Long Beach State Athletics!: Re: 'where's the beef' in regards to Sac State?

Actually, the move(s) all make sense if considered in context and with the ultimate goal of riding athletics to some perceived level of higher esteem and prestige. Virtually all the other mid majors are running scared or playing it safe (and missing the opportunity to buy on the dip, so to speak.) Long Beach is a perfect example of that running scared mentality.

The real question is whether there eventually will be a payoff or a payday to this gamble.

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none of these moves by Sac State make sense

they leave a conference where they actually fit, even though in football never really challenged the Montana or Montana State powers

they keep apparently shelling out money. $18 million?!! I'm suspecting that is not all up front, but do they really have this massive donor base?

plus the MAC? no offense, just how is going to Mid West 2nd rate insitutions going to raise their profile?

They have no football stadium of note. no gym

it's like their Pres and AD think acting like 'players' actually makes it true

How does this go down in the Cal State system, where seemingly in regards to Long Beach State, they gave us a President who went out of her way to 'put down' Long Beach lol, and bag on boosters of the school

Sac State is not even academically anywhere near SDSU or Cal Poly, nor San Jose, Long Beach, Fullerton in terms of ranking/rating

It's like they think because Sac has grown they can be the 'pro' franchise in Sacrament, when heck the Kings have trouble getting recognized and half the town is Warrior fans lol

UC Davis is the big dog in Sac, their medical and law schools overshadow Sac State less than 5-6 miles apart.

just nothing of this makes sense, and seems like a 'suicide mission' in athletics.

I don't wish them luck or failure, and they are parked in the Big West and even then we know they don't even want to be in the Big West, and would jump in a heartbeat to the Pax-X even though the Pac-X made it clear they want no part of Sac State, so Sac State somehow thinks they will get an invite someday out of all this

. just chaotic moves, we know for sure if they did leave the Big West they'd do everything in their power to 'stiff' the Big West. I just hope the Big West got the exit fees up front.

just on every level, this has the makings of an epic fail. Not that Long Beach is in any position to question other schools. it's just fascinating that a Cal State President has so much rope given to them. Maybe it's concerted becasue of the location at the Capital to make Sac State some flagship athletic marvel.

just do not see it happening. They need like $750 million, no way they have that type of backing, and maybe the PRes/AD think the State would actually fund some gilded football stadium? really?

fun to watch I guess