On Wednesday, August 5th, the Mountain West announced their plans for a football schedule. The abbreviated schedule will feature a full eight game conference schedule and the option to play two non-conference games. It was also announced that teams will not be allowed to play games until the week of September 26th. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of this scheduling format.
Pros:
Rivalries
This mainly applies to Air Force; you have to figure that is the main reason the conference went with this schedule. The Falcons will still be allowed to play Army and Navy under this format.