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Post by Old School on Jul 20, 2017 11:20:51 GMT -8
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Post by fanhood on Jul 20, 2017 11:34:00 GMT -8
"A third consecutive trip to the conference championship game should be a minimum, and anything less than nine wins with this schedule would be extremely disappointing."
Agreed.
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Post by haroldskilley on Jul 20, 2017 12:32:44 GMT -8
"A third consecutive trip to the conference championship game should be a minimum, and anything less than nine wins with this schedule would be extremely disappointing." Agreed. It helped that TCU, Utah, and maybe also BYU left the MWC. SDSU and Boise are the top two left standing. SDSU is a caliber above schools like USU, Nevada, Wyoming and Fresno, and it will be nicer if SDSU can someday join a P5 conference.
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Post by northcountymike on Jul 20, 2017 12:51:37 GMT -8
"A third consecutive trip to the conference championship game should be a minimum, and anything less than nine wins with this schedule would be extremely disappointing." Agreed. It helped that TCU, Utah, and maybe also BYU left the MWC. SDSU and Boise are the top two left standing. SDSU is a caliber above schools like USU, Nevada, Wyoming and Fresno, and it will be nicer if SDSU can someday join a P5 conference. Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference.
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Post by Ambivalent_Fan on Jul 20, 2017 13:29:53 GMT -8
It helped that TCU, Utah, and maybe also BYU left the MWC. SDSU and Boise are the top two left standing. SDSU is a caliber above schools like USU, Nevada, Wyoming and Fresno, and it will be nicer if SDSU can someday join a P5 conference. Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference. You keep referring to the pronoun "we" as though you somehow belong in the group known as "SDSU Aztec fans" when everything you write contradicts you being a fan of any SDSU sports program... I think that it would be far more appropriate for you to use the pronoun "you" instead of "we" when referring to Aztec athletic teams or the teams' fans...
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Jul 20, 2017 13:40:22 GMT -8
That's right a program: Covfefe!
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Post by sdcoug on Jul 20, 2017 13:46:00 GMT -8
It helped that TCU, Utah, and maybe also BYU left the MWC. SDSU and Boise are the top two left standing. SDSU is a caliber above schools like USU, Nevada, Wyoming and Fresno, and it will be nicer if SDSU can someday join a P5 conference. Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference.I'd love to have had the opportunity to find out. I'd like our chances though. I also believe a migration to a P5 would be very positive. Like with TCU & Utah, there'd be a few years of growing pains during the transition but once recruiting into the bigger conference had a chance to take hold I like our chances there as well.
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Post by chris92065 on Jul 20, 2017 13:46:02 GMT -8
It helped that TCU, Utah, and maybe also BYU left the MWC. SDSU and Boise are the top two left standing. SDSU is a caliber above schools like USU, Nevada, Wyoming and Fresno, and it will be nicer if SDSU can someday join a P5 conference. Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference. B Umm... If we want to survive financially, we have to join a p5 conference.
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Post by Village Aztec on Jul 20, 2017 13:55:22 GMT -8
Quiet time ends this year. Time for Charger fans to help out the program. That is the big unknown this year.
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Post by junior on Jul 20, 2017 13:56:45 GMT -8
Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference. B Umm... If we want to survive financially, we have to join a p5 conference. At least for football to continue its upward spiral. We all know of schools that do quite well for themselves in MBB in so-called "small time" conferences. Football's another story, though. Bare bones facilities and player amenities won't help maintain a program. Until Aztec fans really start digging into their collective pockets - even deeper than some of them already do - this is probably as far as this program goes. The next level is indeed another level. But who knows what will incite the alumni. I keep thinking that the possibility of a new stadium should shake some deep pockets out of the woodwork, but so far it hasn't happened … maybe it's not time yet.
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Post by aztecfan1 on Jul 20, 2017 14:09:22 GMT -8
Quiet time ends this year. Time for Charger fans to help out the program. That is the big unknown this year. Charger fans don't owe us anything. If they have an interest in CFB, which a small portion might, then there should be a minimal season ticket sale bump. It will be interesting to see the comparison of ST sales come sept2. Hope it will be made public. What arec your guesses in increase. I'll take a guess at 1,000 more. You?
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Post by sdcoug on Jul 20, 2017 14:28:25 GMT -8
Quiet time ends this year. Time for Charger fans to help out the program. That is the big unknown this year. Charger fans don't owe us anything. If they have an interest in CFB, which a small portion might, then there should be a minimal season ticket sale bump. It will be interesting to see the comparison of ST sales come sept2. Hope it will be made public. What arec your guesses in increase. I'll take a guess at 1,000 more. You? Season ticket Net gain over last year I'd guess will be between 1500 & 2000, hopefully closer to the latter. They'll definitely add 2000+ new tickets sold, but since renewals are never 100% the net-net will be a little less. I think the biggest impact of the Chargers won't necessarily be in season tickets but in individual game purchases. Most hardcore NFL fans aren't going to jump to being a college season ticket holder instantly, but they may be much more likely to fork over money they're no longer spending on Sunday for a couple tailgating experiences on Saturday during the year. Overall attendance should see a jump similar to last year's IMO, which would be awesome. Especially since they're charging a premium for Stanford & BSU tickets. Split the P12 games & beat AF on the road & things really could explode.
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Post by 94sdsu on Jul 20, 2017 15:26:54 GMT -8
I'd love to still have BYU, Utah, and TCU in conference, even if we were just mediocre instead of winning 11 games a year. If Utah was still here, that Senator would still be on his war-horse pursuing legal action for equal admission to the playoffs (he'd have switched from the BCS as that's dead). And eventually we'd have started winning with the coaching staff we've had the past 8 year.
With TCU, Utah, and BYU, we wouldn't have some of the dead weight in conference we have now and would be a much more respected conference that could play damn good football.
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Post by northcountymike on Jul 20, 2017 16:16:29 GMT -8
Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference.I'd love to have had the opportunity to find out. I'd like our chances though. I also believe a migration to a P5 would be very positive. Like with TCU & Utah, there'd be a few years of growing pains during the transition but once recruiting into the bigger conference had a chance to take hold I like our chances there as well. Agreed - it would take some time. Also, it's unfortunate that this is the way the NCAA is allowing things to pan out; the gap between the P5 and the G5 conferences is widening every year.
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Post by northcountymike on Jul 20, 2017 16:18:03 GMT -8
Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference. B Umm... If we want to survive financially, we have to join a p5 conference. Sorry, I guess I forgot to turn the sarcasm button on.
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Post by northcountymike on Jul 20, 2017 16:26:05 GMT -8
Why? We've made our living the past few years in football and basketball being the big fish in a small pond. It helps some of our delusional fanbase into thinking we can play with the big boys in big boy conferences on a national level though. I do wonder, however, how we'd fare if TCU, Utah, and BYU were still in our conference. You keep referring to the pronoun "we" as though you somehow belong in the group known as "SDSU Aztec fans" when everything you write contradicts you being a fan of any SDSU sports program... I think that it would be far more appropriate for you to use the pronoun "you" instead of "we" when referring to Aztec athletic teams or the teams' fans... I forgot - you and others get to decide what being a "fan" is and what it means. How about "we" as in the people that pay to see the Aztecs play? Go on roadtrips to watch them play? Have season tickets? Buy Aztec gear? Rent rooms at specific hotel rooms because they have the channels that broadcast games? I guess that means I should just shut my trap and only say positive things about a program, huh? Besides, do we have to go over this yet again? I've written plenty of positive posts over the years. Yup, I've written lots of negative ones as well. (Side note: your Avatar is probably the worst I've ever seen).
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Post by sdcoug on Jul 20, 2017 18:21:07 GMT -8
I'd love to have had the opportunity to find out. I'd like our chances though. I also believe a migration to a P5 would be very positive. Like with TCU & Utah, there'd be a few years of growing pains during the transition but once recruiting into the bigger conference had a chance to take hold I like our chances there as well. Agreed - it would take some time. Also, it's unfortunate that this is the way the NCAA is allowing things to pan out; the gap between the P5 and the G5 conferences is widening every year.Yep, exponentially, given 15x the media revenues. Definitely unfortunate. It's getting to the point that if P5's do expand in the future instead of holding back the payout for new teams the first few couple years they may have to double the payout, just to give new programs a chance to compete.
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Post by longtimebooster on Jul 20, 2017 20:16:20 GMT -8
Don't think the departure of TCU, the Zoobs and the Yoots changed much of anything relative to SDSU's ascendence. When they were in the conference, we had enough trouble just beating the likes of UNM, CSU, AFA, FSU, Wyo., etc. Now we win nearly all the games we're supposed to win and a few we aren't, USA, excepted, of course.
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Post by zurac315 on Jul 20, 2017 20:22:28 GMT -8
"A third consecutive trip to the conference championship game should be a minimum, and anything less than nine wins with this schedule would be extremely disappointing." Agreed. A third? Nothing short of 100 consecutive championships should be considered extremely disappointing.
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Post by zurac315 on Jul 20, 2017 20:23:43 GMT -8
Don't think the departure of TCU, the Zoobs and the Yoots changed much of anything relative to SDSU's ascendence. When they were in the conference, we had enough trouble just beating the likes of UNM, CSU, AFA, FSU, Wyo., etc. Now we win nearly all the games we're supposed to win and a few we aren't, USA, excepted, of course. What happened the last time we played BYU? I can't seem to remember.
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