Texas State "heavy favorite" to join Pac-12, LaTech favored to join Sun Belt

[T-Dog]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... next-steps

Texas State has only July 1 to announce they're leaving by this time next year for only $5 million before it jumps to $10 million.

[BUTCH1991]

[AppStFan1]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... next-steps

Texas State has only July 1 to announce they're leaving by this time next year for only $5 million before it jumps to $10 million.

I fully expect them to go Pac-12 and I feel like if Memphis and Tulane go Pac-12 that we could see someone else from the AAC and 1-3 schools from Sun Belt in contention to go there as well.

Remember when their AD trash talked Louisiana and the Sun Belt a few years ago?

[Stonewall]

It’s been in the works for awhile. The remaining Sunbelt schools will be wise to let things play out . One less school to share revenue with.

[AppSt94]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... next-steps

Texas State has only July 1 to announce they're leaving by this time next year for only $5 million before it jumps to $10 million.

I fully expect them to go Pac-12 and I feel like if Memphis and Tulane go Pac-12 that we could see someone else from the AAC and 1-3 schools from Sun Belt in contention to go there as well?

Remember when their AD trash talked Louisiana and the Sun Belt a few years ago?

The article lays out why Memphis isn’t going to the PAC. The buy out to leave the AAC is insane.

[T-Dog]

Remember when their AD trash talked Louisiana and the Sun Belt a few years ago?

Just to note, that LaTech AD has long since moved on.

[EastHallApp]

"Pac-12"

[Bootsy]

"Pac-12"

Exactly…glad to see I wasn’t the only one who found that humorous.

[AppStFan1]

Remember when their AD trash talked Louisiana and the Sun Belt a few years ago?

Just to note, that LaTech AD has long since moved on.

He has but it is just interesting that leadership once mocked our league and now the school could end up in it. I wonder how alumni would feel if they made that move.

[BambooRdApp]

Does adding Tech add any overall value? There are two teams from La. already.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

Does adding Tech add any overall value? There are two teams from La. already.

Ruston is such a beautiful place to visit.

[AppStFan1]

Does adding Tech add any overall value? There are two teams from La. already.

I don’t think so.

[Saint3333]

LA Tech over WKU indicates that the eastern schools have less leverage than I thought.

Other than improved baseball and selling more tickets at ULM and ULL I'm not sure there is a metric that LA Tech beats WKU in. Poor choice.

[BambooRdApp]

Does adding Tech add any overall value? There are two teams from La. already.

Ruston is such a beautiful place to visit.

At the top of my travel bucket list

[AppSt94]

Does adding Tech add any overall value? There are two teams from La. already.

Ruston is such a beautiful place to visit.

I had the best Po’Boy I’ve ever eaten in Ruston.

[Stonewall]

If we are going to maintain the division format and it would make things more compact , less travel expense. However MTSU opens up another state for TV market, as does WKU. I have no confidence in Gill , slightly more in the presidents/ chancellors.

[AppStFan1]

If we are going to maintain the division format and it would make things more compact , less travel expense. However MTSU opens up another state for TV market, as does WKU. I have no confidence in Gill , slightly more in the presidents/ chancellors.

Agree with you. I actually wanted to stay in SBC 5 years ago but now I feel like the AAC or Pac-12 is a better place for us for the reason you have on Gill. I am to the point where I either hope AAC and Sun Belt elite schools form a new league or the top schools in both form an east division in Pac-12. I would be okay with going to AAC but the Pac-12 would give us a national conference where we would be in homes of every time zone during the year.

[t4pizza]

If we are going to maintain the division format and it would make things more compact , less travel expense. However MTSU opens up another state for TV market, as does WKU. I have no confidence in Gill , slightly more in the presidents/ chancellors.

Agree with you. I actually wanted to stay in SBC 5 years ago but now I feel like the AAC or Pac-12 is a better place for us for the reason you have on Gill. I am to the point where I either hope AAC and Sun Belt elite schools form a new league or the top schools in both form an east division in Pac-12. I would be okay with going to AAC but the Pac-12 would give us a national conference where we would be in homes of every time zone during the year.

I hate the idea of playing in a conference so spread out, we don't do well traveling west of the Mississippi River. I like the footprint of the SunBelt but I agree that Gill is not an impressive leader at all.

[AppStFan1]

vI am also assuming that being there is good if we are in same division with ECU, Memphis, Tulane, etc.

If we are going to maintain the division format and it would make things more compact , less travel expense. However MTSU opens up another state for TV market, as does WKU. I have no confidence in Gill , slightly more in the presidents/ chancellors.

Agree with you. I actually wanted to stay in SBC 5 years ago but now I feel like the AAC or Pac-12 is a better place for us for the reason you have on Gill. I am to the point where I either hope AAC and Sun Belt elite schools form a new league or the top schools in both form an east division in Pac-12. I would be okay with going to AAC but the Pac-12 would give us a national conference where we would be in homes of every time zone during the year.

I hate the idea of playing in a conference so spread out, we don't do well traveling west of the Mississippi River. I like the footprint of the SunBelt but I agree that Gill is not an impressive leader at all.

I typically agree with you but I have several reasons that make me say I am okay with the Pac-12 as long as there is a strong east division, assuming that Memphis, Tulane, and ECU are part of it.

My reasons are:

1. Has a good brand name overall.
2. The TV deal would mean more money.
3. No confidence in Gill.
4. Outside of those 3 mentioned I would also want to be aligned with at least 3 of Marshall, JMU, ODU, Troy, UAB, and USF if we can.
5. National conference that puts us in households all over the country regularly but having a strong east division means we stay in current SBC footprint for most part.

[booneboy92]

vI am also assuming that being there is good if we are in same division with ECU, Memphis, Tulane, etc.

If we are going to maintain the division format and it would make things more compact , less travel expense. However MTSU opens up another state for TV market, as does WKU. I have no confidence in Gill , slightly more in the presidents/ chancellors.

Agree with you. I actually wanted to stay in SBC 5 years ago but now I feel like the AAC or Pac-12 is a better place for us for the reason you have on Gill. I am to the point where I either hope AAC and Sun Belt elite schools form a new league or the top schools in both form an east division in Pac-12. I would be okay with going to AAC but the Pac-12 would give us a national conference where we would be in homes of every time zone during the year.

I hate the idea of playing in a conference so spread out, we don't do well traveling west of the Mississippi River. I like the footprint of the SunBelt but I agree that Gill is not an impressive leader at all.

I typically agree with you but I have several reasons that make me say I am okay with the Pac-12 as long as there is a strong east division, assuming that Memphis, Tulane, and ECU are part of it.

My reasons are:

1. Has a good brand name overall.
2. The TV deal would mean more money.
3. No confidence in Gill.
4. Outside of those 3 mentioned I would also want to be aligned with at least 3 of Marshall, JMU, ODU, Troy, UAB, and USF if we can.
5. National conference that puts us in households all over the country regularly but having a strong east division means we stay in current SBC footprint for most part.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I thought “lack of” a lucrative tv deal played a big part in the PAC all but disbanding?…