https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w...6BGlUvM4t2

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(01-11-2020 06:22 PM)franzeal Wrote:  *affects

Thanks officer

I say Boise goes independent after the MWC new tv deal expires

lol boise coach basically saying he wished aresco was the commish of the mwc

Alright ESPN, do your thing and get Boise State to the AAC.

(01-11-2020 07:52 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  Alright ESPN, do your thing and get Boise State to the AAC.

I am with you i want the best available football program added to the AAC but lets be real, Boise burn their big east/AAC bridge long ago, I doubt we'll ever see Boise in the AAC.

(01-11-2020 08:25 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 07:52 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  Alright ESPN, do your thing and get Boise State to the AAC.

I am with you i want the best available football program added to the AAC but lets be real, Boise burn their big east/AAC bridge long ago, I doubt we'll ever see Boise in the AAC.

ESPN cutting us all a bigger check will go a long way towards forgiveness

So Boise is the tallest midget of the MWC and gets more money as a result of it. What happens if they go to the Pac 12 or Big 12 and become just another member, no longer the best team of the conference? Those close wins over the MWC teams may turn into losses in any A5 conference, making BSU an also-ran. If they go to the AAC, they may find themselves with more losses their too.

It's an opinion piece. But I'd love to see Boise State just get up and join a Power 5 conference. Why wait? That alone should of discredited the whole article.

(01-11-2020 08:53 PM)Reverend Wrote:  It's an opinion piece. But I'd love to see Boise State just get up and join a Power 5 conference. Why wait? That alone should of discredited the whole article.

its an opinion piece with real quotes...the quotes from your coach showing signs of wishing the conference did more

(01-11-2020 08:53 PM)Reverend Wrote:  It's an opinion piece. But I'd love to see Boise State just get up and join a Power 5 conference. Why wait? That alone should of discredited the whole article.

You missing the most important part in this new tv negotiations end results... We all know ESPN has all source of $$$ powers and yet ESPN decides to pass in retaining Boise. Hmmmm

(01-11-2020 08:41 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 08:25 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 07:52 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  Alright ESPN, do your thing and get Boise State to the AAC.

I am with you i want the best available football program added to the AAC but lets be real, Boise burn their big east/AAC bridge long ago, I doubt we'll ever see Boise in the AAC.

ESPN cutting us all a bigger check will go a long way towards forgiveness

It certainly could, but would ESPN be prepared to boost the AAC members' payouts before the end of the 12-month contract deal?

If not, the AAC members might well prefer to add AF or SDSU FB, since they come a lot closer to matching the academic and overall profile of the conference.

You guys are ridiculous. A fun group for sure.

(01-11-2020 09:51 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 08:41 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 08:25 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 07:52 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  Alright ESPN, do your thing and get Boise State to the AAC.

I am with you i want the best available football program added to the AAC but lets be real, Boise burn their big east/AAC bridge long ago, I doubt we'll ever see Boise in the AAC.

ESPN cutting us all a bigger check will go a long way towards forgiveness

It certainly could, but would ESPN be prepared to boost the AAC members' payouts before the end of the 12-month contract deal?

If not, the AAC members might well prefer to add AF or SDSU FB, since they come a lot closer to matching the academic and overall profile of the conference.

12 year? Yeah, I am not sure ESPN is gonna pay for three school to join the AAC. That's another 21 million. If it was just Boise they would still have to raise the payout. Boise will end up with $6 million after everything is sold. There isn't any point in moving and screwing every other sports.

(01-11-2020 08:45 PM)sfink16 Wrote:  So Boise is the tallest midget of the MWC and gets more money as a result of it. What happens if they go to the Pac 12 or Big 12 and become just another member, no longer the best team of the conference? Those close wins over the MWC teams may turn into losses in any A5 conference, making BSU an also-ran. If they go to the AAC, they may find themselves with more losses their too.

Boise's not a FBS "midget," and neither are the other consistently good MWC FB schools (particularly SDSU).

This year, Boise and AF's viewership numbers.

The article makes a surprisingly strong argument suggesting that Boise might be primed to make the leap to the AAC, even if they were to lose a couple more games each season in the conference.

There's a serious question as to whether the AAC members would prefer to add Boise, or Air Force or SDSU, given the fact that Boise might be inclined to view the AAC as a stepping stone to the P5 by 2026.

How realistic the idea is that Boise could get an invitation from the Big-12 as an all-sports member is somewhat debatable, however.

Boise would probably have to be a FB-only AAC affiliate, and the university itself has quite a different profile than most AAC schools do.

(01-11-2020 10:06 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 08:45 PM)sfink16 Wrote:  So Boise is the tallest midget of the MWC and gets more money as a result of it. What happens if they go to the Pac 12 or Big 12 and become just another member, no longer the best team of the conference? Those close wins over the MWC teams may turn into losses in any A5 conference, making BSU an also-ran. If they go to the AAC, they may find themselves with more losses their too.

Boise's not a FBS "midget," and neither are the other consistently good MWC FB schools (particularly SDSU).

This year, Boise and AF's viewership numbers.

The article makes a surprisingly strong argument suggesting that Boise might be primed to make the leap to the AAC, even if they were to lose a couple more games each season in the conference.

There's a serious question as to whether the AAC members would prefer to add Boise, or Air Force or SDSU, given the fact that Boise might be inclined to view the AAC as a stepping stone to the P5 by 2026.

How realistic the idea is that Boise could get an invitation from the Big-12 as an all-sports member is somewhat debatable, however.

Boise would probably have to be a FB-only AAC affiliate, and the university itself has quite a different profile than most AAC schools do.

Jed, you are young, but your are learning quickly.
BUT...Boise and SDSU and AF aren’t sending their non FB sports to the WAC to play Grand Canyon and Chicago St and Dixie St.
You keep insisting that they will and that Gonzaga is in the WAC.
You are so wrong. Gonzaga is not in the WAC.

(01-11-2020 10:06 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 08:45 PM)sfink16 Wrote:  So Boise is the tallest midget of the MWC and gets more money as a result of it. What happens if they go to the Pac 12 or Big 12 and become just another member, no longer the best team of the conference? Those close wins over the MWC teams may turn into losses in any A5 conference, making BSU an also-ran. If they go to the AAC, they may find themselves with more losses their too.

Boise's not a FBS "midget," and neither are the other consistently good MWC FB schools (particularly SDSU).

This year, Boise and AF's viewership numbers.

The article makes a surprisingly strong argument suggesting that Boise might be primed to make the leap to the AAC, even if they were to lose a couple more games each season in the conference.

There's a serious question as to whether the AAC members would prefer to add Boise, or Air Force or SDSU, given the fact that Boise might be inclined to view the AAC as a stepping stone to the P5 by 2026.

How realistic the idea is that Boise could get an invitation from the Big-12 as an all-sports member is somewhat debatable, however.

Boise would probably have to be a FB-only AAC affiliate, and the university itself has quite a different profile than most AAC schools do.

I don't see a link of numbers to compare.

That said, when was the last game in the MWC that didn't have Boise in that drew big TV numbers? Take Boise out and you have what maybe one other good team depending on the year.

(01-11-2020 10:06 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 08:45 PM)sfink16 Wrote:  

There's a serious question as to whether the AAC members would prefer to add Boise, or Air Force or SDSU, given the fact that Boise might be inclined to view the AAC as a stepping stone to the P5 by 2026.

How realistic the idea is that Boise could get an invitation from the Big-12 as an all-sports member is somewhat debatable, however.

There is virtually 0 chance of Boise going to the P5. That being said, I don't see any MWC moving with the new deal. Add to that the only way Boise works for AAC is FB only, and $$$ does not add up.

(01-12-2020 01:21 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 10:06 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 08:45 PM)sfink16 Wrote:  

There's a serious question as to whether the AAC members would prefer to add Boise, or Air Force or SDSU, given the fact that Boise might be inclined to view the AAC as a stepping stone to the P5 by 2026.

How realistic the idea is that Boise could get an invitation from the Big-12 as an all-sports member is somewhat debatable, however.

There is virtually 0 chance of Boise going to the P5. That being said, I don't see any MWC moving with the new deal. Add to that the only way Boise works for AAC is FB only, and $$$ does not add up.

That may indeed be the case.

However, if it is, it would limit the AAC's options to either adding a non-MWC FB team or staying with 11 FB programs and dealing with the consequences.

Sticking with 11 may not seem so bad right now, but it may start to next season, if or when there is a decline in AAC viewership due to the loss of UConn (MBB, WBB, in particular).

Beyond that, concerns about the future of the conference may be expected to escalate year after year, as the possibility of conference realignments in 2025-2026 draws nigh.

According to the original terms of the 12-year agreement, it has apparently been reported, the deal with ESPN would cease to apply if more than one remaining AAC member should follow UConn's lead and switch conferences.

Given that situation, and zero interest from MWC schools, the AAC may become more amenable to the idea of inviting a non-MWC team, such as Buffalo, within 2-3 years.