[Vision2020] Warning-Vandal sports post

[Joe Campbell]

Carl,

What do you think about moving back to the Big Sky? I always liked
that conference. Personally, I also like the chance to play for the
national title on a regular basis, like Eastern did this year. Are the
Vandal boosters dead set against a return?

Best, Joe

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Carl Westberg <idahovandal1 at live.com> wrote:
> There are reports that the Mountain West Conference, which has already
> raided the Western Athletic Conference with the departures of Boise State,
> Fresno State, Nevada and Hawaii, is on the verge of taking Utah State and
> San Jose State from the WAC, leaving Idaho, New Mexico State and Louisiana
> Tech as the sole remaining WAC teams, and the conference folds.  Obviously
> on Vandal Venue, which is comprised of hard core Idaho fans, this is pretty
> harsh news, given that this could well leave the U of I athletic program up
> the proverbial creek.  Big time.  Small market, non-existent TV
> market, small crowds, PAC-10 team seven miles away.  It's not impossible
> that it could come down to the Vandals trying to go the independent route
> with no conference affiliation, sucking it up and going back to the Big Sky,
> assuming they would take Idaho back after the Vandals walked away,
> or.......(here goes).......drop football?
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