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  1. On 3/18/2024 at 6:30 PM, Spaztecs said:

     

    Wim more. I guess  :shrug:

    Yes, CSU and the Aztecs scheduled and played well OOC hence their high rating in January. I guess finishing seventh didn't help their cause.

    I am actually stunned that SUDS got a #5 seed and a doable path to the Sweet 16. Finishing four and four with two wins against bottom feeders should have out them on the six line.

    I think the route to the top in the MWC is tougher than you give it credit for, for various reasons.

    Back to the seedings.  Michigan State was given extra credit by the committee (per the chair) for gaining such good Quad 2 wins in conference.  The MWC was downgraded (per the committee chair) for racking up so many Q1 wins in conference.  WTF?

    Multiple teams were praised in interviews for their OOC play and that reason was given for a higher seeding.  I know CSU struggled in conference on the road, but who had a better OOC?  Not many.  Not that we should have been a high seed, but if OOC really mattered, why the play in game?

    The MWC was punished for being the MWC and forcing the committee to put 6 teams in.  Yeah, getting 6 teams in is a pretty solid accomplishment in an 11 team league, but it feels like we pissed off the committee for making them do it.

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  2. Between the two play-in teams, I feel like Boise got the tougher draw.  CU is pretty hot right now.  As for game 2, I think Boise can run Florida.

    CSU didn't get an easy match-up with VA, but definitely an easier route than facing CU.  Round two?  Texas is way better than a wounded Florida IMO.

    Game 3 (round of 32), we'll both definitely have to earn the respect if we can get to that one.

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  3. On 3/17/2024 at 2:51 PM, jdgaucho said:

     

    The P12 name has no value after June 30th. Everyone who made it what it was will be gone.

     

    This is true.  However, the contract they made with the MWC as far as poaching seems to indicate that the MWC will be going PAC instead of the other way around.  I don't think that's the best move, but it's the impression I got from the wording that I saw.

  4. On 3/17/2024 at 12:58 AM, Motown Monty said:

    the longer Washington St and Oregon St drag their feet, and give off the clear indication that they want nothing to do with the MWC.

    the more I say tell them they have to pay a large entrance fee to join the MWC

    they need to accept reality that they are in the MWC now, and were only ever P5 out of sheer luck

    Media negotiations should start this summer (if they already haven't), we'll see what their intentions actually are when that stuff starts to become public.

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  5. On 3/16/2024 at 8:58 PM, jdgaucho said:

     

    Of course the MWC would roll out the welcome mat for Cal.  But will they accept it? I can't imagine the new Cal chancellor getting all buddy buddy with Boise, Wyoming or Fresno. Other UCs, I could see that happening. Irvine and Santa Barbara got along fine with Boise and USU when they were all in the BW together. And we would be friendly with the Front Rangers if it ever comes to pass.

    Berkeley is not as accomodating. Whoever becomes their next chancellor, their ego would have to be checked at the door.

    We should definitely invite Cal at a 50% share, with a 10% escalator annually until they become a full member with equal payout.

    They'd laugh at the deal, but.....+++++ 'em.

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  6. On 3/16/2024 at 1:20 PM, HawaiiMongoose said:

    There was a Great West Conference before, from 2004 to 2013.  It was a I-AA island-of-misfit-toys assemblage of teams from California, Utah, the Dakotas, Texas, Illinois and New Jersey.

    A few of its California and Utah members had previously belonged to the American West Conference, which existed from 1993 to 1996.  If we were to do a total rebranding I like that name a little better.  A team becoming "Champion of the American West" sounds good to me.

    This would also end the practice of the media referring to the AAC as "the American".  It would have to be called "the American Athletic" or "the AAC" to distinguish it from the American West.

    The original American West Conference logo:

    American_West_Conference_logo.png

    And just to get the mental wheels turning on what kind of branding opportunities would exist with this name, here are some promotional images for The American West, a 2016 docu-series directed by Robert Redford detailing the history of the Western U.S. from 1865 to 1890:

    151030_AMC_THEWEST_TITLE_N_SML.jpg

    151030_AMC_THEWEST_TITLE_O2_SML.jpg

    151030_AMC_THEWEST_TITLE_E_SML.jpg

    OK, that's a big reach that I really like.

    Make it so #1.

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  7. On 3/16/2024 at 2:57 PM, DestinFlPackfan said:

    Agreed. And part of the 'bullshit' is that we don't have the money to spend on athletics. We try to graduate students.  It's what college is supposed to be about.

    Yep.  No argument at all.  I do think athletics are an important part of a university though.  My biggest complaint isn't that we are mid-majors that make academics a mission for our student athletes.  My biggest complaint is the greedy money grab that is ultimately going to rob some swimmers, X-country runners, and golfers a chance at a college education that has existed for many decades.  Most of us will continue to play FB, BB, etc. but when entire track and field programs start getting cut it doesn't just become about a university.  Without collegiate olympic participants getting proper training and development, we as a country do worse in the olympics.  Bad example, but you get my point.

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  8. On 3/14/2024 at 9:46 PM, LetTheFurFly said:

    Congrats Rams,

    Not optimal for the league but solidifies CSU in the tourney. Perhaps this helps their seeding and their NET to top 30.

    Nevada will be alright but they're likely going to evaporate a quad 1 win for UNM's bubble watch. 

     

    Yeah, Nevada's still dancing but this might change the NET a little.  Hard to beat a team 3 times in a season.  Even harder in the MWC.  Honestly, Nevada really missed McIntosh tonight.  When the refs are wearing out their whistles, it's tough to play without a key bench guy.  Blackshear needed the break.  I don't know how many minutes he had, but 5 less with a competent scorer in his place would have made a big difference.

  9. On 3/13/2024 at 11:49 PM, Destiny Dutch said:

    John Canzano was wrong at every turn of the Pac 12 implosion. He literally said that George Kliavkoff was kicking ass.

    I know RebelRobert will disagree with me on this but Gloria Nevarez has made the MWC poach proof. It will be OSU & WSU that need to come to the MWC, not the other way around. There is strength in numbers.

    Almost correct.  OSU & WSU will not come to the MWC.  The entirety of the MWC will go to the Pac brand.  Same thing you're saying, just a different flag.  OSU/WSU will likely see this as some sort of victory.  It's not.  They already lost.  We're just stealing their brand.

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  10. On 3/13/2024 at 3:45 PM, RamSack said:

    If there's any truth to this, maybe the 4-5 MW schools + Pac2 are hoping Calford + SMU join after the ACC gets raided. Or maybe the MW5 are using this to separate from the bottom weight of the MW once and for all hoping to be more appealing when the big split happens.

    The $$$$$ say no.  But we'll see.

  11. On 3/11/2024 at 10:57 AM, madmartigan said:

    Rumor is the AD has addressed Sprinkle's concerns around NIL, charter flights and he has an extension offer in the Dutcher range in front of him. 

    A little surprising coming out of Logan, but would be a great standard to set for the rest of the league.  I hope he stays, even though I'm a little skeptical that you can keep him.

  12. On 3/10/2024 at 11:51 AM, OrediggerPoke said:

    According to this guy - The Italian Mob will pay a backup quarterback who never sees the field $300,000 to throw games.  
     

    Imagine what a starting QB could make!!!

     

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ex-vanderbilt-qb-says-mobsters-offered-300k-to-fix-games/ar-BB1jE20W

    This one is a little out there. 
    A.  It’s Vanderbilt, they’re unlikely to win anyway. 
    B. He’s a benchwarmer. He’s not gonna be able to throw a game that he likely won’t be in except for kneel downs. 

  13. On 3/9/2024 at 5:32 PM, OzzyOzz said:

    Ok listen clearly, is WSU better placed to win a natty in bball and fb in the Big 12/ACC or the MWC?

    Will Calford just fall, already? Maybe the mwc should take any acc team to start those falling dominos. Then Calford can come back. 

    But the only way that is true is if the pac is grandfathered in, into whatever it will be. 

    It's about power. 

    Is there a future where Calford side with a post pac? 

    Or will they weasel their way into the big 10? Or even the SEC.. because at this point, why not? 

    Or...

    Why not make it come back full circle, a post pac with all the old schools, plus all the new schools. Pac A and Pac B. 

    Seems like a lost war to me. 

    All of this because of...what exactly? 

    I guess it's a power trip or a popularity contest. Funny thing is, aren't the cougs popular though? 

    It's a fun team to follow. A good school to have gone to. I mean, it's not easy and it's not worth the stress...as in, we either suck or we almost don't suck. Those are two states usually..

    The thing is, if a natty does come our way...I mean, it'd be like a coming of age thing. 

    As in, it's something cougs can't even dream of happening.. because it'd be a nightmare having to watch us fumble the bag, as we've seen over and over. 

    Please don't coug this...wooosahh

    I don't even know if there is another team like us, anywhere..

    We're pretty much worse than the Detroit Lions..that's usually just bad timing and bad luck. 

    For us it's like a total lack of self belief that it can actually ever happen. It's not even bad luck. Bad confidence maybe. 

    Klay is a good example. 

    What is coug nation going to do?

    I've already said they just build their hockey program... maybe we can get lucky there. 

    This war is lost. 

    They win.

    We lose. 

    Good game.

    Someone hold me.

    Get help.

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