IT'S THE FIRST OF MAY! Summer is right around the corner, can you feel it? I can...mainly because it's gotten a lot warmer, but also because football conference expansion is continuing and the Big West keeps coming up. If this trend looks to continue, it would be a great opportunity for the Board of Directors (hint hint...if any of you actually read blogs) to start looking into some lucrative TV contracts to bring more money and revenue. You can also potentially get some very big names too (outside of Hawaii and SDSU). Onto Links:
Pacific unable to hold lead, UCDavis leads after two rounds for Men's Golf tourney
As I write this, the final round is underway. For live stats, follow
here. Here is the standings after two rounds:
| 1
|
|
-6
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
290
|
280
|
-
|
570
|
| 2
|
|
-5
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
282
|
289
|
-
|
571
|
| 3
|
|
-3
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
292
|
281
|
-
|
573
|
| 4
|
|
+1
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
294
|
283
|
-
|
577
|
| 5
|
|
+3
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
291
|
288
|
-
|
579
|
| 6
|
|
+6
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
290
|
292
|
-
|
582
|
| 7
|
|
+21
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
301
|
296
|
-
|
597
|
| 8
|
|
+23
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
301
|
298
|
-
|
599
|
| 9
|
|
+27
|
0 - 0
|
E
|
294
|
309
|
-
|
603 |
Boise State might try again to get into the BWC for non-revenue sports
They were turned down from both the BWC and WCC when they originally signed up for the Big East, BWC because it's California-heavy, WCC because they are full of private institutions. With Pacific going to the WCC, can the BWC set a price high enough that BSU (who will have access to a lot more money than any current BWC school) will say okay?
The WAC is Dead
Great article by Jeremy of the MWCConnection and The Skip Shot. While this is not a BWC article, once again it could have BWC implications. For now, we sit back and watch the destruction of one of the oldest conferences because of greed.
What do you think? Should the Big West go for some of the bigger named teams to kill the WAC effectively? The only teams left after this round of carnage will be University of Seattle (whom the WCC could pick up...again), University of Denver (which would make absolutely no sense), Idaho, NMSU and Boise State. NMSU might get back into the MWC because of their ties with UNM, but no guarantees. Idaho has an open slot in the Big Sky for all sports, but will they be too prideful to drop a division? And now, everyone knows my opinion of whether or not BSU should be in the Big West...while it takes away the California-centric aspect, it's just another big name who could bring in other big names for non-conference play. Leave your comments below!
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