QUOTE(Limey Frog @ Apr 13 2010, 09:01 AM) [snapback]544077[/snapback]
Please, please, please UNLV, cut football. You can live as a basketball only school. You practically are already.
UNLV drops football, MWC adds Boise. Conference football loses a weakling and adds a stud.
And there was much rejoicing.
The MWC has a rule against non-football schools. If they dropped it, they would have to hope the conference changes its rules or they would have to find a new home. The Big West would probably take them. The Rebels might not bring much in football, but it sure is nice having the basketball tournament in Vegas every year. I'd hate to lose that - Boise doesn't have quite the same allure.
I'm surprised their football revenue isn't higher. The amount they list there seems to account for our conference TV revenue plus ticket sales. Were bowl revenues not included? Was that part of "Administration"?
Anyway, worst comes to worst and a couple of MWC football programs fold, we can add Boise and Fresno and come out ahead, maybe. They'd trip over themselves getting out of the WAC. I hope it doesn't come to that.