[Vision2020] Warning-Vandal sports post

[Carl Westberg]

There are some boosters who consider the suggestion of the thought of momentarily considering returning to the Big Sky a crime worthy of public stoning.  Otherwise they're cool with it.
 
> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:22:33 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Warning-Vandal sports post
> From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
> To: idahovandal1 at live.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> 
> 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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