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Boise ST whining & threatening to leave MWC
Bye Boise ST, No more special side-deals/extra money for you.
The Boise State Broncos joined the Mountain West Conference after the 2010 season with hopes of a bigger brand of football throughout the non Power Five conferences.
However, there is a chance that Boise State could leave the conference if certain issues are not resolved.
Officials from the school released a statement regarding the university’s standing with the Mountain West Conference.
Boise State told the Mountain West Conference they are considering their options after the latest TV deal negotiations.
"The Mountain West stated that this was the last time our deal would be negotiated separately," the statement reads. "However, Boise State’s decision to join the conference was predicated on a number of negotiated provisions, including the right to separately negotiate material terms of media rights relating to our home games. This is stated in our conference agreement and cannot be changed by any vote of the membership or conflicting agreement. We will not support any change to this provision and are in the process of weighing our options to move forward."
By Boise State negotiating their TV deal separately from the rest of the conference, the school is able to showcase their home games on FOX and road games on CBS. Essentially, this gives Boise State more TV revenue.
The university, based on the statement, wants their original agreement intact or they will leave the conference entirely.
For the TV negotiations, Boise State’s statement said the league was looking for positives for all teams associated with the Mountain West Conference.
“The new television agreement brings many benefits to the Mountain West, and we are looking forward to a new relationship with CBS and FOX,” Boise State’s statement read. “When the league set out to negotiate a new television deal, it was looking for three things – additional revenue for its member institutions, earlier kick times and exposure for both the league and its schools.
“From a revenue standpoint, equal share tripled for all members of the conference, including Boise State,” the statement read. “Due to our location, later kickoffs are going to be a part of any TV deal. FOX agreed to kick no later than 7:45 p.m., and between the two partners, they have agreed to move a maximum of 10 games per season off of Saturday.”
While Boise State agrees the new deal could be beneficial to all teams, including them, they are sticking to their guns regarding their ability to negotiate separately. The university said the value offered by FOX was too good to pass up, but maintain they want their original agreement honored.
“ESPN has been a great partner of Boise State – and the Mountain West – for a long time, and we had some hesitation about moving away from that relationship,” Boise State officials said. “However, the terms and value offered to the Mountain West by FOX were better. We feel that our new partner is committed to helping Boise State continue to grow our brand and raise our institutional profile across the nation.”
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