Hawaii discussing joining Mountain West

[JonLP24]

HONOLULU -- The University of Hawaii is close to joining the Mountain West Conference for football, raising the prospect of leaving the depleted WAC after 32 years.

Hawaii president M.R.C. Greenwood talked to Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson over the phone Thursday and said she was confident a deal would be worked out.

"We have a handshake but we have yet to agree on the details," Greenwood said, before adding: "The people of the state of Hawaii should be very positive about this and convinced that we have a bright future."

It's not clear where the rest of Hawaii's athletic programs fit in. Athletic director Jim Donovan said his poll of the school's 18 other teams indicated 16 of them would prefer to play in the Big West.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5823667

[av8rdave]

1. That would be a serious feather in their cap!

To be in the same conference as Air Force!

[El Supremo]

2. Oh hell, just combine all the WAC and MWC. Most of the MWC used to be WAC anyway.

And all the Utah schools can play with each other.