Mountain West \'in the room\' on BCS talksMountain West Conference schools have gone from outsiders in the Bowl Championshp Series to non-voting members, thanks to a recent development in the BCS. The MWC, which is made up of eight former Western Athletic Conference schools such as Utah, Wyoming and UNLV, will participate in BCS meetings and discussions over the next six years. Only Conference USA and the Mountain West are non-voting members on the BCS panel. \"We\'re in the room,\" Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said. \"If they ever talk about the potential of a change in the BCS structure, even though we\'re a non-voting member, we\'re there. It\'s closer to the BCS than we were yesterday.\" The BCS is a designed to determine an NCAA Division I-A national champion and uses six conferences, the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac-10 and Southeastern conferences
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