We will hope to maintain that status and continue along and play in whatever, depending on CFP and bowl structures.” We want to play at the highest level that football allows and since we had six institutions start playing football in the 1890s, it is a very important sport to us. “That is a bigger concern on a national scale.
There are budgets in Division I athletics that are exceeding $200 million and there are budgets in Division I that are less than $50 million. There has always been an inequity financially. “With many of the things (that happen), we will have to be reactionary. My point is, (conference realignment) is something we talk about constantly. Instead, we opted to expand the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA expanded their membership. “We had several talks at the board level, had a consultant of media partners and gave it a good look way back when. 3 - to merge (with another conference),” Thompson said in video captured by back about a decade ago, we talked about merging with Conference USA,” Thompson said. 1 - to stay at the number if we were to lose members. Thompson also noted that the MW doesn’t “have to do anything,” at the moment, but is aware of the options available to it, in the event further realignment happens. Where the ACC and SEC stand on conference realignment.