Twenty years after leaving the Big West, could Boise State return to the 50-year-old conference in a similar capacity to non-football member Hawai'i?
Boise State left the Big West for the WAC after the 2000 season and jumped to Mountain West 11 years later, where they've been the conference's crown jewel boasting a dominant football program for the last decade. And while football defines Boise State — like dozens of other athletic departments across the country — might the school's other programs determine their future in the Mountain West?
This week on the High Motor podcast, B.J. Rains of the Idaho Press-Tribune broke down the suddenly contentious relationship between Boise State and the Mountain West and explained why a lack of options could keep the Broncos in the Mountain West.
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