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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi Carl,<BR>
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I'm always game for a stoning. The figures are way out of date, but you can read my co-authored column "Back to the Big Sky" and Robert Spears' response at www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/BigSky.htm and a more recent column at same URL/athletics.htm<BR>
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One economic argument is that regional fans will come to Moscow in far greater numbers than those from New Mexico and Louisiana.<BR>
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Yes, I thought it was great that EWU won the national championship.<BR>
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Go Back Vandals!<BR>
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Nick<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com on behalf of Joe Campbell<BR>
Sent: Mon 1/24/2011 5:31 PM<BR>
To: Carl Westberg<BR>
Cc: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Warning-Vandal sports post<BR>
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I'll try not to mention it again! I already have enough people wanting<BR>
to stone me.<BR>
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On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Carl Westberg <idahovandal1@live.com> wrote:<BR>
> There are some boosters who consider the suggestion of the thought of<BR>
> momentarily considering returning to the Big Sky a crime worthy of public<BR>
> stoning. Otherwise they're cool with it.<BR>
><BR>
>> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:22:33 -0800<BR>
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Warning-Vandal sports post<BR>
>> From: philosopher.joe@gmail.com<BR>
>> To: idahovandal1@live.com<BR>
>> CC: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>
>><BR>
>> Carl,<BR>
>><BR>
>> What do you think about moving back to the Big Sky? I always liked<BR>
>> that conference. Personally, I also like the chance to play for the<BR>
>> national title on a regular basis, like Eastern did this year. Are the<BR>
>> Vandal boosters dead set against a return?<BR>
>><BR>
>> Best, Joe<BR>
>><BR>
>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Carl Westberg <idahovandal1@live.com><BR>
>> wrote:<BR>
>> > There are reports that the Mountain West Conference, which has already<BR>
>> > raided the Western Athletic Conference with the departures of Boise<BR>
>> > State,<BR>
>> > Fresno State, Nevada and Hawaii, is on the verge of taking Utah State<BR>
>> > and<BR>
>> > San Jose State from the WAC, leaving Idaho, New Mexico State and<BR>
>> > Louisiana<BR>
>> > Tech as the sole remaining WAC teams, and the conference folds.<BR>
>> > Obviously<BR>
>> > on Vandal Venue, which is comprised of hard core Idaho fans, this is<BR>
>> > pretty<BR>
>> > harsh news, given that this could well leave the U of I athletic<BR>
>> > program up<BR>
>> > the proverbial creek. Big time. Small market, non-existent TV<BR>
>> > market, small crowds, PAC-10 team seven miles away. It's not impossible<BR>
>> > that it could come down to the Vandals trying to go the independent<BR>
>> > route<BR>
>> > with no conference affiliation, sucking it up and going back to the Big<BR>
>> > Sky,<BR>
>> > assuming they would take Idaho back after the Vandals walked away,<BR>
>> > or.......(here goes).......drop football?<BR>
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