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Post by JJVb on Jun 19, 2023 14:08:33 GMT -5
WCC. A new year, and a year without BYU. Can any teams challenge San Diego for the WCC title?
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Post by JJVb on Jun 19, 2023 14:08:48 GMT -5
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Jun 19, 2023 15:08:53 GMT -5
I'd say Pepperdine could probably challenge San Diego, with LMU as a potential dark horse.
Is this the year that Cal Baptist joins the conference?
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 19, 2023 15:13:52 GMT -5
Is this the year that Cal Baptist joins the conference? This year? No. The season is right around the corner. In the future, maybe. Probably depends on what Gonzaga wants to do. |
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Post by vbjustice on Jun 19, 2023 17:14:52 GMT -5
Is this the year that Cal Baptist joins the conference? This year? No. The season is right around the corner. In the future, maybe. Probably depends on what Gonzaga wants to do. not even Pepperdine? |
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Post by JJVb on Jun 21, 2023 21:04:47 GMT -5
Is this the year that Cal Baptist joins the conference? This year? No. The season is right around the corner. In the future, maybe. Probably depends on what Gonzaga wants to do. I must have missed the discussion of Cal Baptist possibly being added, or maybe it has just been speculation. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 21, 2023 21:19:37 GMT -5
This year? No. The season is right around the corner. In the future, maybe. Probably depends on what Gonzaga wants to do. I must have missed the discussion of Cal Baptist possibly being added, or maybe it has just been speculation. Cal Baptist is one of the speculated possibilities, along with Seattle, Denver and Grand Canyon. I don't think the WCC will expand unless Gonzaga leaves and maybe not even then. They had eight members for a long time and were fine. They don't play football, so a relatively small conference is okay. If one of the aforementioned teams gets consistently good at men's basketball, that would be the best way to get an invite. |
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Post by nickvb on Jun 22, 2023 1:12:00 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see how LMU does with so many changes from what would have been the favorite to win the league.
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Post by Anonymousnow on Jun 22, 2023 22:29:05 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see how LMU does with so many changes from what would have been the favorite to win the league. Probably running a 6-2, they will pick up another pin in the portal but not sure that is enough. |
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Post by JJVb on Jun 23, 2023 1:25:09 GMT -5
I must have missed the discussion of Cal Baptist possibly being added, or maybe it has just been speculation. Cal Baptist is one of the speculated possibilities, along with Seattle, Denver and Grand Canyon. I don't think the WCC will expand unless Gonzaga leaves and maybe not even then. They had eight members for a long time and were fine. They don't play football, so a relatively small conference is okay. If one of the aforementioned teams gets consistently good at men's basketball, that would be the best way to get an invite. If adding a team, Denver or Grand Canyon please. |
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Post by bayarea on Jun 24, 2023 12:13:11 GMT -5
Cal Baptist is one of the speculated possibilities, along with Seattle, Denver and Grand Canyon. I don't think the WCC will expand unless Gonzaga leaves and maybe not even then. They had eight members for a long time and were fine. They don't play football, so a relatively small conference is okay. If one of the aforementioned teams gets consistently good at men's basketball, that would be the best way to get an invite. If adding a team, Denver or Grand Canyon please. I thought long ago that Grand Canyon would be a great pickup for the WCC, with their great facilities, financing and focus on building strong athletic teams...their beach vb team went to the NCAA championships this year. But an AD told me that their graduation rate is super low, and academically they are not a fit with the WCC.  |
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 24, 2023 15:34:36 GMT -5
If adding a team, Denver or Grand Canyon please. I thought long ago that Grand Canyon would be a great pickup for the WCC, with their great facilities, financing and focus on building strong athletic teams...their beach vb team went to the NCAA championships this year. But an AD told me that their graduation rate is super low, and academically they are not a fit with the WCC. GCU is also a for-profit college, which is likely a dealbreaker for the WCC presidents. All that being said, if GCU had like five straight Sweet 16 appearances in men's basketball, I think they would get a serious look. The main problem for all of the possible additions is that none of them are particularly good at men's basketball. GCU is probably the closest, having made the NCAA tournament two of the last three years. But I think they would need a significantly better and longer track record of success to get consideration. The last addition in Pacific didn't really work out the way I think Gonzaga wanted it to, as Pacific has gone 132-172 (.434) in men's basketball since rejoining the conference. And nine schools works just fine, so there's no real reason to add anyone else. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Jul 1, 2023 9:24:09 GMT -5
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Post by bayarea on Jul 1, 2023 19:02:02 GMT -5
Those are all names from the past 10 years. Weren't there any legends before 2013-ish? |
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 1, 2023 19:08:31 GMT -5
Those are all names from the past 10 years. Weren't there any legends before 2013-ish? There were definitely legends, but the post was specifically about the WCC era, which started in 2011. |
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