Bryan

🏈 THE ORIGINAL MOUNTAIN WEST VS. THE NEW PAC-12. THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE! Remember when the schools leaving the Mountain West were supposedly creating a much stronger football conference? Let's compare what the ORIGINAL Mountain West would look like today had realignment never happened against the newly formed Pac-12. ORIGINAL MOUNTAIN WEST 2026 RECORDS 🏈 New Mexico: 7–1 🏈 Boise State: 7–1 🏈 Air Force: 6–2 🏈 Fresno State: 5–3 🏈 Wyoming: 5–3 🏈 UNLV: 5–3 🏈 San Jose State: 4–5 🏈 San Diego State: 4–5 🏈 Utah State: 3–5 🏈 Colorado State: 3–5 🏈 Nevada: 3–5 🏈 Hawaii: 2–6 COMBINED RECORD: 54–44 WINNING PERCENTAGE: 55.1% 🔵 NEW PAC-12 2026 RECORDS 🏈 Boise State: 7–1 🏈 Oregon State: 5–3 🏈 Fresno State: 5–3 🏈 Texas State: 4–4 🏈 San Diego State: 4–5 🏈 Utah State: 3–5 🏈 Colorado State: 3–5 🏈 Washington State: 1–8 COMBINED RECORD: 32–34 WINNING PERCENTAGE: 48.5% LET THAT SINK IN! The original Mountain West would have SIX teams with winning records. The newly formed Pac-12 has THREE. The original Mountain West's combined winning percentage would be 6.6 percentage points HIGHER than the new Pac-12's. And let's not forget that New Mexico is sitting at 7–1 and nationally ranked! We were told this realignment was about building a stronger football conference. But looking at the results, you have to wonder whether the original Mountain West was actually the better football product. The Pac-12 may have purchased the branding and reshuffled the membership, but that doesn't automatically translate into better football. MY QUESTION: Did the Pac-12 actually build something better, or did it simply dismantle a conference that was already competitive? Because right now, the records certainly don't make a convincing argument for the new Pac-12. CONFERENCE LOGOS DON'T WIN FOOTBALL GAMES. FOOTBALL TEAMS DO! #MountainWest #Pac12 #CollegeFootball #GoLobos #CFP #ConferenceRealignment