Dilbert

Nut Smugglers, Thunder Chickens? Are we naming a baseball team or are we coming up with sexual euphonisms

Winnipeg is proof that the NHL can work in a small Canadian market. If Arizona moves there it will mess up the conference-division alignment. We may just have to have a 17 team East and 15 team West. I cant see Detroit and Columbus moving back west.

Maybe they can buy the Lakewood Church from Joel Osteen and convert it to an arena

The OVC is in need of football schools and Chicago State is not one of them.

Some turbulent times in Omaha right now in the USHL. An awkward coach dismissal, remaining coaching staff resigning en masse, players boycotting games, a 14 hour bus ride, budget cuts leaving goalie with only one stick. The league has stepped in and placed the team president on administrative leave and is now under league control. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/omaha-lancers-latest-investigation-underway-sources-reveal-more-concerns/

Well the San Antonio Gunslingers name is now being used in the NAL indoor football league

Good move for Loyola, for now anyway. I can see the Big East gunning for Dayton or Saint Louis, maybe even St Bonaventure. Even Loyola could move up to the Big East and play alongside DePaul.

After the St Johns Maple Leafs moved to Toronto, the city just hasnt been able to handle pro/jr teams in their arena. Its as if the city (the government, not the fans) just doesnt care about sports in the city. The fans deserve better from their city.

Northwoods League Green Bay Booyah are now the Green Bay Rockers after ownership change. The Booyah lasted just 2 seasons after originally being known as the Bullfrogs.

CUSA is so desperate they are willing to dance with the devil himself.

If CUSA dont raid the FCS then Id expect MTSU and WKU go to the MAC, LA Tech and FIU to the Sun Belt and UTEP to either the MTN West, American or be forced to go independent. UTEP has said they will be in a conference, the MTN West said they dont want them and the American is trending toward a western footprint but also has a footprint up to Philadelphia so having a team far away from everybody isnt out of the question.

Its the ghost of an eaten banana

The American did away with divisions in 2020.

I thought I heard somewhere that the Sun Belt was looking to dump its non football members Little Rock and UT Arlington.

Old Dominion would probably be best in the Sun Belt. Meanwhile I could see WKU fit in the MAC with the MAC adding an FCS school. UConn and UMass are basically stuck as independents because outside of the independents and ACC those schools have nowhere to go. UMass wouldnt even have a chance in the ACC, but UConn might when it comes to basketball.

Even before this announcement Marshall and Southern Miss I know were eyeing the Sun Belt

Honestly I think Georgia State would be good for the American but CUSA will probably try to take them from the Sun Belt in the realignment food chain.

Does Idaho want to jump back up to FBS after just dropping down a few years ago?

The Big Sky has several schools that would fit perfectly in the MTN West. Id say Montanta and Montana State have the best shot. Maybe even Weber State, Portland State, Sacramento State. I could see North Dakota and North Dakota State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference/Summit League

Cant wait to see if the Kraken will win their MLS match in Houston this weekend

At this point Memphis and Boise State would work for the Big 12, but San Diego State would be right behind.

Tell that to West Virginia

I know University of Hawaii pays subsidies to the schools who travel to the island for football in the Mountain West and im guessing for basketball in the Big West. I guess thats not the case for olympic sports.

https://ballparkdigest.com/2021/09/22/as-to-narrow-field-of-vegas-sites-after-playoffs-three-sites-cited-by-locals/ At this point to me its not an if but when the A's move to Las Vegas. Supposedly according to local insiders and politicos there are three sites mentioned for a possible ballpark: South end of strip near Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Festival Grounds, and The Rio Hotel & Casino. Though they havent officially named any sites specifically, the A's should announce potential sites after the postseason

Would UTEP leave CUSA for MTN West?