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Teresa Gould addresses the realignment rumor...

My "thinking" is that we only did AWESOME for home game attendance with Oregon and fuw... fusc.

The Portland State was no different than a lower Pac-12 game in November.

Games at home against Boise State and Oregon State won't be that bad.

I'm not saying we are better off than we were before (far from it)

Surprise Surprise... WSU still not getting as many fans as wanted/needed

I swear I have heard the attendance problens discussed previously
Was it annually? Perhaps around Labor Day weekend, or maybe the last home game when the AC was in Seattle?

Teresa Gould addresses the realignment rumor...

My "thinking" is that we only did AWESOME for home game attendance with Oregon and fuw... fusc.

The Portland State was no different than a lower Pac-12 game in November.

Games at home against Boise State and Oregon State won't be that bad.

I'm not saying we are better off than we were before (far from it)

Surprise Surprise... WSU still not getting as many fans as wanted/needed

I swear I have heard the attendance problens discussed previously
The only people who care are the actual die hard fans (not the facebook group) who care about the program as a whole. Certainly the athletic department doesn't care and never has. I won't go through it again, but compared to other rural schools who draw on metropolitan bases within 3 hours (TC and Spokane), WSU's attendance is the worst, by far. It will continue to get worse because the students have less and less connection with the school and/ or athletics, giving them no reason to return or support financially.

Don't forget the crippling debt they'll be left with, so squeezing $50/ mo out of them will be a struggle as well... but I digress.

Teresa Gould addresses the realignment rumor...

You could use ticket sales as a gauge too. They’re not good.
My "thinking" is that we only did AWESOME for home game attendance with Oregon and fuw... fusc.

The Portland State was no different than a lower Pac-12 game in November.

Games at home against Boise State and Oregon State won't be that bad.

I'm not saying we are better off than we were before (far from it)

Surprise Surprise... WSU still not getting as many fans as wanted/needed

I swear I have heard the attendance problens discussed previously

Pac-12, Mountain West ‘too far apart’ as negotiations over 2025 scheduling partnership break down

If I'm a MWC school then I would sit back and wait to see what our next media rights contract looks like. Hopefully, we have something ironed out by next summer. If it looks good enough then why risk jumping to another conference with no media contract and basically a conference that is mostly unstable. It's unstable because everyone knows OSU and WSU will constantly be looking to get back to where they once were. No one would blame you if you jump back to a P4 conference but, that is the point that makes the P12 unstable. We would end up right where we are now. It doesn't make sense especially if our media rights money is acceptable.

Because MWC is 5 mil per team per year now. And the projected new media deal numbers has been reported by credible sources at 7,8, 7.5 mil to 10,11 mil per year.

THE MWC IS NOT GOING TO GET BETTER THEN THAT, 12.5 MIL PER TEAM PER YEAR AT EXTREME BEST FOR MWC NEW MEDIA DEAL

IF BSU, SDSU, FRESNO, UNLV, Memphis, Tulane join PAC 8, they will get 16 mil to 22 mil per team per year. THE MWC WILL NOT GET ANYTHING CLOSE TO THAT.

Also those teams would get about 4 to 6 to 8 to 10 mil per year from CFP, THATS BETTER THEN WHAT THE MWC GETS AT 1.8 MIL PER YEAR FROM MWC, WHICH NOWHERE NEAR WHAT THAT SPECIFIC PAC 8 WOULD GET.

Also a 12-0, 11-1 AAC, MAAC champ could get to CFP over a 12-0, 11-1, MWC champ.

IN THE PAC THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AS LONG AS THAT SPECIFIC PAC 8 CHAMP WENT AT LEAST 9-3, 10-2. THATS SOMETHING MWC DOES NOT HAVE.

ALSO THAT SPECIFIC PAC 8 WOULD NOT HAVE TO GOTO IDAHO POTATOE HEAD BOWL, AND LA BOWL, AND WOULD GET BETTER BOWLS LIKE THE ALAMO BOWL, HOLIDAY BOWL, VEGAS BOWL, WHICH BETTER, MORE MONEY THEN IDAHO BOWL, LA BOWL.

IF BSU, FRESNO, SDSU, UNLV DO NOT JOIN PAC 8, THEY GET WAY LESS MONEY, LESS CFP ACCESS, WORSE BOWLS, AND WOULD BE FCKING, SCREWING THEMSELVES OVER.

THATS WHY BSU, FRESNO, SDSU, UNLV, OR TOP 9 MWC, SHOULD JOIN PAC.

AS long as the MWC are SMART ENOUGH TO ALL THOSE TARGETS TO JOIN PAC 8, THEN ITS NOT RISKY OF THEM TO DO THAT, JOIN PAC 8.

Any insights on Texas Tech

Our defense doesn’t have the athletes to play straight up so you’re gonna see some risk taking, which has been a hallmark from the last several years. I’d expect tech to play the same way. Lots of different coverage looks and bringing 5+. It’s important to note that as well as we ran the ball tech did too. Whichever QB handles the pressure and doesn’t force stuff is going to win. I’m not. Confident it’s going to be Mateer, he sailed a few balls on Saturday, if he does that this week against better athletes those are possessions we can’t afford to give up in a shootout. Should be a fun game though.

I disagree with this. WSU's Defensive athletes are a lot of extremely good athletes, with the exception of Thornton, Edson, who not so good of athletes, just like Lodwick, Harmeling, was, were LATERALLY SLOW, not good athletes, but used BENNET BALL Defensive type of style, techniques, and AWESOME 3 point shooting, etc, to be effective.

WSU defensive players just had first game deer in headlight jitters, made mistakes, etc. After coaching corrections, adjustments of putting Defensive starters back in, etc, after giving up 4,5,6,7,8 BIG PLAYS, they settled down, in and started playing better defense, getting stops, a turnover, etc, later on.

I don't care how extremely good athletes are, as even if a 5 star Defensive player makes a big mistake, the other team will usually make a big play, if the other offense is good.

The Edge, LB, according to what Dickert, Schmedding, Taarique Buddah the LB said were at fault for their mistakes. Taarique held himself accountable.

Raam Stevenson, Quin Roff, and most of the D Line are great fantastic athletes. Edson who is not a great athlete was the team's only sack, but that because he blitzed, and nobody blocked him for even 1/2 second, but like the other edges, ends, it wasn't a matter of offense sealing the edge, due to supposedly theoretically get pushed off the line, etc. It was a matter of not doing their assignment, getting sucked in on misdirection, instead of STAYING AT HOME, containing, redirecting RB, QB to inside help, missing Tackles due to RB jukes, IN THE HOLE, TO THE OUTSIDE, AT THE LINE.

Taarique Buddah is a extremely awesome athlete, but took accountability for his mistakes, etc, in WSU you rube video.

Thornton is NOT a good athlete, but is the football version of a bennetball type player that didn't make a semi lot of mistakes, that seemed to make good plays.

Pac-12, Mountain West ‘too far apart’ as negotiations over 2025 scheduling partnership break down

That's sure cutting things close. PAC 2, WSU, OSU have to give sufficient notice to avoid the 35 mil per team fee, and then they can't even try to poach until Aug 1st, 2025 or face the increased scheduling contract poaching, fees, that leaves just barely enough time to then announce, give notice, avoid the 35 mil fee, and just barely enough time to make the summer of 2026 CFP deadline to have the PAC 8 in place. So some very tight timing, to make it all work, no room for timing error, timing mistake, negotiating mistake.

Gloria, MWC, are try to screw, fck BSU, SDSU, Fresno, UNLV, over, and WSU, OSU has little, almost no, negotiating wiggle room with BSU, SDSU, Fresno St, UNLV, to work something that fair, good, right, etc, for all, because if they say no, then unless 1 of the possible replacements say yes, WSU, OSU, is FCKED. So no room for any mistake error, as even 1 slight error, mistake, could FCK, WSU, OSU, PAC 2. And recent WSU, OSU, PAC 2 leadership doesn't have a good track record of not making critical, key mistakes, errors, etc.

I guess we're in for a extremely bumpy, hard ride, and gotta hope that Leadership succeeds in getting BSU, SDSU, Fresno, UNLV, Memphis, Tulane, or about 1,2,3,4 of the good replacements, etc, and don't FCK everything, including the timing up, etc.

I'm still in favor of doing it this way, of poaching, etc, but I would also support a top 9 MWC, leave bottom 3 behind, reverse merge into PAC, that would be easier timing, no fee wise, no cost, because the top 9 could vote to dissolve the MWC, leave Hawai, New Mexico, Nevada or SJSU or somebody else behind as the consistent bottom dwellers, etc, and then flip the bird at Gloria, and join the PAC.

Even a top 9 MWC, reverse merge into a PAC 11, then add either Memphis, or Tulane, or UTSA, etc, to a PAC 12, would still be a very good conference, without the dead weight of the bottom of the MWC, and could then either merge, join ACC or Big 12, form a MEGA SUPER CONFERENCE, or add ACC left overs, or do scheduling, media deal alliances, with ACC, Big 12, AAC, etc.

I just hope that PAC leadership gets something positive done as long as not reverse merge whole entire MWC into PAC, or as long as not get caught holding the bag for nothing again, a 2nd time.

If those 2 things happen, then the leadership including the board of trustees deserve to have their heads roll, to be fired, replaced, etc, as they should be able to get something better then either reverse merge whole entire MWC, or get caught holding the bag for a 2nd time again, for almost nothing, almost lose everything, etc.
If I'm a MWC school then I would sit back and wait to see what our next media rights contract looks like. Hopefully, we have something ironed out by next summer. If it looks good enough then why risk jumping to another conference with no media contract and basically a conference that is mostly unstable. It's unstable because everyone knows OSU and WSU will constantly be looking to get back to where they once were. No one would blame you if you jump back to a P4 conference but, that is the point that makes the P12 unstable. We would end up right where we are now. It doesn't make sense especially if our media rights money is acceptable.
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Any insights on Texas Tech

Between part of the problem to most of the problem was, is:

1. PSU has a really good running game, according to the so called experts.

2. Even though the Defensive Tackles on the WSU, D line, and even the ENDS are quite BEEFY, BEASTLY SIZED averaging 6-4.5 315 pounds, and being VERY STRONG, etc, about 4 deep DT wise, and 6-4.5 263 pounds, Isaac Brown type Very fast, very athletic, etc, on a 4 man DL, is that.

A. PSU O lineman, are well coached, strong, get semi leverage, hats on semi hold blocks on DL.

B. That created creases, gaps, where both the END, edge, LB's have their assignments to contain a running QB, and RB's.

In a WSU video Taarique Buddah, who is BEAST extremely fast, BEAST good sized, extremely athletic, etc, explained that he, Thornton, and edge were at fault. He said that he over pursued, bit way too hard on play action, and that on counter gap, counter trey, cut backs, jukes, he would get faked out, overreact, get his ankles broken, IN THE HOLE, CREASE, GAP, AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, because he left his feet, launched at RB, instead of coming to a controlled stop in the hole, and waiting for RB, and not launching, not leaving feet, and then make a standard run through standard tackle(similar to how a perimeter guard should avoid be beat off the dribble by another perimeter guard in bball)

Because of being a newer starter, first game jitters Taarique and the edge missed Tackles, failed on contain, etc, early in the game, that led to 2,3,4 BIG plays for PSU early game.

C. And then because WSU got a big lead, the back up ends, LB's made the same mistakes as the starters because of first game jitters, mistakes, etc. Which caused about 2,3,4 big plays early game for PSU

D. And the coach staff worked on correcting those first game jitter mistakes, adjusted, and the starters, back up, then settled down, in and then started containing PSU's offense.

E. It was these things that led to PSU's QB run to a outside TD run because of those first game mistakes, jitters, etc.

F. Taarique Buddah said that the Defensive coaching staff spent a even more LOTS of time in film room, and then even more LOTS of time on:

1. The Edges, Ends, LB's. Re Teaching them how to tackle IN THE HOLE, and how not to get juked out, and how to follow their assignments, stay in their lanes, and help contain, steer the offensive player to inside, towards the help defense from linebacker, safeties(similar to how bball coaches say to not let guards drive baseline away from help D)

2. Altho Taarique didn't say this, Defensive staff also probably spent a lot of time Re Teaching, Reminding, doing more drills on how to shred, beat blocks, how to correctly use their extremely great size, extreme athleticism via technique, in order to not put as much pressure on the LB's, Safeties, IN THE HOLE, AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, since they the LB's, safeties have missed Tackles in the hole, at line of scrimmage, giving up big plays.

G. Even extremely awesome, but slightly lesser experienced athletes, sometimes are either semi deer in lights first game jitters, and sometime take awhile to settle down, have the coaching, Teaching, drills, etc, SINK IN.

H. They say the most improvement either happens, can happen between first game to 2nd game

I. That's why the real test is Texas Tech. The defense, END'S, LB's can still rise to the occasion, but will have to wait and see if that happens.

J. The keys to the Texas Tech game:

1. Offense having sustained at least 4 minute drives, instead of 1 minute scoring drives, in order to help the defense, rest the defense, etc, instead of the defense being on the field a lot.

2. Ball control.

3. Running game

4. O Line.

5. 1,2 forced turnovers for the WSU defense, like a fumble or INT.

6. Special teams.

I see WSU's offense doing just fine achieving their keys.

I think it will be a win for WSU. Think the score will probably be:

WSU: 4 TD's, 4 field goals. 40, TT: 3 TD's, 2 field goals, 27, by a bend but don't break WSU defense that get 1 turnover off of TT, that helped by a WSU BALL CONTROL Semi RPO, semi spread, semi Mike price, semi 1 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, COUG RAID, SEMI SONNY DYKE RAID, SEMI AIR RAID offense, that use whole field by RB's, QB runs, WR run, PASS: 63%, RUN: 37%, offense.

Good analysis Mik.

Have you heard any more what WSU and Texas Tech have in store for honoring Coach Leach? Is the game closing in on a sell-out?

There's a lot to like about this matchup!

Any insights on Texas Tech

I know Texas Tech scored a bunch and gave up a bunch to Abilene Christian last Saturday. The ACU quarterback threw for 500 yards so that would seem to be a good sign for our offense which moved the ball at will against Portland St. On the other hand Texas Tech put on its own offensive display and our D didn't look real convincing against PSU. I liked the way Mateer looked downfield and got a lot big plays. We also showed some signs of a running game. Hopefully the D can get some pressure on the Texas Tech QB. Perhaps somebody with a more technical understanding of defense than I have can explain to me why our defensive ends constantly crash down on any play action. If they insist on doing that we should at least have a linebacker or corner back ready to close that side off. The number of times the PSU QB made a simple play action fake to one side and then easily got outside on the other side was rather disconcerting. It seems to me we have been vulnerable to this for years.

Between part of the problem to most of the problem was, is:

1. PSU has a really good running game, according to the so called experts.

2. Even though the Defensive Tackles on the WSU, D line, and even the ENDS are quite BEEFY, BEASTLY SIZED averaging 6-4.5 315 pounds, and being VERY STRONG, etc, about 4 deep DT wise, and 6-4.5 263 pounds, Isaac Brown type Very fast, very athletic, etc, on a 4 man DL, is that.

A. PSU O lineman, are well coached, strong, get semi leverage, hats on semi hold blocks on DL.

B. That created creases, gaps, where both the END, edge, LB's have their assignments to contain a running QB, and RB's.

In a WSU video Taarique Buddah, who is BEAST extremely fast, BEAST good sized, extremely athletic, etc, explained that he, Thornton, and edge were at fault. He said that he over pursued, bit way too hard on play action, and that on counter gap, counter trey, cut backs, jukes, he would get faked out, overreact, get his ankles broken, IN THE HOLE, CREASE, GAP, AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, because he left his feet, launched at RB, instead of coming to a controlled stop in the hole, and waiting for RB, and not launching, not leaving feet, and then make a standard run through standard tackle(similar to how a perimeter guard should avoid be beat off the dribble by another perimeter guard in bball)

Because of being a newer starter, first game jitters Taarique and the edge missed Tackles, failed on contain, etc, early in the game, that led to 2,3,4 BIG plays for PSU early game.

C. And then because WSU got a big lead, the back up ends, LB's made the same mistakes as the starters because of first game jitters, mistakes, etc. Which caused about 2,3,4 big plays early game for PSU

D. And the coach staff worked on correcting those first game jitter mistakes, adjusted, and the starters, back up, then settled down, in and then started containing PSU's offense.

E. It was these things that led to PSU's QB run to a outside TD run because of those first game mistakes, jitters, etc.

F. Taarique Buddah said that the Defensive coaching staff spent a even more LOTS of time in film room, and then even more LOTS of time on:

1. The Edges, Ends, LB's. Re Teaching them how to tackle IN THE HOLE, and how not to get juked out, and how to follow their assignments, stay in their lanes, and help contain, steer the offensive player to inside, towards the help defense from linebacker, safeties(similar to how bball coaches say to not let guards drive baseline away from help D)

2. Altho Taarique didn't say this, Defensive staff also probably spent a lot of time Re Teaching, Reminding, doing more drills on how to shred, beat blocks, how to correctly use their extremely great size, extreme athleticism via technique, in order to not put as much pressure on the LB's, Safeties, IN THE HOLE, AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, since they the LB's, safeties have missed Tackles in the hole, at line of scrimmage, giving up big plays.

G. Even extremely awesome, but slightly lesser experienced athletes, sometimes are either semi deer in lights first game jitters, and sometime take awhile to settle down, have the coaching, Teaching, drills, etc, SINK IN.

H. They say the most improvement either happens, can happen between first game to 2nd game

I. That's why the real test is Texas Tech. The defense, END'S, LB's can still rise to the occasion, but will have to wait and see if that happens.

J. The keys to the Texas Tech game:

1. Offense having sustained at least 4 minute drives, instead of 1 minute scoring drives, in order to help the defense, rest the defense, etc, instead of the defense being on the field a lot.

2. Ball control.

3. Running game

4. O Line.

5. 1,2 forced turnovers for the WSU defense, like a fumble or INT.

6. Special teams.

I see WSU's offense doing just fine achieving their keys.

I think it will be a win for WSU. Think the score will probably be:

WSU: 4 TD's, 4 field goals. 40, TT: 3 TD's, 2 field goals, 27, by a bend but don't break WSU defense that get 1 turnover off of TT, that helped by a WSU BALL CONTROL Semi RPO, semi spread, semi Mike price, semi 1 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, COUG RAID, SEMI SONNY DYKE RAID, SEMI AIR RAID offense, that use whole field by RB's, QB runs, WR run, PASS: 63%, RUN: 37%, offense.
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Pac-12, Mountain West ‘too far apart’ as negotiations over 2025 scheduling partnership break down

The 1st year scheduling agreement won't expire until August 1, 2025. Therefore any scheduling agreement "poaching / stealing" of teams fees still apply to that date.

That's sure cutting things close. PAC 2, WSU, OSU have to give sufficient notice to avoid the 35 mil per team fee, and then they can't even try to poach until Aug 1st, 2025 or face the increased scheduling contract poaching, fees, that leaves just barely enough time to then announce, give notice, avoid the 35 mil fee, and just barely enough time to make the summer of 2026 CFP deadline to have the PAC 8 in place. So some very tight timing, to make it all work, no room for timing error, timing mistake, negotiating mistake.

Gloria, MWC, are try to screw, fck BSU, SDSU, Fresno, UNLV, over, and WSU, OSU has little, almost no, negotiating wiggle room with BSU, SDSU, Fresno St, UNLV, to work something that fair, good, right, etc, for all, because if they say no, then unless 1 of the possible replacements say yes, WSU, OSU, is FCKED. So no room for any mistake error, as even 1 slight error, mistake, could FCK, WSU, OSU, PAC 2. And recent WSU, OSU, PAC 2 leadership doesn't have a good track record of not making critical, key mistakes, errors, etc.

I guess we're in for a extremely bumpy, hard ride, and gotta hope that Leadership succeeds in getting BSU, SDSU, Fresno, UNLV, Memphis, Tulane, or about 1,2,3,4 of the good replacements, etc, and don't FCK everything, including the timing up, etc.

I'm still in favor of doing it this way, of poaching, etc, but I would also support a top 9 MWC, leave bottom 3 behind, reverse merge into PAC, that would be easier timing, no fee wise, no cost, because the top 9 could vote to dissolve the MWC, leave Hawai, New Mexico, Nevada or SJSU or somebody else behind as the consistent bottom dwellers, etc, and then flip the bird at Gloria, and join the PAC.

Even a top 9 MWC, reverse merge into a PAC 11, then add either Memphis, or Tulane, or UTSA, etc, to a PAC 12, would still be a very good conference, without the dead weight of the bottom of the MWC, and could then either merge, join ACC or Big 12, form a MEGA SUPER CONFERENCE, or add ACC left overs, or do scheduling, media deal alliances, with ACC, Big 12, AAC, etc.

I just hope that PAC leadership gets something positive done as long as not reverse merge whole entire MWC into PAC, or as long as not get caught holding the bag for nothing again, a 2nd time.

If those 2 things happen, then the leadership including the board of trustees deserve to have their heads roll, to be fired, replaced, etc, as they should be able to get something better then either reverse merge whole entire MWC, or get caught holding the bag for a 2nd time again, for almost nothing, almost lose everything, etc.

Teresa Gould addresses the realignment rumor...

Did you see the stands on Saturday? It’s already happened.

By the way, for someone who was there - one of the stadium shots showed the practice field and it didn’t look like they had much set up over there. There were tents that looked like the pre-game broadcast and maybe the alumni tent, but no beer/BBQ and no bounce houses. Is that correct?
That's not fair. Saturday was hitting attendance from all sides.

I really think we would have hit 30,000 with better weather and going against Boise State
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Any insights on Texas Tech

I know Texas Tech scored a bunch and gave up a bunch to Abilene Christian last Saturday. The ACU quarterback threw for 500 yards so that would seem to be a good sign for our offense which moved the ball at will against Portland St. On the other hand Texas Tech put on its own offensive display and our D didn't look real convincing against PSU. I liked the way Mateer looked downfield and got a lot big plays. We also showed some signs of a running game. Hopefully the D can get some pressure on the Texas Tech QB. Perhaps somebody with a more technical understanding of defense than I have can explain to me why our defensive ends constantly crash down on any play action. If they insist on doing that we should at least have a linebacker or corner back ready to close that side off. The number of times the PSU QB made a simple play action fake to one side and then easily got outside on the other side was rather disconcerting. It seems to me we have been vulnerable to this for years.
Our defense doesn’t have the athletes to play straight up so you’re gonna see some risk taking, which has been a hallmark from the last several years. I’d expect tech to play the same way. Lots of different coverage looks and bringing 5+. It’s important to note that as well as we ran the ball tech did too. Whichever QB handles the pressure and doesn’t force stuff is going to win. I’m not. Confident it’s going to be Mateer, he sailed a few balls on Saturday, if he does that this week against better athletes those are possessions we can’t afford to give up in a shootout. Should be a fun game though.

Any insights on Texas Tech

I know Texas Tech scored a bunch and gave up a bunch to Abilene Christian last Saturday. The ACU quarterback threw for 500 yards so that would seem to be a good sign for our offense which moved the ball at will against Portland St. On the other hand Texas Tech put on its own offensive display and our D didn't look real convincing against PSU. I liked the way Mateer looked downfield and got a lot big plays. We also showed some signs of a running game. Hopefully the D can get some pressure on the Texas Tech QB. Perhaps somebody with a more technical understanding of defense than I have can explain to me why our defensive ends constantly crash down on any play action. If they insist on doing that we should at least have a linebacker or corner back ready to close that side off. The number of times the PSU QB made a simple play action fake to one side and then easily got outside on the other side was rather disconcerting. It seems to me we have been vulnerable to this for years.
I don't like the fact that on PSU's first td, our dB Hall also crashed to the inside on the fake dive up the middle allowing #15 to run around the left to the corner for the td. STAY HOME! Your job is to contain that side. There was absolutely nothing Hall was going to do to stop the running back from the 2. Gotta be disciplined. It's like a zone in BB, you simply can't help on every play. Do your job. That's all I have to say about that.

Pac-12, Mountain West ‘too far apart’ as negotiations over 2025 scheduling partnership break down

Don't forget that WSU Baseball and Women's Swim team are affiliate members of the MWC as of last April. As some of you are suggesting you can get something better then go for it. I don't think the MWC is forcing anyone to do something they don't want to do. As affiliate members you can compete for conference championships as well as national championships. A lot better deal than you are getting with the WCC.
Not true. WSU and OSU are eligible to win conference titles in the WCC.
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