(01-18-2020 12:55 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 11:57 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 03:37 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 10:14 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 10:01 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Boise:

"Our decision to rejoin the MWC in 2013 was based on certain promises. These promises are written down, and cannot be changed without our consent. The MWC now says they will no longer honor those promises. Therefore, we are in the process of weighing our options to move forward."

What are their options?

1. Stay and fight to enforce the promises.
2. Go independent.
3. Join another conference.

As for #1, BSU has made a few concessions already from the term sheet so not how much they can enforce the “promises”.

Its a contract. It can be modified if BOTH parties agree to do so, but given the language of the agreement, I suspect the MW would have a problem in court if it tried to unilaterally change the terms. The MW has 3 options.

1) They can deal with it.

2) They end the agreement by kicking Boise out of the conference.

3) They can negotiate further incremental changes in the deal that Boise will accept.

The way I see it, if the rest of the members see the issue as big enough to use options #2---then they actually have some leverage in getting meaningful changes via option #3. That said, your playing with fire. Boise may get a better offer in the process.

Boise will not get a better offer unless the Pac 12 or Big 12 blow up. And then they would leave regardless of what the MWC does. Joining the AAC is really not better. They would have a tougher time winning the conference, no natural rivals and would be in a much lesser league for sports other than football.

much lesser league for sports other than football?

You do understand that the AAC is way ahead of the MWC in Men's basketball. Even w/o UConn.

Boise would not be in the AAC for anything but football. So Boise would have to settle for Big West, Big Sky, Summit or WAC.