.

[NDSU92]

I've found this on a few sites but nothing on ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS Sports. I didn't think Bleacher Report was satire.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...s-20-divisions

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Ahh yes, I see no problem of allowing promotion yet not allowing relegation lol

[BigHorns]

Ahh yes, I see no problem of allowing promotion yet not allowing relegation lol

It’s only temporary “promotion” under that plan unless you belong to the P4 cartel. It’s not clear this will actually be offered at all. Another feature of this plan was that the P4 keep 94% of the money, and share only 6% with G5

The P4 really just want to cement their own status as upper tier schools. They don’t really want to grow that club, they want to shrink it.

What all of the various plans have in common is they enshrine some set or subset of P2/P4 as the “super conference” elite and lock those doors so no one else can share the same status or money.

[MWC]

New mexico is uteps partner? Albuquerque is near el paso, dallas/houston aren't.

The concept of texas distances seem to elude almost everyone. El paso may as well be in california.

The distance from el paso to dallas is less than 100 miles different than el paso to san diego. San diego is closer to el paso, than Houston is to el paso by around 30 miles.

El paso to houston is 750 miles

El paso to san diego is 720 miles.

El paso to dallas is 640 miles.

El paso to denver is 635 miles.

El paso to albuquerque is 250 miles.

UTEP fits nicely with the MW. Any other option is problematic. NMSU may get the call but there are any number of issues with the school. I think the MW will look for other schools. It could be from the FCS ranks. However, if Hawaii signs on as a full member they do not have to add anybody as a full member. I think NIU and Toledo are still in the picture for football only. The MW is going to keep the 8 football conference games. That would mean NIU and Toledo would only have to go out of their time zone for 3 football games. They would always play each other for that 4th road game. That is not particularly onerous.

I think they would take a look at nearby oly sports only schools to help out with scheduling and to have a full slate for the various sports.

The concept of travel partners is not really in effect any more.

[TAILG8R]

This is coming, just a matter of how quickly. The P4 do not want to be linked to the rest of the G5 rabble.

It may be whenever this occurs, that will be our real opening to move up.

Or the door will slam shut for a very long time. Right now I'd put my money on the latter.

[TAILG8R]

UTEP fits nicely with the MW. Any other option is problematic. NMSU may get the call but there are any number of issues with the school. I think the MW will look for other schools. It could be from the FCS ranks. However, if Hawaii signs on as a full member they do not have to add anybody as a full member. I think NIU and Toledo are still in the picture for football only. The MW is going to keep the 8 football conference games. That would mean NIU and Toledo would only have to go out of their time zone for 3 football games. They would always play each other for that 4th road game. That is not particularly onerous.

I think they would take a look at nearby oly sports only schools to help out with scheduling and to have a full slate for the various sports.

The concept of travel partners is not really in effect any more.

But it's our geography that keeps us out because ... travel.

[scottietohottie]

Yeah go fuck yourself Fargo. You're just small time north dakotans pretending to be a big city. Losers.

[heckler]

Any chance we go CUSA or MAC?

[The_Sicatoka]

Any chance we go CUSA or MAC?

I'd speculate this round of shuffling would need to sort out and then if CUSA or MAC are hit, yes, they'll go looking. But will they look FCS or north of St Louis.

[The_Sicatoka]

Yeah go fuck yourself Fargo. You're just small time north dakotans pretending to be a big city. Losers.

Scottie, buddy, pal, I thought that was a key "barn" retail outlet. Don't harsh the customers.