How many teams are changing the conference next season?

[Augustus]

Anyone knows?

[Kufta4]

BYU is leaving the MWC and going independent.
Colorado is leaving the BIG XII and going to the PAC 10
Nebraska is leaving the BIG XII and going to the BIG TEN
TCU is leaving the MWC and going to the Big East
Boise State is leaving the WAC and going to the MWC
Utah is leaving the MWC and going to the PAC 10

[BigdaddyQH]

Wrong on TCU. They do not leave until 2012.

[goblue12]

2011

Colorado (Big XII to Pac-12)
Utah (MWC to Pac-12)
Nebraska (Big XII to Big Ten)
BYU (MWC to FBS Independent for football only, WCC for all other sports)
Boise State (WAC to MWC)
South Alabama (FCS Independent to FBS transition)
UMass (CAA to FBS transition) rumored

2012

TCU (MWC to Big East)
Fresno State (WAC to MWC)
Nevada (WAC to MWC)
Hawaii (WAC to MWC for football only, Big West for all other sports)
Texas State (Southland to FBS transition)
UT San Antonio (no program to FBS transition)

2013

South Alabama (FBS transition to Sun Belt)
UMass (FBS transition to MAC) rumored

2014

Texas State (FBS transition to WAC)
UT San Antonio (FBS transition to WAC)

[wtt0315]

so is there going be no more wac? thats alot of moving out of

[MTek]

kinda funny the big 10...has 12 teams now with the addition of Nebraska

[cant call it]

I heard somewhere Texas a&m is joining the sec? anyone confirm?

[Wrecktangle]

Why in heck would BYU go independent?

[spongerat]

ya why is byu going independent? And a bunch of teams going from fcs to fbs! umass is going to get killed

[BigdaddyQH]

It is a money thing with BYU. They have their own T.V. network. I guess the school thinks that it is more important to hog all of the money than it is to have a legitimate shot at a decent bowl or BCS Game. BYU mistakenly thinks it can be another Notre Dame.

[Wrecktangle]

I heard somewhere Texas a&m is joining the sec? anyone confirm?

I always thought Texas and A&M had to be a matched set. But, I think A&M would be a great addition to the SEC; need a 14th team to balance it up tho.

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[goblue12]

Utah's golden ticket to the Pac-12 triggered BYU's move to independence. Staying at the MWC would have killed almost any competitive advantage they had on the recruiting trail. Utah can sell the Rose Bowl and playing USC / UCLA / Colorado annually, whereas the MWC would have offered the Las Vegas Bowl and playing Wyoming / Colorado State / Air Force annually. They'll join the WCC for all other sports, which is Gonzaga's & St. Mary's conference.

There will still be a WAC. They have 7 football teams (8 for all sports, U of Denver) and are expected to hand out more invitations by April 1st. The next two additions will define the new footprint. Montana and North Texas have both declined invitations on numerous occasions, and almost ever possible candidate (Sacramento State, Portland State, Cal Poly, UC Davis, etc.) has hinted at remaining at the FBS level.

They'll be hard pressed to be choosers and not beggars with a conference made up of the following teams...

- San Jose State
- Idaho
- Utah State
- Denver (non-football)
- New Mexico State
- UT San Antonio
- Texas State
- Louisiana Tech

The MWC flirted with expanding to 12, which would have resulted in the additions of San Jose State and Utah State, but voted against expansion for the time being. Guess they're just waiting to see which two schools separate themselves from the rest of the WAC the next 5 years before killing that conference off once and for all.

[BigdaddyQH]

The MWC is waiting to see what happens to the Big 12-2. If that conference fails (and right now, that is a 50-50 proposition), they will take the two Kansas teams, Iowa State, Missouri, and most likely Baylor. They will add one more team and have a 16 team conference. If Texas, T-Tech, OU and Okie State jump to the Pac 12, they too, will have a 16 team conference. A&M would then move to the SEC. If this is to happen, it porbably will happen in the next two years. That is about the time it will take BYU to realize that they are NOT another Notre Dame, and must get into some conference if they ever want to see a BCS Bowl game. Right now, they are a team without a Bowl game bid. Even the Service Academy's have bids locked up if they qualify. Notre Dame has a bid locked up. Only BYU does not.

[LVHerbie]

I heard somewhere Texas a&m is joining the sec? anyone confirm?

This was a rumor awhile back but haven't heard anything recently about it... I think we see more movement in the Big 12 in the next couple years though...

[goblue12]

Not likely.