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Very few. Most of the problem involves facilities. Teams like BYU, who Idaho plays for a second consecutive year in Provo next season, flat out refuse to come to Moscow and play in the Kibbie Dome. And no dedicated basketball arena hurts. Not to mention a PAC-12 school seven miles away to draw the casual fans. And Moscow does not seem to be a big sports town.<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 11:15:14 -0700<br>From: art.deco.studios@gmail.com<br>To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Vandal sports<br><br>Questions to Carl, Others:<br><br>At this time what bargaining chips does the UI hold? For football? Basketball?<br><br>w.<br><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Carl Westberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:idahovandal1@live.com">idahovandal1@live.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I've brought this subject up before, but recent conference shuffling events really seem to have put U of Idaho athletics in a very hard place. No Division 1 conference seems to want the Vandals. I just saw a Facebook poll asking which of three options respondents would prefer given the circumstances. 1. Try playing as a D-1 independent, which would probably mean about three home games a year while hoping for an eventual conference invitation. 2. Play, again, in the Sun Belt (teams in Louisiana, Tennessee...) to stay D-1. If the Sun Belt wanted Idaho. 3. Swallow pride and return to 1-AA and the Big Sky. So far in the Facebook poll, the Big Sky leads comfortably. Any thoughts? Or is it even a concern outside of the hard core fans?<br>
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