Utah State turns down MWC?

[MrTitleist]

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Utah_State_turned_down_Mountain_West_invitation_sources_say.html

 

[Wyokie]

The guys on Sports Hawaii were debating if the source of that story was legit or not. The same source claimed that SDSU and UNLV were on their way to the WAC yesterday so...

 

[fromolwyoming]

First I've heard of Utah State getting an invite. And I heard a LOT of things in the last 24 hours.

 

[Wyokie]

Just saw this on Sports Hawaii....

http://www.sportshawaii.com/sh/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=36248&p=435723#p435723

Its official. Utah State respectfully declined.

http://twitter.com/DesNewsEborn

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/081910aab.html

Somethings up. That move is suicide. Seems we don't know as much as we think we do.

At the point in time when Utah State was contacted by the MWC we had a binding agreement with the WAC and were well positioned with nine members, which included BYU. We were simply committed to uphold our agreement with fellow WAC members. We respectfully declined MWC interest and believed all WAC members would remain committed to our agreement.

As the WAC currently stands we are a nine-member conference for the 2010-11 academic year and an eight-member conference in 2011-12 (after Boise State departs). The NCAA minimum to be recognized as an affiliated conference is six members, which the WAC still meets after Nevada and Fresno State leave.

 

[JimmyDimes]

Just saw this on Sports Hawaii....

At the point in time when Utah State was contacted by the MWC we had a binding agreement with the WAC and were well positioned with nine members, which included BYU. We were simply committed to uphold our agreement with fellow WAC members. We respectfully declined MWC interest and believed all WAC members would remain committed to our agreement.

As the WAC currently stands we are a nine-member conference for the 2010-11 academic year and an eight-member conference in 2011-12 (after Boise State departs). The NCAA minimum to be recognized as an affiliated conference is six members, which the WAC still meets after Nevada and Fresno State leave.

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I think they just declined having any interest assuming this would please BYU and also believing the other members were into sucking BYU's tit too. I don't think an offer was extended, nor should have been.