Wac To Stay @8

[Coach Andy Mac]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/413578-the-wac-to-stay-at-eight-teams-even-after-the-departure-of-boise-state

[NT80]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/413578-the-wac-to-stay-at-eight-teams-even-after-the-departure-of-boise-state

That blog article reads like it was written by a third grader. And no UNT/WAC connection mention??

[VideoEagle]

That blog article reads like it was written by a third grader. And no UNT/WAC connection mention??

I was going wait before reading it. "Written by a third grader" sounds like the Bleacher report. You've convinced me not to bother reading.

[UNTFan23]

Boise State was the first team to jump ship from the dying Western Athletic Conference as they joined up with the Mountain West Conference.

That might be the best line in the whole article.

[MeanGreen61]

About the author

Todd grew up in the heart of California's Central Valley and remains a die hard Fresno State fan, even in the lean years

[gangrene]

The original author does mention UNT in the comments section when another reader states that UNT is the WAC's best option:

Todd Kaufmann David, North Texas was a name that was brought up but their annual budget was WAY short of the annual cost of the average WAC team. Don't think that's going to work.

[MeanGreen61]

The original author does mention UNT in the comments section when another reader states that UNT is the WAC's best option:

From the Equity in Athletics June 2008-june 2009 report

$30,515,000 Hawaii

$26,658,000 Fresno

$25,616,000 NMSU

$21,444,000 Nevada

$20,493,000 Boise

$16,998,000 San Jose

$16,622,000 UNT

$16,498,000 USU

$15,056,000 Idaho

$13,900,000 Tech

[foutsrouts]

From the Equity in Athletics June 2008-june 2009 report

$30,515,000 Hawaii

$26,658,000 Fresno

$25,616,000 NMSU

$21,444,000 Nevada

$20,493,000 Boise

$16,998,000 San Jose

$16,622,000 UNT

$16,498,000 USU

$15,056,000 Idaho

$13,900,000 Tech

Average (with NT/Boise included) = 20,380,000, so we are certainly not

horribly below average.