Interesting to hear, don't know if I expected him to say anything different.

"We were totally unprepared for them to leave, and don't know what is happening now. We'll beg our current members to stay together"

I agree UVU and CBU are both quality adds. They both have solid facilities, and support from institutions. Currently both at the top of the WAC in MBB, and each brings a few sports that compete really well regionally. Some of that is not as relevant in NIL /revenue era.

CBU eliminates Cal Poly's dominance in XC/distances in track. UVU isn't really terrible at any sport, and has up years in a lot of them up to this point (top 50 national type seasons). Facilities wise, no one has built the way either of them have recently in the Big West outside of Poly's new Madden football facility. UVU just opened their $30 million stadium for soccer, and CBU finished their events center but continues to make improvements everywhere. I don't know how they let them cut men's golf, but so be it.

Beyond that, if it isn't a WCC member, or easy flight, I'd probably be indifferent. 10 years ago I was full go super regional with schools committed in markets that might add something. UT Arlington