SI:The time is right for Boise State, Mountain West to get together

[ZeeFrog]

this article has it all...........

It's the script of nearly every romantic comedy: Guy pursues girl. Girl resists because he's a bad boy/player/comes from the wrong side of the tracks.

Man is that a cheesy way to open a column about football. But that's exactly what's been happening during the now six-year flirtation between Boise State and the Mountain West.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ...tainwest.boise/

 

[halfwaytoheaven]

Who in the MWC wasn't in the WAC in 1998?

 

[West Coast Johnny]

Good Artical

 

[Dogfrog]

Maybe this has been out for a while, but first I've seen it -

From the same SI Stewart Mandel link:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ...tainwest.boise/

Here is a link to an interesting chart comparing MWC / WAC TV ratings, rankings, attendance, and revenues with ACC and Big East for the four years 2007-2010. No surprise, we are performing better in ratings, rankings, and attendance, and far behind in revenue:

http://www.arentfox.com/email/fishel/BCS%2...ion%20Chart.pdf