re: Why would Boise State put their program in the Big East

Well, its basicly the Mountain West with an automatic BCS bid. The competition is only marginally better than the MW once you throw out WVU (who wants in the SEC or ACC)

It's a perfect storm for Boise. They get to keep their cupcake schedule, get more money from the conference, and get their automatic BCS bid since they will probably win the BigE Championship every year.