Saving the WAC...Major League Sports Movement.

The WAC made a move to add Texas Arlington because of the size of the market and the effort that the program is making to build new facilities. There is also a strong "bring back football" movement at UTA, but the student body would have a say so in that effort.

At the same time, and I put this list below, there is folly in the logic. The WAC passed on membership to Cal State Bakersfield. According to how the Census Bureau counts people, the Riverside/San Bernardino market is the largest market in the United State without either an FBS-level football program or a major league sports franchise (see for yourselves, see the list below). Perhaps because there is not even a football movement at this campus is the reason why the WAC passed on them. Perhaps it is because Los Angeles is next door, but look at how crowded the Dallas/Fort Worth area is! If CS Bakersfield even mentions football, the WAC would be foolish to continue to pass on them. But even more imperative, is if UC Riverside or CS San Bernardino ever mentions football, the WAC should be there on their front doorstep with admittance papers.

List of top 50 largest metro areas and the FBS-level sports universities in that area.

1. New York City--Army, Rutgers (NJ)*
2. Los Angeles--USC, UCLA*
3. Chicago--Northwestern (Notre Dame nearby)*
4. Dallas--SMU, North Texas, TCU*
5. Philadelphia--Temple*
6. Houston--Houston, Rice (Texas A&M nearby)*
7. Washington, DC--Navy*
8. Miami--Miami, Florida Atlantic, Florida International*
9. Atlanta--Ga Tech (University of Georgia nearby)*
10. Boston--Boston College, U-Mass*
11. San Francisco--Stanford, California*
12. Detroit--University of Michigan*
13. Riverside/San Bernardino (Non-football Cal State San Bernardino and UC Riverside with USC, UCLA, CS Northridge and CS Bakersfield nearby. Largest metro in the US without either an FBS-level college sports program or a major league team in any sport.)
14. Phoenix--Arizona State*
15. Seattle--University of Washington*
16. Minneapolis--University of Minnesota*
17. San Diego--San Diego State*
18. St Louis--(Non-football St. Louis with University of Missouri and University of Illinois nearby)*
19. Tampa--University of South Florida*
20. Baltimore--University of Maryland*
21. Denver--University of Colorado*
22. Pittsburgh--University of Pittsburgh*
23. Portland--(FCS Portland State)*
24. Sacramento--(FCS Sacramento State and UC Davis)*
25. San Antonio--UT San Antonio*
26. Orlando--Central Florida*
27. Cincinnati--University of Cincinnati*
28. Cleveland--Akron*
29. Kansas City--(Non-football UMKC with Kansas nearby)*
30. Las Vegas--UNLV
31. San Jose--San Jose State*
32. Columbus--The Ohio State University*
33. Charlotte--Wake Forest* (University of Charlotte beginning football in 2013)
34. Indianapolis--University of Indiana, Purdue*
35. Austin--University of Texas
36. Virginia Beach--(FCS William and Mary)
37. Providence--(FCS Providence)
38. Nashville--Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee*
39. Milwaukee--(Non-football Marquette and non-football UW Milwaukee)*
40. Jacksonville--(FCS Jacksonville State)*
41. Memphis--Memphis*
42. Louisville--Louisville
43. Richmond--(FCS Richmond)
44. Oklahoma City--Oklahoma*
45. Hartford--UConn
46. New Orleans--Tulane*
47. Buffalo--University of Buffalo*
48. Raleigh--Duke, NC State, North Carolina*
49. Birmingham--Alabama Birmingham
50. Salt Lake City--University of Utah* (Does not include Ogden/Clearfield or Provo/Orem)

*Metro includes at least one franchise from either the NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL

Largest 5 US Metro Areas without either a Major League team or an FBS-level college sports program.

13. Riverside/San Bernardino California
36. Virginia Beach, Virginia
37. Providence, Rhode Island
43. Richmond, Virginia
56. Bridgeport, Connecticut