Water Pony wrote:Wrong question. P5 Conference expect candidate universities have strong and diverse athletic departments. Women sports don't get you invited; however, the absence of competitive teams would limit your appeal and whether you are 'big time."
We are excited about our two NIL programs, our investment in enhancing Ford, our academic standing, and our quarter of billion dollars in new facilities, e.g., IPF, new Soccer Complex, new Aquatic Center, etc. and brag about it.
If football success was the only factor, Boise would not be on the outside looking in.
We have reached the point that the broadcast, cable and satellite networks will call the shots. The conferences will follow their dictates (within reason) because the broadcasters control the purse strings. Women's sports are an afterthought and nothing more in this current dynamic and will not play a role in conference realignment.