Quote: Boise State is still considering moving its football program to the Big East this fall — one year ahead of its scheduled conference change — but the Broncos want to cover the cost of any move and find a stable home for their other sports programs first, Athletic Director Mark Coyle told the Idaho Statesman on Wednesday morning.
“Before we make any move, we need to make sure we cover all our expenses,” Coyle said. “If a transition takes place now, there are expenses we need to cover before we make a move.”
The Big East has just seven football-playing schools for the 2012 season after West Virginia reached a settlement to depart for the Big 12 this fall. West Virginia is reportedly paying $20 million in exit fees to the Big East, money that could be used to help Boise State leave the Mountain West.
It would cost Boise State between $7.5 million and $9 million to leave the Mountain West this fall. The Broncos could owe the Western Athletic Conference — where their other spots programs are headed — additional money as well for joining that league a year early.
Coyle did not have an exact figure on what it would cost Boise State.
“It changes by the minute. One second you’re here, the next second you’re over there,” Coyle said. “It’s a complex, shifting landscape.”
Coyle said there is no drop-dead date for the talks between Boise State and the Big East, but “there is a sense of urgency.”
“With the departure of West Virginia, it’s created this talk about somebody jumping to the Big East. We have had those conversations, but it’s not a simple black and white answer,” he said. “Yes, we want to make sure that football has a solid home, but we have to have a solid home for our 18 other sports.”
Coyle said the decision by members of the Mountain West and Conference USA to create a new league — and pursue expansion — is a “new twist in the conversation.” It is possible the new league could add members from the WAC, further destabilizing that league.
“We’ve got to find the right fit for all our programs,” Coyle said. “We can’t lose focus of the student-athletes.”

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(02-15-2012 08:56 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Here is to WVU slowly becoming a desolate outpost on the frontier of the Texas Empire.

I'd delete their info from my contacts if I were Whit.

Still think it is worth it to schedule them in basketball, wouldn't be my first preference but its not like big time programs are knocking at the door.