Could the Big East Football teams be ready to sell the "Big East" name to the so-called "Catholic Seven" in order to negotiate the network contract?

A quick roundtable over at Pacific Takes seems fairly dismissive of the MWC this season...

"Is it time for the presidents to seek new NCAA leadership or a new organization?" it reads. "The NCAA has evidenced decisions that focus on trivial and penalize our athletes. The salaries for the NCAA leadership are excessive and an embarrassment to the Mountain West schools. Their decision making is cumbersome and oblique."

Interesting article from Patrick Stevens (a sportswriter in the Maryland/DC area) that compares the current Mountain West basketball league with the Missouri Valley Conference from 2006. Stevens is a former writer for the Washington (DC) Times (who never should have been let go).

Aztecs welcome a new OC.

Good analysis provided by UT San Diego.

When it rains, it pours in Reno

This article takes a look at the pistol offense's foray into the NFL, breaking down some of the more technical aspects of the offense. Can the offense stick in the NFL? Perhaps only time will tell.

Could this be true, BYU, Boise st, San Diego st, Houston, SMU, and Tulsa to the MWC. I hope it is.