AGuyIn_Water
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Gonzaga-within American's reach?
Gonzaga HC Mark Few mentioned its basketball program could travel around the country if needed to.
When Big East expanded 2011, San Diego State was invited to Big East
East? Because most Big East programs are on the East Coast. Sounds crazy? San Diego is in the south west corner, Pacific coast
Gonzaga is in the elite club without a significant conference. I, personally, think that if Travel is not a concern, Gonzaga and American could have some mutual interest (similar to Wichita).
Our Basketball programs are on the rise, big time. Look at the coaches we have in this league.
UCF- uprising Jonny Dawkins, biggest turnaround
Houston- Kelvin Sampson, former Houston Rockets assistant HC
Memphis- Tubby Smith, enough said. AP coach of the year(2003)
Tulane- Mike Dunleavy sr. Former NBA Coach of the Year
Temple- Fran Dunphy, winningest Head Coach in Big 5 history
Tulsa- Frank Haith, took over Tulsa from Mizzou
SMU- Tim Jankovich, Coach of the Year, American
Cincinnati- Mick Cronin, enough said
UConn- Kevin Ollie, NCAA Champion
Now we are even better with Marshall's Wichita State.
American is a very good Basketball League, very very good.
Can American Basketball develop a winning identity around college world? We can even get ahead of our Football programs and make Basketball a Power League. It will only help our P6 initiation and vision.
Back to my point of the message: Is it far reach for Gonzaga to be in American?
(This post was last modified: 04-19-2017 05:38 PM by AGuyIn_Water.)
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
You want to send the swim team to the Pacific Northwest?
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 05:18 PM)CougarRed Wrote: You want to send the swim team to the Pacific Northwest?
Jokes on you! Tulsa doesn't have a swim team!
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 05:12 PM)AGuyIn_Water Wrote: Gonzaga HC Mark Few mentioned its basketball program could travel around the country if needed to.
When Big East expanded 2011, San Diego State was invited to Big East
East? Because most Big East programs are on the East Coast. Sounds crazy? San Diego is in the south west corner, Pacific.
Gonzaga is in the elite club without a significant conference. I, personally, think that if Travel is not a concern, Gonzaga and American could have some mutual interest (similar to Wichita).
Our Basketball programs are on the rise, big time. Look at the coaches we have in this league.
UCF- uprising Jonny Dawkins, biggest turnaround
Houston- Kelvin Sampson, former Houston Rockets assistant HC
Memphis- Tubby Smith, enough said. AP coach of the year(2003)
Tulane- Mike Dunleavy sr. Former NBA Coach of the Year
Temple- Fran Dunphy, winningest Head Coach in Big 5 history
Tulsa- Frank Haith, took over Tulsa from Mizzou
SMU- Tim Jankovich, Coach of the Year, American
Cincinnati- Mick Cronin, enough said
UConn- Kevin Ollie, NCAA Champion
Now we are even better with Marshall's Wichita State.
American is a very good Basketball League, very very good.
Can American Basketball develop a winning identity around college world? We can even get ahead of our Football programs and make Basketball a Power League. It will only help our P6 initiation and vision.
Back to my point of the message: Is it far reach for Gonzaga to be in American?
Yeah, it's a reach all right. I've been to Spokane. For those who want to give me the old "it's only a few hours away on an airplane"......I'll ask this instead, Have you ever been to Spokane in the winter? If you like living in airports, I suppose it's fun.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
No, Hell no. They aren't an institutional fit and too far away. Maybe if BYU is added but with that said, nothing is forever with Gonzaga and you could be adding a school that in 20 years will resemble the deadweight in the A-10.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 05:33 PM)invisiblehand Wrote: (04-19-2017 05:18 PM)CougarRed Wrote: You want to send the swim team to the Pacific Northwest?
Jokes on you! Tulsa doesn't have a swim team!
We do if the rowing team practices on a windy day.
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billybobby777
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 05:38 PM)_C2_ Wrote: No, Hell no. They aren't an institutional fit and too far away. Maybe if BYU is added but with that said, nothing is forever with Gonzaga and you could be adding a school that in 20 years will resemble the deadweight in the A-10.
Couldn't agree more. The logistics would be a nightmare. They have an arena of 6,000. Great basketball, great story, terrible fit.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 05:47 PM)billybobby777 Wrote: Great basketball, great story, terrible fit.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
No.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 05:12 PM)AGuyIn_Water Wrote: When Big East expanded 2011, San Diego State was invited to Big East
for football only.
If for some crazy reason they did want to join a far flung conference it won't be the AAC, it will be the New Big East. They're a perfect institutional for there, not here.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
Does Gonzaga play lacrosse?
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
Unless BYU comes calling, which they won't, no more expansion, just stick with what we have and build an identity around that. It's not that we don't have enough really good, national basketball programs and need Gonzaga, it's just that many of those suck at the moment.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
Gonzaga can take Hawaii's place for Olympic sports in the MWC.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 08:02 PM)cotton1991 Wrote: Unless BYU comes calling, which they won't, no more expansion, just stick with what we have and build an identity around that. It's not that we don't have enough really good, national basketball programs and need Gonzaga, it's just that many of those suck at the moment.
BYU only gets about $5-6 million from their ESPN deal I believe. If we get more than that then maybe we can persuade them. If they joined up with us we'd intrinsically become more valuable and then with our forces combined we could get an even bigger raise hypothetically speaking.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 05:12 PM)AGuyIn_Water Wrote: Back to my point of the message: Is it far reach for Gonzaga to be in American?
Gonzaga would never do it. They have one revenue sport in men's basketball.
They don't make enough to pay for their non-revenue sports to travel to south Florida for games. It's never going to happen.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
no
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 08:13 PM)fishpro1098 Wrote: Gonzaga can take Hawaii's place for Olympic sports in the MWC.
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That would be a great move for the mwc and gonzaga would no longer have to worry about st Mary's, since they would run the mwc (sorry, sdsu).
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 08:27 PM)B easy Wrote: [quote='cotton1991' pid='14278867' dateline='1492650151']
Unless BYU comes calling, which they won't, no more expansion, just stick with what we have and build an identity around that. It's not that we don't have enough really good, national basketball programs and need Gonzaga, it's just that many of those suck at the moment.
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BYU only gets about $5-6 million from their ESPN deal I believe. If we get more than that then maybe we can persuade them. If they joined up with us we'd intrinsically become more valuable and then with our forces combined we could get an even bigger raise hypothetically speaking.
Plus BYU gains membership in that coveted P6 club.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
(04-19-2017 08:13 PM)fishpro1098 Wrote: Gonzaga can take Hawaii's place for Olympic sports in the MWC.
That's true... Gonzaga *Can* move into Mtn. anytime they feel like it.
The fact that they haven't already done so is strong indication they aren't interested, IMHO.
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RE: Gonzaga-within American's reach?
Basketball only no other sports
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