Boise State Jumps To Mountain West

Boise State on Friday accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference in 2011-12, the Mountain West announced. A press conference is scheduled for noon. The school sent a release with comments from several officials: Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson “We are pleased and excited to welcome Boise State University to the Mountain West Conference. Since our inception just 11 short years ago, the Mountain West has experienced tremendous success, and the addition of Boise State will further enhance that strength. The MWC continues to strategize regarding potential membership scenarios and bringing Boise State into the Conference is an important part of that evolution”/ Idaho Statesman . More here . (AP File Photo from September 2009/Gary Kazanjian, File)

Question: What does this mean for the Idaho Vandals and the Western Athletic Conference?