"At this point, the landscape is really unknown because there is a lot of uncertainty with the different conferences." (HSA)
Asked what that means for UH, Hinshaw said:
"Only time will tell as everyone goes through their process." (HSA)
About Boise State possibly leaving the WAC, JD said that until last week:
"it was probably 90 to 95 percent that the MWC would invite Boise (yesterday)." (HSA)
WAC commissioner Karl Benson said that he expects Boise State to be invited by the MWC:
"much sooner than later." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Benson suggested the WAC might push back the July 1, 2010, deadline by which the Broncos can tender their resignation for 2011 in exhange for a stiffer buyout clause.
About how the rumors of the Pac-10/Big 12 combination have created significant confusion, MWC commissioner Craig Thompson said:
"Given the uncertainty in the intercollegiate landscape and the potential for significant shifts in the immediate future, the board did not make a decision to expand at the present time. The MWC will continue to monitor developments. ..." (HSA)
About the MWC not inviting Boise State yesterday as had been expected, Boise State President Bob Kustra said:
"The MWC's decision not to expand is understandable at this time of uncertainty in intercollegiate athletics. The most appropriate action at this juncture is to wait and see how the variables unfold." (HSA)
About the rapidly changing scenarios for conference expansion/realignment, Benson said:
"We're in a very, very volatile time." (HSA)
HSA Note: "The Pac-10's silence on overtures from UH has told the Warriors where they stand on that front. And the nine Mountain West schools that bolted from past associations with the WAC and UH have previously cited travel time and expenses as making the Warriors a less-than-desirable partner."
About how it is uncertain which school might be added to the WAC, Benson said:
"there might be some (schools) out there not yet on our radar screen." (HSA)
HSA Note: "For perhaps the first time in its 48-year history, the WAC is looking at the real possibility of adding teams directly from the former Division I-AA, now known as the Football Championship Subdivision. Boise State and Idaho are among the former I-AA teams the WAC has taken on, but both had achieved I-A status before joining the WAC.
Although Benson has declined to specify which ones the WAC might consider now, Montana, UC Davis, Sacramento State, Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) and Portland State have frequently been mentioned as possibilities. But there is currently an NCAA moratorium on elevation to FBS status and none of them could be on board as full-fledged Football Bowl Subdivision members before 2012, Benson said, or be eligible for a bowl bid until 2013."
About Boise State being in the WAC, Hinshaw said:
"I certainly enjoy having Boise State in the WAC." (HSA)
About how the craziness going on right now with conferences and schools, Benson said:
"The poker playing that is going on is unprecedented." (HSA)
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