I think Big East would be wise to wait and see what happens with musical chairs of realignment over the next few years. Maybe some old friends are left without a seat.
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I mean, their two wins are against a 1-3 Florida Atlantic and 1-3 Merrimack. They lost to two subpar major conference teams, and they're only three point favorites against Buffalo. Not sure they're moving the needle this year.
I know Buffalo has a new coach and are coming off of a bad year but I am actually surprised that UConn is favored. Buffalo plays in the MAC which is a decent mid-major Conference with the likes of Ball State, Miami of Ohio, Ohio and Toledo.
Buffalo just beat 23rd ranked N Illinois on the road this past Saturday.
Last I read is that UNLV may be better off staying in MW because they wouldn't be liable for the $17 million exit fee and they would split the millions paid by the five MW schools that departed for Pac.
UNLV QB leaves program, hints at NIL dispute
UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced Tuesday night on social media that he will not play in any more games this season.www.espn.com
Being a UNLV fan sounds exhausting
As of tonight, both conferences have only seven schools, so things are still fluid.
Ultimately, Rebels want a Big 12 invitation.
I forget, anyone know what Oregon state and Washington state are doing this year for basketball conference schedule?
classof2010
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Yes, although the only reason N Illinois was ranked was so the voters could justify keeping ND ranked after their embarrassing home loss to NIU.
Spocky Ramone
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How cynical! I, on the other hand, believe that those involved with college athletics have only the purest of intentions.Yes, although the only reason N Illinois was ranked was so the voters could justify keeping ND ranked after their embarrassing home loss to NIU.
L J S A
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Assistant promised him $100,000. Collective made no such promise and gave him $3,000. What a cluster F.
Their schedule is incredibly weak, but the optics of .500 might convince a conference to take a shot coming off a national championship in basketball. The bar for them is to just not be a complete embarrassment in football I’m afraid. Last year they couldn’t overcome that burden.
passitback
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LOL @ UCONN football. They'd get molly whopped in a real football conference.
UNLV, Air Force to stay in Mountain West with financial incentives amid Pac-12 realignment
The Pac-12 is still looking for at least one more member amid its rebuilding efforts.
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Not grabbing UNLV seems like a huge miss to the new Wack 7 to me
Rutgers’ basketball expectations sky high thanks to superstar freshman duo
The arrival of Dylan Harper and Airious “Ace” Bailey has changed so much for Rutgers.
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Feels like a missed opportunity to not have played them in a regular season game this year.
Seems like they have to make a last ditch effort to grab New Mexico, UNLV, Air Force, and Nevada to finish the MWC off for good.
But why not do that from the start? That’s what I don’t get.
RedStormRising
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If you have coaches making those representations while recruiting and they retrade you during the season, shady. Can’t blame the kid for saving his one year of earning power. Plus he gave up a holy cross degree. Terrible. I don’t know how any recruit could trust Barry Odom.
Is kid partially at fault for not getting any contract and up front $ in place with the collective?
Thats what I’ve bee saying. Now they both need to add schools.
If PAC can’t get any of them or Gonzaga, the potential for the league being able to compete with the power conferences is really just wishful thinking. It’s better than the MW was, but it’s not blowing it away by any means. Unlv, New Mexico, and Gonzaga are huge difference makers to the current brand and potential.