From: don.p.del.grande@gmail.com   
      
   > > Washington State and Oregon State seemed resigned to their fate of heading   
   the Mountain West. The Mountain West commissioner made it clear they'd be   
   welcome with open arms.   
   > The first two real demotions from FBS I to FBS II -- more on the way.   
      
   The first thing that needs to happen is for the "FBS I" schools to vote to   
   kick the Pac-12 out of the "autonomy conferences" mentioned in the NCAA   
   Bylaws. Technically, even after it drops down to below 7 schools, the Pac-12   
   has two years to try to get    
   back up to seven.   
      
   Well, that's the second thing that needs to happen, after changing the Bylaws   
   to allow for teams to play more than two non-conference postseason football   
   games - otherwise, it's going to make it hard on the teams in the CFP   
   championship game when they're    
   told, "Er, sorry, but you've already played your two allowed postseason games,   
   so your season is over unless you want something like a 2-year bowl ban plus   
   the loss of eligibility of all of your underclassmen."   
      
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