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Posted 01 March 2018 - 09:35 AM
Would be awesome for the Mountain West.
Yeah, it's a no-brainer for them IMO. They're currently at 11 all-sports members with Hawaii as football-only.
Gonzaga would immediately add cache to what is a recently-struggling basketball conference. They would essentially be the "replacement" for Hawaii.
Seems like a win-win for both sides. I personally like my little pet project scenario of Gonzaga to the Big East but at this point since it hasn't happened yet, I don't think it is in the cards.
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Posted 01 March 2018 - 12:20 PM
Yeah, it's a no-brainer for them IMO. They're currently at 11 all-sports members with Hawaii as football-only.
Gonzaga would immediately add cache to what is a recently-struggling basketball conference. They would essentially be the "replacement" for Hawaii.
Seems like a win-win for both sides. I personally like my little pet project scenario of Gonzaga to the Big East but at this point since it hasn't happened yet, I don't think it is in the cards.
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Posted 01 March 2018 - 12:26 PM
Gottlieb:
Gonzaga has also spoken to the Big East I’m told. Zags are a national brand looking to capitalize on 20 years of success
That's the biggest east I've EVER seen.
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Posted 01 March 2018 - 12:28 PM
That's the biggest east I've EVER seen.
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Posted 01 March 2018 - 01:05 PM
Gottlieb:
Gonzaga has also spoken to the Big East I’m told. Zags are a national brand looking to capitalize on 20 years of success
I'd do it. I think it's a win for both parties.
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Posted 01 March 2018 - 01:26 PM
Perhaps you haven’t seen Kim Kardashian.
Oh never mind...you said east. I misread it.
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Posted 02 April 2018 - 11:41 PM
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
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Posted 03 April 2018 - 06:12 AM
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Posted 03 April 2018 - 07:23 AM
It was the right move for them. They basically forced the West Coast Conference to give in to their demands and they got absolutely everything they wanted.
1. Reduced conference games from 18 to 16 (thus having Gonzaga play the absolute dregs of the conference less).
2. Revenue distribution changes (allows Gonzaga to actually recoup more money from what is always their tournament success and no one else's from the conference)
3. The top two seeds in the WCC will receive double byes until the semi-finals (frankly, all conferences should do this to ensure their top teams make the conference tournament finals).
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Posted 03 April 2018 - 07:30 AM
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Posted 03 April 2018 - 02:56 PM
It was the right move for them. They basically forced the West Coast Conference to give in to their demands and they got absolutely everything they wanted.
1. Reduced conference games from 18 to 16 (thus having Gonzaga play the absolute dregs of the conference less).
2. Revenue distribution changes (allows Gonzaga to actually recoup more money from what is always their tournament success and no one else's from the conference)
3. The top two seeds in the WCC will receive double byes until the semi-finals (frankly, all conferences should do this to ensure their top teams make the conference tournament finals).
4. Lets them be fake every year and receive an artificially high seed.
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
CFB Analyst
Posted 03 April 2018 - 04:14 PM
It was the right move for them. They basically forced the West Coast Conference to give in to their demands and they got absolutely everything they wanted.
The WCC needs Gonzaga as much as Gonzaga needs them, so it was probably inevitable.
MVP
Posted 03 April 2018 - 04:34 PM
Damn.... when I noticed that this thread had new posts, I thought it might be something new about the Big 12, Pac 12 or something similar. Ah well. LOL!
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Posted 03 April 2018 - 05:29 PM
Damn.... when I noticed that this thread had new posts, I thought it might be something new about the Big 12, Pac 12 or something similar. Ah well. LOL!
Check back in about 5 years. Guarantee that will be a hot topic again.
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Posted 10 December 2018 - 08:28 PM
American Ath Conf exploring long-term grant of rights from league members to add value for TV deal. Possible implications for B12 expansion. https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2018/12/10/Colleges/AAC.aspx … (sub required)
Pat FordeVerified account @YahooForde 13h13 hours ago
Between this and Val Ackerman's comment about Big East expansion, some stuff is happening.
“If we go to 11 (schools), we could keep the double Round Robin.” - Val Ackerman on any possible addition.
Conference realignment rumors....are back!
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Posted 22 June 2019 - 09:06 AM
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Posted 22 June 2019 - 10:32 AM
Holy crap this looks legit this time!
Would they move back to FCS football if that's the case?
It's highly likely they're going to be the worst team in all of FBS this year, so it's not some huge loss.
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
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Posted 22 June 2019 - 12:07 PM
Would they move back to FCS football if that's the case?
It's highly likely they're going to be the worst team in all of FBS this year, so it's not some huge loss.
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