Why would the MWC slum it with the Big East?

(02-14-2013 07:57 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  It would be regional. Bascially, the current MW would simply function as the western division. You might play one crossover, but maybe not. Maybe the only crossover would be the conference championship game.

How on this earth or any other does this benefit the MWC?

(02-15-2013 12:12 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(02-14-2013 07:57 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  It would be regional. Bascially, the current MW would simply function as the western division. You might play one crossover, but maybe not. Maybe the only crossover would be the conference championship game.

How on this earth or any other does this benefit the MWC?

The conference would basically control the top non-AQs, would dominate the non-AQ BCS slot, would be able to send schools to bowls all over the country, and would be attractive to a national cable network because games in Florida or Philly could have a bearing on teams in California and Texas. The group of teams such a conference would control would allow it to negotiate a better TV contract as there would be no real similat alterrnative. Right now, a MW game and a nBE game is about the same level of competition. It also opend two new market areas up for both conferences.

It only works if the two are making about the same money. If one or the other makes significantly more than the other, the move would be of no value to the more highly paid conference.