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BYU Goes Independent: Can Mountain West Conference Recover?

Article By on 1st September, 2010

... much speculation, Brigham Young University officially left the Mountain West Conference.

BYU's decision came on the heels of an earlier attempt to leave the conference for the Western Athletic Conference. With their newly announced new deal with ESPN, BYU has officially entered the realm of "independent."

This leaves the Mountain West Conference in a tough spot. Before their abrupt exit, the conference was on the verge of becoming a borderline major conference.

BYU is a big loss, in both football and basketball. The Mormon University has won four football conference titles, and has made the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament for the past four seasons.

The departure of BYU ends ...

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