8 game sched + big exit fee from MW BoD

[MrTitleist]

http://www.themwc.com/genrel/060711aab.html

 

[fromolwyoming]

Should have implemented the conference leaving thing when the MWC first formed. Would have given the MWC an aditional $15 million for the next couple of years.

 

[thirtyseven]

Hate the 8 game schedule that means we miss one team every year. Most likely we will get screwed with this but it does keep an even balance of home / road games! I would prefer the 9 game schedule though

 

[Wyokie]

Hate the 8 game schedule that means we miss one team every year. Most likely we will get screwed with this but it does keep an even balance of home / road games! I would prefer the 9 game schedule though

I absolutely hate the 9 game sked. Love the 8 game sked. It keeps an even 4/4 split on home and away games as you said plus by keeping 4 OOC games, wee can still get games vs. BCS team while still getting the usual 1-2 easy non-conference games to help get as many bowl teams as possible.

 

[thirtyseven]

Here is the problem with the 8 game schedule. Say down the road sometime we miss playing a team like Boise State or Air Force and we both tie for the conference championship. Then we have to go to a tie breaker situation like the Big XII did a few years ago with Texas, Texas Tech, & Oklahoma.

Who do you think is going to get the short end of the stick in that situation? Another problem with this is say we tie for a second or third or fourth with a team we did not play and we qualify for a bowl game. Again when the bowl committees pick the teams to come where will we be on the pecking order? Below the other teams in the conference b/c we have smaller numbers.

We can argue that our fan base travels well which is accurate but we still have fewer numbers of fans that could travel. If we had head to head matchups this could eliminate a tie and we could qualify for a better bowl game with a higher payout.

 

[COS Cowboy]

Here is the problem with the 8 game schedule. Say down the road sometime we miss playing a team like Boise State or Air Force and we both tie for the conference championship. Then we have to go to a tie breaker situation like the Big XII did a few years ago with Texas, Texas Tech, & Oklahoma.

Who do you think is going to get the short end of the stick in that situation? Another problem with this is say we tie for a second or third or fourth with a team we did not play and we qualify for a bowl game. Again when the bowl committees pick the teams to come where will we be on the pecking order? Below the other teams in the conference b/c we have smaller numbers.

We can argue that our fan base travels well which is accurate but we still have fewer numbers of fans that could travel. If we had head to head matchups this could eliminate a tie and we could qualify for a better bowl game with a higher payout.

That would be a good problem to have, but unless we're talking a bowl slot where they HAVE to take the champion or #2 or #3 (currently none of the MWC bowls are this way), it's not going to matter. We beat UMN in 2006 and they still got to go to the bowl game while we stayed home. How would it have been diffrent if we tied and hadn't played them?

 

[alyssa]

They should play a 9 game conference schedule. It's a mistake to not play a round robin.

 

[WYCowboy]

If the MWC commissioners had chosen to play a 9 game schedule, that would almost guarantee Air Force would leave this conference and become independent. The reason for that is that Air Force is obligated to play Army & Navy every year and that would only leave one more OOC game for them.

 

[Wyokie]

If the MWC commissioners had chosen to play a 9 game schedule, that would almost guarantee Air Force would leave this conference and become independent. The reason for that is that Air Force is obligated to play Army & Navy every year and that would only leave one more OOC game for them.

Plus they like to play Notre Dame a lot as well so by playing a 9-game conference slate it would really limit their OOC skeds.

 

[alyssa]

If the MWC commissioners had chosen to play a 9 game schedule, that would almost guarantee Air Force would leave this conference and become independent. The reason for that is that Air Force is obligated to play Army & Navy every year and that would only leave one more OOC game for them.

Oh, so it's one of those you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't paradoxes.

I'd still push it.

I didn't like the Pac-10 playing 8. When they went to 9 it was mo' better.

9 is mo' better than 8.

 

[Wyokie]

If the MWC commissioners had chosen to play a 9 game schedule, that would almost guarantee Air Force would leave this conference and become independent. The reason for that is that Air Force is obligated to play Army & Navy every year and that would only leave one more OOC game for them.

Oh, so it's one of those you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't paradoxes.

I'd still push it.

I didn't like the Pac-10 playing 8. When they went to 9 it was mo' better.

9 is mo' better than 8.

8 is better besides we shouldn't p.o. AFA. It was them that got p.o.ed at the WAC-16 and started the process of creating the MWC in the first place!

 

[OrediggerPoke]

I also prefer the 8 game schedule, get to see more teams (i.e. Texas, Nebraska)! Although it might be difficult to schedule 5 OOC games in the years we travel to Hawaii (assuming we elect for the extra game).

The only real big downside to the 8 game schedule is that it makes it more likely that teams will schedule BYU.

 

[Wyokie]

The only real big downside to the 8 game schedule is that it makes it more likely that teams will schedule BYU.

I got a bad feeling we'll all see BYU back in the MWC somehow in a few years, uke:

 

[69er]

If the MWC commissioners had chosen to play a 9 game schedule, that would almost guarantee Air Force would leave this conference and become independent. The reason for that is that Air Force is obligated to play Army & Navy every year and that would only leave one more OOC game for them.

Oh, so it's one of those you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't paradoxes.

I'd still push it.

You'd push it because you can. U gotta lotta ____.

I also think it's better to play every team every year but that's just not what it's all about.

 

[OrediggerPoke]

Apparently, we dont get to play Hawaii in 2012 and 2013, that kinda sucks!

 

[Wyokie]

Apparently, we dont get to play Hawaii in 2012 and 2013, that kinda sucks!

In a way, it works out for me since it'll give me more time to save $$ to go over to Oahu, see the Pokes beat the Warriors and, see a few friends who lives on Oahu.