Boise State To Mountain West Gaining More Steam
by Jeremy Mauss on Jun 2, 2010 10:31 AM PDT
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PrintTrying not to beat a dead horse, but the Mountain West Presidents meetings in Wyoming start this week look to be the first tangible evidence with conference expansion, because the Boise media is being invited to cover the event. The invitation by the Boise media leads everyone to believe something will happen this week. Now the Denver Post is on the bandwagon of adding Boise State to the Mountain West:
Football power Boise State appears to be only waiting for an invitation to become the 10th member of the Mountain West Conference. That invitation could officially come as early as Monday when the MWC's board of directors meets in Jackson, Wyo. Speculation around the MWC and the Western Athletic Conference is that Boise State will bolt from the WAC. Typical is the comment by Idaho athletic director Rob Spear, who recently wrote to Vandals fans in his blog, "I am predicting June 7 will be the day when the first shoe drops regarding conference realignment."
There was an idea that some of the bottom schools would vote against adding Boise State, because it would make it even more difficult for those lesser teams to move up the chain. My argument against that is that by adding Boise State would be the extra $18-$22 million the league would get as well as the uptick in recruiting for being a BCS league. A prime example would be Cincinnati who joined the Big East in 2005 from C-USA and won the Big East in 2008 and 2009.
However, in the same Denver Post article San Diego State president Stephen Weber said that the Mountain West must be proactive in expansion in hopes to fend of the Pac-10 that wants Utah and the Big XII who may want BYU or TCU if they lose teams to the Big 10.
Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk favors the addition of Boise State as well since it will bring even more name recognition to the MWC. The only news out of this is that other media outlets are thinking this is becoming a reality and that the less competitive football teams are in favor of adding a power house like Boise for the good of the league.
Also, include the higher ups at UNLV, New Mexico, and Boise State who view Boise State to the Mountain West an easy decision:
Boise State president Bob Kustra is openly in favor of a jump to the Mountain West. Two MWC power brokers, New Mexico president David Schmidly and UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood, have publicly advocated for adding Boise in their local papers in the last month.There seems to be no doubt of an impending invitation from the few Boise-centric media outlets, which seem psyched to descend on Jackson Hole en masse for the big news next week. If it doesn't come then, they won't have to wait long: To get the Broncos on by 2011, the deadline for an invitation is July 1 or bust.
So, just as the Mountain West was the first conference to have their own television network they will beat the Big 10 in the Great Realignment Battle of 2010.
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your exactly right. i hope utah, byu and tcu powers that be can convince the lower teams
that this is good for the conference. not just from a money angle, but recruiting and tv exposure.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 2, 2010 11:17 AM PDT reply actions
Boise State to join MWC
Just wanted to throw in my two cents worth. The idea that the lower tier of the MWC wouldn’t want BSU is not valid, in my opinion. Why wouldn’t they? If BSU brings more prestige to the MWC, wouldn’t that mean more many for everyone in the MWC? And what AD or President would run away from better competition? I guarantee you if UNM’s AD and Prez were against better competition and more money, I’d be leading the pack to get them ousted. If any teams would be against BSU joing the conference, it would be TCU, Utah and BYU. It would mean less opportunity for a championship and harder to get a BCS game. But I dont’ believe that either. My belief is all MWC schools will welcome BSU with open arms.
from what I have heard
Was that it would be tougher for UNM, SDSU, UNLV, and other lower teams to compete. With the dollar implications it makes sense to add Boise, become a BCS league, and reap the benefits of recruiting from being a BCS league.
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by Jeremy Mauss on Jun 2, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
They are totally going to get their asses kicked in basketball :D
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jun 2, 2010 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
That is a given!
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by Jeremy Mauss on Jun 2, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Why did you hide this lol
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jun 2, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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but I like where our bball team is going
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Overall Strength
Other than football does BSU bring anything to the table? I understand their academic achievements are not so strong. Other sports programs? Are they strong at anything other than football? Does anyone know much about the Learfield Rankings? It is a poll that ranks teams based on overall athletic program strength. I believe UNM is the highest ranked team in the MWC. At least that was true ~1 month ago. Anyone?
I don't believe they're good at any other major sport
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jun 2, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
But you never know about basketball
Being in the MWC could help their recruiting by being able to say that we will be playing four NCAA Tournament Teams for sure every year.
UNLV is going all the way this year!
Actually good in a few
BSUs’ mens and womens track & field, men’s and women’s tennis, and gymnastics teams are consistant performers at a national level. The wrestling team competes in the PAC-10 and were the 2009 champs and 2010 runner-up. Women’s soccer and softball both had very good seasons this year even though they are relatively new programs. We just hired a new men’s basketball coach that was an assistant at a very successful program(Gonzaga) and are improving the basketball locker and training rooms as well as the Arena itself. Constuction of a new Track and Field complex is close to starting which will allow removal of the track from Bronco Stadium to facilitate expansion, The plan is to get to around 50,000 seats. There are also several new academic buildings as well as additional on-campus housing, with more in the works. They have been making strides on the academic side but really need to concentrate on improving their masters and doctorate offerings and increase research funding.
Yep.
Track and field, tennis, and wrestling are all major players on the national stage.
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but i think the rest of their sports will only get better if the join the MWC...
more money… means more money for better facilites for other sports.
football is all what matters
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by Jeremy Mauss on Jun 2, 2010 2:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Face it.
Boise just isn’t much of a basketball town. But as an employee of the university, I can vouch that all the academic facilities are getting better with our football team’s success, and I don’t need to reiterate what the above posters have said about wrestling, gymnastics, ect. Now that a local high school has donated land for the Broncos to build a track and field complex, the football stadium will expand again, and even our weak areas are areas that are improving, not declining. Hope to see you all soon.
College football fans are pretty passionate about their teams (and rightfully so since fan is short for fanatic) Unfortunately, that means the debate will never end until we establish a playoff system. Because in the meantime, if my team wins its because we used trick plays (OK), had a month to prepare (OR), injuries, etc. but if your team wins it’s because we are so overrated (GA) – By the way – calling a team that your team beats “overrated” really diminishes your team’s performance. I’m rooting for BSU to take their easier schedule to the National Championship Game and create an uproar over the current BCS System (that would do it, I would think, especially if they managed to win (with trick plays and a month to prepare) Go Broncos!
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