Boise got a deal from Mountain West that should get them 1 to 1.5 million more than the AAC.
The real key was getting an easier trip to the BCS because the MWC deal includes a 50/50 split of BCS money for anyone that qualifies. Substitute access bowl for BCS in future.
Let the marginally tougher AAC beat each other up a bit and dominate New Mexico and Wyoming and gross half that payment even just every third year and they are way ahead.
Had the timing worked better it may not have happened, but Boise was never going to sign without giving MWC a last look once the thing melted down.
You can't blame Boise for taking the deal they have in place now, it's a huge win for them.
It would be interesting to me to see how much per year a conference of:
UConn, Cinci, USF, Temple, UCF, Memphis, Navy (fb only)
Boise St, SD St, UNLV, Air Force, Houston, SMU, New Mexico
I mean, you take the properties with some perceived value in both leagues and combine them it has to at least be between 3-4M, no?
It's hands down the 6th best football conference so it would be in the access bowl every year, abd it's a 5-6 bid league for basketball?
idk, who knows. Just feels like this could've all played out better ( aside from the obvious ACC Mess).