Any Word From The Boise Meeting?

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:24 pm

Or are they waiting for Napoleon to pull them into town to use the internet at Kinko's?

Junior · Post by **Junior** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:25 pm

tina, come get your food

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:28 pm

worst movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boise should be banned because of it

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:46 pm

best movie ever. maybe nacho libre too.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:52 pm

Such horrible taste. Held your opinion in high regard ponyboy until that comment

RGV Pony · Post by **RGV Pony** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:05 pm

My daughters stepdad went to BYU w heder. Before ND was released he was giddy about this indie film some guy he knew in college was in. I Figured it was going to be one of those pro-LDS movies people can het sent to them for free. Obviously twas not the case,and Heder getting paid ever since

The PonyGrad · Post by **The PonyGrad** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:22 pm

Summary of what is going on today.

Boise State officials, including President Bob Kustra, are expected to answer questions about conference realignment and a potential move to the Big East from members of the State Board of Education on Thursday afternoon.

The eight-member board, which oversees the state’s public colleges, must give Boise State permission to change conferences from its current Mountain West affiliation. The board could delegate that authority to Kustra, perhaps at Thursday’s meeting.

The Big East is expected to invite Boise State’s highly ranked football program as part of an effort to rebuild the league, which has been stung by defections from longtime members Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia and member-to-be TCU.

The conference’s presidents Tuesday authorized Commissioner John Marinatto to extend official invitations to specific institutions. The Big East is expected to invite Boise State, Air Force and Navy for football only and Central Florida, Houston and SMU in all sports.

The board could ask many of the same questions that Boise State is wrestling with as it considers what to do, including:

- The status of the Big East membership, its BCS automatic qualification status and its television contract moving forward;

- Where the Broncos would house their other sports programs, which would not be invited to the Big East and not be welcome in the Mountain West;

- What impact a move would have on the school’s student-athletes, fans and budget.

Boise State’s move also could have a deep impact on the state’s other FBS member, Idaho, and its conference, the Western Athletic Conference.

Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson told the San Diego Union-Tribune that if his league were to lose Boise State and Air Force, then it could reach into the WAC for Utah State and San Jose State.

"Those are two institutions that would definitely be on the radar screen," Thompson told the newspaper.

That move could decimate the WAC, Boise State’s former conference, and leave one less destination for the Broncos’ non-football sports.

"What we’re doing is cannibalizing each other," Thompson told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "I wish we could convince all parties to call a timeout, go to your respective corners and take a deep breath. Then let’s all come back, sit down at a table and see how this might work."

Such a pause is unlikely, but Boise State officials might offer some insight into their thinking about conference realignment Thursday.

Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/11/0 ... z1cfi5b1VZ

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:03 pm

More from potatoland....

Full agenda item being voted on by board:

http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/1 ... ys_meeting

Important part to us:

The conference change is anticipated to occur July 1, 2013. With more than one
year advance notice the University will not pay the $5,000,000 exit penalty to the Mountain West Conference and will, instead, only forfeit the annual conferencewide distribution for the 2012 season.

I assume that the date could change pending some settlement amongst the conferences, but looks like 2013 for now.

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:05 pm

Lots of financial info revealed in that agenda statement, for those who find that stuff interesting.

PonyPlayer4 · Post by **PonyPlayer4** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:10 pm

2012 please

UCBearcat4ever · Post by **UCBearcat4ever** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:16 pm

PonyPlayer4 wrote:2012 please

most likely 2013 - When Boise State provides more than year's notice to join Big East in 2013, BSU will not have to pay $5M exit fee from MWC

Updates from meeting if you guys don't mind, following via twitter

Kustra: SMU, Houston, BSU and Air Force also be a need for another team to take place of West Va. Big East in discussion with other west

if big east doesn't have western division, that's a deal breaker. Kustra said.

We will not join unless we've locked arms with at least another western university. definition of western university ... all the way to TX

Kustra: SMU and Houston, Boise St and one other school. And the other two schools be Cincy & Louisville. If AF not ready, then 1 of other 2

Kustra: AFA has not indicated it is ready to make that move, BY next week, we should have a resolution to this matter (of joining the Big East)

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:17 pm

Brett McMurphy Tweet:

McMurphyCBS Brett McMurphy
Boise president: "SMU, UH, Air Force likely to join BIg East. League also in discussions w/1 or more universities in West" to replace WVU
2 minutes ago

Gotta assume that's BYU

ColoStang · Post by **ColoStang** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:30 pm

McMurphyCBS Brett McMurphy
Boise State's Board of Education gives Pres. Bob Kustra authorization to join Big East as football-only member

The PonyGrad · Post by **The PonyGrad** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:32 pm

UCBearcat4ever wrote:Kustra: AFA has not indicated it is ready to make that move

I believe AFA was waiting for he other parties first, BSU and Navy being the key pieces. So if BSU has the go...

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:34 pm

AFA is in