Hawaii and Wyoming are reuniting in the Mountain West Conference come 2012–a rivalry that didn’t garner much interest outside of Laramie or Honolulu. With the resurrection of this rivalry, there is one small problem, the rivalry trophy has gone missing. The Paniolo Trophy, a tradition dating back to 1979, was last won and seen at Wyoming. However, the trophy has gone missing. It is clear the Cowboys’ staff didn’t think too highly of the trophy as representatives admittedly stated they...
Earlier today, the Mountain West Conference released a new logo and theme. Unfortunately, the logo and theme are about as unimaginative as the Conference’s new tagline “This is our Time” and nickname “The Rock.” The release, which was supposed to mark a new era for a Conference that has only been around for 13-years, is somewhat of a disappointment. The “This is or Time” tagline doesn’t really mean anything when the conference just lost BYU and Utah this year,...
The Pac-10 has invited the Utah Utes to become the newest member of the future Pac-12, and sources are reporting that Utah will happily accept. Utah officals are holding a press conference tomorrow and Pac-10 officials will be in attendance. If you are a member of the Ute Nation this is undoubtedly great news. This move makes Utah an instant player in the BCS picture and gives the program national exposure. This bodes well for program revenue and recruiting, something that...
After nine years in the Western Athletic Conference, Boise State says farewell. The Broncos have accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference earlier today. The news of Boise’s defection from the WAC comes on a week where rumors of a potential historic college football shake-up have been as rampant as Justin Beiber’s hair. Mountain West officials are beaming from ear to ear to have Boise State sitting at their table as this bodes well for their conference’s...
Lost in all of the recent Big Ten/SEC/Pac-10/Big XII conference expansion noise, is Boise State and the Mountain West Conference’s (MWC) courting of the Broncos. Boise State could be the first school to bolt for greener pastures if they accept the rumored MWC invite next month during conference president meetings. While everyone is focusing on the four power college football conferences and their potential expansions, a situation is brewing out west that could be the first shot fired in...
Phil Steele is arguably the most obsessive college football fan ever. Each summer, thousands of college football fans anxiously await for Steele’s College Football Preview magazine. This year’s edition is set to hit newsstands on June 8, 2010. Much to the delight of TCU fans, their heralded QB Andy Dalton will grace the cover of the Texas issue (Steele issues regional and national covers). TCU’s Dalton was the 2009 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year. He led the...
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) meetings are taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, this week. While all the media talk has been about the potential expansion of the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences, the Mountain West Conference could end up as the biggest winner if the the BCS powers that be have their way. BCS executive director Bill Hancock mentioned during meetings on Wednesday the possibility of Mountain West becoming the seventh conference to receive the coveted BCS automatic berth for the 2012 and...
The Armed Forces Bowl has reached an agreement with Army that will pave the way for the Black Knights to play in the bowl game next season. Currently the Armed Forces Bowl has a contractual obligation to pick between Conference USA and Mountain West Conference teams that are bowl eligible at the end of the season. With this new agreement, Army, an independent team, will join the Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy as potential teams for the bowl...
