Friday, March 11, 2011

The MWC and the WAC are in different orbits

Matt James writes that Mountain West Conference basketball is head and shoulders (hey Proctor and Gamble, how 'bout some advertising dollars in this direction?) above the WAC and a very different fan experience:

MWC puts WAC hoops to shame
Matt James
The Fresno Bee
March 10, 2011


LAS VEGAS – Fresno State basketball isn't changing leagues, it's changing sports.

Everyone is excited about the school moving to the Mountain West for the 2012-2013 school year, but maybe someone should step in with a white flag or even a court order. This might be unusually cruel.

This week the Mountain West and the Western Athletic – two conferences who care about each other with the depth of opposing prison gangs – played their post-season tournaments just four miles and a $14 cab ride apart.

It might as well be four time zones...
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