Air Force Passes on Big East
With the 3 CUSA schools headed to the Big East, along with Boise St. and SDSU from the west, it seemed like there would be enough stability to entice Air Force into joining the Big East for football...
View ArticleCUSA & Mountain West to Form New Conference
Update: It is official. CUSA and the Mountain West will both fold their conferences and merge under a yet to be named conference name. Member ship could still grow with schools such as Temple, Utah...
View ArticleConference Realignment: What’s Up Next?
The Recap: So the ACC struck first by adding Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East. The SEC followed by adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12. The Big 12 then added TCU and WVU. And...
View ArticleCUSA/Mountain All-Sports Merger on Hold
It appeared that a Conference USA and Mountain West merger would come in just a matter of time. Now, it appears to be dead. As it stands, the original plan (to dissolve both conferences and form...
View ArticleBreaking Down the CUSA & MWC Discussions
If you’ve been following the developments between Conference USA and Mountain West on this site and other sources, it’s easy to be confused. At first, there was a bold statement about the two...
View ArticleCUSA to add UTSA & Others
Once a idea of a full merger between Conference USA and the Mountain West was put aside in order to preserve NCAA tournament revenues, bids, and conference exit fees, and an economic or even football...
View ArticleUtah St. & San Jose St. to Join Mountain West
Utah St. has come close to joining the Mountain West conference twice before. San Jose St. came close once in the past as well. But finally, both schools appear to joining the Mountain West in as close...
View ArticleShould Boise St. Stay (in MWC) or Go (to Big East)?
I’ve started to change my position on Boise St. recently. I’m now starting to think that there is some validity to them remaining in the MWC. So it was refreshing to hear that Boise St. has been having...
View ArticleBoise St. Passes on Big East, Will Remain in Mountain West
With the Big East loss of members to the Big Ten and ACC, and with a television contract expected to generate much less revenue than previously expected, Boise St. has opted to remain in the Mountain...
View ArticleSan Diego St. to Remain in Mountain West
As has been expected since Boise St. opted to remain in the Mountain West, San Diego St. will do the same. Once Boise St. left, the Big East plan for a western expansion was put to rest. The Mountain...
View ArticlePac-12 Opportunities: Last call for a P5 Spot
With Stanford seemingly driving the bus, refusing a MWC or AAC merger, barring an ACC invitation, this seems like the last opportunity for the Pac-12 to exist in any format. I give you the last ditch...
View ArticleThe Next Steps in Conference Realignment: Pac-12, MWC and the ACC
There are a number of conference realignment moves that are expected. While the primary focus is on what will happen with the ACC (enter FSU and a crippled Clemson program refusing to accept...
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