(01-18-2020 07:09 PM)Rocky Mountain Shock Wrote:  I didn’t hear it with my own ears, but it was reported on our message board that our radio guy on our pregame show today said Gonzaga might be included in the BYU-Boise deal.

If indeed the conference would add all 3, I don’t know how anyone could legitimately not consider the AAC a power conference in all sports. That’s a bold move by Aresco.

No shot on all 3

(01-18-2020 07:09 PM)Rocky Mountain Shock Wrote:  I didn’t hear it with my own ears, but it was reported on our message board that our radio guy on our pregame show today said Gonzaga might be included in the BYU-Boise deal.

If indeed the conference would add all 3, I don’t know how anyone could legitimately not consider the AAC a power conference in all sports. That’s a bold move by Aresco.

If that’s true we should bring along SDSU as well to get to 14.

(01-18-2020 08:52 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 07:09 PM)Rocky Mountain Shock Wrote:  I didn’t hear it with my own ears, but it was reported on our message board that our radio guy on our pregame show today said Gonzaga might be included in the BYU-Boise deal.

If indeed the conference would add all 3, I don’t know how anyone could legitimately not consider the AAC a power conference in all sports. That’s a bold move by Aresco.

If that’s true we should bring along SDSU as well to get to 14.

I think what you do is Boise State is in all sports. BYU is all sports but football with a four or five game schedule agreement/bowl sharing arrangement, Gonzaga gets a Wichita State style membership.

(01-18-2020 08:56 PM)bearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 08:52 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 07:09 PM)Rocky Mountain Shock Wrote:  I didn’t hear it with my own ears, but it was reported on our message board that our radio guy on our pregame show today said Gonzaga might be included in the BYU-Boise deal.

If indeed the conference would add all 3, I don’t know how anyone could legitimately not consider the AAC a power conference in all sports. That’s a bold move by Aresco.

If that’s true we should bring along SDSU as well to get to 14.

I think what you do is Boise State is in all sports. BYU is all sports but football with a four or five game schedule agreement/bowl sharing arrangement, Gonzaga gets a Wichita State style membership.

Interesting idea but I don’t really see the value in BYU without their football team fully in the conference.

(01-18-2020 07:14 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 07:09 PM)Rocky Mountain Shock Wrote:  I didn’t hear it with my own ears, but it was reported on our message board that our radio guy on our pregame show today said Gonzaga might be included in the BYU-Boise deal.

If indeed the conference would add all 3, I don’t know how anyone could legitimately not consider the AAC a power conference in all sports. That’s a bold move by Aresco.

I was hoping someone would step up and reference Dodgeball. Well done.

Who comes up with this stuff? It ain't happenin'. I wish I'd win the lottery too. Let's have a thread about what we'd do with the winnings.

(01-18-2020 07:09 PM)Rocky Mountain Shock Wrote:  I didn’t hear it with my own ears, but it was reported on our message board that our radio guy on our pregame show today said Gonzaga might be included in the BYU-Boise deal.

If indeed the conference would add all 3, I don’t know how anyone could legitimately not consider the AAC a power conference in all sports. That’s a bold move by Aresco.

If only true. Sadly, I do not believe that.

(01-18-2020 07:09 PM)Rocky Mountain Shock Wrote:  I didn’t hear it with my own ears, but it was reported on our message board that our radio guy on our pregame show today said Gonzaga might be included in the BYU-Boise deal.

If indeed the conference would add all 3, I don’t know how anyone could legitimately not consider the AAC a power conference in all sports. That’s a bold move by Aresco.

A BYU-Boise-Gonzaga deal?

That would be extraordinary, but seems extremely unlikely, at least, because the AAC would be unlikely to add a west coast BB/olympic sports school.

Do you have any sources or details besides a radio show?

BYU-Boise-Gonzaga and a few other athletic directors meet at an airport, and...

The FBS members can be quasi-independent in football (unless there are 8+ of them). Independence (Top 10) is not much more difficult than G5 (Top 15) in reaching the NY6.

West:
Boise, BYU, Nevada, USU, Gonzaga

East:
UTSA, La Tech, WKU, NMSU, Dayton

I have no idea what I’m doing when it comes to selecting strong basketball programs. I did the idea. Maybe the radio guy wasn’t talking about the AAC at all.

Add VCU, St, Louis, and Gonzaga for Olympic sports.

Add Air Force FB only
Add Boise State all sports
Add BYU all sports

Add another team in the Eastern footprint with VCU and get a smaller western pod that can play all sports.

(01-19-2020 06:22 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Add VCU, St, Louis, and Gonzaga for Olympic sports.

Add Air Force FB only
Add Boise State all sports
Add BYU all sports

Add another team in the Eastern footprint with VCU and get a smaller western pod that can play all sports.

My Head hurts!! none of this is happening..

(01-18-2020 02:10 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 08:54 PM)EDLUVAR Wrote:  BSU exploring options. Not happy with new TV deal.


https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/co...13553.html

It seems more like they are fine with the TV deal, but that they aren't happy with the idea of changing things in the next renegotiation. I think it will be a contentious business as usual as long as they still have their sweetheart deal (6 years?).

Yeah, this is just Boise saying "uh, hell no!" to the MWC suggesting this is the last time their deal is negotiated separately. The MWC needs Boise and will cave. Not much to get excited about here.

(01-19-2020 07:20 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 06:22 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Add VCU, St, Louis, and Gonzaga for Olympic sports.

Add Air Force FB only
Add Boise State all sports
Add BYU all sports

Add another team in the Eastern footprint with VCU and get a smaller western pod that can play all sports.

My Head hurts!! none of this is happening..

Of course not... likely VCU and Air Force though. We are going to have a 12th team.

(01-19-2020 02:24 AM)Crayton Wrote:  BYU-Boise-Gonzaga and a few other athletic directors meet at an airport, and...

The FBS members can be quasi-independent in football (unless there are 8+ of them). Independence (Top 10) is not much more difficult than G5 (Top 15) in reaching the NY6.

West:
Boise, BYU, Nevada, USU, Gonzaga

East:
UTSA, La Tech, WKU, NMSU, Dayton

I have no idea what I’m doing when it comes to selecting strong basketball programs. I did the idea. Maybe the radio guy wasn’t talking about the AAC at all.

Five team divisions! (Built from...)
Four Mountain West’s
Three CUSAs
Two Basketball Schools
And a Mormon Independent

(01-19-2020 07:25 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 02:10 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 08:54 PM)EDLUVAR Wrote:  BSU exploring options. Not happy with new TV deal.


https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/co...13553.html

It seems more like they are fine with the TV deal, but that they aren't happy with the idea of changing things in the next renegotiation. I think it will be a contentious business as usual as long as they still have their sweetheart deal (6 years?).

Yeah, this is just Boise saying "uh, hell no!" to the MWC suggesting this is the last time their deal is negotiated separately. The MWC needs Boise and will cave. Not much to get excited about here.

If you read the contract the MWC will either cave or get their butts handed to them in court. The MW has no real legal basis for unilaterally ending the Boise special deal.

(01-19-2020 07:39 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:20 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 06:22 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Add VCU, St, Louis, and Gonzaga for Olympic sports.

Add Air Force FB only
Add Boise State all sports
Add BYU all sports

Add another team in the Eastern footprint with VCU and get a smaller western pod that can play all sports.

My Head hurts!! none of this is happening..

Of course not... likely VCU and Air Force though. We are going to have a 12th team.

I get the Gonzaga ugly proximity... but man if only our distances were a bit friendlier I would go with just about anyone for football only and Gonzaga basketball.

Don't mean to keep down grading unconn's football but sure am glad this league is in position to upgrade with someone who can bring something to AAC table.

(01-19-2020 12:25 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:25 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 02:10 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 08:54 PM)EDLUVAR Wrote:  BSU exploring options. Not happy with new TV deal.


https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/co...13553.html

It seems more like they are fine with the TV deal, but that they aren't happy with the idea of changing things in the next renegotiation. I think it will be a contentious business as usual as long as they still have their sweetheart deal (6 years?).

Yeah, this is just Boise saying "uh, hell no!" to the MWC suggesting this is the last time their deal is negotiated separately. The MWC needs Boise and will cave. Not much to get excited about here.

If you read the contract the MWC will either cave or get their butts handed to them in court. The MW has no real legal basis for unilaterally ending the Boise special deal.

Or if BSU takes them to court, 3/4 of the schools will vote them out. Seems like that more than 3/4 of the schools are ready to end BSU special treatment.
BSU has a different president and AD when the deal was made. By the time for the new contract in 5 years, BSU will have a different president and AD.

(01-19-2020 04:54 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 12:25 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:25 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 02:10 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 08:54 PM)EDLUVAR Wrote:  BSU exploring options. Not happy with new TV deal.


https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/co...13553.html

It seems more like they are fine with the TV deal, but that they aren't happy with the idea of changing things in the next renegotiation. I think it will be a contentious business as usual as long as they still have their sweetheart deal (6 years?).

Yeah, this is just Boise saying "uh, hell no!" to the MWC suggesting this is the last time their deal is negotiated separately. The MWC needs Boise and will cave. Not much to get excited about here.

If you read the contract the MWC will either cave or get their butts handed to them in court. The MW has no real legal basis for unilaterally ending the Boise special deal.

Or if BSU takes them to court, 3/4 of the schools will vote them out. Seems like that more than 3/4 of the schools are ready to end BSU special treatment.
BSU has a different president and AD when the deal was made. By the time for the new contract in 5 years, BSU will have a different president and AD.

In reality Boise State is creating most of the value with the mwc deal. They have a bit of leverage.

(01-19-2020 05:28 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 04:54 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 12:25 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(01-19-2020 07:25 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 02:10 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  It seems more like they are fine with the TV deal, but that they aren't happy with the idea of changing things in the next renegotiation. I think it will be a contentious business as usual as long as they still have their sweetheart deal (6 years?).

Yeah, this is just Boise saying "uh, hell no!" to the MWC suggesting this is the last time their deal is negotiated separately. The MWC needs Boise and will cave. Not much to get excited about here.

If you read the contract the MWC will either cave or get their butts handed to them in court. The MW has no real legal basis for unilaterally ending the Boise special deal.

Or if BSU takes them to court, 3/4 of the schools will vote them out. Seems like that more than 3/4 of the schools are ready to end BSU special treatment.
BSU has a different president and AD when the deal was made. By the time for the new contract in 5 years, BSU will have a different president and AD.

In reality Boise State is creating most of the value with the mwc deal. They have a bit of leverage.

That only works if they have some where to go.

Indy football and WAC olympics are there best option.

I doubt they can do the Indy, but they really have no where decent to send their other sports. WCC isn't taking them, Big West has a balance, Summit might, maybe Big Sky. None of those are good options and no one else is adding them all sports unless CUSA wants to get crazy and add them with NMST or Liberty.