Utah To PAC 10: What Does MWC Do Then?

[Corp]

I've always thought MWC was our best case scenario in

terms of realignment. Would TCU block us though?

You can't seriously believe that TCU would do that.

Baylor, however, might very well employ those kind of tactics.

[huskerpony]

Utah just announced they are leaving the MWC for the Pac-12.

http://utah.rivals.com/

[smupony]

Man, that could be good news for us!

[EastStang]

Reinforces my gut instinct that the MWC is not where we want to be.

[StallionsModelT]

MWC, even without Utah, is an improvement over CUSA IMO. Should they add Houston and us then this is what you're looking at with the top end.

Boise State
TCU
BYU
SMU
Houston
Air Force


To me that is better than the following

Houston
Tulsa
East Carolina
Southern Miss

[huskerpony]

Reinforces my gut instinct that the MWC is not where we want to be.

Why is that? Where else would we go? Our only options are C-USA and MWC. If neither are BCS, either one is fine with me, but trips to Ft Collins, Colorado Springs, and San Diego sound a lot nicer than Huntington, Greenville, and Hattiesburg. Plus, you at least get to play TCU, Boise St, and BYU--and play on tv instead of an internet stream.

[smupony]

New Mountain West

Air Force
BYU
Colorado St.
New Mexico
San Diego St.
TCU
UNLV
Wyoming
Boise
SMU
Houston
Fresno St.

Only two teams SMU would have a travel and/or competitive interest in. Is this what we really want? I'll only take it if it includes a BCS auto bid.

[ponyinNC]

New Mountain West

Air Force
BYU
Colorado St.
New Mexico
San Diego St.
TCU
UNLV
Wyoming
Boise
SMU
Houston
Fresno St.

Only two teams SMU would have a travel and/or competitive interest in. Is this what we really want? I'll only take it if it includes a BCS auto bid.

Looks like the old WAC, but with 3 top level teams in BYU, TCU, BSU.

[EastStang]

I think games in Houston, El Paso, New Orleans, and Tulsa trump games in Laramie, San Diego, Boise, and Provo. In essence CUSA west is pretty centrally. Travel to in-divison away games is easy. Yeah, Greenville, Huntington, Hattiesburg are there. But so are Orlando, Memphis and, Birmingham. Its easy travel for our teams. Costs are manageable and unless the MWC becomes an auto-bid conference, why increase costs? Also, in my view the MWC conference would clearly push us deeper into irrelevancy. Mountain and western time zone games, whoopee.

[smupony94]

[The PonyGrad]

I am with those who think that the MWC is a good choice depends on whether they bring an AQ status.

And who sez there is no chance for Big XII or SEC, or even PAC 10 for that matter? On the latter two it just depends on how committed the are to expand into Texas.

[The PonyGrad]

I am with those who think that the MWC is a good choice depends on whether they bring an AQ status.

And who sez there is no chance for Big XII or SEC, or even PAC 10 for that matter? On the latter two it just depends on how committed the are to expand into Texas.

OK, never mind the Big XII -> X. I missed the "Texas Press" thread.

[HB Pony Dad]

Utah just announced they are leaving the MWC for the Pac-12.

http://utah.rivals.com/

"INTENT"

Give me an effin break...

SMU announces it's "INTENT" to quit C-USA and join the ICEHOLE'S new 10 Team Conference is just as substantial as that link!

[huskerpony]

Utah just announced they are leaving the MWC for the Pac-12.

http://utah.rivals.com/

"INTENT"

Give me an effin break...

SMU announces it's "INTENT" to quit C-USA and join the ICEHOLE'S new 10 Team Conference is just as substantial as that link!

Ha! Nice call.

MWC commish says Pac-11 hasn't contacted Utah:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5289403

[HB Pony Dad]

Grief!

I just realized my "penal Trojans" are members of the "Pac Televen"!

With "The General" MIA at least I won't be hearing about the "irony" of this!