New MWC commissioner

[Itsux2beaewe]

Gloria Nevarez is named the new MW commish

[laxwyo]

Gloria Nevarez is named the new MW commish

Dudes are commenting that sdsu is gone to pac12

[Wyokie]

Gloria Nevarez is named the new MW commish

Dudes are commenting that sdsu is gone to pac12

Heard about that.

Also heard something like after the 8 of the current remaining PAC 12 schools leave that the entire MW will join Oregon State & Washington State in a updated PAC-XX with a similar tv contract to the current PAC 12 contracts. Sounded too bizarre to me....but...nothing would surprise me.

[LanderPoke]

Dudes are commenting that sdsu is gone to pac12

Heard about that.

Also heard something like after the 8 of the current remaining PAC 12 schools leave that the entire MW will join Oregon State & Washington State in a updated PAC-XX with a similar tv contract to the current PAC 12 contracts. Sounded too bizarre to me....but...nothing would surprise me.

yawn. Pac is staying together probably. There’s rarely fire where there’s smoke as far as these things are concerned

[Wyokie]

Heard about that.

Also heard something like after the 8 of the current remaining PAC 12 schools leave that the entire MW will join Oregon State & Washington State in a updated PAC-XX with a similar tv contract to the current PAC 12 contracts. Sounded too bizarre to me....but...nothing would surprise me.

yawn. Pac is staying together probably. There’s rarely fire where there’s smoke as far as these things are concerned

Agreed. They'll just add San Diego State and another MW team like Fresno and go from there. Starting to think the Big Ten and the Big 12 won't add anybody else from the PAC 12 as has been predicted in the last several months.

[PokesArePeopleToo]

So some of you believe the MWC will stay intact even as SDSU and say, Fresno, leave potentially? Who does the MWC back fill with in your opinions?

[WYO1016]

This is good news in regards to Gonzaga

[evilpoke]

So some of you believe the MWC will stay intact even as SDSU and say, Fresno, leave potentially? Who does the MWC back fill with in your opinions?

I've seen the two top candidates are the Aztecs and SMU. (Honestly, not that much different than when TCU came to MW.)

Honestly, besides Gonzaga, who would add $$$ value and fit our geographic footprint?

Mountain West stays put.

[McPeachy]

So some of you believe the MWC will stay intact even as SDSU and say, Fresno, leave potentially? Who does the MWC back fill with in your opinions?

I've seen the two top candidates are the Aztecs and SMU. (Honestly, not that much different than when TCU came to MW.)

Honestly, besides Gonzaga, who would add $$$ value and fit our geographic footprint?

Mountain West stays put.

Maybe it is time for the kitty in Montana to step up to FBS. Sure it is tough going from a big fish in a small pond, to a small fish in a big pond, but I think that move would be solid for the MWC and those 2 schools.

[WestWYOPoke]

I've seen the two top candidates are the Aztecs and SMU. (Honestly, not that much different than when TCU came to MW.)

Honestly, besides Gonzaga, who would add $$$ value and fit our geographic footprint?

Mountain West stays put.

Maybe it is time for the kitty in Montana to step up to FBS. Sure it is tough going from a big fish in a small pond, to a small fish in a big pond, but I think that move would be solid for the MWC and those 2 schools.

That would be quite an investment financially. In 2021, both UM and MSU had athletic expenses ~$18 million. The lowest expenses for MWC athletic departments were $34-35 million in 2021. So both schools would have to basically double their income. And that doesn't account for the additional expenses that they would likely face with expanded travel for some of their teams.

[MrTitleist]

I've seen the two top candidates are the Aztecs and SMU. (Honestly, not that much different than when TCU came to MW.)

Honestly, besides Gonzaga, who would add $$$ value and fit our geographic footprint?

Mountain West stays put.

Maybe it is time for the kitty in Montana to step up to FBS. Sure it is tough going from a big fish in a small pond, to a small fish in a big pond, but I think that move would be solid for the MWC and those 2 schools.

Group of fans out there trying to wish this into reality as a "move-up conference"

[Cornpoke]

Maybe it is time for the kitty in Montana to step up to FBS. Sure it is tough going from a big fish in a small pond, to a small fish in a big pond, but I think that move would be solid for the MWC and those 2 schools.

That would be quite an investment financially. In 2021, both UM and MSU had athletic expenses ~$18 million. The lowest expenses for MWC athletic departments were $34-35 million in 2021. So both schools would have to basically double their income. And that doesn't account for the additional expenses that they would likely face with expanded travel for some of their teams.

Doesn't coming into the MWC help double that income? I don't know the financial specifics for doing so but it would certainly be an increase in TV revenue

[Lost Poke]

That would be quite an investment financially. In 2021, both UM and MSU had athletic expenses ~$18 million. The lowest expenses for MWC athletic departments were $34-35 million in 2021. So both schools would have to basically double their income. And that doesn't account for the additional expenses that they would likely face with expanded travel for some of their teams.

Doesn't coming into the MWC help double that income? I don't know the financial specifics for doing so but it would certainly be an increase in TV revenue

The TV contract share is about $4M per school. They would have to increase their number of football scholarships, which would also mean increasing a commensurate number of scholarships in womens' sports to remain compliant in Title IX.

[Itsux2beaewe]

Anyone who can predict conference re-alignment should be buying lottery tix or giving investment advice, because no-one on this board or others would have known about OK and TX going to SEC, or USC UCLA moving. Not to mention all the defectors from B12 to Big10 before that………just my opinion.

[McPeachy]

Anyone who can predict conference re-alignment should be buying lottery tix or giving investment advice, because no-one on this board or others would have known about OK and TX going to SEC, or USC UCLA moving. Not to mention all the defectors from B12 to Big10 before that………just my opinion.

Not even the super nachos at the War are predictable any longer...

[Itsux2beaewe]

Anyone who can predict conference re-alignment should be buying lottery tix or giving investment advice, because no-one on this board or others would have known about OK and TX going to SEC, or USC UCLA moving. Not to mention all the defectors from B12 to Big10 before that………just my opinion.

Not even the super nachos at the War are predictable any longer...

Nooooo, not the super nachos!!!!!