Redrum
09-13-2010, 01:18 PM
Even if they could back out of that without significant penalties, Â the fact that they initiated the move on their own and PICKED the Mountain West as the logical step up makes it unlikely they want to play against Pac-10 competition week in and week out.
And, finally, Â the Pac has a deal where the academic side of each member school gets to approve/veto membership moves. Â One of their requirements (pretensions?) for membership is some (very rough) form of academic equivalence among the members. Â Rightly or wrongly, Boise would never pass muster on that front.