(01-18-2020 07:39 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 06:56 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-18-2020 05:07 AM)SoCalBobcat78 Wrote:  This is much ado about nothing. Craig Thompson should have kept his mouth shut. This is an issue they don’t need to deal with for another five years.

If Boise took the time to make a public statement conflicting with what the MWC publicly said, which they did, than to me that means it is "something".

SEE UCONN

Yes, but there's a likely critical difference - UConn grumbled about money they were not going to be getting starting next year. Boise is grumbling about money the MW says they aren't going to be getting seven years from now.

So the pressure to act was greater with UConn.

Still, if I was the MW commissioner, I would quickly issue a new statement withdrawing the earlier claim that Boise would not be negotiating separately in 2026, reiterating that Boise is getting more in this agreement, and that what happens in 2026 and beyond will be discussed and determined at that time.

I would do what I could to simmer Boise down, as a Boise defection right now, either to the AAC or to go independent, would be disastrous for the MW.