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January 11, 2013
UConn deny they are talking to MWC, Catholic 7
UConn athletic director Warde Manuel is denying a report that they are in talks to join the Mountain West as a football-only member, nor are they talking with the Catholic 7.
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January 11, 2013
Pair of Big East schools eyeing MWC for football?
Blogger Mark Blauschund of AJerseyGuy.com reports that sources have told him that no decision were made on the San Diego St. Aztecs' status as members of the Big East Conference. But the Jersey Guy dropped a bomb on us all with this purported plan.
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January 11, 2013
Report: Big East 'moving on with or without' SDSU
Word came early thing morning that the Big East Conference may be preparing for the San Diego St. Aztecs to not join their league, despite the Aztecs' attendance at today's Big East's meeting in Dallas, Texas. MW Connection is keeping an eye on that
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January 10, 2013
Will SDSU get answers at Big East meetings?
With San Diego State still technically on track for the Big East, they will be heading to Dallas for the Big East meetings.
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January 10, 2013
UTEP needs to impress to get into Mountain West
UTEP needs to make itself look as good as possible if they are going to earn a spot to the Mountain West.
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January 9, 2013
Reports: SDSU considering future, decision by 1/31
A pair of reports surfaced late Tuesday afternoon indicating that the San Diego St. Aztecs' flirtation between the Mountain West Conference and Big East is on-going but has an end point - the end of this month. MW Connection has more news.
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January 8, 2013
Report: Talks between SDSU & MWC "on fast track"
CBSSports.com's Jeremy Fowler reports today that talks between the San Diego St. Aztecs and Mountain West Conference are picking up steam and a Bleacher Report columnist thinks the MWC has is in a position to "pioneer something new." MW Connection is
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January 8, 2013
Tulsa talking with MWC, not UTSA
Tulsa is in talks with the Mountain West, but Texas-San Antonio is not likely to get an invite.
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January 7, 2013
Report: SMU no interest in MWC, Tulane raps Boise
Today ESPN's Andy Katz and Andrea Adelson address the big East's plans, giving a hint on how the current Mountain West Conference realignment will turn out. And another Big East athletic director carries water for the league, dissing Boise State.
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January 6, 2013
MWC expansion-palooza podcast
An hour plus of awesomeness about expansion talk with the latest Mountain West Conference news.
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January 6, 2013
LIVE PODCAST: Mountain West expansion talk
Kenn Rodriguez, Chris Hondros and Jeremy Mauss will be talking about the crazy week-plus that has been surrounding Mountain West expansion.
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January 6, 2013
SDSU's dilemma & how Boise stayed in the MWC
The centerpiece of the Sunday morning sports sections in Boise and San Diego this week offers interesting look at the current Mountain West Conference realignment - one looking back at the week's news and the other looking forward to what may be.
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January 5, 2013
Aresco: No plans to replace Boise, waiting on SDSU
The moves made by the so-called Cathoic-7 of Big East Conference are what kicked this latest round of realignment in the Mountain West Conference into high gear. MW Connection is keeping an eye on the forgotten parts of all this - the affect on baske
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January 5, 2013
Big East logo no longer on GoAztecs.com
The San Diego State website has removed the Big East logo from their athletic website.
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January 4, 2013
Craig Thompson discusses MWC expansion
Mountain West commissioner joins the Tim Brando Show to talk about the latest on conference realignment within the league.
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January 4, 2013
Blog: MWC in daily contact with SDSU; more on BYU
Conference realignment fever has hit the Mountain West Conference with soon-to-be former members the San Diego St. Aztecs and former member the BYU Cougars the subject of many a rumor and report across the Internet. MW Connection is tracking it.
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January 4, 2013
BYU to MWC: From rumor to confirmed report
The old adage "Where there's smoke, there's fire" is certainly applicable today as MW Connection has been able to confirm reports that surfaced as Internet rumors regarding the return of BYU to the MWC - plus debunking and clarifications. Oh my!
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January 3, 2013
A broader look at Mountain West divisional setups
We know expansion and, divisions, and a conference championship game is coming in one form or another, so the big question is which divisional format is best?
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January 3, 2013
Blog: San Diego St. leaning towards Big East
The silence coming from Montezuma Mesa is deafening but reading the tea leaves (or blogs in the case) is giving an indication of what will happen with the current intrigue surrounding the San Diego St. Aztecs and their choice of conferences.
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January 2, 2013
ESPN: SDSU "doesn't have the votes" for MWC return
Details are beginning to emerge about the status of the possible re-entry of the San Diego St. Aztecs into the Mountain West Conference as well as more reaction to the Boise St. Broncos decision to stay in the MWC. MW Connection has Wednesday's round
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January 2, 2013
BE's Aresco & Houston admin speak on MWC moves
New Year's Day brought no new news in the ongoing Mountain West Conference realignment that started Monday with the return of the Boise St. Broncos to the MWC. But that doesn't mean there was nothing to report. MW Connection has the round up.
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January 2, 2013
A look at a 12-team 2013 Mountain West
With Boise State back in the Mountain West, what will the league look like in 2013.
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December 31, 2012
Speculation abounds following Boise St. return
The dominoes set in motion when the Boise St. Broncos and Mountain West Conference announced Monday that the Broncos would remain in the MWC rather than moving to the Big East Conference in July 2013 have not begun to fall - but they are teetering.
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December 31, 2012
San Diego St. return to MWC moving slowly
Reports following the return of the Boise St. Broncos to the Mountain West Conference indicate that the San Diego St. Aztecs' return to the league is not a given, but is still a possibility. MW Connection is keeping up with this developing story.
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December 31, 2012
Big East vs. Mountain West by the numbers
Using data from Football Outsider we look at what league has been better since 2008.