Arkansas is out recruiting MSU in our own state!

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This is where it's headed.

Geographic location means nothing to conferences anymore, and all be big names but like 4-5 are now concentrated in just 2 conferences. I think at some point they'll split off from the NCAA and form their own "minor league" or "division 1+" so they can keep the TV money and not be subject to poor schools having a say in how they do things.

Now, will the SEC drag schools like State along with them? Or will they replace us with a more "valuble" program like FSU? Imo it depends on whether they want a punching bag or not. I will NOT watch State sports if we are just going to be the easy W for big programs that spend 3x what we do.

The schools that are left behind will be Utah, Texas Tech, Virginia, etc. I could see them come together and say "enough with this pay for play big TV deal bullshit" and go back to regional conferences with actual "student" requirements on the "student athlete". Basically what FCS is now compared to us.

To me, THAT is a college team. This Portal hired gun BS is just making our university into a minor league.