Will the MWC HQ leave Colorado if CSU/Air Force depart?

[Billings]

This has to be Stunner

[crixus]

@Cowboy The conference HQ doesn't need to move. There's no NCAA rule stating that you have to have conference teams in the state where the HQ is located. And if it helps you sleep better remember that Colorado College is a Mountain West affiliate. 

 

[1066]

51 minutes ago, Ram1554 said:

Same. Hopefully CSU stays, but I’ll help AFA pack their bags. 

I would much rather keep AFA but as to the question here the only choice is SAN DIEGO as it is the only real city in the conference. 

[ph90702]

8 hours ago, 1066 said:

I would much rather keep AFA but as to the question here the only choice is SAN DIEGO as it is the only real city in the conference. 

Why would you want RPI drainer Air Force over Colorado State?  They have only had four seasons with a winning record in conference play since 1980 (2003-04 - 2006-07).

[Spaztecs]

12 hours ago, 1066 said:

I would much rather keep AFA but as to the question here the only choice is SAN DIEGO as it is the only real city in the conference. 

Real Estate is pricey in Sandy Eggo. It's another Larry Scott Pac HQ trap.

The Big Sky just moved their HQ  from Ogden down to Farmington. Their old office space is available. And it's cheap.

 

 

[Cowboy]

Anyone know how long the lease is in the MWC HQ offices?

Will Hair want to stay in Colorado for awhile?

[WAC_FAN]

Isn't the WAC HQ still in Denver despite not having a Coloradan member in decades?

That said, relocating it to California might be cheaper.

[misplacedcowboy]

Little Amerca, Wyoming seems like a great spot.

Those 50-cent ice cream cones can be a great negotiation tool

[Slapdad]

On 9/21/2021 at 4:20 PM, fsdog07 said:

I think this is a fascinating question actually...

IF SDSU is committed to the MW over the AAC, then Fresno and San Jose are, too.  Which means the California State University system is committed to it.

Long Beach should become the HQ, it's where the CSU is HQ'd and the conferences marquee bowl is in LA.  It would also be a symbolic shift away from the front range.

Why put it in the backyard of one of the other teams that has already expressed an interest in leaving and was half out the door a few years ago? Not to mention the need to give Hair a raise for the cost of living in So Cal. Horrible idea all around. 

[An Admirer from the East]

Frankly it sounds like the MWC may be on the verge of collapsing.....I hope not!

[modestobulldog]

On 9/21/2021 at 11:35 AM, tailingpermit said:

In honor of Stunner's return I believe Pocatello, Idaho should be a selection.

Dickshooter Idaho or Arco would be better.

[modestobulldog]

2 hours ago, misplacedcowboy said:

Little Amerca, Wyoming seems like a great spot.

Those 50-cent ice cream cones can be a great negotiation tool

They are 75-cents now.

[East Coast Aztec]

59 minutes ago, An Admirer from the East said:

Frankly it sounds like the MWC may be on the verge of collapsing.....I hope not!

It won't collapse because CSU or AFA leave.  If BSU leaves that will be a blow for sure, but still not collapse stage.  Folks thought the same thing when BYU, Utah and TCU left and though football downgraded, it easily survived.

[Cowboy]

1 hour ago, An Admirer from the East said:

Frankly it sounds like the MWC may be on the verge of collapsing.....I hope not!

 

LIVE LOOK at Hair Thompson in the MWC offices:

[An Admirer from the East]

38 minutes ago, East Coast Aztec said:

It won't collapse because CSU or AFA leave.  If BSU leaves that will be a blow for sure, but still not collapse stage.  Folks thought the same thing when BYU, Utah and TCU left and though football downgraded, it easily survived.

Norlander also reports that schools may be more than happy to leave the Mountain West. "The biggest problem right now is no one has any faith in Craig Thompson as commissioner and there is growing concern about the league." a source told Norlander.

There is NO DOUBT CT's laissez-faire approach to PR and Media Relations has and is costing this leaguing. A few weeks ago mainstream sports were saying the MWC was the big winner as far as G5 goes calling us the strongest G5 conference, post realignment.

The Presidents of this Conference have no-one to blame but themselves for letting this guy pilot the ship for so long. Now is the time to not faith in him.....really!

[Cowboy]

4 minutes ago, An Admirer from the East said:

Norlander also reports that schools may be more than happy to leave the Mountain West. "The biggest problem right now is no one has any faith in Craig Thompson as commissioner and there is growing concern about the league." a source told Norlander.

There is NO DOUBT CT's laissez-faire approach to PR and Media Relations has and is costing this leaguing. A few weeks ago mainstream sports were saying the MWC was the big winner as far as G5 goes calling us the strongest G5 conference, post realignment.

The Presidents of this Conference have no-one to blame but themselves for letting this guy pilot the ship for so long. Now is the time to not faith in him.....really!

 

I like Craig Thompson.

However, the uneven distribution of revenue was a mistake. That kind of placating usually spells the beginning of the end.

Right now these schools are just doing what they feel is in their best interest. Nothing more, nothing less.