Before the Catholic 7 split from the former BIG EAST, the conference flirted with a coast-to-coast expansion to save itself after losing dominant programs to the ACC. The conference tried adding Boise State and San Diego State, but neither came to fruition.
Late last month, William Rhoden of the New York Times suggested the conference try again. The idea centers around Gonzaga, located in Spokane, Washington. Rhoden suggests fellow West Coast Conference member St. Mary’s, in Moraga, California, as another addition that makes sense to help boost the conference’s men’s basketball reputation.
The obvious criticism is the priciness of expansion.