Gonzaga moving up to the Mountain West?

[Jason Svoboda]

LOS ANGELES -- "In a perfect world," Gonzaga will make a decision about its conference affiliation in the next two weeks as the potential exists for it to join the Mountain West ahead of the 2018-19 season, athletic director Mike Roth told CBS Sports.

There is mutual interest between both parties in Gonzaga becoming the 12th basketball member of the 20-year-old Mountain West.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...-reach-conference-decision-in-next-two-weeks/

 

[4Q_iu]

If they make the leap,. Seattle will BEG to join the WCC. Grand Canyon would likely be interested... The WAC could come to.a quiet death.

 

[BrokerZ]

If they make the leap,. Seattle will BEG to join the WCC. Grand Canyon would likely be interested... The WAC could come to.a quiet death.

Doubt the WAK dies more than it already has. It’s full of teams that don’t belong like UMKC and UIC. They lost their identity years ago.

 

[4Q_iu]

Doubt the WAK dies more than it already has. It’s full of teams that don’t belong like UMKC and UIC. They lost their identity years ago.

UIC is a horizon school, you're thinking Chicago State but yes, once the WAC added umkc and chi. St, they ceased being western... UMKC should return to the summit, chi st has no place in div I sports

WAC needs to fold up, the downside.. another p5 bid in the NCAA tournament

 

[BrokerZ]

UIC is a horizon school, you're thinking Chicago State but yes, once the WAC added umkc and chi. St, they ceased being western... UMKC should return to the summit, chi st has no place in div I sports

WAC needs to fold up, the downside.. another p5 bid in the NCAA tournament

You’re right...Chicago State. I was a bottle of wine and a half in last night when I posted that, so I got my obscure Chicago colleges confuses/mixed up. I also called it the WAK instead of the WAC, which I also find humorous.

 

[Sycamorefan96]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ce-alters-schedule-rules-hopes-more-ncaa-bids

With this news I think Gonzaga will be staying put. Looks like they maybe used the MWC move as leverage to get the WCC to change some things up.

 

[Jason Svoboda]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ce-alters-schedule-rules-hopes-more-ncaa-bids

With this news I think Gonzaga will be staying put. Looks like they maybe used the MWC move as leverage to get the WCC to change some things up.

I don't think that means they'll close the door to leaving. Joining the MWC gives them an opportunity to make more money and from what I understand, that is pretty appealing to them. I didn't realize they were on the brink of closing their doors before Gonzaga's program took off in the late 90's.

There also has to be the realization that the Few run cannot maintain indefinitely. When it does dry up, it would be much better making residuals from the Mountain West that has a real media deal compared to the WCC that has a regional deal/ESPN deal like us from what I could research.

 

[Sycamorefan96]

I'm honestly not sure why they'd want to leave the WCC. They've only made the tournament for 20 years in a row and regularly make the Sweet 16. Last season they came that close to winning the whole thing. If I was them I think I'd stay put. I'm not sure the Mountain West is really that big of a jump anyways. Maybe if BYU left with them it would be worth it, but from what I've seen BYU wants football to stay independent and their fans seem pretty happy with the WCC.

 

[Jason Svoboda]

I'm honestly not sure why they'd want to leave the WCC. They've only made the tournament for 20 years in a row and regularly make the Sweet 16. Last season they came that close to winning the whole thing. If I was them I think I'd stay put. I'm not sure the Mountain West is really that big of a jump anyways. Maybe if BYU left with them it would be worth it, but from what I've seen BYU wants football to stay independent and their fans seem pretty happy with the WCC.

 

[niklz62]

Jason, that's how a lot of teams recruit