Mountain West Conference Revenue

[flowtowngriz]

More national exposure mean more money by donations from corporate sponsors with deep pockets they we dont have a lot of in Montana. Such as ATT and other national companies.

 

[ordigger]

Is Junior still whining? lol A 60 year old man in a 12 year olds body. Bet the family is real proud.

 

[kemajic]

No, I don't agree that the argument would apply equally to moving down. There would be a huge loss of revenue associated with moving down, and the cost savings would be overshadowed by the huge loss in revenue (ticket revenue and other revenue).

Curious why you think attendance would drop? Montana should have a better winning percentage, and more playoff success and national Championships. They would be playing top level teams in their relative division, including playing teams with National recognition. Are these not the ingredients for fan support and booster support? Or are you saying that fans would take fewer wins to be able to play a higher level of competition?

edit: I do want to clarify something here before this gets off track. I agree with you that right now UM does not have the financial ability or, more importantly, the political will to move up to FBS. I don't have any kind of belief that Montana will move to that level. Where we might disagree is I believe Montana should have a vision and a goal to move to that level, that FBS is where a school like Montana belongs, and could in time be competitive and provide a good experience for the fans while increasing the name recognition and image of the University. I am not saying compete for the FBS National Championship mind you, but I sure wouldn't mind going to Arizona or Hawaii or San Diego (or even Las Vegas) in December for a bowl game every once in a while. But first a plan has to be developed and have solid backing of the alumni, administration and boosters to do it right.

No, I'm saying UM is at the right level for it at time. Shouldn't move up; shouldn't move down.

Status quo is, in fact, moving down. Has been for many years. The cream of FCS moving up is nothing new. Our peers change from BSU, Nevada, Marshall, ASU, JMU to UNC, SUU, Bethune-Cookman, etc.

 

[stubbins]

No, I don't agree that the argument would apply equally to moving down. There would be a huge loss of revenue associated with moving down, and the cost savings would be overshadowed by the huge loss in revenue (ticket revenue and other revenue).

Curious why you think attendance would drop? Montana should have a better winning percentage, and more playoff success and national Championships. They would be playing top level teams in their relative division, including playing teams with National recognition. Are these not the ingredients for fan support and booster support? Or are you saying that fans would take fewer wins to be able to play a higher level of competition?

edit: I do want to clarify something here before this gets off track. I agree with you that right now UM does not have the financial ability or, more importantly, the political will to move up to FBS. I don't have any kind of belief that Montana will move to that level. Where we might disagree is I believe Montana should have a vision and a goal to move to that level, that FBS is where a school like Montana belongs, and could in time be competitive and provide a good experience for the fans while increasing the name recognition and image of the University. I am not saying compete for the FBS National Championship mind you, but I sure wouldn't mind going to Arizona or Hawaii or San Diego (or even Las Vegas) in December for a bowl game every once in a while. But first a plan has to be developed and have solid backing of the alumni, administration and boosters to do it right.

No, I'm saying UM is at the right level for it at time. Shouldn't move up; shouldn't move down.

Status quo is, in fact, moving down. Has been for many years. The cream of FCS moving up is nothing new. Our peers change from BSU, Nevada, Marshall, ASU, JMU to UNC, SUU, Bethune-Cookman, etc.

Good post...we should e moved up a decade ago. It may be to late.