Quote Originally Posted by TheKingpin28 View Post
I'd add WIU as they are financially in a tough spot and going non-scholly would help them out with cost of travel for all sports immediately being a bus trip (UWGB would be 402 miles, longest trip). This would get them to 8 and if they wanted to get to 9 consider Augustana and they would have a full football schedule.

-The Sconie schools are all travel partners

-WIU would partner with the Sconie schools as well as Drake (215) and to a lesser extent, Butler (260 miles)

-While Augustana would be an outlier in the conference, if getting to 9 is the goal, they would be a potential add and considering only 4 schools would travel there each year, (Augustana is not hard up for money so they would be more than fine with the travel), they could make them a solid offer.

-Each of these schools will be getting offers from B1G almost every year to play for a money game that would cover most travel expenses for the year (smaller amounts due to bus travel) and most likely a smaller money game from the MVFC/MAC and then they could buy a D2 game from the GLIAC/GLVC to give these schools 5 home games a year or try to get 6 and buy a 2nd home game from the NEC/Pioneer for those more "endowed", even on years where there is no 12 game season.
Add Parkside to that list too if they start a football team. Solid D2 program already that could make the D1 jump in all other sports.


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