The WAC still hopes for BYU to join and UH is working on a 10-year scheduling deal with BYU

About the 10-year home-and-home football series with BYU and UH that is being discussed, JD said:
"That could still be on the table." (HSA)


About the difficulty with UH going independent for football, JD said:
"The other sports could be problematic (as an independent)." (HSA)


About how they might have been able to entice some MWC teams to the WAC if they had stayed solid with the conference, JD said:
"If we had solidarity and BYU made the move, some other Mountain West schools might have joined the WAC.  It wasn't expected that anybody would break ranks." (HSA)


About why he thinks that Fresno and Nevada were invited to the MWC, Karl Benson said:
"My opinion, it was very clear to me and to the WAC membership that the Fresno and Nevada invitation was direct result of BYU's interest of going independent and joining the WAC." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Donovan said he "always knew it was a possibility" that Fresno State and Nevada might leave the WAC for the Mountain West."


About the MWC inviting Fresno and Nevada, JD said:
"It was good business on behalf of the Mountain West to make a counteroffer to one, two or three WAC schools," he said. "The reality is we need to be prepared for anything." (HSA)


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