RT @DanWolken: Houston Rivals site with 2 sources talking about 20-team superconf merger between MWC and C-USA. Sounds interesting and crazy
RT @DanWolken: Houston Rivals site with 2 sources talking about 20-team superconf merger between MWC and C-USA. Sounds interesting and crazy
Hmm, why not just do some team swapping to try and save both leagues (plus a small amount of team stealing fro C-USA)
Mountain West:
TCU
UNLV
Air Force
Wyoming
Colordao State
Boise State (from WAC)
Fresno State (from WAC)
Nevada (from WAC)
Houston (from C-USA)
SMU (from C-USA)
WAC
Idaho
Hawaii
Utah State
San Jose State
New Mexico State
UTEP (from C-USA for L. Tech)
San Diego State (from MW)
New Mexico (from MW)
Texas- San Antonio (from Southland)
Texas State (from Southland) and/or Montana (from Big Sky)
C-USA
Central Florida
East Carolina
Marshall
UAB
Memphis
So Miss.
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
L. Tech (from WAC)
The WAC can’t do that, David, because then it would only have 5 teams that have been together for at least 5 years, which means it’s not a recognized conference per NCAA rules, and can’t get things like an auto bid to the NCAA Tournament. Perhaps they could apply for a waiver, but absent that, the much-rumored LaTech/UTEP swap simply can’t happen, from the WAC’s perspective.
I can’t imagine the NCAA not giving them a waiver, and if it won’t they just keep Louisiana Tech.