Expansion Thread 2026

[bearcatbret]

Geographically, this makes no sense.

[True Bearcat]

Sacramento State is Macaction!

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47933760/mac-add-sacramento-state-football-only-member

[swilsonsp4]

Sacramento State and the MAC are in discussions.

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-foo...183507211.html

Sac State is rolling in booster bucks. Some big-name backers out there, and they want out of FCS/Big Sky. They pushed to join the reconstituted P12 & MWC but were turned aside. They appealed to the NCAA to allow them to move up to FBS as an independent and, once again, were shot down. [The NCAA requires all new FBS teams to be in a conference.] Who knows who else might have said, "no thanks". The American and C-USA at least have members West of the Mississippi. With NIU moving their football program to the MWC, the nearest school to Sac State would be in Muncie.

[True Bearcat]

Sacramento State and the MAC are in discussions.

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/sources-mac-nearing-vote-on-adding-sacramento-state-to-league-as-football-only-member-183507211.html

[True Bearcat]

NDSU to Mountain West confirmed!

https://www.kvrr.com/2026/02/08/espn-reports-ndsu-has-agreed-to-join-the-mountain-west-conference/

[True Bearcat]

https://www.footballscoop.com/2026/0...erest-fbs-move

Some smoke about NDSU moving to the Mountain West. I think they should try for the Pac

[Lobot]

Out with the old in with the new year