MWC looks at expanding beyond 12

[kemajic]

This is all however a pipedream.....old ball and chains bozeman state will never allow UM to reach its full potential as an athletic program......we are bound to a rusty anchor.

Face it; the BOR and the University admins are all in for small college ball. Think small.

Not true. UM's Admin wants to participate at the highest level possible which makes economic sense. If the MWC makes sense from a dollar stand point, they'll make the move.

Show the evidence to support your statement. Every spec of risk would have to be removed.

 

[EverettGriz]

which makes economic sense

Odd that you left this phrase out, Kem, since it's critical to my post and addresses your question.

 

[Silvertip]

Could UM afford to move up? Honest question...You would have to have full scholarships for all Football players (no more partial scholies) and add at least two more (not sure on this number) full scholarship programs (that's player scholarships, coaches salaries, Admin for said sports.....) We all know you have the facilities to move up in Football/Basketball, so that is a plus (Cats have for Basketball, Football would be a stretch) but with UM cutting programs and staff, to then turn around and spend millions more a year just on athletics, when the Football team is the only sport making money (again, I think they are, but not sure) makes no sense at this time. Sure you can say that MSU is holding you back (I don't think so at all) but the real hold back is the overall leadership of UM the past 10ish years.

SACCAT,


If MSU was making the same coin as the Griz in their Athletic Dept., and had done the same to expand their Stadium to 26K, won a Championship or two, I have no Doubt that MSU would proactively be seeking an invite to the Mountain West . They don't have a need to repeatedly rob their athletic Dept. to pay the other bills due on their Campus like UM does....

MSU's President Waded Cruzado is a Leader with a vision to match Athletics equal to their reputation as a leading Engineer and Ag school...Engstrom on the other hand??.... (This is where the Tuba player is queued make a flagilation sound).....

If Cruzado had been UM's president the Griz would have had a far better chance of being in the MWC by now.
Even more likely if she had been in the job early on instead of Dennison the bean counter.