The Buffs and the PAC 10

[GatorChomp]

How does everyone think CU will play in the new PAC-10? They could potentially play Texas, Oklahoma, and a combination of USC, Oregon, UCLA, and Cal every year.

[CoryWinget81]

How does everyone think CU will play in the new PAC-10? They could potentially play Texas, Oklahoma, and a combination of USC, Oregon, UCLA, and Cal every year.

I think they're gonna be in a tougher conference overall. Maybe they will thrive, gotta get some better recruiting going on first.

[HurricaneDovs]

I read that if the Pac10 expands to 16 teams, theyre going to request 2 auto-bids to a BCS game.

That is nonsense. If the Big12 ends up dissolving because of this, then they need to give their auto-bid to the MWC. No reason Pac10 should have 2. Scary thing is I could see other conferences trying to raid conferences to make their own superconference. Then they could all request 2 auto-bids, which could turn out that there are like 3 conferences with 2 autos each just raking in the money.

I do think if this happens then the MWC will come back to BSU and ask them to join. That way they will have more ammo to try to get themselves bumped up to a BCS conference.

[GatorChomp]

I read that if the Pac10 expands to 16 teams, theyre going to request 2 auto-bids to a BCS game.

That is nonsense. If the Big12 ends up dissolving because of this, then they need to give their auto-bid to the MWC. No reason Pac10 should have 2. Scary thing is I could see other conferences trying to raid conferences to make their own superconference. Then they could all request 2 auto-bids, which could turn out that there are like 3 conferences with 2 autos each just raking in the money.

I do think if this happens then the MWC will come back to BSU and ask them to join. That way they will have more ammo to try to get themselves bumped up to a BCS conference.

Yeah that doesn't make any sense. There is no way they would give an auto-bid to an 8 team conference, which is basically what they would be doing.

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

What's the word on Boise St.?

Would love to see them in the PAC 10

I don't think BSU is an option for the PAC 10. Our stadium is too small. We already compete in the PAC 10 in gymnastics and wrestling, but I don't know how that translates into conference membership.

Our best shot at improving conference ties is to jump into the Mountain West. The Mountain West is currently waiting to see how the shakedown with the Big 12 works out. I think Colorado is the golden egg they were hoping for, but that fell through. One other option for the Mountain West is to pick up the left overs of the Big 12 like Kansas and Kansas State. It's really unclear at this time whether or not BSU would be in that picture.