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Post by jdgaucho on Jul 26, 2012 21:34:47 GMT -8
www.lvrj.com/sports/falcons-don-t-fly-mwc-coop-163665236.html"We've got 27 other collegiate sports, and a number of them participate in the Mountain West Conference," coach Troy Calhoun said. "We realize we're very fortunate to be a part of this league, too." So if Air Force ain't coming, and BYU is happy where they're at - enter Fresno State?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2012 21:45:59 GMT -8
Rather see the Rebs. UCSB, LBSU, SDSU, BSU, bows and Rebs makes for a damn fine BW.
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Post by monty on Jul 26, 2012 21:47:33 GMT -8
Every future knee in the Aztec program hopes this to be true. But, their AD couldn't stop running his mouth on how he was going to the big east, just wait until Navy decides to squeeze them and say, sure, go to 9 conf. games, we'll play army, notre dame and 1aa every year, tough $#!+ Air Force
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Post by jdgaucho on Jul 26, 2012 22:02:41 GMT -8
www.lvrj.com/sports/falcons-don-t-fly-mwc-coop-163665236.html"We've got 27 other collegiate sports, and a number of them participate in the Mountain West Conference," coach Troy Calhoun said. "We realize we're very fortunate to be a part of this league, too." So if Air Force ain't coming, and BYU is happy where they're at - enter Fresno State? This is most certainly not good news, but the news cycle is fast these days and things can change. I kinda wish the BL would end up with all three service academies; they're the closest things left on the plate resembling "prestige" programs. Even if they aren't great fooball teams, they do well on TV I'm sure. I bet Air Force does well on tv too. At the very least, their games with the other service academies are hits regardless of their individual records. personally, one of the most entertaining games I saw last year was Air Force vs Navy
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Post by aztech on Jul 26, 2012 22:11:27 GMT -8
Make no mistake. They would definitely join if the nBE set up an all sports Western Division. AFA will not put the screws to any of their oly sports. The Summit League offers limited sports so that's not an option for them.
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Post by RockNFish on Jul 26, 2012 22:11:30 GMT -8
Unfortunately AFA does not have the following of the other academies. As much as I hate ybu, they would be the only big add. AFA is not a big loss. After that - no other western team has a name – so I would think unlv is next in line. W/L doesn’t matter – outside of Boise and ybu, no one gets any respect – so might as well go with the next biggest market and recognizable name (even if it’s for bball, 20 years ago).
Oh and lv in the bw would be sweet!
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Post by jdgaucho on Jul 26, 2012 22:27:20 GMT -8
Make no mistake. They would definitely join if the nBE set up an all sports Western Division. AFA will not put the screws to any of their oly sports. to a lesser extent, the same can be said for UNLV. i doubt either of them would ever split up their sports
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Post by monty on Jul 26, 2012 22:31:18 GMT -8
You guys are 180 degrees off. They were tripping over themselves trying to split up their sports; but, no one wants their other sports as they are pathetic. Air Force probably plays more sports outside the MWC now then they do inside with the sports they offer
UNLV's problem is their pathetic leadership, that President was the number one mark of CUSA that has led to the MWC being extremely marginalized
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Post by k5james on Jul 26, 2012 22:31:47 GMT -8
Make no mistake. They would definitely join if the nBE set up an all sports Western Division. AFA will not put the screws to any of their oly sports. The Summit League offers limited sports so that's not an option for them. More like nobody would want their Oly sports...
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Post by jdgaucho on Jul 26, 2012 23:09:36 GMT -8
Rather see the Rebs. UCSB, LBSU, SDSU, BSU, bows and Rebs makes for a damn fine BW. they will join if and ONLY if: they drop football AND the BE does not create an all-sports western division. unfortunately for the bw this scenario is a decade away at best.
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Post by k5james on Jul 26, 2012 23:12:53 GMT -8
Rather see the Rebs. UCSB, LBSU, SDSU, BSU, bows and Rebs makes for a damn fine BW. they will join if and ONLY if: they drop football AND the BE does not create an all-sports western division. unfortunately for the bw this scenario is a decade away at best. SDSU will be out of the BW by then anyway...
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Post by jdgaucho on Jul 26, 2012 23:14:32 GMT -8
they will join if and ONLY if: they drop football AND the BE does not create an all-sports western division. unfortunately for the bw this scenario is a decade away at best. SDSU will be out of the BW by then anyway... I expect that too. Hoping SDSU stays at least four years, though.
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Post by goaztecs on Jul 27, 2012 3:12:30 GMT -8
AFA is tax payer financed. The BE money would be nice for them but it won't make or break them. They are fine where they are at. Not worth the hassle for them.
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Post by MontezumaPhil on Jul 27, 2012 8:15:28 GMT -8
Air Force is whistling through the graveyard. They cannot possibly be happy in the MWC because it is now such a watered-down version of the halfway decent football league it used to be. It isn’t just about minimizing travel expenses with AFA, since they will always get their bills paid. The academies are proud. They want to play at the most prestigious level they can handle. The MWC will never be called prestigious. So the guess here is that AFA has been quietly trying to find a landing spot for its non-football teams before reaching out to the BE, but can’t come up with one. And they didn’t want to do what BSU did. Another year and the AFA situation could change completely.
The Vegas paper is reporting that the new stadium plans for UNLV are farther along than they’ve ever been. If so, then nevermind how miserable Rebel football is. If and when the stadium is a done deal, UNLV figures to get a quick invite to the BE.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 8:45:23 GMT -8
Very valid points made above:
1. The PCAA didn't want Boise's Olympic sports and they are vastly superior to AFA's. So AFA needs to remain in the MWC because nobody would take their Olympic sports. 2. Unlike the rest of us, AFA doesn't have to depend on sales and property tax revenue to fund its sports so it doesn't need Big East TV revenue anyway. (I don't know why Navy is joining the BE but the fact they are is good for us since the Middies will be a good draw at Qualcomm.) 3. UNLV will not be a substitute for AFA. The AFA slot was the 14th football member and that is for football only as with Navy, SDSU and Boise. UNLV is horse manure in football, plus their prez and AD are idiots.
No disrespect to JYP, but this news is probably good for SDSU. Fresno would be a much better 14th football member than AFA. They're a lot closer for our fans to travel to in order to support the team and they don't cut block their opponents. Plus if Fresno joins the BE for football only, they will join the PCAA along with us. Temporarily only, of course.
The fact the PCAA has been so reluctant to want to try to fit Boise into its mix and the fact there is no evidence whatsoever that the PCAA has contacted NMSU about joining are all I need to know about how content that conference is with continuing to be #20-#25 in men's basketball RPI every year. So if Fresno comes along, the Bulldogs, us, Boise and NMSU will find four other schools, presumably including Seattle and Denver but maybe also Cal Poly and UCD, to put together a better hoops league.
Edit: To paraphrase Monty from the PCAA board, in the meantime maybe we can all watch the Aztecs play at Fullerton on KDOC - assuming it isn't preempted by Wally George. (Reruns of Hot Seat would rock, particularly if I watched it while trashed like I used to do and if Wally had his daughter on. She was pretty hot back in the day.)
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Post by ellbee on Jul 27, 2012 8:54:25 GMT -8
Air Force is whistling through the graveyard. They cannot possibly be happy in the MWC because it is now such a watered-down version of the halfway decent football league it used to be. It isn’t just about minimizing travel expenses with AFA, since they will always get their bills paid. The academies are proud. They want to play at the most prestigious level they can handle. The MWC will never be called prestigious. So the guess here is that AFA has been quietly trying to find a landing spot for its non-football teams before reaching out to the BE, but can’t come up with one. And they didn’t want to do what BSU did. Another year and the AFA situation could change completely. The conference prestige is not really that important at the academies. Sure, it's nice to be part of a conference - but college football is just a nice distraction when it comes to the mission of the academies. Besides, there's some consolation to knowing that even though you aren't in the ESPN Top 10 you can still fly cool stuff and blow $#!+ up - all while getting paid for it.
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Post by monty on Jul 27, 2012 9:38:06 GMT -8
Very valid points made above: 1. The PCAA didn't want Boise's Olympic sports and they are vastly superior to AFA's. So AFA needs to remain in the MWC because nobody would take their Olympic sports. 2. Unlike the rest of us, AFA doesn't have to depend on sales and property tax revenue to fund its sports so it doesn't need Big East TV revenue anyway. (I don't know why Navy is joining the BE but the fact they are is good for us since the Middies will be a good draw at Qualcomm.) 3. UNLV will not be a substitute for AFA. The AFA slot was the 14th football member and that is for football only as with Navy, SDSU and Boise. UNLV is horse manure in football, plus their prez and AD are idiots. No disrespect to JYP, but this news is probably good for SDSU. Fresno would be a much better 14th football member than AFA. They're a lot closer for our fans to travel to in order to support the team and they don't cut block their opponents. Plus if Fresno joins the BE for football only, they will join the PCAA along with us. Temporarily only, of course. The fact the PCAA has been so reluctant to want to try to fit Boise into its mix and the fact there is no evidence whatsoever that the PCAA has contacted NMSU about joining are all I need to know about how content that conference is with continuing to be #20-#25 in men's basketball RPI every year. So if Fresno comes along, the Bulldogs, us, Boise and NMSU will find four other schools, presumably including Seattle and Denver but maybe also Cal Poly and UCD, to put together a better hoops league. Edit: To paraphrase Monty from the PCAA board, in the meantime maybe we can all watch the Aztecs play at Fullerton on KDOC - assuming it isn't preempted by Wally George. (Reruns of Hot Seat would rock, particularly if I watched it while trashed like I used to do and if Wally had his daughter on. She was pretty hot back in the day.) His daughter is Rebecca Demornay, no? Good work Wally You're out of here!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 10:10:09 GMT -8
His daughter is Rebecca Demornay, no? Good work Wally Yep. Damn sexy in Risky Bidness. Wally was reputedly not pleased with her performance in that one.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 10:14:49 GMT -8
U*D. Hmmm.
That's like psot. And now PCAA and roomer.
To channel Jim Rome from when he was still worth listening to, gotta put those in the glossary.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 10:42:32 GMT -8
Reruns of Hot Seat would rock, I was on that show once. Pretty funny $#!+. You mean you were one of the two dozen people in the audience? Honestly, back in my weed smoking days, a couple friends and I would occasionally get wasted and then LOAO at Wally. I remember him going off on Hell's Bells, Runnin' With the Devil and the like. Too funny.
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