New Rumor

cscoug wrote:

I gave the following 2008 & 2009 rankings analysis of an 8 team conference including TCU, BSU, BYU, AF, UN, FSU, Houston and "a player to be named later" in the "BYU in the ESPN Conference" thread:



Boise St (7.125)

TCU (7.750)

BYU (16.625)

Air Force (49.125)

Houston (52.500)

Nevada (53.250)

Fresno St (53.750)

Average 2008-2009 ranking = 34.303 Better than every conference including the SEC



with one or more of the following:



Tulsa (71.250)

Average 2008-2009 ranking = 38.921 Better than every conference other than the SEC

Rice (78.125)

Average 2008-2009 ranking with these two = 43.277 Better than every conference but SEC ACC BE

UNLV (79.250)

Average 2008-2009 ranking with all three = 46.875 Better than the PAC10(12) and almost up to the Big 12(10)

I wonder if you could create a 10-team league with (somewhat) natural traveling partners and get a similar result:

BYU-BSU

TCU-Houston

Air Force-Colorado St

Nevada-UNLV

Fresno St-San Diego St.



Not sure about CSU's rankings, but that might possibly make the criteria. Plus making a new conference gets you out of the mtn. contract and allows you to drop dead weight. Seems like a good basketball conference too.

His rumor did not include Fresno state in the new conference. If ESPN is mad at hair, I am sure that they are equally mad at FSU and Nevada which would leave those schools screwed if this deal went through.

Yeah, I don't know what the deal would be with Fresno and Reno, I assume that they could still back out of the MWC deal if this all went down, which would leave the MWC in pretty much the same predicament as the WAC is in now.

Well Schmoe it looks like your ability to vet a source is now on the line! :lol:

kitic77 wrote:

I don't think Hair realizes that when he screwed with the WAC/BYU/ESPN deal, that he was - by association - screwing with ESPN. Craig vs. ESPN? I have a feeling ESPN wins.

I'd be surprised to see this happen, but it definitely wouldn't surprise me if ESPN were considering something along these lines.

Yeah, I'd be careful about making ESPN mad. Or even one of their employees. Remember what ESPN did to Mike Leach when Craig James got mad at him for not playing his all-world (in Craig's mind) son and actually expecting him to practice and be a part of the team?!

I certainly remember how sick I got of the story. I never want to see Texas Tech on sports center that often again

hawkwing wrote:
Well Schmoe it looks like your ability to vet a source is now on the line! :lol:

:bug: I'm just saying what I heard, I didn't make an "it's official" thread... :gross: