Yabadabadoo
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Rice, UTEP being mentioned as MWC discusses expansion
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LanderPoke
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Kick out Joser and add UTEP and get Hawaii for all sports.
ItSucksToBeACSURam
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Any chance we can steal Wichita State for basketball?
ItSucksToBeACSURam
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EVEN BETTER!!!TSpoke said:
Coeur d' Alene
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Houston should be #1 target
Rice and UTEP we need to think about. SMU should be that tier. Tulane as well
Gonzaga should headline a group of non football members. Candidates should include Wichita st, creighton, Denver, long beach st, Pepperdine, San Francisco
The biggest thing expansion should do for mw is be the first conference to do a 4 or 8 team playoff
Rice and UTEP we need to think about. SMU should be that tier. Tulane as well
Gonzaga should headline a group of non football members. Candidates should include Wichita st, creighton, Denver, long beach st, Pepperdine, San Francisco
The biggest thing expansion should do for mw is be the first conference to do a 4 or 8 team playoff
Some folks seem to think getting Rice would be a coup, since they're among one of the best academic universities in the world and would boost the Mountain West's academic reputation.
I think UTEP wants out of CUSA just to get closer to conference members.
Gonzaga will never leave the WCC, it's a religious affiliated conference, thus, Gonzaga is a Catholic school.
I think UTEP wants out of CUSA just to get closer to conference members.
Gonzaga will never leave the WCC, it's a religious affiliated conference, thus, Gonzaga is a Catholic school.
Coeur d' Alene
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Football- 4 divisions of 5 teams. 16 team playoff. 4 team toilet bowl into consolation
Each conference team plays their 4 division games and 4 rotating cross division match ups. no conference member can play a 1AA teams and will then try to schedule 3 p5 programs. 11 game schedule
Houston/Tulane/Memphis/SMU/Rice
New Mex/Wyo/csu/Air Force/UTEP
BYU/Boise st/UNLV/Nevada/Ut st
Sdsu/Fresno/Hawaii/sjsu/Portland st
Basketball/ 32 team 2 location (Hawaii/Vegas) tourney
Wyo/csu/Den/Air Force
Memphis/Houston/Tulane/rice
Creighton/Wichita St/Indian st/SMU
New Mexico/Utes/UNLV/Nevada
Byu/Boise/Gonzaga/Utah state
Loyola M/sdsu/Pepperdine/long beach
Fresno/sjsu/San Francisco/Santa Clara
Hawaii/Alaska/Portland st/Seattle U
It's not all about what schools have been. It's their potential when given a bump. Expanding the conference to the Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Seattle markets could be a great thing is why you risk doubling. I think doubling is safe for those football only schools because the tourney seeds would be sure to double.
Wyoming would be in a great spot to have a chance at a top 8 seed (Division winner) in the 32 team bracket every year.
Each conference team plays their 4 division games and 4 rotating cross division match ups. no conference member can play a 1AA teams and will then try to schedule 3 p5 programs. 11 game schedule
Houston/Tulane/Memphis/SMU/Rice
New Mex/Wyo/csu/Air Force/UTEP
BYU/Boise st/UNLV/Nevada/Ut st
Sdsu/Fresno/Hawaii/sjsu/Portland st
Basketball/ 32 team 2 location (Hawaii/Vegas) tourney
Wyo/csu/Den/Air Force
Memphis/Houston/Tulane/rice
Creighton/Wichita St/Indian st/SMU
New Mexico/Utes/UNLV/Nevada
Byu/Boise/Gonzaga/Utah state
Loyola M/sdsu/Pepperdine/long beach
Fresno/sjsu/San Francisco/Santa Clara
Hawaii/Alaska/Portland st/Seattle U
It's not all about what schools have been. It's their potential when given a bump. Expanding the conference to the Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Seattle markets could be a great thing is why you risk doubling. I think doubling is safe for those football only schools because the tourney seeds would be sure to double.
Wyoming would be in a great spot to have a chance at a top 8 seed (Division winner) in the 32 team bracket every year.
I'm going to disagree with you. Hawaii not only makes a great away trip! Which is a great excuse for a vacation around attending an away game. But also it would also give Wyoming an extra home game = extra $$$. Apparently Tom Burman didn't realize that when asked about it and did not plan on scheduling an extra home game. His loss IMOMcPeachy said:
Coeur d' Alene
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Plan Bwyokoke said:
Plan A is that the only schools you target are BYU, maybe Houston and wait for the breakup of the big 12 by doing anything possible to get Texas
Coeur d' Alene
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Texas will be the driver of whatever change happens next with conferences. Texas does not like Baylor and SMU not only being able to be better than them much less being better.
BYU/Texas/army/Navy
Wyo/csu/AFA/new Mexico
Boise/Utah st/UNLV/NEVADA
Sdsu/Fresno/sjsu/Fresno
BYU/Texas/army/Navy
Wyo/csu/AFA/new Mexico
Boise/Utah st/UNLV/NEVADA
Sdsu/Fresno/sjsu/Fresno
ragtimejoe1
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Coeur d' Alene said:
Umm, whoa. :?
aranderson
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ragtimejoe1 said:
I understand it. Don't necessarily for one second believe it would happen in the next thousand years but he is saying Texas doesn't like being second best to other schools let alone schools in Texas so they jump ship and create a super conference with the Mountain West and remainder of Independents.
