Well I think BW is the best (non-football) conference for us - at least as long as we plan to be an FCS team. I would say teams like UCSB, Cal Poly, UCI, Hawaii, Beach have more appeal than Montana, Idaho, Portland St, etc. Why? Academics, California rivalries, our friends go there, etc. The added bonus is reasonable travel costs in the BW.
Now hypothetically if we go FBS and you put us in the same conference as Nevada, UNLV, SDSU, Boise, maybe we reconsider for all sports due to the jump in competition to increase our profile. But even then, Hawaii prefers to stay in the BW for non-football sports- probably for travel costs. Just some food for thought.
Ditto. Plus I bet Hawk is keyed in on the Weber game, which occurs within the bounds of the Big Sky Conference. This is his first season here in ages, so easy for him to get confused.
I think being in the Big Sky for basketball would be kind of lame. Like football the conference has too many members. You don't get to see every team (if you want to that is) at home each season. It really should be two conferences.