So I've been thinking about it and my opinion on it is split.
On one hand, the WAC does have a really good history, albeit with other schools, and NMSU and SFA being in the same conference would automatically make it a stronger basketball conference than the Southland.
But all the schools that are new to D1 scare me. The talent gap I think would be massively one sided at first, especially in football, and there's no promise that the other schools would ever get to the level we would want them to be in terms of competition.
But then there's the SLC, which I have thought for a while is a pretty poor conference all around. In basketball it's one of the worst, we keep it afloat. Football always seems strong but for the most part I'd say it's one of the weaker FCS conferences in terms of overall talent. SFA, ACU, and Sam Houston seem to be the only SLC members really trying to improve as well. We see sparks of life from the other schools at times, but really the SLC is not a good home.
CUSA I think would be a little better, and I certainly would love to see us playing FBS football and getting a lot better opponents more often, but I'm not sure that CUSA is good enough to justify the move.
The way I see it, the WAC is a gamble. I think if we go there, it is with the hope that it will rise to the level it once was and be a very well respected conference in all sports. But it's basically a conference of start up programs that's well funded. If the other schools don't get off the ground we would essentially be right back to square one, but now with a much higher travel budget.
I think Ivey is considering it honestly, but his decision, as well as the decisions of the other prospective schools, will make a huge impact one way or another in each schools future. It'll either be the best decision ever or a trainwreck.