(10-19-2019 10:49 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote: The LSC had 19 teams, let me look at them and see the likelihood of each schools D1 chances
Angelo St - possible.
Arkansas-Fort Smith - not happening
Cameron - no way
Dallas Baptist - they play D1 baseball, ex-WAC, but I don't see it
ENMU - no way
Lubbock Christian - no way
Midwestern State - highly unlikely
Oklahoma Christian - no way
St Edwards - unlikely
St Mary's - unlikely
Commerce - possible
TAMU-International - no way
TAMU-Kingsville - possible
UTPB - unlikely
Texas Womans - nope
UT-Tyler- no way
WTAMU - possible
WNMU - no way
So basically we have Angelo St, Commerce, Kingsville, and West Texas, the ones with the largest enrollments. Aside from the re-alignment yahoos on here, is there any real evidence that any of these schools are even interested in D1?
Angelo State could go,
Dallas Baptist have been talked about as an expansion candidate in the past.
Midwestern State could. They do have the facilities.
St. Edwards or St. Mary's do have a huge endowment that they could move up.
Commerce had rumors a few years back on moving up.
Kingsville was in the news about merger with Texas A&M- C. C..
West Texas was a former FBC Independent. Reuniting with New Mexico State could renew the rivalry.
Cameron in Lawton, Oklahoma might and could restart football because the Army base Fort Sill is there. Play H/H with Army in all sports could bring out the Fort Sill soldiers to cheer the Army Academy on.
UAFS student enrollment have grown faster than the other D2 schools just behind Arkansas Tech.
Now, We may not know if this is all LSC. Some schools are not happy with the NCAA D2 leadership when some schools got all of their programs post season banned. Way harsher than D1 leadership gave out.
Central Oklahoma was a former LSC could move up with them.