The Broncos elected not to participate in a bowl game. Emails between Boise State’s football chief of staff Brad Larrondo and then-athletic director Curt Apsey in August and September show the athletic department worked behind the scenes on a potential move. In an attached document titled, “Notes relating to all sports move to the American Athletic Conference”, Larrondo estimated an increase of $1 million in travel expenses for the department, including an increase of $300,000 each for the men’s and women’s basketball teams to charter to every conference road game. His … “They are a very strong program and they do have a national brand.”, As for the state of the Mountain West, Thompson said, “It’s getting better. The successes surrounding all of Bronco Athletics are well known. A shortened football... Telecommunication systems, water treatment facilities, and power grids are some of the nation's most critical infrastructures are essential to our... DON DAY/BoiseDev and B.J. Boise State University engaged the American Athletic Conference earlier this fall about the possibility of its football team joining the league, according to newly released documents. The new information comes after BoiseDev and the Idaho Press first reported earlier this month that coach Bryan Harsin was urging Boise State leadership to leave the conference. Twenty-two days after Apsey’s response, the school announced he would leave the athletic director role and move into a fundraising position with Boise State. With the AAC currently only interested in adding Boise State’s football program according to Apsey’s email, the Broncos would need to find a home for the other sports in a different conference to make it work. I’ve never really had a game like that where they just sag off the whole time,” McGwire said. In the Sept. 28 email to Apsey, Larrondo broke down how moving to the conference might work. This fall and winter brought tremendous change to the athletics department at Boise State University. Bronco student-athletes also combined for 125 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Awards this past season, a school record. In all Larrondo sees the potential for an “increased revenue impact resulting from a move to the AAC” of $10.5 million. Two days into his position, Boise State University’s new athletic director Jeremiah Dickey outlined his priorities for his first 100 days in a press conference Monday. Boise State athletics: ‘We now interrupt…’ Boise State has had just five athletic directors since it became a four-year school in 1968. “I was actually surprised when I did some breakdown of the conference schedules and so forth how realistically the travel is not probably as much as we had assumed,” Larrondo wrote. The trail of emails ends there, with no new internal communication on the subject received through the public records request since Apsey’s departure on Oct. 21. Don Day is the founder and editor of BoiseDev. New Boise State Athletic Director Jeramiah Dickey has spent the majority of his life getting a behind-the-scenes look at college athletics. In this day and age, people have opinions. Locally owned.We put readers first. to protect power grid. Two weeks later, we now know it’s the American Athletic Conference. We asked Boise State specific questions Monday in response to the new information about the AAC. Larrondo also projects an increase of $2.75 million in ticket revenue for football and men’s basketball games. A spokesperson provided the same statement from university president Tromp from when the initial story broke earlier this month. TicketSmarter - Official Ticket Resale Partner.   The American Athletic Conference currently stands as the top non-Power 5 conference. At the top of the list? [‘Time for Statue Left part 2:’ Emails show Harsin pushed to leave Mtn. At the time it was unclear where Boise State was looking to move its football program to. The Broncos have a successful athletic program overall, winning the WAC commissioner's cup for the 2005–06 and 2009–10 years. The league has used a marketing campaign surrounding “Power 6” to try and associate itself more with the Power 5 conferences. Emails showed Boise State reached out to both the West Coast Conference and the Big West about moving its non-football sports there, which would open the door for the Broncos to go elsewhere in football. “Don’t get me wrong, there is still travel and men’s bball, women’s bball and volleyball probably get the brunt of that.”. “I know the option of FB and MBB/WBB only is not going to probably work and Big West is not an option either at this time, so we’re down to an all sports move or not moving.”, Apsey responded the next afternoon, writing to Larrondo, “Brad, at this point the AAC has told Dr. (Marlene) Tromp they are only interested in football. Mr. Dickey comes to Boise State from Baylor where he served as the Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics. 13 BYU on Nov. 6. To see if you’re eligible for financial assistance, visit the WICHE site at the button below. ( ); : Boise State ended its season with a 34-20 loss to San Jose State in the Mountain West title game on Saturday. BOISE STATE ATHLETICS “It’s fun. Larrondo listed several bullet points as to why the move would make sense for Boise State. The successes surrounding all of Bronco Athletics are well known.   He projects an increase of $4 million in additional revenue from television and media rights deals, College Football Playoff and Bowl Game Distribution and NCAA Tournament basketball payouts from a move to the American. “They’ve been very successful and have been ranked in the top 25 and have played in three Fiesta Bowls, one under the Mountain West umbrella,” he said. Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson and Boise State coach Bryan Harsin talking pregame. Emails between Boise State’s football chief of staff Brad Larrondo and then-athletic director Curt Apsey in August and September show the athletic department worked behind the scenes on a potential move. ← People. “There is no question the Boise State national brand resonates at the highest levels in college athletics. “The addition of Boise State could pave the way for the AAC being included in a “Power 6” conference alignment, including an automatic New Year’s Six bowl berth and additional CFP revenue for its members as an automatic bid league,” he wrote. A spokesman for the American Athletic Conference declined comment Monday, saying “We don’t comment on anything in regards to conference expansion, and certainty as it applies to specific teams.”. “I am 1000% convinced we need to make this move for football and if that means other sports too in the long run it will be what’s best for this University,” Harsin wrote. Boise State was not … West; BSU engaged with conferences, BoiseDev and the Idaho Press previously reported, which were critical of Thompson and the league, Chausse Swan project proposed again in Boise’s 27th St. neighborhood, New campground could come to Hailey if grant approved, Hundreds of ACHD street signs failed prematurely, replacement underway, Boise murder mystery theater to become 19th century-themed cafe & event venue, Notebook: We asked for Bryan Harsin’s Twitter block list. Boise State running back George Holani (24) carries the ball against Utah State during the game on Oct. 24.