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MWC and C-USA talking about merging

Posted on 9/19/11 at 8:47 pm
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 9/19/11 at 8:47 pm
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It's amazing how fast all of this stuff seems to be moving right now.

Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
31829 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 8:48 pm to
that would be interesting... christ at the travel
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
33135 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 8:50 pm to
quote:

CBSSports.com has learned that merger talks have heated up again between the Mountain West and Conference USA on a possible 22-to-24-team combination that would span the country and result in an automatic BCS bowl berth for the winner of the amalgamation.

Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80520 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 8:52 pm to
Why would they get an automatic bcs berth?
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25606 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 8:53 pm to
That would be a frickin ginormous conference.
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
31829 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 8:55 pm to
quote:

Why would they get an automatic bcs berth?

good damn question.
Posted by jturn17
Member since Jan 2011
4978 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:03 pm to
MWC may already be close to getting an automatic birth now, apparently. From the article:

"The Mountain West is still waiting to learn if it will receive temporary BCS status in 2012 and 2013 as a result of meeting a series of benchmarks over a four-year period that concludes after this season."
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
31829 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:05 pm to
minus TCU? fat chance right? thats why they are still waiting on approval even though they cleared the benchmarks?
Posted by tylercsbn9
Cypress, TX
Member since Feb 2004
66621 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:06 pm to
Now that is just fricktarded.
Posted by Monticello
Member since Jul 2010
16197 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:06 pm to
It's like kicking an ant bed. All I can say is it is great to be in the SEC.
Posted by blzr
Saratoga
Member since Mar 2011
30744 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:06 pm to
Would be awesome, I would still like to see if C-USA can get some left over Big East or Big12 schools but this would be good to. especially if it's BCS
Posted by NOSA
Member since Jan 2004
10202 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:07 pm to
How the hell would you determine a champion of that thing.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
69747 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:09 pm to
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How the hell would you determine a champion of that thing.


Probably with a 4-team playoff if they wanted to be innovative.

Posted by jturn17
Member since Jan 2011
4978 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:10 pm to
You probably treat it like 2 different conferences and then have the winner of each play in a championship game.. That's my suggestion at least. Like the old NFL-AFL.
Posted by Ghostfacedistiller
BR
Member since Jun 2008
17501 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:20 pm to
Although not a great comparison, the WAC was was a 16 team conference for a few years and that didn't work, thus the 8 teams broke away and formed the MWC.
Posted by Wild Thang
YAW YAW Fooball Nation
Member since Jun 2009
44181 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:23 pm to
quote:

All I can say is it is great to be in the SEC.


THIS.
Posted by LightsOut10
Washington, DC
Member since Sep 2011
108 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:24 pm to
quote:

Probably with a 4-team playoff if they wanted to be innovative.


I would be a huge fan of that.
Posted by Tigerntx
NOLA
Member since Jul 2011
1309 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:43 pm to
Offered the opinion last week concerning not stopping at 16.
Here we go. Conf USA/MTNW plus Big12(10-1) plus maybe Boise. 24 team, 4 division nationwide conf.

That leaves the MAC, WAC & Sunbelt. With current members less one (Boise) they total 32. One monster 8 team 4 division conference or realign to 2 16 team conferences.

Madness!
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80520 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:47 pm to
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quote:
Why would they get an automatic bcs berth?

good damn question.


A conference full of terds will only get you a terd for a champion.
Posted by CajunFootball
Jackson, Mississippi
Member since Oct 2010
19432 posts
Posted on 9/19/11 at 9:48 pm to
This has been needing to happen. Wonder how they align the teams, and who gets left out of the merge. They have 12 and 6 which would be 18. I don't think anyone jumps to 8 teams, although they could.

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