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Jeff Jacobs seems to think so. Per his calculations, if Boise State heads to the Big East, making a BCS bowl this year actually costs them $14M! So a TCU win today might make the decision to pull the trigger and join the Big East a lot cheaper and more attractive to Boise State.
I've been wondering what has been taking so long with respect to an announcement about new Big East members. Wonder if Boise State has been dragging its feet waiting to see if they lose before accepting. Anyway, curious what people's thoughts are about this.
If Boise gets to a BCS game this season, its Mountain West year-end revenue distribution would be about $7 million. In that case, under Mountain West rules, Boise State would have to surrender the $7 million, plus an immediate exit fee of double the year-end distribution ($14 million in this case).
That would be an incredible $21 million dinner bill just to feast at the Rent or Piscataway in 2012. If Boise doesn't make it to the BCS, it would be $6.9 million ($5 million exit and $1.9 million revenue). And with a year's notice, meaning the Broncos could play in the Big East in 2013, it would only cost the year-end distribution for 2012.
I've been wondering what has been taking so long with respect to an announcement about new Big East members. Wonder if Boise State has been dragging its feet waiting to see if they lose before accepting. Anyway, curious what people's thoughts are about this.