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Geography killed that version of the WAC

No conference will work across 4 time zones. The most that should ever be put in place is 2 time zones, and one of the things that makes the ACC work is 1 time zone. The ACC is working well at 15 members, 14 for football. It would work well at 16 if all members were in the Eastern Time Zone. A member in the Central Time Zone would probably work.

Outside of Eastern or Central, any addition would need to be football only because that travel would only be 4 times per year for the new member and once for four existing members.

(In response to this post by PadrosWindup)

Posted: 05/27/2018 at 11:32AM

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16 school conference-the one experiment -- PadrosWindup 05/26/2018 9:15PM

Geography killed that version of the WAC -- HOO86 05/27/2018 11:32AM

Sounds like they are going after PAC, which probably needs more time zones, -- Stech 05/28/2018 09:50AM

They do, but the distance is very difficult to overcome. -- HOO86 05/28/2018 10:40AM

They need a new quad (4 team division) in a more eastern time zone. -- Stech 05/28/2018 1:37PM

Except 8-12 schools may object to reduction of games against the CA -- VTHokie2000 05/29/2018 1:06PM

16 for Big Ten will work with KS and OU ** -- nebraskafaninwi 05/26/2018 9:47PM

B1G -- Millpoint 05/27/2018 08:00AM

Spot on...that is the issue that is so often overlooked/discounted... -- Alicks 05/27/2018 10:17AM

Nonsense...KU would not be held back ** -- nebraskafaninwi 05/27/2018 2:38PM

I like -- Millpoint 05/27/2018 8:11PM

Don’t be so sure. State politics can override these kinds of decisions. -- RJHokie 05/27/2018 2:47PM

State Legislature -- ICThawk 05/28/2018 4:50PM

I suspect the Board of Regents is appointed by the legislature, so there -- RJHokie 05/28/2018 5:00PM

BOR -- ICThawk 05/28/2018 5:59PM

That’s like Virginia. The governor can influence the Board much like in -- RJHokie 05/28/2018 6:06PM

Agree: AND not sure B1G would add KU without a partner, so... -- Alicks 05/27/2018 7:42PM

Nope...last election put more KU supporters in charge ** -- nebraskafaninwi 05/27/2018 5:27PM

Perhaps, but that can change. ** -- RJHokie 05/27/2018 5:31PM

And the post also assumes that 100% of KU supporters care not a lick... -- Alicks 05/27/2018 7:47PM

KU/KSU -- ICThawk 05/28/2018 4:43PM

As a followup, I actually care about UVA, (though I don't know why...) ** -- Alicks 05/27/2018 7:50PM

Roadblock? -- ICThawk 05/27/2018 08:26AM

We shall see -- Millpoint 05/27/2018 09:28AM

Interesting, but the WAC was a mess. It could work with another conference -- Alicks 05/26/2018 9:39PM

FWIW the fans of the schools that rotated every 2 years -- VTHokie2000 05/28/2018 6:07PM

Unfortunately -- Millpoint 05/27/2018 09:35AM