Econ141 said:
Based on this tweet (and who knows what is authentic or not) looks like at least Utah believes there is a relationship (reputational and financial) with conference affiliation. Does this change any of the minds of folks here who would prefer us to be in the MWC? Christ needs to keep pushing for B12 or bust.
I've been beating this drum for a while. Going to the MWC would be the death knell of our programs. People have mentioned being a regional power is great, but not at this cost. I still doubt we'll get an invite from the B1G anytime soon, but schools like Utah and UW, and maybe CU, which take their academics very seriously want to build that aspect of their brand will stick together for the Pac before throwing in with the Big 12. I know for sure that Utah has spent a lot of time and money upgrading their academic profile and if this tweet has any veracity, I'm happy to see they view the relationship between academics and athletics holistically.