(05-31-2021 11:10 AM)4xGrad Wrote:  "Boise should not get an unequal share in the AAC like they enjoy in the MWC."

IF Boise were ever to receive an invite to the AAC I am convinced it would be an equal share... and would be well received in Boise. You have to review WHY does Boise get an unequal share in the MWC.

Boise received and accepted an invite to the Big East. Not only was there a path
to the big bowls but there was considerably more money connected to the conference affiliation. Before they played a single game though the conference was raided. It appeared to be in big trouble. It looked like the value would decrease significantly and the bowl opportunities looked to be disappearing.

The MWC saw an opportunity to retain BSU which they felt made the conference stronger. The MWC offered up a proposal. they could not offer more money to match the money in the Big East. Instead of paying BSU more than the other conference members they would allow BSU to negotiate their home games with the network separately. In consultation with ESPN BSU was able to come up with a plan to mitigate the financial loss of returning to the MWC. At the time everyone thought this was a win-win scenario for the MWC and BSU. Now everyone forgets why this was in place and sees it as a "special deal" and should be disallowed.

The schools in the AAC have a very similar payout to what BSU currently has with their "special deal". Hind sight is considerably clearer than predicting the future. If BSU had not taken the MWC offer they would be an FB only member of the AAC right now.

That's not exactly how it happened.
Boise State WAS certainly smart enough to see the writing on the wall for the Big East.
Boise then came to the Big East demanding special treatment and inequitable revenue distribution or they would walk. The Big East told them "no" but the mwc said yes to the same demand.
That was widely reported at the time - a 2013 quote from Navy AD Chet Gladchuk (who seemed to be carrying some water for Commissioner Aresco): “What Boise State wanted was outrageous and unprecedented. It was not palatable to any of the other Big East institutions,” Gladchuk said.

No one has forgotten how and why it happened - and now that Boise is not bringing in NY6 bowls (and $$$) the other 11 mwc conference members all regret it. You can find articles in 11 different mwc hometown newspapers from 2013 to today that are against the special deal. Hence the lawsuits/countersuits from January 2020...which prompted the "We need out!" email discussions in January 2020 between Harsin and the BSU AD, which were FOIA'd and reported in December 2020 (as well as the September 2020 "We need out" email discussions which were more directly predicated on the mwc initially cancelling the 2020 football season.).