Mountain West dangerously close to dissolving

[MissouriValleyUnite]

https://sports.yahoo.com/is-mwc-dissolu ... 47778.html

The Pac-12’s rebuilding effort could, ultimately, result in the destruction of its sister conference if UNLV accepts its offer to join. Such a move could trigger a domino effect that may lead to the Mountain West dissolving itself, presumably including the elimination of exit fees and other penalties for those members departing the conference.

Sources with knowledge of the Mountain West policies spoke to Yahoo Sports about the possibility, of which many officials in both the MWC and Pac-12 are aware of.

As Tuesday arrives, attention is on a decision from UNLV, a school thrust into the heart of this realignment madness — the potential linchpin in a fight between the Pac-12 and Mountain West.

UNLV’s decision looms as significant for more than one reason.

The Rebels, for one, would be the new Pac-12’s eighth commitment, the number that the league needs to meet NCAA and CFP minimum requirements. They would join Oregon State, Washington State, Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Utah State in what is a conglomeration of the top half of the old Mountain West and the bottom of the old Pac-12.

UNLV’s departure would do something else: It would decrease the Mountain West membership to six football members and five full members (Hawaii is a partial member only competing in football).

UNLV’s exit would likely send Air Force into more serious negotiations with the American Athletic Conference. AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti has been in discussion with the school now for more than a week about acquiring, at the very least, the Air Force football program as a partial member to join military brethren Navy and Army.

If it agrees to leave, Air Force would be the seventh member to exit the conference. According to Mountain West bylaws, support from nine of the 12 football members is necessary to dissolve the conference.

In short, two of the five remaining Mountain West members — Wyoming, Hawaii, San Jose State, Nevada and New Mexico — would have to vote in support of dissolution.

The question looms: Would the Pac-12 invite two of them to avoid what amounts to more than $120 million in exit and penalty fees?

“That’s the play, honestly,” says one athletic director with knowledge of the situation.

Such a move is bold. A dissolution of a league means shuttering the conference office, the elimination of dozens of staff members and the disappearance of the league brand itself.

[BCPanther]

JUST MERGE!!!

Seriously though. Assuming Wyoming and/or New Mexico wouldn't get full invites to the AAC, I'd take them both in a heartbeat if they can park football somewhere.

[MissouriValleyUnite]

The Pac-12 and Mountain West are now filing lawsuits. College athletics on the west coast have turned into a nuclear war zone.
https://sports.yahoo.com/pac-12-files-l ... 06036.html

[ReZyNeZy]

I'm not surprised there is a suit. PAC-12 was expected to pay 100+ million dollars to the MWC.

[IllinoisState]

The MWC won't dissolve when there is so much money on the line.

[bleach]

The MWC won't dissolve when there is so much money on the line.

They will have the money to buy teams......football teams.....BCS football teams from other G5 conferences. They will have to backfill then.

[PretzelDawg]

The Mountain West will eventually just become the PAC-14. It is just making sure the money flows correctly.

[Kyle_Saluki_17]

The Mountain West will eventually just become the PAC-14. It is just making sure the money flows correctly.

Who does the Mountain West raid? CUSA or Sunbelt?

[ReZyNeZy]

Considering the MWC will have now even more money to work with barring the lawsuit from the PAC, They can basically absorb any conference they so desire. I think they will attempt to get the creme of the crop from just about every other G5 conference

[PretzelDawg]

The Mountain West will eventually just become the PAC-14. It is just making sure the money flows correctly.

Who does the Mountain West raid? CUSA or Sunbelt?

All of the money will end up in the PAC, and there will be no Mountain West.