Comments on: BYU Closer to Going Football Independent & WAC Basketball

By: The 2010 Year in Conference Realignment | CollegeSportsInfo.com

The 2010 Year in Conference Realignment | CollegeSportsInfo.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:45:35 +0000

[...] In mid-August, it became known that BYU was set to leave the MWC for football independence, and moving it’s other sports to the WA…. [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:57:53 +0000

I think BYU and Denver join the WCC.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:15:13 +0000

BYU previously destroyed the WAC and, now, it is trying to burn either the Mountain West, the WAC, or both.

The notion that the Y can be the Notre Dame of the West is simply laughable.

By: pioneerrunner

pioneerrunner — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:07:49 +0000

While still a long shot this may be a renaissance for independent football programs. BYU can command a better TV contract for themselves than their current conference. Texas I think could like wise although the Big XII concessions to them might be enough to make it difficult. If Miami's recent resurgence as a good football program continues they could also possibly get a better TV deal by themselves than they do with the ACC. Both of those senarios assume that conferences would allow all other sports to be in their conference (WAC and Big East are willing to do it but would a more profitable conference like the Big XII or ACC be willing to?) The BCS rules would have to change (possibly all having the Notre Dame deal but only the highest ranked is guaranteed a spot.)

By: Nathan Brice

Nathan Brice — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:48:30 +0000

This is interesting. BYU can do this more easily because of their affliation with the Mormons. It will probably not affect recruiting very much, if at all. They have their own TV network, but if ESPN came calling I am sure that they would take that deal. I am sure that this is partly due to the fact that the Mountain West does not have a deal with ESPN/ABC and is stuck on Versus and CBS College Sports, which do not reach as many people. The WAC has a deal with ESPN but is not on as much as the BCS conferences, although the new deal increases the appearances. Everyone can figure out all the permutations that could happen because of this. They are probably too many to mention. I am sure that this is not the end of this.