Zag insantiy

[smc4]

Zag 77 suggests

I am in favor of adding SU because it would bring in a natural rival and give the conference a little bit of a counterweight to the California schools. However, if the WCC expands to 10 teams it makes scheduling a problem for all sports and particularly would limit the mens basketball team in some of its non-league scheduling.

This may not set well with some, but I have previously written that maybe the WCC should think about dropping somebody in favor of Seattle U. Let me make the argument that while there are several WCC sports, it is primarily a basketball conference, secondarily in soccer and baseball. Basketball is the sport that makes some money for the conference and the members.

If Seattle U commits to a new basketball facility (a pre-requisite to membership), then you have to ask some questions about the crappy War Memorial gym at USF, and what I see as an ambivalent attitude about D-I sports there. LMU and Pepperdine have basketball gyms that on TV look like high school gyms. SMC has at least committed to building a new basketball facility.

Tough position to take, but maybe the conference members need to ask themselves some tough questions about what they want in their athletic programs. Do they want to commit resources to high quality programs, or do they just want to putz along and just show up? If the answer is the latter, then maybe they ought to do right thing and drop out. And maybe the conference presidents need to ask each other some tough questions when they get together for drinks at the annual WCC social.

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Is there a gas leak in Zag 77's residence!

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zag 77 can EABOD

[LIONS90045]

I'm with you lmutex. While this is not from the Gonzaga administration, perhaps Gonzaga fans would be happier if Gonazaga left the WCC? They can enjoy the Pac 10 and get in the NCAAs perhaps one out of five years?
I am not proposing or endorsing this path - let's keep our league in tact, and stop dissing Bill Russel's alma mater.

[zagsfanforlife]

1 out of 5 years getting in the NCAA tourney if in the pac 10? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. Go check out their record in the past 10 years vs pac 10 teams. Let me know what it is

[oldestlion]

The minumum 10 team format is becoming the standard for NCAA D1 basketball and it's not only Seattle that wants membership in the WCC. UCSB, Pacific and Denver have all made overtures but the WCC member presidents, who make the final decisions, have kept them out.

Gonzaga has openly opposed Seattle's admission already, even with Seattle not qualifying for any D1 league for two more seasons. You have to ask why.

Perhaps the Zags, who have had Pacific Northwest recruiting unchallenged by only Pac 10 schools, feel threatened by the current success of Portland and Portland State and the appeal of metropolitan Seattle as opposed to rural Spokane.

Finally, let's not knock any other member's facilities. As nice as K2 is, with its small capacity, it does not measure up to major programs' arenas either.

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The truth is that the zags have 100% NO chance of being invited into the PAC10 and any zag fan who thinks that isn't the case is delusional. Some fans were considering gonzaga go independent. These people obvious have no idea what NCAA basketball even is.

[ironlions]

K2 is only a few years...K1 was a tin can.

[LIONS90045]

In the last five years, Gonzaga has won 5 and lost 4 games in the Pac 10. Most games are with Washington and Washington State, but does include one loss to Arizona last year.