[Vision2020] Vandal sports

[Carl Westberg]

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.

Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 11:15:14 -0700
From: art.deco.studios at gmail.com
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Vandal sports

Questions to Carl, Others:

At this time what bargaining chips does the UI hold?  For football? Basketball?

w.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Carl Westberg <idahovandal1 at live.com> wrote:





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?

 		 	   		  

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