You're on to something here. Keep WINNING and filling out the stadium, and anything is possible in the next 3+ yrs. Winning cures all. It seems to me the donor base lies dormant, but a few FCS championship runs could wake it up..
That's kind of what I'm hinting at. Is a 5m minimum pmt (just to reclassify as FBS) plus all the other expenses really worth it? The MWC isn't what it used to be. I'd be shooting for the PAC, but taking a little more time to get there, if it were me.
I personally don't like the idea of foregoing media rights income just to slap on the MW or FBS label. Seems rash. It's a big source of revenue for these programs (millions of $$ per yr) which puts new FCS to FBS programs at an immediate disadvantage. I think the UCD brand is worth more than that. Keep fielding suitors and negotiating and building the brand. A better opp might come along more mutually beneficial between program-conference. Even the NDSU deal seems one-sided in benefit of the conference. Not to mentions SAC
The coaching staff strikes me as the types to under promise and over deliver and not lie, so I believe this leak from a recruit more than other sources, for whatever that's worth.
feels like admin using Sac St. as a vessel to improve personal resume to climb ladder to next gig. a stepping stone. if you deeply care about something, you aren't reckless with it's survival chances. luckily, it seems the Davis team cares
coaches posting very cryptic on twitter recently. look like recruit commitment posts. I have a hunch a lot of good recruiting is going on behind the scenes. probably better in this era anyways.