T Won1, Boise State IS the WAC. Hawai'i made a name for themselves making it to the Sugar Bowl a few years ago, but getting destroyed by Georgia probably did more to hurt the Conference than not making it to that bowl would have done. It showed that a mediocre Hawai'i could run through its Conference and make it to the BCS only to be beaten badly by the runner-up of a BCS Conference. it made the WAC look weak.

The Sun Belt is the youngest Conference in the country, and we are viewed appropriately for that fact. Troy and Middle Tennessee earn respect through consistency. we're not beating top-10 teams, but we play well in-Conference and we hold our own OOC.

I'm not going to sit here and argue which Conference is better because both leagues are one or two teams away from being irrelevant. All i know is if Boise departs, the WAC is back to the same level as the Belt. Like it or not, the Broncos are everything to your Conference.