TexasTerror
December 8th, 2020, 01:44 PM
Separating this out from the rest of the conversation since this is "official" while the rest is "rumored" or believed to be true or what not.
Invitations are typically not made public by either the school or the conference unless they are about to be accepted.
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As the Western Athletic Conference continues its plans to expand, the conference officially asked SUU if the T-Birds would be a part of that expansion.
In a statement to The Spectrum, SUU officials said they have received an invitation to the WAC as of Monday, Dec. 7, to leave the Big Sky Conference.
"We have received an official invitation from the Western Athletic Conference yesterday," SUU Athletics said in a written statement to The Spectrum. "We have not made a final decision, but are seriously considering it."
This comes nearly two months the first news of a potential move (https://www.thespectrum.com/story/sports/college/2020/10/02/suu-has-not-received-official-offer-join-wac/3595209001/) which began with reports saying SUU was leaving the Big Sky. The T-Birds responded by saying it hadn't received an official invite.
https://www.thespectrum.com/story/sports/college/2020/12/08/suu-western-athletics-conference-invitation-t-birds/6491139002/
Invitations are typically not made public by either the school or the conference unless they are about to be accepted.
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As the Western Athletic Conference continues its plans to expand, the conference officially asked SUU if the T-Birds would be a part of that expansion.
In a statement to The Spectrum, SUU officials said they have received an invitation to the WAC as of Monday, Dec. 7, to leave the Big Sky Conference.
"We have received an official invitation from the Western Athletic Conference yesterday," SUU Athletics said in a written statement to The Spectrum. "We have not made a final decision, but are seriously considering it."
This comes nearly two months the first news of a potential move (https://www.thespectrum.com/story/sports/college/2020/10/02/suu-has-not-received-official-offer-join-wac/3595209001/) which began with reports saying SUU was leaving the Big Sky. The T-Birds responded by saying it hadn't received an official invite.
https://www.thespectrum.com/story/sports/college/2020/12/08/suu-western-athletics-conference-invitation-t-birds/6491139002/