http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/01/06...aying.html

If the Big East was unable to put together a complete television package, its negotiations did provide Boise State with one key bit of information — the Broncos are a popular and valuable television property.

“We started hearing that there was interest in Boise State as a media property separate and apart from the other conferences, whether you’re talking about the Big East or the Mountain West,” Kustra said. “That’s probably when we realized there was an opportunity here. When the networks speak so clearly about the importance of Boise State University’s football program and what it means to them that had a large role to play in moving these conversations forward.”
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After the Dec. 22 meeting in Las Vegas, Thompson and members of his staff spoke daily with Kustra, Satterlee and Coyle. Thompson flew to Hawaii for the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24 and attended a San Diego State basketball game in Hawaii on Christmas Day where he sat conspicuously behind the bench. Negotiations continued throughout before finally wrapping up late Dec. 30 when the Mountain West, Boise State and CBS participated in a conference call. CBS was attempting to set its NFL playoff schedule on the same evening.

Kustra planned to spend the week between Christmas and New Year’s in McCall. He drove there Christmas night, planning to stay until New Year’s Day.

On Dec. 26, Kustra figured it was useless being in McCall. He drove back to Boise to complete the negotiations.

He was also talking with the Big East, which was not willing to make the same deal as the Mountain West.

“We explored a lot of different ways to keep them. No question. Ultimately, we were unwilling to do the things they wanted,” Aresco said. “Our membership was unwilling to make the deal the Mountain West made with them.”

Kustra said he did not want a bidding war. His school has been negotiating with conferences — the WAC, the Mountain West, the Big East, the Big West — for much of the last three years.

He was determined to find a long-term solution this time, one reason the Broncos quickly dismissed an independent football option or playing in the Big East in 2013 when it will be an BCS AQ conference with the intention of joining the Mountain West in 2014.

Lots of other good info in the article, too.

Why would we want to read a Boise fluff piece?

Hooray for Boise!

Thanks for posting!

(01-06-2013 12:50 PM)k5james Wrote:  Why would we want to read a Boise fluff piece?

well it is on the MWC board. And Boise is in the MWC ya know

I think Boise's olympic sports (namely men's basketball) are the biggest winners out of this. They are doing really well this year and it's nice that they won't just be left to die in the Big West.

(01-06-2013 12:50 PM)k5james Wrote:  Why would we want to read a Boise fluff piece?

You should have asked yourself that when you clicked on the link