Mountain West Expansion
What’s Going On? Welcome to the calm before the storm. There are enough schools in place to keep the Mountain West going if a few of the stars are gone, but these are shaky times for a league that appears ripe for the picking by a desperate Pac-12.
Best Case Scenario: The Mountain West figures out a stronger media deal, the lack of Tier 1 research/AAU status for most of the league’s most attractive schools matter to the Pac-12 and Big 12, and everything stays in place. A few more additions are made just in case.
Worst Case Scenario: Fresno State, San Diego State, and UNLV are off to the Pac-12 in 3 … 2 …
Boise State is in the Big 12 or the Pac-12 – probably the Big 12 – and Colorado State get the big pitch from the Big 12, too.
– Mountain West Predictions For Every Game
Crazy Idea That Won’t Work, But … If the Big Ten and Big 12 steal – let’s say – Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, and Washington, be ready to pounce with an attractive media deal for Oregon State and Washington State to give them an option out of the mortally wounded Pac-12.
Of course, OSU and Wazzu want the Power Five life, but if the Pac-12 is just a shell of its former self, give it a shot.
What Will Probably Happen: The Mountain West survived after losing BYU, TCU, and Utah, and it’s going to stay alive no matter what’s coming. However, it might be rough depending on who quickly the Pac-12 can get its ducks in a row.
Conference Expansion: What’s Going On?
ACC | AAC | Big Ten | Big 12 | C-USA | Ind
MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt