Depleted WAC looking at rebuilding _ again _ after ’selfish’ departures

WAC commish calls latest departures ’selfish’

SALT LAKE CITY — The commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference says the remaining members aren’t likely to make it easy on Fresno State and Nevada when the two schools leave for the Mountain West.

Karl Benson says the Bulldogs and Wolf Pack are going to have to pay up on a departure fee and possibly stay in the WAC until 2012 because they didn’t meet a deadline to get out of the league earlier. And don’t expect any favors.

Benson says Fresno State and Nevada acted selfishly when they accepted invitations to join the Mountain West. That basically dissolved an agreement the WAC had to bring BYU back to the league in every sport but football.

The Cougars would play football as an independent.

Benson says the WAC door is still open for BYU if the Cougars want to rework the arrangement.