(03-11-2018 06:35 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(03-11-2018 06:10 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  Gonzaga gone for sure now. 1 bid league. Bottom of the WCC is way worse than MWC. Look what happened to St Mary's

Apparently St Marys got out of a game this year with Nevada and passed up an opportunity to play Rhode Island. Wow...

And, they just backed out of the Diamond Head Classic that had a good numbers of teams. Sounds like GU is out of the WCC.

"scheduling conflict".... LOL.

espnevents.com/diamond-head-classic/press/bucknell-joins-2018-hawaiian-airlines-diamond-head-classic-field/

(03-12-2018 08:18 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(03-11-2018 06:35 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(03-11-2018 06:10 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  Gonzaga gone for sure now. 1 bid league. Bottom of the WCC is way worse than MWC. Look what happened to St Mary's

Apparently St Marys got out of a game this year with Nevada and passed up an opportunity to play Rhode Island. Wow...

And, they just backed out of the Diamond Head Classic that had a good numbers of teams. Sounds like GU is out of the WCC.

"scheduling conflict".... LOL.

espnevents.com/diamond-head-classic/press/bucknell-joins-2018-hawaiian-airlines-diamond-head-classic-field/

UNLV there makes for a bad MWC situation.

GU is a done deal. No BYU.

(03-12-2018 10:36 PM)jrj84105 Wrote:  GU is a done deal. No BYU.

link?

(03-12-2018 10:40 PM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  

(03-12-2018 10:36 PM)jrj84105 Wrote:  GU is a done deal. No BYU.

link?

#sources

Cool.

Makes sense. BYU wasn't even one of the schools the MW was talking to. Hell, BYU could join the WAC at this point and keep a national schedule.

BYU coach Dave Rose on the subject:

"We will be fine. We will have to make adjustments, but we will be fine.”

https://mobile.twitter.com/drewjay/statu...3D19491246

(03-12-2018 08:18 PM)MWC Tex Wrote:  

(03-11-2018 06:35 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(03-11-2018 06:10 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  Gonzaga gone for sure now. 1 bid league. Bottom of the WCC is way worse than MWC. Look what happened to St Mary's

Apparently St Marys got out of a game this year with Nevada and passed up an opportunity to play Rhode Island. Wow...

And, they just backed out of the Diamond Head Classic that had a good numbers of teams. Sounds like GU is out of the WCC.

"scheduling conflict".... LOL.

espnevents.com/diamond-head-classic/press/bucknell-joins-2018-hawaiian-airlines-diamond-head-classic-field/

How stupid can you be...

They also rejected Creighton last year. Creighton’s AD was head of committee.

If/When Gonzaga leaves and say Seattle replaces them in the WCC, who else out west is willing to move up to keep the WAC alive?
Azusa Pacific could but don't have a home for football. Any others? Tarleton St. is looking for that SLC invite.

(03-13-2018 05:53 AM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  If/When Gonzaga leaves and say Seattle replaces them in the WCC, who else out west is willing to move up to keep the WAC alive?
Azusa Pacific could but don't have a home for football. Any others? Tarleton St. is looking for that SLC invite.

There are hundreds of schools out west looking to move up to DI. Just ask DavidSt.

I highly doubt anything will be announced while the tournament is going on.

(03-13-2018 07:14 AM)solohawks Wrote:  I highly doubt anything will be announced while the tournament is going on.

There are normally a number of athletic director events and president events scheduled around the Final Four. It makes for an excellent time to chat things up.

(03-13-2018 08:09 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(03-13-2018 07:14 AM)solohawks Wrote:  I highly doubt anything will be announced while the tournament is going on.

There are normally a number of athletic director events and president events scheduled around the Final Four. It makes for an excellent time to chat things up.

^^^^^Ding, Ding, Ding. Winner!^^^^^

(03-13-2018 05:53 AM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  If/When Gonzaga leaves and say Seattle replaces them in the WCC, who else out west is willing to move up to keep the WAC alive?
Azusa Pacific could but don't have a home for football. Any others? Tarleton St. is looking for that SLC invite.

There is a thread on the d2football board with people from APU strongly stating they have no desire to be D1.

(03-13-2018 09:46 AM)AZcats Wrote:  

(03-13-2018 05:53 AM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  If/When Gonzaga leaves and say Seattle replaces them in the WCC, who else out west is willing to move up to keep the WAC alive?
Azusa Pacific could but don't have a home for football. Any others? Tarleton St. is looking for that SLC invite.

There is a thread on the d2football board with people from APU strongly stating they have no desire to be D1.

The D2 board is like AnyGivenSaturday, anti-moving up in class.

(03-13-2018 08:09 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(03-13-2018 07:14 AM)solohawks Wrote:  I highly doubt anything will be announced while the tournament is going on.

There are normally a number of athletic director events and president events scheduled around the Final Four. It makes for an excellent time to chat things up.

Well, since the conference tournament brings all the schools together, I think there was a discussion during that time and things worked out before any official announcement. The official announcement will come after the tourney or after GU is eliminated if they are coming to the MW in 2018-2019 season.

(03-13-2018 09:46 AM)AZcats Wrote:  

(03-13-2018 05:53 AM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  If/When Gonzaga leaves and say Seattle replaces them in the WCC, who else out west is willing to move up to keep the WAC alive?
Azusa Pacific could but don't have a home for football. Any others? Tarleton St. is looking for that SLC invite.

There is a thread on the d2football board with people from APU strongly stating they have no desire to be D1.

Maybe so, but with Cal Baptist leaving for the WAC this year, it could change their perspective if their feelings about not wanting D1 are true.
In the past 2 years APU has seen Cal Baptist move up to D1 from their conference and Dixie St moving to the RMAC. Maybe they'll be happy having those 2 powerhouses in the conference gone, maybe not.
It'll be up the APU Admin how they see themselves and what their desire is.

(03-12-2018 10:40 PM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  

(03-12-2018 10:36 PM)jrj84105 Wrote:  GU is a done deal. No BYU.

link?

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/...414763002/

Not confirmation on his point, but pretty darn close. No actual source, just multiple sources.

(03-13-2018 11:35 AM)jacksfan29 Wrote:  

(03-12-2018 10:40 PM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  

(03-12-2018 10:36 PM)jrj84105 Wrote:  GU is a done deal. No BYU.

link?

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/...414763002/

Not confirmation on his point, but pretty darn close. No actual source, just multiple sources.

It’s news to Summit fans, as Denver would pay up to $2 million annually to get membership in the MWC. When the WCC has an opening, Denver will probably try to get in that too, as a travel partner with BYU. Seattle will just have a tiny <1000 seat gym on campus until Key Arena’s renovation is done in three years.