The Montana Board of Regents will likely insist if we move to The MWC, we take our bratty little brother with us, MSU. Averaging over 26,000 fans at WA-GRIZ last year and with the Shi##y Kitties averaging a little over 21,000 at their litter box, we already outdraw many mid to lower level FBS programs And while we have the facilities right now--academic center, new weight room, meeting rooms and lockers in the Washington Champion's Center, and our brand-new indoor practice facility, and with the SK's close behind--their new indoor practice facility should open next year, I think we are ready and the SK's are almost there.
The ground is literally moving under our feet , triggered by the Big 10 snatching most of PAC-12, and the Big 12 and ACC sweeping up the remnants. ( I reminded my Iowa Hawkeye friends last week that their Big 10 Conference started all of this, aided by the SEC and The Big 12.) And when Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State leave for the new " 6 PAC," I like that nickname, the MW is going to be flush with cash from the exit fees those schools have to pay, and if the MW wants us as badly as I think they will, the MW should pay us and MSU to absorb most of the costs !!!
The FCS just ain't what it used to be--most of our old playoff rivals in The South have left recently or long ago: James Madison, Appalachian State, Troy, Georgia Southern and Marshall. We all remember the just-played Missouri State game, whom we were supposed to play in a nonconference game next year in Springfield, Missouri in a home and home deal. The game has been cancelled because Missouri State is moving up to the FBS next year.
As much as I hate to admit it, moving up with most if not all the costs paid for by the MWC now makes quite a bit of sense provided they want us !!!