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Post by haleiwaaztec on Sept 4, 2012 9:48:46 GMT -8
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Post by retiredaztec on Sept 4, 2012 10:27:00 GMT -8
A sobering and realistic assessment. One point, that has reflected my concerns regarding the football program: "So, faced with earning around $1 million a year from Mountain West rights, schools like BYU, Utah, TCU, Boise State and San Diego State all made financially prudent (if, in some cases, geographically curious) decisions"..Undeniably, there will be more money and more exposure for the football program when it joins the New Big East, (which, frankly isn't saying much). Whether this will convert to more wins will certainly remain to be seen. Yet another "pivotal" game for the program this past weekend unfortunately produced expected results. As always, we'll see. |
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Sept 4, 2012 11:12:15 GMT -8
A sobering and realistic assessment. One point, that has reflected my concerns regarding the football program: "So, faced with earning around $1 million a year from Mountain West rights, schools like BYU, Utah, TCU, Boise State and San Diego State all made financially prudent (if, in some cases, geographically curious) decisions"..Not so sure what was particularly 'sobering' about the article; it read very positive IMO. Aztecs hoops following a Memphis/Gonzaga model? ESPN exposure on the Mesa? Turning Big Lots into a multi-bid league? Sounds pretty damn good to me. |
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Post by pseudoaztec on Sept 4, 2012 11:27:31 GMT -8
I tried to make the the analogy of the Gonzaga model about a month ago. Unfortunately I spelled Gonzaga wrong, and the thread became more about that than a basketball program. All I can say is that if Steve Fisher is excited about entering the Big West next year, then so am I.
And Craig Thompson is clueless, IMO. He says in the last paragraph of that first article that it's all about football, and the MWC wasn't all that concerned with keeping the BSU and SDSU non-football sports. So, how is that working out for you Craig? The big money being in football, what are you offering your member schools right now? What a joke!
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Post by Trujillos & Beer on Sept 4, 2012 11:35:12 GMT -8
Amazing that Thompson is still the commissioner.
..Sent from my Samsung GS3..
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Post by azteccc on Sept 4, 2012 12:12:08 GMT -8
All I can say is that if Steve Fisher is excited about entering the Big West next year, then so am I. Steve Fisher is not excited about entering the Big West, that much I can assure you. Steve Fisher is also not Benjamin Button. |
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Post by pseudoaztec on Sept 4, 2012 13:28:04 GMT -8
All I can say is that if Steve Fisher is excited about entering the Big West next year, then so am I. Steve Fisher is not excited about entering the Big West, that much I can assure you. Steve Fisher is also not Benjamin Button. Whatever...if Stever Fisher "acts" excited, or says he's excited, I'm buying into that $#!+. You can believe whatever you want. |
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Post by missiontrails on Sept 4, 2012 13:42:11 GMT -8
I don't think it's necessarily because of the move to the Big West, but given the school has publicly announced a coach-in-waiting, my bet is this is Coach Fisher's last season at the helm. I'm claiming no insider knowledge, it's just a hunch.
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Post by MontezumasRevenge on Sept 4, 2012 14:13:32 GMT -8
I don't think it's necessarily because of the move to the Big West, but given the school has publicly announced a coach-in-waiting, my bet is this is Coach Fisher's last season at the helm. I'm claiming no insider knowledge, it's just a hunch. Yeah, I hope we're wrong, but I kinda have the same hunch as well. Even if the conference change weren't happening, I don't think he'd want to keep stringing along Dutch for much longer. Yes, I know Dutch is on record as saying it doesn't matter to him and they have a great working relationship as is, but I don't think Fish would do that to him after all the loyalty he's shown over the years. The conference change is just a good breaking point for something I think would happen much sooner than we would all like anyways. Again, hope my "hunch" is dead wrong. |
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Post by insider on Sept 4, 2012 14:23:53 GMT -8
All I can say is that if Steve Fisher is excited about entering the Big West next year, then so am I. Steve Fisher is not excited about entering the Big West, that much I can assure you. You can assure anyone, but you do not know if that is true or false, [mod's note: text in violation of board rules deleted] |
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Post by Xolotl on Sept 4, 2012 16:02:12 GMT -8
interesting read, thanks for
FYI-ing us. Wow is the pressure on!
Fisher will survive and so will we, it sucks to start over in a way but he is up for the challenge !
Go Aztecs
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Post by jdgaucho on Sept 5, 2012 8:58:47 GMT -8
Yeah, I hope we're wrong, but I kinda have the same hunch as well. Even if the conference change weren't happening, I don't think he'd want to keep stringing along Dutch for much longer. Yes, I know Dutch is on record as saying it doesn't matter to him and they have a great working relationship as is, but I don't think Fish would do that to him after all the loyalty he's shown over the years. The conference change is just a good breaking point for something I think would happen much sooner than we would all like anyways. Again, hope my "hunch" is dead wrong. Bob Thomason at Pacific announced he is stepping down after the season. Probably due to their leaving for the WCC. If Fisher wanted to make the same move, he would have done so already. |
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Post by jdgaucho on Sept 5, 2012 9:00:21 GMT -8
Amazing that Thompson is still the commissioner. ..Sent from my Samsung GS3.. what does that say about the people who approve of him, including your own brass? |
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Post by aztec70 on Sept 5, 2012 9:29:27 GMT -8
I don't think it's necessarily because of the move to the Big West, but given the school has publicly announced a coach-in-waiting, my bet is this is Coach Fisher's last season at the helm. I'm claiming no insider knowledge, it's just a hunch. I think Steve wants a ring first. C  |
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Post by 83aztec on Sept 5, 2012 9:34:05 GMT -8
All I can say is that if Steve Fisher is excited about entering the Big West next year, then so am I. Steve Fisher is not excited about entering the Big West, that much I can assure you. Steve Fisher is also not Benjamin Button. Blah blah blah |
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Post by Boise Aztec on Sept 5, 2012 9:37:32 GMT -8
Oh my...
SDSU will be Gonzaga like, BW will improve into a two or three bid league like WCC.
Football is not going to just survive, but thrive...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 9:47:23 GMT -8
I honestly had higher expectations for this team going forward than just being Gonzaga like.
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Sept 5, 2012 19:22:57 GMT -8
I honestly had higher expectations for this team going forward than just being Gonzaga like. Yea... why would you want to set your expectations so low to be "Gonzaga like?" 14 straight seasons with 25+ wins since 1999 14 straight NCAA appearances (Elite 8, 6 Second Round, 4 Sweet 16) 3 first round NBA picks since 1999 |
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Post by aztecbb on Sept 6, 2012 19:52:45 GMT -8
Seriously? Mission you are either a troll or an idiot. Zero chance this is Fish's last year.
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Post by azteccc on Sept 6, 2012 20:17:34 GMT -8
Seriously? Mission you are either a troll or an idiot. Zero chance this is Fish's last year. Closer to 35-40%. Without the conference shift, he had a couple left. With it, who knows. Logical time to hand over the reigns. If I had to guess, he'll stay for one BW year. |
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