The Bobcats will join Oregon State, Washington State, Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State, Utah State and Fresno State.
Not a notable move in football
But this is a very formidable basketball league that can elevate Texas state to be another team that competes for players in the state
Texas state has been a regular buy game for us. This league elevates them to not be a buy game team … no one else in that league is (baring circumstances like Covid)
They seem really out of place but they are a large school in Texas. Basketball does have potential.
I would say their football is better than their basketball. Sure are alot of “States” in that league. Wonder if it’s a thing for them.
Just my opinion - but I think this is a no brainer for Texas State. I get that this is an entirely different ‘Pac 12’ - way weakened - however - it has a familiar name and a way better slate of schools than the Sun Belt. Boise was a playoff football team last year; San Diego State was in the NCAA basketball championship game a few years ago; Gonzaga is Gonzaga; and Wash St. and Org. State are large well known state schools. Plus being the only Texas school in this ‘new’ Pac 12 right now - I think actually helps Tx State stand-out a bit.
In basketball it has Gonzaga and SDSU.
In football, it has Boise, SDSU, two former PAC schools, and Fresno.
On paper, looks like the best G conference to me.
The G conference rep in the football playoffs will usually come from this conference, which means that if Tx State wants to have a chance to contend for a natty, this move is a no brainer.
Utah state is a good basketball school too. Seems like they make the tourney most years
Doubt it’ll change - they have 40k students and struggle to draw plus all the increase money will go right towards travel as there’s no bus trip
Given that they had no in state rivals in TX in their current conference, that isn’t much of a change.
As it stands now, their nearest opponent (Louisiana-Lafayette) is nearly a SIX hour drive.
Not many bus trips in the Sun Belt either. Probably similar travel expenses.
Given that, might as well go with the conference that gives you better competition and a better chance to compete for a football playoff bid.
Undoubtedly that’s the PAC Light.
It’ll be official on Monday.
No brainer.
Because they were a buy-game, A team in the Sun Belt… and just 10 years before that, they were in the Southland, an FCS league.
There are also no pro teams in San Marcos.
When we were rooting for Case Keenum and Aubrey Coleman, they (Texas State) were in a very low-level FCS program, and that wasn’t that long ago. Now, they’ll be in what’s arguably the 5th-best football conference and 6th-best in basketball.
To me, it will 100% change, it’s just a matter of how much. Texas produces too much top talent.
Gonzaga, SDSU, national powers - they’ll be playing in their arena every year. Boise State, Colorado State, Utah State, teams that regularly make the NCAA or NIT almost yearly, will be there every year. Even Oregon State and Washington State, known brands, will be in their arena every year.
That’s a completely different level. Their headliners used to be Sam Houston, Central Arkansas, Abilene Christian, McNeese State, UTSA.
As it stands, they regularly lose recruits to UL-Lafayette and UTA. They’ve had almost zero chance of landing a recruit with an A-10 offer, even within Texas - Competing with George Mason, Dayton, UMass? wasn’t realistic - That would instantly change. In the Pac-12, local recruits will now at least consider staying home as a real option
and once Texas State taste success in San Marcos, they’ll start to gain a cult-like following.
The Pac-12 seems to think the same. UTEP was the easy pick, but they chose Texas State.
PAC State
Reminds me of Dr Pepper ads, “State will never make the playoffs”
Ohh the marquee games against Utah and Colorado state
I mean it makes getting into the car to drive 45 minutes to san marcos to watch a game a hell a lot more interesting
Becoming the conference for everyone west of the Mississippi with the last name “State?”
Why don’t they change their conference name to the Pac 8? I hate how conferences have numbers in them that don’t represent the number of teams in the conference. Pac 8 at least has some historical significance (that’s how many teams were in the Pac-10 prior to Arizona and Arizona State joining up).
The Pacific Conference at least sounds good without the number.
Big 12, Big 10 another story
Good for SWTSU Bobcats. They have a good alumni base.
PAC12 fans
Perhaps they intend to invite 4 more teams.
I just love football, going from conference usa to aac was cool because at the end of the day group of 6 football was cool to have in your backyard to go catch a game.
Boise State, San Diego St, Oregon St, and Washington St about to thump Tx St. Surprised UNLV is not invited
Better money in mountain west
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