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By adding three more members from a possible list of candidates such as Fresno State, Nevada, Houston or SMU, the Mountain West also could increase to 12 teams and have a football championship game.

Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon to talk about the league's plans.

Source Ralph Routon, Colorado Springs Independent

Has the press conference occurred yet? I couldn't find anything on it.

1983 Cotton Bowl wrote:Has the press conference occurred yet? I couldn't find anything on it.

Since its probably on the west coast, its 2 hours earlier out there.....later tonight should hear something.

The only Thursday press conference I saw listed was Utah's PC announcing their move to the PAC10.

Here's the article/blog entry: http://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives ... sion-as-cu

here's the link to the best MWC Message Board

http://www.mwcboard.com/www/forums/inde ... howforum=6

ponyscott wrote:

1983 Cotton Bowl wrote:Has the press conference occurred yet? I couldn't find anything on it.

Since its probably on the west coast, its 2 hours earlier out there.....later tonight should hear something.

The MWC offices are in Colorado Springs, which is the mountain time zone, one hour earlier. So I would guess later this afternoon for any news conference.

I would love to join the MWC. If you threw in SMU, Houston, and Fresno State that is a VERY solid non-BCS conference that has a certain level of national appeal.

Boise State
TCU
BYU
Houston
SMU

That's pretty damn solid!

this guy on the MWC Board makes a good point. If the MWC expands which I highly doubt-then it ought to position itself for the next expansion stage by taking SMU and UH now instead of adding too many far West schools like Fresno and Nevada. Then if Kansas, K-State, Texas Tech or Oklahoma St et al become eligible next time-you have a conference that makes more sense. Not good for UNLV or SDSU though. This would make my official SMU Invitation Bullet Point List. Good point-move toward Texas-don't spread too far to California.

http://www.mwcboard.com/www/forums/inde ... opic=25414

Poster on CUSA board quotes MWC Commissioner Thompson as saying during media conference call that the MWC will stay at 9 teams-we stay in CUSA forseeable future.

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=440293

Eh. That sucks.

Stallion wrote:Poster on CUSA board quotes MWC Commissioner Thompson as saying during media conference call that the MWC will stay at 9 teams-we stay in CUSA forseeable future.

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=440293

So Utah will start in Pac10 in 2011, thus taking all their bcs credits with them and not allowing the MWC to count them since the evaluation period ends in 2011?

Sure smells like this was the BCS ensuring that the MWC would not get AQ status.

KInda shifty, but on the bright side, its funny to see the froggies take a hit.

shadowman wrote:

Stallion wrote:
KInda shifty, but on the bright side, its funny to see the froggies take a hit.

If the frogs can't get a seat at the table, what are the chances SMU can?

West Coast Johnny wrote:

shadowman wrote:

Stallion wrote:
KInda shifty, but on the bright side, its funny to see the froggies take a hit.

If the frogs can't get a seat at the table, what are the chances SMU can?

Not very good, although this never has been about fielding a good team and being competitive, its about dollars and TV contracts, in that respect TCU and SMU both add the same amount (very little).

We just need to do what they have done, win or threaten to win our conference every year and things will take care of themselves. SMU will always be greater than TCU and more desirable when the on field performance is similar.

I figured they weren't going to expand beyond 9 for now. Too many internicene battles and no one wants to join unless BYU and AFA sign in blood that they are staying. AFA like its fellow academies could choose independence at any time and probably would be fine. They could probably get a decent separate TV contract that they wouldn't have to share with anyone. There are already two bowls dedicated to adding service academies if eligible. BYU could go diva as well. As for the internicene wars: UNLV has marching orders to blackball until Nevada is added. SDS has orders to blackball until Fresno is added. BYU probably has some school it wants. TCU has some school it wants. Unless deals can be made that satisfy all these demands (with three vacancies - I suspect deadlock). I'm expecting a meeting at the Denver airport very soon.