The Mountain Western Conference

Alright, after my last 4 posts, some people are bound to be a little upset, so I decided to do a double post tonight (not that anyone actually reads this...), but if people did, TCU, USF, Boise State and Baylor fans would be livid.  Which is why I am writing this blog on the Mountain Western conference now (sorry non-existent USF readers, you'll have to wait until tomorrow).  Now I want the others to know that this post will not make you feel better until the general posts on logistics and possibilities arise sometime next week.  This is just to let you know that you have a home.  And don't get too wrapped up, you still have the potential to make it into a pretty serious game if you do well enough to deserve it.  But enough of that, on to the Mountain West!

BYU and Utah have left the Mountain West for Independence or life as a Pac 12 school respectively.  TCU left to join the Big East, only for the Big East to be decimated in expansion by the ACC, SEC and Big 10.  With nowhere to go, TCU falls back to the Mountain West which decides to poach from the WAC and build a Super-conference of their own.

Revenue: I'll be honest with ya, the Mountain West doesn't have a lot of revenue based choices available to them.  Most of the football landscape has left for the 4 AQ Super-conferences. As a result, the option I present is rivalry based organized by travel pairs.  One division would be California heavy, while the other division would have a presence in Texas.  So let's take a look:

Mountain Western Super-conference:

Mountain Division:
Texas Christian University
Baylor
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Colorado State
Utah State
Wyoming

one of the following schools: BYU, Air Force, Montana.

Western Division:
San Jose State
Fresno State
San Diego State
Hawaii
Boise State
University of Idaho
University of Nevada-Reno
University of Nevada- Las Vegas

With BYU independent due to their strong religious affiliation (being the Mormon Notre Dame) and Air Force stuck with the turnover of a service academy, I predict both stay the route of an independent.  As a result, I suggest University of Montana make the leap to Division 1-FBS status and start playing with and making the money that the Big Boys do.  And despite the ACC-style names, the divisions are essentially split up geographically.  Aside from the expansion teams of Texas State and University of Texas San Antonio, the WAC has disappeared (and I will get to you two tomorrow).  The western portion of the US now knows where their school will play football (except for a number of Texas and Oklahoma schools).  If any FCS schools choose to explore the option of FBS status, then the whole situation will have to be re-evaluated.  In the meantime, we have another conference founded upon travel pairs in the Western US.  Tomorrow we will take a look at some Non AQ schools in the eastern part of the states.  Keep reading!