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https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/football/2018/01/27/opinion-mountain-west-best-keep-its-options-open-football/1071662001/

An interesting opinion piece in the Coloradoan.  The hair's interview where he mentions he said "No" to CBS and ESPN was also from this news room.

Three ideas floated

  • eliminate games nearly every school plays against teams from the lower-tier Football Championship Subdivision each year to strengthen their schedules
  • eliminate guarantee games they nearly all play on the road against national powerhouse programs for $1 million to $2 million apiece to supplement their athletic budgets, knowing there’s almost no chance they’ll win
  • reconfigure the lineup of bowl games to assure the conference matches its top teams against Power 5 conferences
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I really think the MWC would benefit from a “Challenge” series of bowls with the CUSA.

This version of CUSA (while lacking the big names it once had) is starting to pick up momentum. FAU under Kiffin and FIU under Davis.

This version of CUSA is like the current MWC. Both are lacking the names that made the brand. TCU (who was in both), Louisville, UTAH, Cincinnati, Houston, BYU, etc..

The CUSA in its current state, is like the MWC in its current state.. It’s a long term stock, and we’d be getting in at the right time.

Instead of “the alliance,” create a bowl (and perhaps hoops) series that allows us to build together.

If we could get into the Florida and Texas bowls, and grant them access to the West coast, we could build our 3.0 brands together.

Long term, I would like to see the Champions of the MWC and CUSA commit to a Champions bowl, like their used to be (think back to when Southern Miss played Utah). USM is still part of the deal, as is our former conference brother Louisiana Tech.

This association HELPS US. We have NO Eastern Strategy!

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http://mcubed.net/ncaaf/tvc/mountainwest/series6.shtml

Check the records on the field against all other conferences.  While competitive, neither the American, Conference USA or NCAA independents have a + .500 on the field winning percentage against the Mountain West.  The premise that CUSA is comparable to the MW is ridiculous.

 
Mountain West records against other conferences

TEAM                          G     W     L     T    WIN%    PFPG    PAPG
Sun Belt                     44    29    15     0    65.9    33.6    22.2
Conference USA               61    35    26     0    57.4    28.4    24.0
MAC                          37    20    17     0    54.1    28.8    27.7
WAC                         116    62    54     0    53.4    27.4    26.5
American Athletic            15     8     7     0    53.3    29.9    30.9
Independents                 94    49    45     0    52.1    27.6    26.1
ACC                          27    12    15     0    44.4    23.7    27.6
Big East                     12     5     7     0    41.7    27.0    30.9
PAC 12                      152    49   103     0    32.2    21.6    31.4
Big 12                       66    21    45     0    31.8    20.2    29.9
SEC                          27     7    20     0    25.9    20.5    36.2
Big 10                       53     7    46     0    13.2    16.6    32.2
    

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1 hour ago, Gabe H. Cuod said:

I really think the MWC would benefit from a “Challenge” series of bowls with the CUSA.

Currently a team in CUSA aspires that their season will culminate by playing a third to fifth place MW school.  No challenge series.

1 hour ago, Gabe H. Cuod said:

This version of CUSA (while lacking the big names it once had) is starting to pick up momentum. FAU under Kiffin and FIU under Davis.

This version of CUSA is like the current MWC. Both are lacking the names that made the brand. TCU (who was in both), Louisville, UTAH, Cincinnati, Houston, BYU, etc..

The CUSA in its current state, is like the MWC in its current state.. It’s a long term stock, and we’d be getting in at the right time.

Neither revenue, tv ratings or on the field results support your opinion that CUSA is comparable to the Mountain West.

1 hour ago, Gabe H. Cuod said:

 

This association HELPS US. We have NO Eastern Strategy!

Don't know why you use "we" to refer to the MW but you forget that Window 4 is the eastern strategy.  7:30 Pm Pacific start time games keep east coast sports bar patrons drinking until closing time across the Eastern and Central time zones.

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3 hours ago, Gabe H. Cuod said:

I really think the MWC would benefit from a “Challenge” series of bowls with the CUSA.

This version of CUSA (while lacking the big names it once had) is starting to pick up momentum. FAU under Kiffin and FIU under Davis.

This version of CUSA is like the current MWC. Both are lacking the names that made the brand. TCU (who was in both), Louisville, UTAH, Cincinnati, Houston, BYU, etc..

The CUSA in its current state, is like the MWC in its current state.. It’s a long term stock, and we’d be getting in at the right time.

Instead of “the alliance,” create a bowl (and perhaps hoops) series that allows us to build together.

If we could get into the Florida and Texas bowls, and grant them access to the West coast, we could build our 3.0 brands together.

Long term, I would like to see the Champions of the MWC and CUSA commit to a Champions bowl, like their used to be (think back to when Southern Miss played Utah). USM is still part of the deal, as is our former conference brother Louisiana Tech.

This association HELPS US. We have NO Eastern Strategy!

Wow, that would be a freaking terrible idea.  We should be thinking quite a bit bigger than that.  The AAC is the only G5 conference we should be arranging deals like this with.   

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On 1/30/2018 at 8:31 PM, Bruininthebay said:

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/football/2018/01/27/opinion-mountain-west-best-keep-its-options-open-football/1071662001/

An interesting opinion piece in the Coloradoan.  The hair's interview where he mentions he said "No" to CBS and ESPN was also from this news room.

Three ideas floated

  • eliminate games nearly every school plays against teams from the lower-tier Football Championship Subdivision each year to strengthen their schedules
  • eliminate guarantee games they nearly all play on the road against national powerhouse programs for $1 million to $2 million apiece to supplement their athletic budgets, knowing there’s almost no chance they’ll win
  • reconfigure the lineup of bowl games to assure the conference matches its top teams against Power 5 conferences

Stop trying to piss off the TCSUFs by quoting The Coloradoan! Rude.

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Huh?  Rude would be posting about the Eustacy mess.  The Coloradoan does good MW news coverage - note they are like flies on ish with the current boycott.

I posted a classic link below.  This video memorializes the MW definitively turning down a new deal with CBS as the primary rights holder.  The American conference commissioner has made no similar public statement about talks with ESPN and it's six months since the Hair went on the record that both CBS and ESPN sought to renew the current deal and the conference said "NO".  It's still likely that the American just renews their current ESPN deal because they can't do any better, although it would be good for the MW if the American signed a high dollar deal because the leagues are similar.

http://www.coloradoan.com/videos/sports/csu/football/2017/07/29/mw-weighs-tv-digital-options-commissioner-says/104107574/

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So Thompson and the athletic directors of the MW's 12 football-playing schools are taking a closer look at all the options before agreeing to any new media rights deals. CBS-Sports Network and ESPN, he said, have offered to extend the current deals under the same financial terms, but the MW is in no rush to renew. Those discussions won't take place for another 18 months or so, he said, giving the conference time to better understand and explore the options.

"The real key there is going to be monetization," Thompson said Wednesday at the MW's football media days. "We need the revenue."

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