What jumping conference (again) might mean for BSU - KBOI-TV
But questions loom; the most pressing of which is the continuation of the Big East's automatic BCS berth. The current BCS structure will be reviewed after the 2013 season, and even BCS director Bill Hancock told ESPN that it was too early to speculate how college football's championship body would receive a new-look Big East in its future plans.
Finding a home for Boise State's non-football sports is another big question mark following a football-only move to the Big East. Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson has said in the past that the conference is not in favor of partial membership.
Hawai'i will join the Mountain West as a football-only member starting in 2012, but that move was well-received due to the travel associated with facing the Warriors in conference.
The Western Athletic Conference or Big West Conference would be the likeliest of homes for Boise State's non-football teams, and neither is on-par with competition the Broncos will get for the first time this year as members of the Mountain West Conference.
As critical as an automatic BCS berth in football would be to any conference decision, the money is the cornerstone.
Boise State would be forced to pay five million dollars to leave the Mountain West and join the Big East for the 2012-2013 school year.
The Mountain West splits $12 million per year among its schools from the television contract with Comcast-owned Mtn., CBS Sports and Versus networks.
The Big East shares $33 million annually according to figures published by Business Insider and cross-checked in other publications. The share for a football-only school in the Big East would not be equal to amounts paid out to full membership schools because a large part of the conference television contract is wrapped up in basketball - where the Big East is a powerhouse conference.
The Big East TV contract expires after 2012, and that amount is likely to reach levels more comparable to the ACC, which shares $155 million annually.
So many questions, and plenty of opinions of whether a move to the Big East would be right for Boise State. Leave yours below or watch the video to see what folks we talked to had to say.
13 Oct, 2011--
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