Tag: Conference Expansion
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PODCAST: What Does The Future Of The Mountain West Look Like?
[jwplayer 7Lc1uhgj-sNi3MVSU] PODCAST: What Does The Future Of The Mountain West Look Like? League is going to look different Contact/Follow @MWCwire Questions attempted to be answered In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Matt Brown who runs the excellent Extra Points newsletter (go subscribe) to discuss the latest in realignment and how it is impacting…
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Conference Realignment Is No Longer Pending; It’s Here
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Conference Realignment Is No Longer Pending; It’s Here How will the Mountain West react? Contact/Follow @MWCwire Time to be aggressive, Craig Thompson The Mountain West Conference has so far avoided any damage. However, with realignment still brewing, it is becoming clear that the Mountain West is not immune to the repercussions of realignment.…
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Texas, Oklahoma Potential Move To SEC Will Have Impact On Mountain West
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Texas, Oklahoma Potential Move To SEC Will Have Impact On Mountain West Here we go again. Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Conference realignment, again, yes, again. Conference realignment is always a thing this time of year. Within the Mountain West, there were serious talks about Boise State go the AAC but those came up…
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AAC Wanted Boise State For Football-Only; But Non-Rev Sports Had No Takers
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] AAC Wanted Boise State For Football-Only; But Non-Rev Sports Had No Takers Broncos and AAC had conversations about a football-only membership Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Boise State is remaining in the Mountain West It is a known fact that Boise State’s football program is striving to be the best and that is what…
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AAC’s Attempted Coup Of Mountain West Schools Won’t Work
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] AAC’s Attempted Coup Of Mountain West Schools Won’t Work Early June means random expansion talk. Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Three MW teams link to the AAC Off season conference expansion is a right of passage for college athletics, specifically football, dating back to the near Pac-16 from a decade ago. The latest rounds…
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Mountain West Expansion Is Not Completely Off The Table
[jwplayer tJPh0k22-sNi3MVSU] Mountain West Expansion Is Not Completely Off The Table Could there be a 12th basketball playing member? Is the Mountain West set on its league lineup? Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Expansion is a topic that never goes away and its ugly head popped up again during Mountain West media days. Commissioner Craig Thompson…
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Has The WCC Stacked The Deck In Gonzaga’s Favor?
[jwplayer jIPlDVJq-Esf0Ippc] Has The WCC Stacked The Deck In Gonzaga’s Favor? Gonzaga leveraged the West Coast Conference to offer greater assurance of its dominance and NCAA Tournament auto-bid. Contact/Follow @tedmcgovern & @MWCwire It’s now difficult for Gonzaga not to make the NCAA Tournament thanks to a new WCC deal. In a one-bid conference is it fair to other…
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Gonzaga Decides To Remain In West Coast Conference
[jwplayer fb1swk9j-Esf0Ippc] Gonzaga Remaining In West Coast Conference The Mountain West whiffed on the Zags Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire It’s an 11-team league for the Mountain West After all the back-and-forth the Gonzaga Bulldogs have decided to remain in the West Coast Conference while shunning the overtures from the Mountain West. Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh…
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Gonzaga Threw Its Weight Around To Get What It Wanted
[jwplayer xSyHSo3p-Esf0Ippc] Gonzaga Threw Its Weight Around To Get What It Wanted The Bulldogs knew exactly what they were doing. Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Was this the plan all along? The Mountain West was trying to land a unicorn in the name of the Gonzaga Bulldogs basketball program, but that seems to be on life…
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Gonzaga AD Says They Have Not Yet Made A Decision On Mountain West
[jwplayer fb1swk9j-Esf0Ippc] Gonzaga AD Says They Have Not Yet Made A Decision On Mountain West How many teams will make it to the NIT? Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Zags brass was caught off guard from Craig Thompson’s comments. Prior to Saturday’s first Final Four game, Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson gave an update on Gonzaga…