The Conference Carousel

While the title of the article suggests otherwise, it's not all fun and games with conference realignment. Just when you thought the whole thing was over, Nevada and Fresno State have chosen to leave the WAC and join the Mountain West. It's a good move for both schools. Both programs are established as up and coming football teams, and it gives Nevada and Fresno the chance to compete against better competition. The WAC is basically waiting to collapse with only 6 football member schools. BYU was considering leaving the MWC for the WAC in all sports except football, and they planned to become an independent in football, but that idea seems to have lost some steam. Hawaii needs to leave the WAC, maybe for the Pac-10 if they ever consider inviting another team, but it's unlikely right now. The MWC is a better option in the short term future. The WAC should separate and let the remaining schools find another conference, become independent, or a drastic measure: move back down to FCS competition. It could provide the best long term solution for the members if any more teams left and the WAC dissolves. It's fun to speculate, but I was hoping that this shifting would've been done a while ago; it's old news.