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Young Drachma · 02-11-2010, 08:11 PM

I don't think Utah state legislature is as pervasive a bloc as Texas is with the old Big 8 exiles and how they forced the Big 12 to take Baylor. If Utah wants to go, they'll let them go. They'll still schedule the Holy War as a non-conference game and I think in a way, they might see it as a good thing because it gives the state two chances to dominate two conferences rather than standing on top of each other to win. But more importantly, I just can't see them standing in the way of the move...because I think they'll see 1 major conference vs. zero as better than two teams on the way out with no real chance of ever having an opportunity like that again. Who knows, though.

CU is down on their luck right now, but maybe they'll feel like moving to a league that will make them competitive will make them more money in the long term anyway. Meanwhile, if that doesn't induce the MWC to steal Boise State, Nevada, Fresno State and a 4th & 5th team to try to do the 12-team thing, nothing will...

02-11-2010, 08:11 PM	#126
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I don't think Utah state legislature is as pervasive a bloc as Texas is with the old Big 8 exiles and how they forced the Big 12 to take Baylor. If Utah wants to go, they'll let them go. They'll still schedule the Holy War as a non-conference game and I think in a way, they might see it as a good thing because it gives the state two chances to dominate two conferences rather than standing on top of each other to win. But more importantly, I just can't see them standing in the way of the move...because I think they'll see 1 major conference vs. zero as better than two teams on the way out with no real chance of ever having an opportunity like that again. Who knows, though. CU is down on their luck right now, but maybe they'll feel like moving to a league that will make them competitive will make them more money in the long term anyway. Meanwhile, if that doesn't induce the MWC to steal Boise State, Nevada, Fresno State and a 4th & 5th team to try to do the 12-team thing, nothing will... Last edited by Young Drachma : 02-11-2010 at 08:13 PM.