(01-02-2021 10:56 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(01-02-2021 02:10 AM)Stugray2 Wrote:  Boise State is not interested in the WAC. The only reason the Big West (but not the Big Sky or WAC) were contacted is because they provide critical access to California schools for recruiting with ten California public school members. But it was never going to happen. The Big Sky and WAC lack the multiple California schools in the Metros of the Bay Area and SoCal which the Big West and WCC do. The WCC also features Gonzaga and BYU that would make leaving the MWC acceptable to their Basketball and other Olympic sports donors.

The WCC was never going to take them, as they are faith based, not interested in a temporary sojourner that Boise State would be, and also they do not help Gonzaga's resume appreciably -- which matters in WCC decisions. The Big West was not going to happen, and both the Big Sky and WAC are seen as even worse options as one bid conferences.

The American likes their football, but they are not willing to make the same concession they made to accept ECU Basketball.

There is thus no acceptable home available for Boise State Olympic sports. Thus a move to the American for Football is blocked, and will remain blocked until either the WCC or the American decides to accept Boise State Olympics. And neither appears remotely likely to happen.

Boise St football is fine in the Mt West unless and until the AAC or some future watered-down version of the PAC or XII comes calling for Boise St as an all-sports member. Within the last several years, the Mt West frequently has at least 1 and as many as 3 teams ranked in football. Basketball has a decently high profile with the likes of UNLV and San Diego St (not to mention New Mexico and Utah St are rarely slouches.)

The Mt West is not the ideal football conference but given that it is, at worst, the 10th best overall athletics Division I conference, the fit is pretty good.