Mountain West Conference (official thread)

[mross34]

Report: Mountain West Conference seeks automatic BCS bid - ESPN

You have to wonder whether they're also talking to Boise State about joining. Would seem to be a mutually beneficial union.

 

[Bucklion]

If they got Boise State, it would be a conference that was at least as worthy as the Big East is.

 

[muffler dragon]

Reminds me of: http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/college-football/611332-new-conference-possibilities.html

 

[Mike80]

Report: Mountain West Conference seeks automatic BCS bid - ESPN

You have to wonder whether they're also talking to Boise State about joining. Would seem to be a mutually beneficial union.

If they got Boise State, it would be a conference that was at least as worthy as the Big East is.

And if they got someone else like Fresno State and Tulsa they would have 12 (including Boise State) and then they could have a money grab title game like the ACC, Big XII and SEC do....

 

[mross34]

Boise State, Mtn. West looking awfully cozy ahead of MWC powwow - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF? - Yahoo! Sports

What you need to know about Mountain West expansion talk | Boise State Football | Idaho Statesman

Looks like the Boise-MWC union may be happening this weekend.

 

[BigWoof31]

If they got Boise State, it would be a conference that was at least as worthy as the Big East is.

And an upgrade over the ACC

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

If this happens, I hope the Mtn. West has the cajones to insist on green turf.

 

[BB73]

If this happens, I hope the Mtn. West has the cajones to insist on green turf.

If not, I'll say they blue it, and AKAK will say I stole his off-color joke.

 

[localyokel]

Boise's earned themselves an upgrade. I'd like to see this happen--despite the blinding blue turf, it might add some excitement to the season & esp. to the BCS standings.

 

[Diego-Bucks]

I'm going to be very excited when/if Boise St. joins the MWC. It is an incredibly improving conference, and in a few years (with a BCS bid I'd hope) I imagine that it can go 3 deep on the elite national level with 6 or 7 bowl teams. Of course, I imagine my SDSU Aztecs actually improving, which asks a lot.

 

[buckeyemania11]

BSU accepts invite to Mountain West Conference - Yahoo! Sports

BOISE, Idaho (AP)—Boise State University has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference in 2011.

Boise State, currently a Western Athletic Conference member, would become the Mountain West Conference’s 10th member. The move would be effective July 1, 2011.

Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson says BSU was invited to join the 11-year-old conference to boost its strength.

BSU President Bob Kustra says this shows Boise State University has demonstrated academic and athletic success.

 

[Dryden]

Good news. Now I won't have to watch a BCS game featuring a MWC team vs a WAC team.

 

[Oh8ch]

Somewhere Delaney is making another check mark in his master plan.

 

[zwem]

Mountain West has a few decent programs now. You add Boise St with TCU, Utah, BYU, along with the other teams. Not a bad conference football wise.

 

[bkochmc]

Does the MWC try to pick up Kansas, Kansas State, and/or Iowa State in the Big 12 aftermath?