Mountain West Conf. Continues to wait on BCS exception

[Harry]

DALLAS – While the Mountain West finally knows exactly who will be playing in the league this season, the MWC may have to wait seven more months before knowing if it will be an automatic qualifying BCS league in the next two seasons.

In December, the Mountain West applied for a BCS exemption, which would allow the league champion to receive an automatic bid to one of the BCS bowls. The exemption must be voted on by the 12-member Presidential Oversight Committee, with nine votes needed for approval.

That committee, which consists of a president from each of the 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and Notre Dame’s president, doesn’t appear in any rush to rule on the Mountain West’s AQ status.

BCS executive director Bill Hancock told CBSSports.com Wednesday that the BCS will continue to try to get the Presidential Oversight Committee together on a conference call, but Hancock said there is no immediate deadline when the committee would vote and one may not be conducted until the start of the season, in late August or early September.

On Dec. 13, 2011, the Mountain West filed an exemption, claiming it met the necessary requirements to earn its champion an automatic berth to one of the five BCS bowls.

In its four-page letter to the Oversight Committee, the Mountain West stated that “important factors are at the core of the Committee’s consideration of this request for an exemption – precedent and performance. The BCS has a well-established history of granting automatic qualification exemptions. Equally important, the performance of the Mountain West during the evaluation period has clearly been deserving of automatic-qualifying status.”

Read more: http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/29532522/34959325

[wardly]

thought this issue was dead since they merged with CUSA?

[NorthTexan95]

thought this issue was dead since they merged with CUSA?

I can only think that the merger isn't official until they sign the documents and that won't happen for a few more months. I guess if the MWC gets what they want then the merger could be off.

[PlummMeanGreen]

The MWC wants it cake, ice cream and in fact, wants it all.

They are doing to CUSA like a gent' who tells his lady that she'll be good enough to marry until a prettier one comes along at which time his present lady is history.

I still wish CUSA would remain apart from this kind of MWC consortium. They already seem to be playing the part of bully toward CUSA which begs the question: Does this bode well for a future marriage between the 2 leagues short or long term?

GMG!

[DeepGreen]

The MWC wants it cake, ice cream and in fact, wants it all.

They are doing to CUSA like a gent' who tells his lady that she'll be good enough to marry until a prettier one comes along at which time his present lady is history.

I still wish CUSA would remain apart from this kind of MWC consortium. They already seem to be playing the part of bully toward CUSA which begs the question: Does this bode well for a future marriage between the 2 leagues short or long term?

GMG!

Good point Plum.