Comments on: Eight-count for the WAC

By: DesrtWolf3

DesrtWolf3 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:50:04 +0000

Mark and James, both of you have salient points. Mark, nice article bringing out a positive from Boise State’s jump to the MWC. Nice for UNR and Reno as a whole to pick up some of the cash Boise will leave behind this year. BUT…the class of the WAC football-wise for the past few years has absolutely been Boise State. Much as I loved rooting against Boise, on the other hand, the WAC will lose some of that national stature with Boise gone. They did prove to the nation that a school from a small conference like the WAC could compete. Yes, the Pack should take over the WAC now (barring a real resurgence from Fresno State), cash in this year, and they should get bowl bids too when they win the WAC…but we know what the Pack has done with those in recent years. All in all, I have to go with James on this. Losing Boise is a real loss to the WAC in terms of competition and stature over the long term. They have consistently been our strongest competition and I hate to see them go (but I will NOT miss that dang blue field!!!)

By: awprince

awprince — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:57:09 +0000

James – Well written, appreciate the feedback. I can totally understand that point of view.

By: bseal

bseal — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:07:56 +0000

Great work as usual Mark!

By: James

James — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:31:49 +0000

First of all, I want to say I love your website and especially “the Howl” – the interviews are just outstanding. (i.e. Coach Carter) What you have written here is the reality of things. So we’re all going to have to accept how thing turn out for better or worse. That being said, taking away the top competition away so as to be the best footbal team in the WAC doesn’t sit too well with real Nevada football fans. We would have liked to see Nevada actually beat Boise once in conference play or as is stated in your article ‘prove themselves against elite non-conference schools’ as BSU has done. Unfortunately, all we have seen for the past decade is unfulfilled potential in big games and no WAC championships. To win one after Boise is gone will be hollow to say the least.