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Mountain West to push BCS for guaranteed mid-major berth
I'm not sure if this is going to be the silver bullet, or just the most recent proposed change in the BCS, but it appears that the Mountain West Conference will propose an automatic berth in the BCS for the best mid-major school from the Conference USA, Sun Belt, WAC, MAC and Mountain West ...
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cbssports.com — The Mountain West has gone rogue. The league plans to formally ask its Bowl Championship Series peers for more access to the lucrative postseason system, the league's commissioner said Friday. Craig Thompson said his league would be sending "a ... (more) Mountain West making moves to get more access to BCS - ...
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Sunday Wildcat Brunch for February 22nd
A Sea Of Blue — ... Mountain West is going to push the BCS for a guaranteed bearth.  The author of this post seems to think that they have a weak case, and that this is more of a stunt than something likely to happen.  I agree with him.  The MWC should shut up and win, and maybe they will be taken seriously.  One or two teams does not make a BCS conference. ...

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