qwertsod wrote: Wow! Scheduling FSU is quite the feat considering the Seminoles rarely leave their backyard for nonconference games.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/04/3266237/flor ida-state-announces-home-and.html

LuDog70 wrote:

qwertsod wrote: Wow! Scheduling FSU is quite the feat considering the Seminoles rarely leave their backyard for nonconference games.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/04/3266237/flor ida-state-announces-home-and.html

Nice if it ever happens.  6 years out and with the other FSU likely headed to the Big-12 this match up may never materialize.

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Fangdog wrote:

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Boise State is building a good schedule over the next six years. So far Wazzu, Oregon State, Washington, Ole Miss, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and I am sure there will be more. Oklahoma State being talked about as well as BYU and Utah. 

There should be 4-5 very reputable MWC teams develop over the next six years especially Fresno State and SDSU being top 25 caliber. Boise should have a good enough SOS if any MWC team defeats Boise it will give that team a big boost in terms of "big-money" bowl chances.

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Boise State is building a good schedule over the next six years. So far Wazzu, Oregon State, Washington, Ole Miss, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and I am sure there will be more. Oklahoma State being talked about as well as BYU and Utah. 

There should be 4-5 very reputable MWC teams develop over the next six years especially Fresno State and SDSU being top 25 caliber. Boise should have a good enough SOS if any MWC team defeats Boise it will give that team a big boost in terms of "big-money" bowl chances.

How is this any different than us playing Nebraska, USC, Wisconsin, LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, TAMU, Rutgers and others?  I suppose this is just different for Boise.

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Boise State is building a good schedule over the next six years. So far Wazzu, Oregon State, Washington, Ole Miss, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and I am sure there will be more. Oklahoma State being talked about as well as BYU and Utah. 

There should be 4-5 very reputable MWC teams develop over the next six years especially Fresno State and SDSU being top 25 caliber. Boise should have a good enough SOS if any MWC team defeats Boise it will give that team a big boost in terms of "big-money" bowl chances.

How is this any different than us playing Nebraska, USC, Wisconsin, LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, TAMU, Rutgers and others?  I suppose this is just different for Boise.

Yes, there is a glaring difference. Going in to these games Boise is perceived as having a chance winning these games whereas in the past Fresno was a decidedly underdog. Fresno played-up for the games you mentioned and then basically folded after that even to the point of being blown-out by Boise. Outside of Georgia blowing out Boise in 2004 or 2005 (I don't remember) Boise has won against the big boys with the exception of Michigan State this past season. 

Ludog, you are smart enough to see the difference, but emotionally it is hard for to accept it. There is a reason Boise is respected in the way they are respected and Fresno is not. Will this change? I hope so and I am encouraged with what is happening with Fresno now. I think Fresno along with SDSU are going to be a serious challenge to Boise in the future.

I was never against Fresno's scheduling, but Fresno has to win these games. Boise did not schedule these big boy games until they knew they had a better than even chance to win them. Scheduling means nothing unless you are a serious player, otherwise you are just a "body-bag".

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Boise State is building a good schedule over the next six years. So far Wazzu, Oregon State, Washington, Ole Miss, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and I am sure there will be more. Oklahoma State being talked about as well as BYU and Utah. 

There should be 4-5 very reputable MWC teams develop over the next six years especially Fresno State and SDSU being top 25 caliber. Boise should have a good enough SOS if any MWC team defeats Boise it will give that team a big boost in terms of "big-money" bowl chances.

How is this any different than us playing Nebraska, USC, Wisconsin, LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, TAMU, Rutgers and others?  I suppose this is just different for Boise.

Yes, there is a glaring difference. Going in to these games Boise is perceived as having a chance winning these games whereas in the past Fresno was a decidedly underdog. Fresno played-up for the games you mentioned and then basically folded after that even to the point of being blown-out by Boise. Outside of Georgia blowing out Boise in 2004 or 2005 (I don't remember) Boise has won against the big boys with the exception of Michigan State this past season. 

Ludog, you are smart enough to see the difference, but emotionally it is hard for to accept it. There is a reason Boise is respected in the way they are respected and Fresno is not. Will this change? I hope so and I am encouraged with what is happening with Fresno now. I think Fresno along with SDSU are going to be a serious challenge to Boise in the future.

I was never against Fresno's scheduling, but Fresno has to win these games. Boise did not schedule these big boy games until they knew they had a better than even chance to win them. Scheduling means nothing unless you are a serious player, otherwise you are just a "body-bag".

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Boise State is building a good schedule over the next six years. So far Wazzu, Oregon State, Washington, Ole Miss, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and I am sure there will be more. Oklahoma State being talked about as well as BYU and Utah. 

There should be 4-5 very reputable MWC teams develop over the next six years especially Fresno State and SDSU being top 25 caliber. Boise should have a good enough SOS if any MWC team defeats Boise it will give that team a big boost in terms of "big-money" bowl chances.

How is this any different than us playing Nebraska, USC, Wisconsin, LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, TAMU, Rutgers and others?  I suppose this is just different for Boise.

Yes, there is a glaring difference. Going in to these games Boise is perceived as having a chance winning these games whereas in the past Fresno was a decidedly underdog. Fresno played-up for the games you mentioned and then basically folded after that even to the point of being blown-out by Boise. Outside of Georgia blowing out Boise in 2004 or 2005 (I don't remember) Boise has won against the big boys with the exception of Michigan State this past season. 

Ludog, you are smart enough to see the difference, but emotionally it is hard for to accept it. There is a reason Boise is respected in the way they are respected and Fresno is not. Will this change? I hope so and I am encouraged with what is happening with Fresno now. I think Fresno along with SDSU are going to be a serious challenge to Boise in the future.

I was never against Fresno's scheduling, but Fresno has to win these games. Boise did not schedule these big boy games until they knew they had a better than even chance to win them. Scheduling means nothing unless you are a serious player, otherwise you are just a "body-bag".

Fair point.  Although, I take issue with several teams that Boise lists where we'd be an underdog going forward, not the past.  WAZZU and UVA are jokes and shouldn't even be "BCS" teams.  Utah is struggling to stay out of joke status.  BYU and Oregon State are good some years and not much others.  The only teams on Boise's list that are impressive are the other FSU, Okie State and to a lesser degree MSU. 

One thing's for certain, Petersen is smart enough not to venture into Death Valley or Tuscaloosa, unlike the Kamakazi Pat Hill.

Dogs4Me wrote:

I am glad that bsu is finally pushing their scheduling, it will be interesting to see how it works for them.

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Boise State is building a good schedule over the next six years. So far Wazzu, Oregon State, Washington, Ole Miss, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and I am sure there will be more. Oklahoma State being talked about as well as BYU and Utah. 

There should be 4-5 very reputable MWC teams develop over the next six years especially Fresno State and SDSU being top 25 caliber. Boise should have a good enough SOS if any MWC team defeats Boise it will give that team a big boost in terms of "big-money" bowl chances.

How is this any different than us playing Nebraska, USC, Wisconsin, LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, TAMU, Rutgers and others?  I suppose this is just different for Boise.

Yes, there is a glaring difference. Going in to these games Boise is perceived as having a chance winning these games whereas in the past Fresno was a decidedly underdog. Fresno played-up for the games you mentioned and then basically folded after that even to the point of being blown-out by Boise. Outside of Georgia blowing out Boise in 2004 or 2005 (I don't remember) Boise has won against the big boys with the exception of Michigan State this past season. 

Ludog, you are smart enough to see the difference, but emotionally it is hard for to accept it. There is a reason Boise is respected in the way they are respected and Fresno is not. Will this change? I hope so and I am encouraged with what is happening with Fresno now. I think Fresno along with SDSU are going to be a serious challenge to Boise in the future.

I was never against Fresno's scheduling, but Fresno has to win these games. Boise did not schedule these big boy games until they knew they had a better than even chance to win them. Scheduling means nothing unless you are a serious player, otherwise you are just a "body-bag".

FresnoStater wrote: What Fresno State needs to do is secure some more matchups with Pac-12 opponents like the Arizona and Washington schools (we all know we want to play more in-state Pac-12 teams, but that's a different argument). The Utah series was a good step in locking down more of those games. No reason why after all these years Arizona or ASU wouldn't want to do at least a 2-for-1 series with the 'Dogs. Arizona plays future home-and-homes with UNLV, Nevada and Hawaii; Arizona State plays future home-and-home with New Mexico and San Diego State; Washington State plays future home-and-homes with Boise State and Nevada. It's been a long time since Fresno State played all three of those programs. Those are good (but not no-chance-to-win matchups for Fresno State, but not ridiculously long road trips either. Fresno State seems to have a lot of openings from 2015 and beyond, so I'll be curious what approach the school takes to scheduling.

ryco14 wrote: I totally agree.  In fact if all of our OOC was Pac12 it would be fantastic.  Wazzou, ASU and AZ should be attainable.  I would like to add the Beavers to that list.  It's been a while and they are good with home and home instead of 2 for 1.  We need a break from Oregon.  Stanford will never play us.  If UCLA will play AT NEVADA then somehow someway we should get at 2 or even 3 for 1.  It will be like 4 home games they way Dog fans travel to the Rose Bowl.

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

winthewac wrote: Florida St will play it...... good for Boise..... they've earned it.

Boise State is building a good schedule over the next six years. So far Wazzu, Oregon State, Washington, Ole Miss, Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and I am sure there will be more. Oklahoma State being talked about as well as BYU and Utah. 

There should be 4-5 very reputable MWC teams develop over the next six years especially Fresno State and SDSU being top 25 caliber. Boise should have a good enough SOS if any MWC team defeats Boise it will give that team a big boost in terms of "big-money" bowl chances.

How is this any different than us playing Nebraska, USC, Wisconsin, LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, TAMU, Rutgers and others?  I suppose this is just different for Boise.

Yes, there is a glaring difference. Going in to these games Boise is perceived as having a chance winning these games whereas in the past Fresno was a decidedly underdog. Fresno played-up for the games you mentioned and then basically folded after that even to the point of being blown-out by Boise. Outside of Georgia blowing out Boise in 2004 or 2005 (I don't remember) Boise has won against the big boys with the exception of Michigan State this past season. 

Ludog, you are smart enough to see the difference, but emotionally it is hard for to accept it. There is a reason Boise is respected in the way they are respected and Fresno is not. Will this change? I hope so and I am encouraged with what is happening with Fresno now. I think Fresno along with SDSU are going to be a serious challenge to Boise in the future.

I was never against Fresno's scheduling, but Fresno has to win these games. Boise did not schedule these big boy games until they knew they had a better than even chance to win them. Scheduling means nothing unless you are a serious player, otherwise you are just a "body-bag".

Fair point.  Although, I take issue with several teams that Boise lists where we'd be an underdog going forward, not the past.  WAZZU and UVA are jokes and shouldn't even be "BCS" teams.  Utah is struggling to stay out of joke status.  BYU and Oregon State are good some years and not much others.  The only teams on Boise's list that are impressive are the other FSU, Okie State and to a lesser degree MSU. 

One thing's for certain, Petersen is smart enough not to venture into Death Valley or Tuscaloosa, unlike the Kamakazi Pat Hill.

I think from here on out I would not be afraid Fresno playing any of the OOC games Boise has scheduled.

should have cancelled that game during the lighning storm

babydaddyschlegel12 wrote:

should have cancelled that game during the lighning storm

Fangdog wrote:

babydaddyschlegel12 wrote:

should have cancelled that game during the lighning storm

I was there at this LSU tailgate and it was raining "cats and dogs". This gal tells me not to worry it never rains during game-time in tiger stadium. I'll be damn, she was right. It stopped raining  almost at the whistle and nary a drop after that.

I was sitting next to an old time Fresno fan. We kept running the same play over and over, the same place getting stopped every single time. This old guy turns to me and asks, "Do we have the dumbest coach in college football?" I answered "Could be, but for sure he enjoys getting his azz-kicked".

559notown wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

babydaddyschlegel12 wrote:

should have cancelled that game during the lighning storm

I was there at this LSU tailgate and it was raining "cats and dogs". This gal tells me not to worry it never rains during game-time in tiger stadium. I'll be damn, she was right. It stopped raining  almost at the whistle and nary a drop after that.

I was sitting next to an old time Fresno fan. We kept running the same play over and over, the same place getting stopped every single time. This old guy turns to me and asks, "Do we have the dumbest coach in college football?" I answered "Could be, but for sure he enjoys getting his azz-kicked".

Nothing like reminiscing about Hill's play calling, the good old days..... What I remember most from that game was their little track star RB simply flying by every player on our defense. That kid was lighting. Anyone know what ever happened to him?

559notown wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

babydaddyschlegel12 wrote:

should have cancelled that game during the lighning storm

I was there at this LSU tailgate and it was raining "cats and dogs". This gal tells me not to worry it never rains during game-time in tiger stadium. I'll be damn, she was right. It stopped raining  almost at the whistle and nary a drop after that.

I was sitting next to an old time Fresno fan. We kept running the same play over and over, the same place getting stopped every single time. This old guy turns to me and asks, "Do we have the dumbest coach in college football?" I answered "Could be, but for sure he enjoys getting his azz-kicked".

Nothing like reminiscing about Hill's play calling, the good old days..... What I remember most from that game was their little track star RB simply flying by every player on our defense. That kid was lighting. Anyone know what ever happened to him?

qwertsod wrote:

UCLA plays at Nevada because a) it increases their visibility in the Reno-Sacramento corridor for recruits they likely compete with Cal for and b) Reno-Tahoe is a good road trip for their alumni either in LA or the Sacramento/SF Bay Area. That is, assuming UCLA doesnt buy out the return game as Nevada plays at the Rose Bowl the first two games before the return game to Reno.

Outside of Being near Yosemite, playing Fresno brings none of those things as UCLA can get almost any player from Modesto-Tulare they want.

alanweezie wrote: I'm guessing that Boise plans on increasing stadium size by the time FSUe rolls into Boise. Same for OkieSt and VA. And MSU.
Re the comment that FSUe doesn't leave Fl--I think you have them confused with the Gators. The Gators haven't left Florida for OOC since 1991 when Syracuse handed them their tails.

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I totally agree.  In fact if all of our OOC was Pac12 it would be fantastic.  Wazzou, ASU and AZ should be attainable.  I would like to add the Beavers to that list.  It's been a while and they are good with home and home instead of 2 for 1.  We need a break from Oregon.  Stanford will never play us.  If UCLA will play AT NEVADA then somehow someway we should get at 2 or even 3 for 1.  It will be like 4 home games they way Dog fans travel to the Rose Bowl.

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UCLA plays at Nevada because a) it increases their visibility in the Reno-Sacramento corridor for recruits they likely compete with Cal for and b) Reno-Tahoe is a good road trip for their alumni either in LA or the Sacramento/SF Bay Area. That is, assuming UCLA doesnt buy out the return game as Nevada plays at the Rose Bowl the first two games before the return game to Reno.

Outside of Being near Yosemite, playing Fresno brings none of those things as UCLA can get almost any player from Modesto-Tulare they want.

LuDog70 wrote:

qwertsod wrote:
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I totally agree.  In fact if all of our OOC was Pac12 it would be fantastic.  Wazzou, ASU and AZ should be attainable.  I would like to add the Beavers to that list.  It's been a while and they are good with home and home instead of 2 for 1.  We need a break from Oregon.  Stanford will never play us.  If UCLA will play AT NEVADA then somehow someway we should get at 2 or even 3 for 1.  It will be like 4 home games they way Dog fans travel to the Rose Bowl.

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UCLA plays at Nevada because a) it increases their visibility in the Reno-Sacramento corridor for recruits they likely compete with Cal for and b) Reno-Tahoe is a good road trip for their alumni either in LA or the Sacramento/SF Bay Area. That is, assuming UCLA doesnt buy out the return game as Nevada plays at the Rose Bowl the first two games before the return game to Reno.

Outside of Being near Yosemite, playing Fresno brings none of those things as UCLA can get almost any player from Modesto-Tulare they want.

I'm not sure I follow your logic.  Cal has regularly scheduled UNR, yet they already have high brand awareness in Sacto/Reno.  Same for Stanford scheduling San Jose State.  Same for Oregon, Oregon State and UW with Boise. 

I just blame Welty and our past/present ADs for not doing a good job with lining up regional opponents.

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

qwertsod wrote:
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I totally agree.  In fact if all of our OOC was Pac12 it would be fantastic.  Wazzou, ASU and AZ should be attainable.  I would like to add the Beavers to that list.  It's been a while and they are good with home and home instead of 2 for 1.  We need a break from Oregon.  Stanford will never play us.  If UCLA will play AT NEVADA then somehow someway we should get at 2 or even 3 for 1.  It will be like 4 home games they way Dog fans travel to the Rose Bowl.

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UCLA plays at Nevada because a) it increases their visibility in the Reno-Sacramento corridor for recruits they likely compete with Cal for and b) Reno-Tahoe is a good road trip for their alumni either in LA or the Sacramento/SF Bay Area. That is, assuming UCLA doesnt buy out the return game as Nevada plays at the Rose Bowl the first two games before the return game to Reno.

Outside of Being near Yosemite, playing Fresno brings none of those things as UCLA can get almost any player from Modesto-Tulare they want.

I'm not sure I follow your logic.  Cal has regularly scheduled UNR, yet they already have high brand awareness in Sacto/Reno.  Same for Stanford scheduling San Jose State.  Same for Oregon, Oregon State and UW with Boise. 

I just blame Welty and our past/present ADs for not doing a good job with lining up regional opponents.

Ludog I agree with you wholeheartedly.

Welty has demonstrated over and over again his incompetency in regard to Fresno State athletics.....I mean the guy is a complete zero. I am not sure about Boeh. I go from thinking he is doing a good job to thinking maybe not so. I do know there has been instances Boeh wanted to do one thing and Welty the other and it is obvious who holds the choke-chain. 

I know you get sick of this, but I see the contrast with the job Bob Kustra does for Boise. I guarantee if we had Kustra and Boise had Welty, we would be Boise and Boise would be Fresno. To me it is obvious, but for you perhaps not as much. 

I know you are a business man and I like to think if I was an owner of a big company who would I want running my company given only two choices; Welty or Kustra? I wouldn't have to sleep-on-it for making my decision. If you as a competing company chose Welty and I chose Kustra I will bury you in a heartbeat.  

LuDog70 wrote:

 

Welty has been asleep at the proverbial "switch" for years in many areas, but especially with FSU athletics.  He's been more interested in building his legacy which includes everything except athletics for over a decade.  I've met him several times inside and outside of athletic venues.  I agree, the dude is totally unimpressive and in some ways a little creepy.   

I've also met Boeh several times.  Boeh is a bureaucrat and a compliance guy.  He came in to clean up our gender equity mess and that job is essentially complete.  What we now need is a guy who can rotate and seriously invest in the only money maker we have- Football.  If Boeh can rotate and be that guy, great.  But if he can't, we need someone like a Scott Barnes. 

IMO, the single biggest open question regarding FSU athletics isn't Conference Realignment, or TV Contracts or attendance or the BDF or any other factor directly related to the AD.  That open question is who replaces Welty.  If we get another Welty-esque "zero" in that job, we're destined for decades of athletic mediocrity.

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

qwertsod wrote: Wow! Scheduling FSU is quite the feat considering the Seminoles rarely leave their backyard for nonconference games.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/04/3266237/flor ida-state-announces-home-and.html

Nice if it ever happens.  6 years out and with the other FSU likely headed to the Big-12 this match up may never materialize.

Ludog, I agree 6-years out is long time in today's college football world. Boise may not even be in the MWC by that time. Whether they are or are not may have little to no effect on their OOC schedule. 

Look for Boise to continue to prefer their OOC games to be against teams in the East. ESPN play's a big role as to what Boise does or does not do. One may even say ESPN drives Boise's bus when it comes to OOC.

ryco14 wrote: I totally agree.  In fact if all of our OOC was Pac12 it would be fantastic.  Wazzou, ASU and AZ should be attainable.  I would like to add the Beavers to that list.  It's been a while and they are good with home and home instead of 2 for 1.  We need a break from Oregon.  Stanford will never play us.  If UCLA will play AT NEVADA then somehow someway we should get at 2 or even 3 for 1.  It will be like 4 home games they way Dog fans travel to the Rose Bowl.

sactowndog wrote:

Fangdog wrote:

LuDog70 wrote:

qwertsod wrote: Wow! Scheduling FSU is quite the feat considering the Seminoles rarely leave their backyard for nonconference games.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/04/3266237/flor ida-state-announces-home-and.html

Nice if it ever happens.  6 years out and with the other FSU likely headed to the Big-12 this match up may never materialize.

Ludog, I agree 6-years out is long time in today's college football world. Boise may not even be in the MWC by that time. Whether they are or are not may have little to no effect on their OOC schedule. 

Look for Boise to continue to prefer their OOC games to be against teams in the East. ESPN play's a big role as to what Boise does or does not do. One may even say ESPN drives Boise's bus when it comes to OOC.

Exactly ESPN will get the Boise deal with the MWC unless another OTA channel wants to bid on it which is highly unlikely.  As the sole source bonus provider ESPN will get these games at a slight discount to market and they will take advantage of that by insuring good games to broadcast.

Boise and ESPN's financial interests are far more aligned than Boise and the MWC.

sactowndog wrote:

ryco14 wrote: I totally agree.  In fact if all of our OOC was Pac12 it would be fantastic.  Wazzou, ASU and AZ should be attainable.  I would like to add the Beavers to that list.  It's been a while and they are good with home and home instead of 2 for 1.  We need a break from Oregon.  Stanford will never play us.  If UCLA will play AT NEVADA then somehow someway we should get at 2 or even 3 for 1.  It will be like 4 home games they way Dog fans travel to the Rose Bowl.

It will be interesting how the new contract affects that.  Teams want to be on ESPN and Boise will be able to provide that (plus a nice bonus for themselves)

The MWC schedule will likely be owned CBSSports, FoxSports1 or NBCsports which won't be as attractive.  I think comparing ourselves to Boise when we don't have our own TV deal with ESPN is not an applies to apples comparison.

LuDog70 wrote:

sactowndog wrote:

ryco14 wrote: I totally agree.  In fact if all of our OOC was Pac12 it would be fantastic.  Wazzou, ASU and AZ should be attainable.  I would like to add the Beavers to that list.  It's been a while and they are good with home and home instead of 2 for 1.  We need a break from Oregon.  Stanford will never play us.  If UCLA will play AT NEVADA then somehow someway we should get at 2 or even 3 for 1.  It will be like 4 home games they way Dog fans travel to the Rose Bowl.

It will be interesting how the new contract affects that.  Teams want to be on ESPN and Boise will be able to provide that (plus a nice bonus for themselves)

The MWC schedule will likely be owned CBSSports, FoxSports1 or NBCsports which won't be as attractive.  I think comparing ourselves to Boise when we don't have our own TV deal with ESPN is not an applies to apples comparison.

ESPN has been the "big dog" of sports networks and especially with CF for some time.  Look for Fox (Newscorp) and NBC (Comcast) to challenge that dominance combined with CBS which already has the most valuable CF commodity- SEC Football.  Both Newscorp and Comcast have the financial muscle to slug it out with Disney.  You've already seen them step up their offerings last season, this will only intensify in the upcoming years.  

Going forward, I could easily see TV contracts become more customized or even bundled versus conference driven.  Why wouldn't a NBC or Fox bundle with the best of schools of a given geography rather than be forced to carry the losers of the conferences known as "BCS?"  Bundling a San Diego State, Fresno State and Boise State would be much more attractive than being forced to carry a Wazzu, CU, or Indiana. 


But then again, I don't know excrement about the TV Sports business so disregard most of what I say.