WAC/MWC deal update

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Looks like it was close but not quite on those earlier reports of a WAC/MWC agreement on the pending transfer of Fresno Stste and Nevada. ESPN and others are reporting that the conditions reached will include a reduced exit fee ($900k instead of the earlier reported $1m and initial $5m) but ALL sports will be waiting until 2012 to make the jump, not just football as had been reported earlier.

Meanwhile Jon Wilner has some updates on the WAC expansion moves which have accelerated, accordingly due to the use of the conferences shaky future as a recruiting tactic by other schools. He says the the plan is still going to be Texas State and UT-San Antonio joining in all sports with Denver and Seattle likely to join as non-football members. The University of Montana is also of interest to the WAC. The highly succesfull FCS/1-AA program is currently studying whether the jump up makes financial sense for the school.

Enter my Election Prediction Contest!

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Election Day is five days away, and that can mean only two things: one, conservatives are practically wetting themselves with glee and excitement, while Democrats flip-flop between desperate hope and abject #PANIC!!!; and two, it’s time for the Living Room Times 2010 Midterm Election Prediction Contest!

As always with LRT/BrendanLoy.com contests, it’s free to enter. So, political junkies: put your money where your mouth is! And, non-junkies: have some fun, and try to beat the “experts” with random guesses! 🙂 The deadline to enter is 6pm Mountain Time on Monday.

Unlike in 2006, I’m doing a single, unified contest for the House, Senate, and assorted other races. All told, the Senate portion is worth 55 points, the House portion 50 points, and the “miscellaneous” portion 15 pints. Scoring details are on the entry page, but to summarize, each Senate race is worth 3 points, each House race is worth 1 point (though we aren’t picking individual races, just the total GOP pickup), and then there are some additional 1-point and 2-point questions, plus two fun bonus questions.

Sign up now! Good luck!

P.P.S. The signup page contains links, for each race, to the relevant RealClearPolitics polling page for that race. You may also want to consult the Cook Political Report, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the Rothenberg Political Report, FiveThirtyEight, Pollster.com, Electoral-vote.com, and/or Karl Rove’s prediction site.

P.P.S. Oh yeah, and come back here & visit Tuesday night! I’ll be liveblogging the election results and the contest results, natch!