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Posted by 49erjr
on 3/19/2025, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Re: California Baptist University Joins The Big West"
I like both moves. Cal Baptist is close and fans can travel to games much easier that going to Davis and Utah Valley will be a good replacement for Hawaii. Davis won't be missed that much as they were mediocre in most sports and IMO Hawaii will be missed as Long Beach developed and good rivalry in Volleyball and basketball. I wonder if the BW will try to go beyond 11 teams down the road. 
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Utah Valley is predicted to join the BW after their NIT tourney ends. From February 24th. https://www.ksl.com/article/51260845/utah-valley-could-reportedly-be-set-to-move-conferences-as-soon-as-friday Previous Message
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I'm fine with it. Not game changing, but all the same an addition. I have always thought limiting to California is not a great idea, and now being SoCal only isn't great since there isn't even a regional sport network to sell rights to (well, not one that will actually purchase our rights).
But those issues aren't Cal Baptist's fault. None of the Big West universities are making giant strides in financing their departments. Cal Baptist has built up their facilities and has nationally competitive programs in some sports, as well as isn't a dog in many main Big West sports. They add to much needed sports like Men's Tennis, Waterpolo, Swimming Diving, Soccer.
We lose Hawaii and Davis, so really not spreading any conference funds any less. In fact, having less members puts more costs to each school to run the conference office.
Maybe it feeds the mini rivalry that can help each grow in Riverside/IE. Doesn't cost us anything, and they are funded better than most the Big West schools. Previous Message
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