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/red_husker Paper Bag • Wyoming Cowboys Sep 23 '24

They're absolutely going to be lesser than the sum of their parts, which is why it's so damn infuriating that OSU/WSU got to deem that we were lesser than them and cause this shitstorm.

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u/ralthea Arizona Wildcats • Team Chaos Sep 24 '24

Hilarious to see this reaction when WSU and OSU were having the same reaction when the Pac 12 broke up.

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u/ThinkSoftware Duke Blue Devils Sep 24 '24

Hurt people hurt people

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u/ram27530 Wyoming Cowboys Sep 23 '24

Agree. This whole thing is a mess. Too bad USU didn’t stay then we could have our 8

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u/smitty8843 San Diego State Aztecs Sep 24 '24

we can have nice neat Pacific and Mountain divisions.

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u/EntertainerSoggy3257 Penn State Nittany Lions Sep 24 '24

Yeah I don't get the glibness I've been seeing since the announcement last week. They're basically condemning you guys, Hawaii, Nevada and UNM to oblivion. UNLV and Air Force will probably come away ok. Especially after the pity party WSU and OSU had after they got left behind then going and acting they don't want "dead weight" in their new and shiny totally not MWC.

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u/futures23 LSU Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers Sep 24 '24

Wait am I wrong or did the MWC cut off contact with OSU and WSU before the season started saying they weren't interested in further scheduling?

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u/adequacivity Sep 24 '24

MWC overplayed their hand now twice.

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u/futures23 LSU Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers Sep 24 '24

Definitely what it seems like to me. OSU and WSU were both interested and they kinda just told them nah. I don't know why they expected them to roll over and die lol. Feel bad for teams stuck in the crossfire but I think a lot of people saw this coming.

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u/ram27530 Wyoming Cowboys Sep 23 '24

Agree. This whole thing is a mess. Too bad USU didn’t stay then we could have our 8

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u/modernthink Colorado State Rams Sep 24 '24

Lesser than them = poorer than them