(06-03-2021 06:39 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(06-03-2021 05:56 PM)solohawks Wrote:  To answer the original question, I bet they get another waiver (attributed to COVID) or the CCG becomes deregulated and round robin divisons aren't required

Frankly, thats what I think will happen. I also think the AAC will be at 11 for some time. That said---as a fan of an existing AAC western division team, I think its less of a hassle to take Boise by itself in "all sports" than it is to add an entire western wing including 3 MT/PT time zone teams. Just take Boise in all-sports and be done with it. Im not saying the western wing concept cant work---but I think it will put a lot of unneeded strain on the budgets of existing western division AAC schools.

M Basketball is the only inconvenient Men's sport

Women's sports are the real burden as in addition to Basketball you have softball, Volleyball and soccer.

Boise sponsors beach volleyball which is independent and only needs one other women's team sport per NCAA rules. They could drop the women's team sports causing travel conflicts and reallocate those scholarships to non team sports or team sports like Acrobatics and Tumbling, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Rugby, and Water Polo.

Make it where M/W Basketball is the only travel burden