Bears @ Shox

[Wufan]

Why so much negativity towards what is possibly just a rumor? There is no offer. There have been no confirmed talks between MSU and the SBC. At this point just idle speculation by a few MSU fans on the message board. There are similar discussions of possible moves on several other Valley message boards.

I think the negativity, or at least my negativity, stems from the fact that some Bears fans believe that a "move up at all costs" prayer in the Sunbelt is a step up from the MVC/MVFC. I don't see this as a move up. To me, this looks a lot like my wife's YMCA Volleyball team. Sure they are the 5th best team in an 8 team league that competes in the "recreational" division, but they want to go play in the "competitive B" division. The winner of the competitive B division gets to play in a championship against the competitive A division.

[Ricardo del Rio]

UConn was a pretty crappy I-AA and FCS program. They also weren't really a very good basketball program until 1990. Many of their own fans questioned the football move when they made it in the late 1990's.

Football controls so much, if MSU has the opportunity, they'd be foolish to pass it up.

You are committing to 10 years and losses approaching $30M in making the move, but the long-term benefit and potential will easily outweigh that initial expense, especially when you consider "sports bubble" inflation.

Only $3 million per year? Who is gonna write the check?

While I have no idea as to what the deficit will be, $3 million seems way light to me.