On December 7 , 2011 , it was announced that the Broncos would join the Big East Conference as football only members as of July 1 , 2013 and would be sharing a division with Memphis , SMU , Houston , San Diego State , and Temple . However , on December 31 , 2012 , Boise State announced they had decided to stay in the Mountain West conference , leaving the Big East , much like TCU , without ever playing a game in the conference . San Diego State also announced they would remain in the Mountain West Conference
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