Ultimatums never really work out to well, but for some reason the Mountain West decided to give one to the Boise St. Broncos. Boise State recently decided to join the Big East for football-only, but their home for non-football sports is still very much up in the air.

Mountain West officials said that they met with Boise State about the possibility of staying in the Mountain West and commissioner Craig Thompson said that it was "one-time opportunity" for Boise State to reconsider and return to the Mountain West.

However, Boise State athletic director Mark Coyle denied that there were conversations with the Mountain West about staying:

"No. I attended MWC meetings a few weeks ago. We're in that transitional year. Again, we want to continue to evaluate the landscape and make the best long-term decision for our program."

However, the Mountain West is saying a meeting took place:

"We had in-depth discussions with Boise State and made a very favorable proposal, but BSU has decided to continue with its plan to move to various other conferences. We are excited about the continued development of our membership configuration going forward and will proceed aggressively with our plans for future success."

Someone is lying here, but who and who would benefit from doing so? I would think if someone is not telling the truth it may come from the Mountain West side, because by publicly announcing that Boise State had a one-time chance to return to the league it would put even more pressure on Boise State to find a permanent home for their non-football sports.

Where as Boise State would have less of a reason to lie about a meeting because they still have not officially withdrawn from the Mountain West and do not have to do so until June 30, 2012, so they still can decide on staying.

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UNLV basketball to play a pair of games in Ottawa and Montreal during August tour - Las Vegas Sun
Plans for the UNLV basketball team’s summer trip to Canada were released Friday. The Rebels will play four exhibition games north of the border from Aug. 16 to 22 during their stay in Ottawa and Montreal. In Ottawa, they will play Aug. 18 against Carleton University and Aug. 19 against Ottawa University. Games in Montreal will be played Aug. 20 and 21 against a to be determined opponent.

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A summary of previews for the 2012 Mountain West football season.

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Air Force Falcons running back Asher Clark has been removed from school less than a week prior to graduation. The school, football team and Clark have been silent on the issue, but according to the Colorado Springs Gazette the dismissal from school is drug related:

However, multiple sources who did not want their names used because Air Force didn’t announce the reason for Clark’s departure, said he was disenrolled as part of the investigation into illegal drug use.

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The academy’s investigation into drug use expanded to involve 31 cadets, and the academy announced that some were involved in intercollegiate athletics. The academy announced in mid-January that 15 cadets were suspected of using a banned substance other than alcohol, tobacco or drugs prescribed to cadets.

This also explains why Clark did not attend the April 23 meet and greet at the White House with President Barack Obama since Air Force won the Commander-In-Chief Trophy. However, the official reason from the school for Clark not attending was for not meeting academic standards.

Clark was a four-starter for Air Force and finished his career with the second-most rushing yards, and as a senior in 2011, Clark ran for 1,110 yards and seven touchdowns.

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