Things I learned...as I did a little googling after your comment I learned that while there are a lot of geldings out there, it is very rare to spay a female horse. It is apparently risky, in part because their abdomen is not suited for such an operation. Somewhere there must be a struggling energetic lawyer who will take on this equal (equine) protection case on behalf of male horses everywhere. (Just saw “On the Basis of Sex” this weekend.)

Equestrian team just posted its roster. 19 on the team. 3 out of state. It looks like many of them were able to transition from the club team to the ICA team without a problem. So that adds potentially 19 new scholarships to the overall woman’s ICA program (don’t know how many are actually awarded or are partial). But I believe it was pointed out previously that its the “opportunity to participate” that TIX looks at, not equality of scholarships. However, I doubt we could have hired our coach away from TAM without guaranteeing at least some significant scholarships support. First match Jan. 31 vs. Delaware State at home. Go Ags!

Do we even have a polo club, or clubs, anymore?

There’s not one included in the most recent listing of clubs:

https://cru.ucdavis.edu/content/385-20182019-clubs.htm

And UC Davis is not listed with the US Polo Association’s Intercollegiate programs:

https://www.uspolo.org/association/programs/intercollegiate-interscholastic/intercollegiate

(And I think, like field hockey, polo discriminates against left handers…..)

This is a good example of not Googling before you post. NCAA only allows for 15 full scholarships for an equestrian team; but they can be split up as needed. As a side note, Texas A&M has 60 riders on its team, so we do have a lot of work to build up this program.

So.... Dixie State has a big Athletics Announcement scheduled for Friday
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FCSFansNation/

Incidentally, the WAC is having a press conference the same afternoon:
https://www.wacdigitalnetwork.com/

Credit to someone on the FCS Fans Nation facebook page for discovering these; thought I'd share

Going DI? Only 10,000 students.

It looks like it, with the feasibility study and all. Student body size isn't a tremendous factor if they have the money.

Of course, for football there's always a chance of independent, or Big Sky associate membership. Doesn't necessarily imply a conference realignment like discussed in this thread.

The domino effect for all the changes to occur is beginning shortly.

https://www.ksl.com/article/46464699/sources-dixie-state-to-join-the-western-athletic-conference-play-football-as-fcs-independent

Dixie St feasibility study said that Dixie St should not move up without an FCS conference. Dixie St would be the WAC first FCS team.

WAC, party of 1, your table is ready.

Huh? I thought WAC was FBS...

WAC FBS - could qualify for CFP payments in 2025. Could be much more than $1 mill per team

WAC FCS - not a dime except for playoff travel payments. The host pays for hosting.

If money makes the world go around, which one wins?

The domino effect for all the changes to occur is beginning shortly. — Siouxfan

Rubbish.

Dixie State (St. George, UT) now a FCS program.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/dixie-states-2020-fcs-debut-southern-utah-031947167--ncaaf.html

This will put some stress on the budget, especially in the west..."the program will compete as an FCS independent."

At least we’ll have another FCS home game option! Who will want to play them at their place

An FCS team playing in an FBS league? Huh?

St. George is actually closer to LV than Cedar City.