Category Archives: General

UW left out in expansion

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Posted on May 10, 2010 by rgagliardi

At least it was according to the Newark Star-Ledger in its Sunday story on expansion. Here’s the link to the story: http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/22137/a-new-look-at-conference-expansion What do you think? To me this would be a major, major hit to UW’s ability to survive … Continue reading →

Posted in Football, General, Moutain West Conference

MWC looking good in BCS

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Posted on May 4, 2010 by rgagliardi

A story in Tuesday’s Deseret News out of Salt Lake City confirms what was said from last month’s BCS meetings in Arizona. Still, it’s good news for the Mountain West if it can keep up its current pace. What do … Continue reading →

Posted in Basketball, Football, General, Moutain West Conference, MWC men's basketball

MWC football and hoops notes

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Posted on April 30, 2010 by rgagliardi

A couple of interesting departures and additions among a couple of Mountain West Conference football and basketball teams. http://www.sltrib.com/byucougars/ci_14985176 http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100430/SPORTS/4300315/1006/SPORTS/Eastman-transferring-to-NAIA-powerhouse http://www.sltrib.com/utahutes/ci_14985207

Posted in Football, General, Moutain West Conference, MWC men's basketball

MWC on pace to be part of BCS

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Posted on April 22, 2010 by rgagliardi

The good news is that the Mountain West Conference is doing what it needs to be included in the Bowl Championship Series. The bad news is that the new cycle for BCS restructuring is in a couple of more years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Football, General, Moutain West Conference, UW men's basketball

UW football schedule released

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Posted on March 30, 2010 by rgagliardi

Wyoming and the other eight Mountain West Conference teams released their football schedules Monday. Here is UW’s schedule. All times MST: Sept. 4, Southern Utah, 7 p.m. (no TV) Sept. 11, at Texas, TBA (TV TBA) Sept. 18, Boise State, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 UW football schedule, Football, General, Moutain West Conference

Back in the swing of things

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Posted on March 23, 2010 by rgagliardi

Hello all, Hope you’ve seen the link for a live chat set up for Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. We can talk anything UW, but I would imagine football and women’s basketball will be the main topics of discussion. The … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Spring football 2010, WNIT 2010

Hoops and academics

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Posted on March 18, 2010 by rgagliardi

A pretty interesting story on college basketball and academics, and possible new proposals. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=179807&view=pring _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As of about 1 p.m., Wyoming’s wrestlers were 1-2 at the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Michael Martinez won his first match at 125 pounds, 6-2 over … Continue reading →

Posted in General

Expansion talk

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Posted on February 11, 2010 by rgagliardi

The Pac-10 made some news this week when it announced it will “seriously” consider expansion in the near future. And Mountain West Conference schools are in that mix, along with others. Here is an interesting article in The Salt Lake … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Moutain West Conference

Random news and notes

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Posted on February 4, 2010 by rgagliardi

Had some great conversation and comments on today’s live chat. Talked mostly about Wyoming and Mountain West football recruiting, but also hit on hoops a little. Count on more live chats at the MWC Tournament in Las Vegas (they let … Continue reading →

Posted in Football, General, Recruiting, UNLV at UW men's hoops, UW at CSU men's hoops

Live chat set for Thursday

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Posted on February 1, 2010 by rgagliardi

Join me at 2 p.m. Thursday for a live chat about UW sports. We can talk about anything you want: the recruiting class for UW football, Cowboys and Cowgirls basketball, or anything else that comes to mind. The chat will … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Live Blog, Recruiting, UW men's basketball, UW women's basketball