The next super conference?
WOOT been waiting for this news. Figured the decision would be made after all the other conference shuffling was done.
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/06/11/ccripe/boise_state_joins_mountain_west_2011
Additional article, doesn’t really need a new thread
Yes. Gives them a better chance at high ranking bowl bids since for years now, they beat the crap out of the lackluster WAC which juiced their W&L results, but they would get dissed in BCS bids because strength of schedule comes into play.
I was hoping they could squeeze Boise State and Utah in the Pac-whatever but this will do for now. At least they have been recognized as a legitimate football program now.
Wouldn’t be surprised to find Kansas and K-State in the Mountain West when all the dust settles. That would give them two 6 team divisions and allow for a playoff. Kansas would also give their the division’s basketball a boost.
Utah, BYU, TCU and now BSU. Other conferences would do well not to ignore them.
All four have a very good chance every year of playing a BCS bowl game and winning.
Conference competition will be a dogfight.
As long as the Mtn West doesn’t lose Utah, then this is a great move (and it still would be even if the Utes move). If the Mtn WEst could add two other Big 12 teams (KU, KSU, Baylor, etc), this would give them 12 teams and a strong argument for an automatic bid to the BCS.
And as a BSU grad, this has so much more upside then staying in the WAC.
BSU fits nicely in the MWC, and brings both closer to the BCS(as bad as it is).