OT: Gonzaga to Mountain West?

[UCDaveD]

Listening to the Vegas Stats & Info station on SiriusXM (Brent Musberger’s station) and they seem to think this is basically a done deal.

First I’ve heard of this? Has anyone else heard anything?

 

[Storrs South]

Listening to the Vegas Stats & Info station on SiriusXM (Brent Musberger’s station) and they seem to think this is basically a done deal.

First I’ve heard of this? Has anyone else heard anything?

This has been floating around in the news for a couple weeks. Looks like the WCC is trying to make a last ditch effort to keep them in the conference.

It actually puts BYU in a terrible position if it does happen:

Let’s take a closer look at those Gonzaga/Mountain West Conference rumors

 

[Jaker]

I hear that BYU and Gonzaga is going to be a package deal.

 

[UconnU]

They should just join the land of misfit programs here in the AAC.

 

[WrenchFan69]

It actually puts BYU in a terrible position if it does happen

Zags to the MWC, BYU to B12 with a partner? Hmmmmm

 

[Travelman6]

Poor St. Marys....or maybe not, probably means they lock up the automatic for the foreseeable future. Instead of getting shafted.

 

[ccsuphanner]

Any chance we get considered for the Mountain West in the next round of realignment?

 

[Jaker]

I say we add Gonzaga, Nevada and San Diego St as a Western division of the American.

 

[UConnKev]

Looks to be dead.

Gonzaga likely not joining Mountain West next season

 

[B1GEast]

There have been several reports for a few weeks that both Gonzaga and BYU might join the Mountain West.

I think it's going to happen

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Looks to be dead.

Gonzaga likely not joining Mountain West next season

Looks to be dead as it pertains to next season, but the article doesn't say that overall it's dead.

 

[UCDaveD]

Looks to be dead as it pertains to next season, but the article doesn't say that overall it's dead.

Yeah, from what I heard on the radio, they said it’d be more likely for the following year because of the schedules of all of the other sports that have already been set.

 

[MattMang23]

Have we ever considered adding western schools to the American? I'm thinking Boise St. and San Diego St. would be nice targets.

 

[Stinger92860]

We can add a few schools from Canada and Mexico, then call ourselves the North American collegiate Conference. NACC, that will pi$$ off a few people.

 

[whaler11]

Have we ever considered adding western schools to the American? I'm thinking Boise St. and San Diego St. would be nice targets.

Other than inviting them, them joining, them changing their mind and paying an exit fee? Zero besides that.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Good. Let the dominoes fall and the chaos begin

 

[MattMang23]

Other than inviting them, them joining, them changing their mind and paying an exit fee? Zero besides that.

Oh, I knew I couldn't have come up with that idea first!

 

[Madmannsucks]

I live in Colorado....zero talk of that out this way, FWIW.

 

[whaler11]

If I were Mountain West I’d tell BYU to go pound sand. Laugh at them as they dump football games to UMass.

Why put up with the scheduling nonsense? Or playing a football team full of 26 year old fathers of three?

 

[HuskyBoi]

lets add hawaii from the good ol big west so our boys get a nice 1-2 day vacation when they hit the road for a game there.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I see a P-8 or P10
You need a minimum of 100 schools to have a legimate Tourney
Even going to 48 teams
Basketball breakaway very possible but a P5 is not doable.
The MWC is making sure their included .

 

[huskymedic]

Commissioner: Gonzaga 'probably' not joining Mountain West Conference in 2018

 

[Fishy]

Have we ever considered adding western schools to the American? I'm thinking Boise St. and San Diego St. would be nice targets.

No.

Never.

Never came up.

 

[MattMang23]

No.

Never.

Never came up.

Didn't think so, which means Whaler was lying.

 

[Hankster]

Have we ever considered adding western schools to the American? I'm thinking Boise St. and San Diego St. would be nice targets.

The travel will be horrendous. Seems the past couple of years are kids traveled their butts off. Maybe the way they had it scheduled. Seemed always on a plane going somewhere.