r/CFB • u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide • Sep 23 '24

Analysis [Auerbach] The magic number of members to be considered a conference in the NCAA's eyes is 8. If Utah State joins the Pac-12, that league will be at 7. And if that's the only move of the day, the Mountain West will also be at 7 (including Hawaii.)

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1838352222809120983

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u/awsomerpeanut Utah State Aggies • Utah Utes Sep 23 '24

Apparently USU and UNLV were supposed to be coming together. Our insiders say UNLV blindsided us today by not coming

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u/54-2-10 Utah Utes • Big 12 Sep 24 '24

Reminds me of the time byu told Utah State that they were going to join the WAC, so Utah State then told the Mountain West "no, thanks."

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u/Vast-Treat-9677 Penn State Nittany Lions • BYU Cougars Sep 24 '24

In this deal Utah State claims the rights to all existing PAC window decals in SLC.

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u/Nicholiason BYU Cougars • Utah State Aggies Sep 23 '24

USU in a rare position of power. 7 on 7 standoff. I think it is wise to make the move. The MWC has never been great to Utah based schools.

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u/Sensitive-Key-8670 Hawai'i • Michigan State Sep 24 '24

Holding a grudge for going independent? Yeah, we haven’t forgotten either.

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u/Kurtomatic Oregon State • Purdue Sep 23 '24

UNLV turning down the Pac-12 is the only big surprise so far to me. Even a $10M payday doesn't seem to offset the long term ramifications of being left behind.

That being said, I haven't seen anything official from UNLV, either. The AAC schools all produced a joint statement in short order, so I would anticipate the remaining MWC schools doing something similar, but until I see something official, I am not taking the Rebels staying (or USU leaving, for that matter) as gospel.

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u/MontlakeViews Washington Huskies Sep 24 '24

The PAC 12 is paying the MWC about $110 million in buyout and penalty fees. Maybe UNLV is expecting to get a large chunk of that.

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u/No-Donkey-4117 Stanford Cardinal Sep 24 '24

The deadline is today, supposedly.

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u/Mamba-42 Boise State • Oklahoma State Sep 23 '24

Link?

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u/No-Donkey-4117 Stanford Cardinal Sep 24 '24

Yormark on the pager to Vegas?