Agreement reached on exit and poaching fees

[McPeachy]

But this isn't really addressing what happened. The Pac 12 was gutted with 2 schools remaining. The MWC put them on life-support by scheduling 2025 games based upon a no poaching agreement. CSU secretly conspired with OSU and WSU with malice intended toward remaining MWC schools (and then bitched about scheduling Grand Canyon). This wasn't some innocent break up. This was a dirty affair by CSU that came to light. I'd be ashamed of UW if the roles were reversed. CSU prostituted itself. PAC could care less about CSU...they wanted BSU, SDSU, UNLV, and FSU. CSU has never done anything to show they deserve a better conference opportunity.

Burman failed UW monumentally by ditching our 2026 home game against North Texas, so we could play an away game at CSewe (oh, and it allowed CSewe to avoid the inevitable ass kicking in Indiana). Which likely would have spiraled them into a shit season in 2026. That is THE slap in the face in my opinion.

 

[Midwest Cowboy]

Burman failed UW monumentally by ditching our 2026 home game against North Texas, so we could play an away game at CSewe (oh, and it allowed CSewe to avoid the inevitable ass kicking in Indiana). Which likely would have spiraled them into a shit season in 2026. That is THE slap in the face in my opinion.

1000% agree with you. Burman should be compelled to provide his reasoning. Makes no sense at all.

 

[Bear Claw]

Am I the only one that thinks this "package deal" idea is insane? This is not the first time I've seen it mentioned on this board.

Why would CSU owe Wyoming anything? If CSU perceives the move to another conference as a "step up", why would they hurt their chances at seizing that opportunity by tying themselves to UW?

I would be pretty pissed off if UW were offered to move to a better conference and we turned it down because they wouldn't take CSU too. It all just seems mildly embarrassing to expect that CSU should be the one lifting us up with them as they move on.

It’s pretty naive to think the defecting schools were not having conversations with one another prior to making their decision to bolt. They were all sure clamoring for UNLV to join them and still may be. I didn’t write previously that it would have been a deal breaker for CSewe. I just would have had more respect for them had they been pushing to have their biggest rival join them in the move.

The PAC Stabbers conference looks better on paper but if a couple of schools bolt to another conference and a few more leave the MWC, we could easily be back in the same conference with CSewe.