Mountain West Expansion Talk was all a Rumor

by Jeremy Mauss on Nov 12, 2009 1:52 PM PST in News

Everyone was super excited about the Mountain West finally getting into the BCS by adding Boise State, Fresno State, and Nevada. Apparently, there have been people contacting the Mountain West and they deny any of this report about expansion. They said they have no deal under the table deal with BCS or Boise State, so everyone got all excited over this.

There is always some truth to this rumor of expansion, and I still contend that Boise will get the invite but the other schools are an unknown. However how cool would it if the Mountain West could actually go out and get big name opponents and not worry about going undefeated each year. If the Mountain West had twelve teams now BYU could still be in the hunt for a BCS game by losing only one conference and the Florida State game.

A title game could be played in Vegas, or Denver for some extra cash and extend the Mountain West season another week and be on par or surpass the ACC and Big East. Mountain West fans can keep dreaming for the day of BCS inclusion (along with Boise State), but that day is inching closer; even if this current expansion talk was just a rumor.

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I heard 1280 talking about that

Of course that the MWC officials are going to deny it. I don’t think they would publically announce anything now.

I think BSU is a lock to get in, the rest possibly just a rumor. I know the MWC likes to play BCS conferences non-conference which makes sense to expand to 12, so you can still get those games.

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by Michael Rueckert on Nov 12, 2009 1:56 PM PST reply actions

Duh.

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Nov 12, 2009 2:14 PM PST reply actions

Of course they deny it.

They can’t acknowledge rumors until they have an official announcement.

Why would they confirm that they have an “under the table” confirmation?

by The Road on Nov 12, 2009 2:32 PM PST reply actions

exactly

I think that’s the point of “under the table” If they announce it or confirm it, then it’s no longer “Under the table”

by Redhawk on Nov 12, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions

Conference title game

I know there’s a rule that if you have 12 teams or more you have to have a title game. But the MWC could expand to 10 teams with Boise State and still put in a title game, right? There’s no rule saying you can’t have a title game is there?

by Nick Kroes on Nov 12, 2009 2:50 PM PST reply actions

No title game with 10 teams

It would be a round-robin type schedule like the Pac 10

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by Michael Rueckert on Nov 12, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

no, no other way around

you have to have 12 to have a conference championship game, BUT they don’t have to have one. You can’t have one with less than 12 teams.

Though I do remember a few years back discussion of making all the BCS conferences have a championship game, and if they did they might waive the 12 team rule….but that was just discussion I think from a President’s or AD convention.

by Redhawk on Nov 12, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions

A discussion that went nowhere.

To have a championship game a conference must have at least 12 teams divided into two divisions and all teams in that conference must keep the date of the championship game open.

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by utesfan100 on Nov 12, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions

Gotta agree with these other posters.

The MWC is not going to confirm these rumors until they’re ready to actually announce the expansion and the BCS inclusion. No reason at all to do it now unless it’s done, and if it’s done do an official announcement (although that will likely wait until after the season).

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by displacedute on Nov 12, 2009 3:43 PM PST reply actions

Rumor

Very true why would they announce during the season.

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by Jeremy Mauss on Nov 12, 2009 5:28 PM PST reply actions

Hypocritical

I think its so funny how we all hate the BCS, we all want a playoff and want the inequality to end, but if the opportunity presents itself to be part of the BCS we’re all for it. We want in.

Totally hypocrictical. We need to stick to our standards and keep on fighting the corrupt system. If the MWC really did take the cream of the crop schools from WAC and C-USA, it would just make them one of the have’s while furthering the divide between the Big Money Schools, and the have nots….

by BYULogan on Nov 12, 2009 9:36 PM PST reply actions

Yes the system is corrupt, but you cant deny the opportunity to join.

Too much money at stake. The MWC refusing to join makes a statement, but not big enough. If this system is going to be brought down its going to have to be through the government because the SEC, BIg 12, Pac 10 etc. are not going to change it.

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by Michael Rueckert on Nov 12, 2009 11:45 PM PST up reply actions

If the system changes, we'll still benefit from the inside.

But why force yourself to live on table scraps if you have the opportunity to sit at the table? For a couple of years you put yourself even further ahead of the subsistence farmers and then when everyone is equal you have a head start. No reason at all not to do it.

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by displacedute on Nov 13, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions