5 burning questions as college football begins in Colorado
College football is sitting in the middle of a long earthquake, the sport’s tectonic place shifting in recent years toward an uncertain future. In Colorado, the state’s three Football Bowl Subdivision...
View ArticleIf Big 12 invites Cincinnati, Big Ten and Urban Meyer will have recruiting...
The Big 12 has apparently seen the light and is following it. After a lot of disagreement and even discord over the prospect of expanding, the only Power Five conference with fewer than a dozen schools...
View Article'Great Moments' fan vote opens (West Virginia University)
(Source: West Virginia University) After watching hours upon hours of video tape, sifting through dusty, tattered news clippings and meeting on several different occasions, our esteemed panel of...
View ArticleKiszla: Can CSU Rams force their way to top of Big 12 expansion list?
As the Big 12 Conference begins auditions for prospective new members, is Colorado State ready for its close-up and prepared to perform on college football’s biggest stage? The answer: Dream on, Rams....
View ArticleBohls: How about this Final Four for Big 12 expansion?
While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction: 1. So which schools join the Big 12? This could change, but my initial preferencere would be to invite Houston, BYU, Cincinnati and UConn....
View ArticleBoise State embraces role of Mountain West favorite
If things break right this season, Boise State might be the first Group of Five team to crash the College Football Playoff party. The Broncos were picked to win the Mountain Division of the Mountain...
View ArticleHere are six essential elements for Big 12 expansion
By the time you read this, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby could be perched over a plate of dry-rub ribs in Memphis asking FedEx executives how much money they can funnel into conference coffers...
View ArticleHere’s No. 1 thing Colorado State must do in campaign to join the Big 12...
Smart Colorado State fans know a bid to join the Big 12 Conference is no slam dunk, Kiz. Our Rams are strong in spots, weak in others. We just want fair, serious analysis, not a dismissive, “no shot”...
View ArticleMatt Murschel: Evaluating top Big 12 expansion candidates
Moments after announcing it is exploring candidates for potential expansion, invitations to the Big 12 became among the most sought-after commodities in college football. It was as though the...
View ArticleMountain West commissioner prioritizes football when considering member schools
Brent Briggeman of the Colorado Springs Gazette exposed the insecurities of Wichita State and its desire for a new conference in an interview with Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson....
View ArticleUtah State football: Aggies picked to finish third in MW Mountain Division
Las Vegas • Boise State and San Diego State have been picked as divisional winners in the Mountain West Conference preseason football poll, which was released Monday morning. Utah State finished third...
View ArticleAir Force football picked to finish second in Mountain West division
LAS VEGAS – Air Force was picked to finish second its division, as the media preseason picks for the Mountain West were revealed Tuesday morning. The Falcons picked up two first-place votes and...
View ArticleMountain West commissioner weighs in on expansion talks
The Mountain West Conference could lose teams to expansion or add more members, but the bottom line is no one’s sure how the current shakeup will play out. That was the message from Mountain West...
View ArticleMountain West football notes: Air Force picked to finish second in division
Air Force was picked to finish second its division Tuesday, as the preseason picks for the Mountain West were revealed. The Falcons picked up two first-place votes and garnered 126 points in finishing...
View Article4 Utah State linemen end up on Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The 2016 season is apparently on the line for the Aggies, and that’s OK with head coach Matt Wells. Four Utah State players were named to the 2016 Preseason All-Mountain West Team Tuesday at the...
View ArticleUSU football: Utah State picked to finish third in Mountain Division of...
Utah State football has been picked third in the Mountain Division of the 2016 Mountain West preseason polls, it was announced Tuesday at the league's annual Media Days held at The Cosmopolitan of Las...
View ArticleAir Force ranks 2nd, CSU 4th in 2016 Mountain West preseason football poll
A year after winning the Mountain West Conference’s Mountain Division, the Air Force Falcons were predicted to finish second in the conference’s 2016 preseason football poll, announced live on...
View ArticleNine Big 12 candidates: The pros and cons
The Big 12 surprised the college football world Tuesday when it announced that the expansion committee voted unanimously that the conference will look into potential schools that could be added to the...
View ArticleFans have yet to invest in Lobo football
Impending Big XII expansion is more than a rumor at this point, and it was a hot topic at this week’s Mountain West media gathering in Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson...
View ArticleMountain West awaiting Big 12 expansion decision
Las Vegas • If anybody has figured out Big 12 expansion, call Craig Thompson. He would like to know, too. Thompson is the long-time commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, which has a handful of...
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