Conference realignment dollars up next in the process
• What will departing MWC teams get to pay for their move? For more than a month, representatives of Utah State, Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Colorado State have been in mediation with representatives of the…
Five schools officially give notice to leave Mountain West
• Utah State among those facing exit fees In the world of college sports realignment, the carousel continues to turn as the five schools who made their intentions known to leave the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and join two leftover…
The Pokes need their fans more than ever
• Support will be key amid shifting landscape I went to Laramie (AKA ‘Laradise’) this past weekend to watch my beloved Cowboys take on the BYU Cougars. It’s been a bit since I’ve been there to be honest. I had…
Colorado’s departure the latest blow to a shaky Pac-12
From 2010 up through last season, the Colorado Buffaloes compiled a (48-106)(.320) on the gridiron, easily the worst in the Pac-12 during that time. Their desperation got so high this past off-season that they pushed all their chips to the…
Star Valley Sports Journal: Some schools experiencing the cold shoulder for the first time.
The latest round of NCAA realignment has been interesting to watch from afar. It became apparent that the future of alignment would revolve around television dollars gained from football and that those numbers would be driven by television market populations….