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Is the Mountain West considering a New TV Deal?

In an article posted to the San Diego Union Tribune by Mark Zeigler, Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson shared his frustrations over the conference’s current TV deal with CBS in regards to start times and a decline in game attendance.

Thompson, who has served as the conference commissioner since 1998, has grown dissatisfied with the late starts for both men’s basketball and football. His most recent irritation coming this past Friday during the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament when a game between Colorado State and San Diego State was scheduled for a 9:30 p.