(12-30-2020 07:31 PM)YNot Wrote:  

(12-30-2020 07:25 PM)jedclampett Wrote:  

(12-30-2020 06:56 PM)solohawks Wrote:  

(12-30-2020 02:38 PM)SDHornet Wrote:  

(12-30-2020 02:19 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Big Sky is not an ESPN conference. They partner with Pluto TV for pretty much everything outside of the Men's championship game.

I wonder if that has anything to do with it

Does ESPN care where Boise parks their Olys if they get their FB product? My guess is "no".

Not sure. But independents BYU and Liberty went to ESPN conferences WCC and Atlantic Sun respectively. Could just be a coincidence

Good point.

ESPN has obviously given the "thumbs up" to Boise State in the AAC.

The terms of their deal haven't been announced and no one knows whether or not they're jazzed about it. However, their viewership numbers are nothing to sneeze at, and ESPN has plenty of reason to expect their broadcasting arrangement to be quite profitable. In fact, it might be a complete "no brainer" for the network.

If that's true, then one would expect a network such as ESPN to have all the power and influence that's needed, as well as the motivation to help find an agreeable conference for Boise State basketball and olympic sports to play in.

For that reason, unless they're not 100% satisfied with the terms of the AAC deal it would be extremely surprising for the deal to fall through, given that Boise State was jazzed enough about switching to the AAC that it was willing to cross time zones to do so.

I want Boise State in the WCC. Any way for Broncos basketball to team up with Northwest Nazarene University?

Where's David St when you need him?

Closest Jesuit School - Regis University in Denver would fit in better
(Gonzaga, San Fran, Santa Clara and LMU are Jesuit, but of course that hasn't helped Seattle U).