Category Archives: Moutain West Conference

More MWC expansion talk

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Posted on January 19, 2011 by rgagliardi

Interesting story out of the San Jose Mercury News today. San Jose State to the Mountain West Conference? Thoughts? http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2011/01/18/san-jose-state-to-the-mountain-west-its-on-the-table/

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MWC men’s basketball news and notes

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Posted on January 10, 2011 by rgagliardi

Here are some tidbits from Monday’s Mountain West Conference men’s basketball coaches teleconference: –Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said junior center Adam Waddell is sore after he played 23 minutes on a bad Achilles in last Saturday’s 67-66 win over New … Continue reading →

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News and notes around the MWC

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Posted on December 28, 2010 by rgagliardi

A little bit of football and some basketball from around the Mountain West Conference: http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20101228/SPORTS/12280330/CSU-men-on-road-getting-attention http://www.gazette.com/sports/air-110224-force-independence.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700095183/Utah-Utes-basketball-Hawaii-trip-didnt-go-well-for-Runnin-Utes.html http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/27/2729976/years-of-wandering-in-the-wilderness.html# http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/27/2729979/tcu-safety-will-make-presence.html#

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More from the MWC on Hawaii

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Posted on December 10, 2010 by rgagliardi

Just got off the phone with Javan Hedlund, associate commissioner for communications for the Mountain West Conference. I asked him if I could talk with Commissioner Craig Thompson about Hawaii joining the league in football only. Thompson was flying back … Continue reading →

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Hawaii to MWC becomes official today

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Posted on December 10, 2010 by rgagliardi

There should be something coming from the Mountain West Conference this afternoon on Hawaii joining the Mountain West Conference in football only in 2012. MWC presidents met today, and as you can see by the link below, this appears to … Continue reading →

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News and notes

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Posted on December 1, 2010 by rgagliardi

Got an e-mail today from the Bowl Championship Series and it said Oregon is the first automatic qualifier to play in one of the five BCS bowls. It also said the BCS is considering 19 other teams. Really, 19 other … Continue reading →

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Column feedback

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Posted on November 30, 2010 by rgagliardi

Apparently this guy didn’t like the column I wrote in Tuesday’s Wyoming Tribune-Eagle www.wyomingnews.com and Laramie Boomerang www.laramieboomerang.com. Here is the link to the column http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/11/30/sports/19sports_11-30-10.txt Here is what this guy had to say about it. “Boise State is good, … Continue reading →

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Reaction to TCU’s departure

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Posted on November 30, 2010 by rgagliardi

Here are some articles about Monday’s announcement that TCU is leaving the Mountain West for the Big East: http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20101130/SPORTS/11300314/TCU-leaves-Mountain-West-leaps-to-Big-East- http://www.gazette.com/sports/west-108695-huge-leave.html http://www.lvrj.com/sports/tcu-s-exit-deals-lethal-blow-to-mountain-west-conference-111027919.html http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/29/2666178/tcu-falls-in-line-with-the-bcs.html http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/29/2666233/jobs-for-tcu-coaches-just-got.html http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/11/30/1437034/welcome-to-the-wac-20.html And here’s an e-mail I just received from Norm Shupe of Pittsford, N.Y. Craig Thompson should … Continue reading →

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Two Cowboys earn MWC football honors

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Posted on November 22, 2010 by rgagliardi

Wyoming sophomore running back Alvester Alexander and junior defensive end Josh Biezuns were named Mountain West Conference football players of the Week Monday. Alexander ran for 147 yards and a school-record five touchdowns in last Saturday’s 44-0 home win over … Continue reading →

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MWC to have eight teams in 2011-12

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Posted on October 28, 2010 by rgagliardi

Frenso State and Nevada won’t join the Mountain West Conference until the 2012-13 sports season. That was announced recently, and here is more on that story. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5735144 What that means for Wyoming next season, at least in football, is it … Continue reading →

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