InZoneU said:

Saw him play a couple of times this year. Underwhelming. Lots of turnovers. Got benched for last game, the fans were happy. Not exactly a splash QB recruit. Hopefully we can pull someone better.

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dcut03 said:

How can you say it is only due to inflation?

You may question their reasoning, but they did at least initially pick 4 of the top 6 markets from the MW and more importantly excluded all of the detractors. I think USU is a middle of the road MW market.

It is simple math. They will have a significantly better TV deal than us. What they ultimately get is hard to say. They will likely add one detractor to get to 8. If you have a wad of cash in one pocket and you take out all be 1 of the larger bills and put it in the other pocket, you won't have the same amount of money in each pocket.

We will luck out to get the same deal we are used to, and that is simply due to inflation. None of our additions move the needle in the right direction. I can see us getting less than our last contract with the recent moves.

Their brands may not be great, but they have more interest in those programs than we have had.

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oneepstein said:

Any new deal they get is going to be higher than what they were getting in the MW, but I’d argue that’s mostly due to inflation.

I just don’t think their value is really that high. Is CSU v USU going to have more viewers than SJSU v AFA? Not on any measurable scale that truly matters, IMHO.

Sports betting has changed the game and leveled the field in that regard considerably.

As of now they’ve only got 7 football teams, so any valuation is only based on that. Gonzaga was a good add for them, but not likely at the price they paid to get them. I’d argue that’s mostly due the value they get from adding Gonzaga is only going to be worth about half of what they’re paying, which means the other half is coming from the football media value.

Aside from Boise they really don’t have any “brands” to move the needle from a media rights standpoint. And even that is tentative… Boise has to stay relevant… what happens when someone poaches their coach next week and guys hit the portal? Doesn’t take much to take a step back and they’ve been awfully fortunate over the last decade or so.

Are they going to get more than the MW? Yes. Likely not going to be that much more than they would’ve gotten had they stayed and essentially forced the PAC 2 to merge.

We shall see though.

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InZoneU said:

I was going to bring that up. That was hilarious. Couldn't believe he knew Nap went to Lompoc. I was like OK maybe he isn't such a dork. The other good one was when we caught Boomer Esiason trying to sneak in with his UNLV cheerleader GF.

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Bullmastiff 1 said:

Exactly.

Maybe those media numbers ain't so bueno..

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BornRebelRed said:

Fifty-fifty chance that he is our starter next year. Friel is probably better and I imagine we recruit one more QB before this is all done.

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rebswin2 said:

I lived in Oregon for a year 2002-2003 when he was there and had a local radio show. One day he was just going off on Tark and UNLV how much they cheated, Richard Perry stuff, etc, etc. So I wrote him an email basically saying I agree that Tark wasnt clean by NCAA standards but he was far from a lone wolf in that regard. He replied back with a full page rant basically saying what he had said on the air then tells me when he lived in LV he dated a girl that knew Ice and she told him (Cowherd) about all of the shady shit that went on at UNLV.

My other encounter with him was at the Rebel Pub in the early 90's when I was in school when Cowherd the same time he on the air in LV. I was there with InnZoneReb and we were like hey lets see if this guy knows anything about sports. He is UW fan from Washington so we start talking to him and he was talking about UW and I decide to check his knowledge so I ask him what High school Napoleon Kaufman who was at UW at the time, went to. He quickly said Lompoc. Apparently we decided that was enough he passed and we decided he did know sports...

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unlove said:

I hope they win but wouldn’t go as far to say I’m rooting for them if that makes any sense. They beats twice fair & square so I can’t hold that against them. Bolting for the PAC kinda sucks but in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t make a huge difference for the future of UNLV football. Biggest drawback to BSU winning is it will give them a greater advantage in recruiting. Advantage to us is of course the $$. Tough call but I lean slightly to the win side.

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UNLVINMD said:

All 4 games this weekend, exposed the depth of College Football, outside of maybe the top 4-6 teams, and OSU is top 4, throw out the Michigan game, i wouldnt be totally surprised if they win the whole thing.

PSU has so much more talent and depth than BSU, they really have to be creative, the QB for PSU is ok passer, need to get after him, he's probably better runner against better comp.

For UNLV to really elevate the football program they need to be 2 deep on both lines with at least 2-3 guys who can play multiple positions, getting skilled players should not be issue with Mullen taking over. MWC is truly garbage league, you take BSU/UNLV, it smelled worse then Las Vegas Wash on perfect night where the wind blew into the Silver Bowl, i lived it, lol.

They finally have decided to go into the football program, and by doing so, it will help the whole athletic department, now it's time to get a basketball coach, watching them walk up the court and struggle to score 65 points is totally garbage, to the 4,100 yesterday paid attendance bless you for watching that garbage. My last game i saw was up in Brooklyn, beating Temple after getting the brakes beat off them by Stanford, so if i never go to another game, i saw them win my last game. That's how bad it is for me, i dont care anymore, have no plans to go to MWC Tourny, with LK/Rice i use to go, beating BYU was awesome in front of 18k, the Mack was so much fun, now it's going to a funeral home.

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reblife702 said:

Watched him every single week at UVa. This is a monster pickup.

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Bullmastiff 1 said:

Can't do it.


They and the rest of the 'PAC' will view it as lending credibility to their new conference. It won't mean squat for the MWC schools. The 'PAC' will use it as fodder to sell to media partners in an attempt to strengthen their media package.

Broadcast is just as likely to bring up Boise becoming a member of the new PAC as they are discussing anything about the MWC.

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