A 5-7 record shows that UNLV is going in the right direction, but we now need the conferences to delay picking teams until the new season starts, and we need UNLV to immediately win games and show what the team is capable of doing in the near future. It doesn't hurt that George Kliavkoff, who is the PAC commissioner, has ties to Las Vegas, which should at least give a far chance for UNLV to be considered. As for the Big 12, I think whomever make the first move between the Pac and Big will end up in the better position with the second tier teams most likely being picked up by the conference left in the dust. SDSU is obviously the team in the drivers seat, with another half dozen to a dozen teams fighting it out over whatever spots are left.