Mostly a puff piece but some interesting nuggets that may be relevant to transitions of SDSU, SMU, and others. Wish Carol Felt, Larry Scott, and various other clowns hadn't turned their nose up at those guys a few years ago. https://www.espn.com/college-footba...de-houston-cougars-football-transition-big-12

Very sad to read this. A generational NW football legend.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jun/27/scott-pelluer-standout-linebacker-at-washington-st/

New cornerback commit Tyson Weaver:

“The biggest reason I picked Washington State has to be by far the coaching staff.”

According to Brand X (via John Canzano), invites are imminent. While I still hate the SMU idea, as I think about it and consider the proximity to Colorado and the Arizona schools, I guess I can handle it.

I won't link the article but it is worth the read. One quote from it - "One of the SMU donors Canzano spoke to said; “The pockets are there. Money isn’t an issue.”

And you gotta see the video he shared with us on the moment he became a Cougar

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Josh Joyner, with some decent offers. They are doing a good job at this time, let’s see if they can close until Dec.

Practicing together somewhere in the southwest. Joking around and hanging out. Never thought they’d become buddies. Saw it in JDLs Instagram story.

Stumbled across this Sorting News ranking article. out of 133, they have Dickert at 51, up from 77 last year.

Some pretty interesting names above (below) Dickert. Like Deion at 59.

#39 to Charlotte.

Another example of why not to live in that POS state. I've been on that stretch of river many times.

Claude Dallas, Ruby Ridge, etc. Can't believe I worked there for damn near 8 years.

Sounds like Colorado and possibly Arizona are in various of levels of discussion with the Big 12 in case the new Pac-12 commissioner Klinkoff can't produce a TV deal agreeable to all 10 remaining schools.

Are Schulz and Chun staying in touch with other conferences (like the Big 12) in case the Pac-12 starts to crumble like some of these talking heads predict?

LINK: College football expansion: Colorado could move to Big 12 "soon," per report

1st/2nd team QB-
Williams- USC
Pennix- UW

3rd Teamish
Nix- Oregon
Rising- Utah

Honorable Mention Returning Starter (Pac 12/Other)
Ward- GO COUGS
de Laura- Arizona
DJ Uiagalelei- Oregon State

Unknown/New Starter?
Stanford
Drew Pyne- ASU/ Transfer from Notre Dame
Sam Jackson- California/ Transfer from TCU
Colorado
UCLA

I can’t stand the guy but I wouldn’t wish this on him.

How do you handle day to day business and practice time as an amputee? His job just got a lot tougher.

So the Mountain West denied SDSU's extension request, meaning the exit fee goes from 16 million to 34 million on July 1. I have been surfing around, Canzano, Trojans wire included, and the consensus is the PAC if F-ing up bigtime. But I have some questions that I can't find answers to.

Whatever the media deal ends up being, it will be a shitload bigger than the Mountain West's. So this notion of getting it done being critical to offering SDSU perplexes me.

WTF is the problem with the media deal? It's been imminent for months, now PAC sources say there is no big hurry. WTF? Yeah when the Big-12 swoops in and grabs SDSU you'll wish it had been a hurry.

If SDSU waits until after June 30, does that add another year to their exit timing? I think not, but don't know.

I am so opposed to SMU, I think that would/will be a horrible mistake. But apparently the PAC has no interest in CSU, Fresno or UNLV. All way better geographical fits than SMU. So if SMU doesn't pan out, are these 3 Mtn West schools all subject to this giant post-June 30 exit fee? We need 12 schools. At least.

Bottom line PAC, get off your f-ing asses and at least offer SDSU before June 30. This shit is making Larry Scott look good.

Wasn't sure which was the current or "preferred" thread for San Diego State, but just wanted to share some good news about conference expansion from "The Athletic" relevant to CougZoners

Why the Pac-12 could be a fit​

"With USC and UCLA leaving for the Big Ten in 2024, San Diego State has long been seen as the Pac-12’s most obvious expansion candidate, though Kliavkoff also visited SMU in February. The Aztecs’ men’s basketball program reached its first-ever national championship game in April. Their football program has posted five double-digit win seasons since 2015 and has reached three Mountain West title games, winning two."

Why the Big 12 is less likely​

San Diego State has also had multiple conversations with the Big 12 in recent months, two conference sources said, but the feeling on both sides, at least initially, was that the Aztecs’ preference was to go to the Pac-12, if they received an invitation to do so. The Aztecs had been on the Big 12’s expansion radar, but multiple conference sources say adding that school is not a priority for the Big 12 at this time.

Sounds as if Commissioner Klaitkoff is getting his ducks in a row for a very nice TV deal

With Bob Huggins “resigning “ at WVU it might throw some new names into the portal.
Montana State guard Raequon Battle had transferred to WVU, he’s out of Washington’s west side Marysville Pilchuck
Also Kerr Kriisa from Arizona had transferred there. Both would really help WSU.

This is posted on the premium board as well. We're catching up with all the official visitors from the weekend, and I'm already expecting at least two commitments to come from the group. More stories coming ...

Lots of video clips out there but this might be the best. And what a cutie.

So glad I was there.