@@AN5WER321No, like a good 7/11 teams in the conference. The KenPom median of the conference in 2023 was 62, which is less than 10 away from the ACC. If the Mountain West were to add Gonzaga and St. Mary’s, like has been proposed in the past, they’d be one of the top basketball conferences in the country with a KenPom of 54, two above the ACC.
I was in attendance at the first ever Mountain West Conference football game at the start of the 1999 season. BYU vs Colorado State. I was only 13 years old at the time and didn't realize I was a witness to history.
I think a Big West video would be cool because it kind of is part of this history with the WAC and MW as some of their former members ended up in those conferences.
It’ll be interesting to see if the MW or the AAC is able to plant a flag at 5th. All I can say for sure is that I’m ready for my UNLV dynasty in NCAA 25!
Some problems with your statement 1. OSU and WSU haven’t joined the Mountain West. They just scheduled lots of games against mountain west teams. Sorta like what Notre Dame does with the ACC. 2. Both WSU and OSU teams play each other every season. They can’t both be undefeated.
First of all, I love the channel. Obscure conference talk is something I never knew I needed. Keep it up! Second, the MWC is my favorite G5 conference. I already liked Hawaii and Boise St, but I also like the geographic cohesion, the competitive balance, and the late night games that will replace "Pac-12 after dark." So I've been looking forward to this video!
First of all: Another great video by Lukas. I particularly enjoyed the Wild West style opening montage of this video, with the pics of the mountains and the cool Western style music. For a second, I thought I was gonna see a train coming round the mountains. ⛰🚂 OK, now on to the Mountain West Conference. You know, you could make a strong case for the Mountain West being the best Group of 5 conference today. I think as long as the Mountain West keeps Boise State, they’ll always be competitive in football. I also think they should add Oregon State & Washington State, mainly because they both deserve a home and a fair and square chance at being relevant in the college sports landscape. Who knows? Maybe this could lead to better and brighter days for the Mountain West.
Cranking out elite content! I’m a fan of an SEC school but hope we can find a way to keep G5 football relevant. Don’t want to see the MW become indistinguishable from the WCC.
Great video, but you missed all the juicy drama that went down with BYU going independent and the WAC schools being invited in. As early as 2008 BYU was exploring independence because they got screwed over on a handshake agreement for tv rebroadcast rights (I know this because Tom Holmoe gave a small group of us students an interview for a school project, and he said independence is on the table). Google Dave Checketts BYU to find it the full story. Utah leaving was the final nail in the coffin for BYU. BYU had plans to go independent in football and rejoin the WAC in all other sports, but Utah leaked the plan to Craig Thompson. The MWC responded by inviting Nevada, Fresno St and Utah St overnight, hoping to tank BYU’s landing spot and keep them in the MWC as the conferences cash cow. USU stuck to the plan and turned down the invite. Nevada and FSU flipped. BYU scrambled and ended up in the WCC, the MWC started gobbling up the WAC and USU was hosed…for a little while. And somewhere in there TCU left for the Big 12. It was a crazy time.
Coug fan here but I think the Pac-2/Mountain West is uniquely positioned for the future. If the Mountain West merges into the Pac-2, the conference has a lot of potential to establish itself as one of the better conference. It would be a conference that is made up of similar schools and largely regional in its scope (sorry Hawaii), both of which are beneficial for conference cohesion. If the FSU split kills the ACC, I could easily see Cal and Stanford come back into the fold and strengthen the conference. Maybe the Big Ten and SEC fall off from trying to juggle so many schools, giving the smaller conferences the opportunity to pick up what they leave behind. In any case, conference realignment is an ongoing process but we've repeatedly seen that regionalism is important and that there is no such thing as a conference that is too big to fail. If the Pac-2/MWC play their cards right, the future could be very bright
Not yet. The MW is now fighting back after they stopped the bleeding after Utah State left, so now that the Pac and MW are going to be at 7 members, it is a race to expand. (Also, the AAC Schools will be staying together as Tulane, Memphis, and UTSA denied the Pac's invitation)
I hope the Pac-2 fully join and Gonzaga comes in, like you said, for basketball only to offset Hawaii. But I also think the ACC and Big XII should swap WVU, UCF, and Cincinnati, with SMU, Cal, and Stanford 🤷♂️
Mountain West is easily the new powerhouse conference on the West Coast, and it seems like they will hold a similar position to what the PAC12 used to be, albeit with better strategy since they won’t have to rely on (or be hindered with) the big West Coast schools (USC, UCLA, Oregon, & Washington)
Best path to solidifying that #5 position might be to add football affiliates Temple and UConn (Temple would presumably go Big East or A-10 for other sports)
Yes, the MWC is the best G5 right now and going forward. They have the best football and basketball. They'll have 6, 20+ win teams before their tournament. They have to worry about being decapitated by the Pac 2, though. But if they can stave that off, they should try to expand. Leave no doubt they're the best G5.
As a fan of a team who used to be in the MWC, the conference would be so much better back then if they had the current commissioner then the previous commissioner. Like Larry Scott gets talked about a lot for how bad he is, but the previous commissioner was just as bad. I will always have a soft spot for the MWC programs, but I will never forgive them for the Mtn Network. The 2008 BYU-Utah game was on that bloody network, and you have no idea how difficult it was to get that network.
My predictions as a Cincy fan with no skin in the game with the MW (I have 0 qualifications whatsoever and please do not quote me as any kind of expert) : 1. The SEC and B10 try to leave the NCAA for football only and stay in it for everything else. This has one of 3 results: - It works somehow and the NCAA agrees to it, likely through a big payout from both conferences. - The NCAA drags their feet and will only let them leave after a big payday AND both conferences removing all sports from the NCAA. The SEC and B10 say "ok fine" and do it. - It fails and both conferences begrudgingly stay in, probably after a bunch of legal battles. 2. Because of the SEC/B10 fiasco, the B12 and ACC merge (after likely exits from Florida State and UNC, maybe others) to form a solid 3rd place conference (I actually kinda want this because I want Pitt and UofL as conference opponents again). Pod scheduling is used to keep track of the 22+ team behemoth. It will try to survive a WAC-level fallout after 10-ish years due it's bloated size. 3. The MW merges with the 2-PAC and forms the new MW/PAC conference with a rebrand using the PAC I.P (Mountain-Pacific conference?). They become the premiere non-power conference, and may even get to a Big East "power-ish" status, possibly by poaching some AAC schools (Memphis?). If the B12 and/or ACC needs to expand (no idea why but whatever), Wazzu, OSU, Boise, SDSU, and Memphis are next in line.
Boise definitely has the talent in football. Their biggest problem is that they don't have high enough academic standards. (Bottom 5 in MW, I believe) That's why no P5 conference would/will take them.
Back in the early years, the MWC was proving itself more deserving of inclusion in the P-5 than the Big East. But since third-tier teams already in the system in the Big East, they kept moving the goalposts of what qualified, coming up with new excuses based on what minuscule exception they could find to say “Not this year.” But if the MWC had ever gotten access to the kinds of funds the Big East had, the MWC would have exploded.
Great idea. Multiple CWS titles, UNLV's run to the Men's basketball championship under "Tark the Shark". Great football history too. (Emphasis on HISTORY). Started as and was a one state league for several years. Current home for Hawai'i (non football) and 10 schools in California (5 UC and 5 CSU). Hawai'i subsidizes travel for the California schools. 2 FCS Big Sky football members also play other sports here: UC Davis and Cal Poly.
The merging of the 2 PAC 12 teams with Mountain west will be influenced by College football playoff accessibility to non power conferences as well as PAC 12’s status as a power conference and if the conference will continue to receive the same benefits that Power Conferences are given.
Honestly, I think the remaining pac 12 schools will join. Once that happens, I could see the Mountain West offering Utep and NM St. Spots to make it 16 teams. Any further additions to the conference would probably be offering NDSU and SDSU from the FCS.
Best of the Power 5 is between SBC and the Mountain West. And hey, I don't see the ACC lasting for too long. If the SEC has it's way UNC, Clemson and FSU would be joining the SEC. The Big Ten will then try to grab schools like Louisville, VT, Pitt and BC. Notre Dame might join the Big Ten, if and when the NCAA bubble pops. If the PAC-2 and MW merge to create a new PAC conference then SMU, Cal and Stanford can be invited to the new conference once the ACC starts to fall apart. WSU, OSU, and the MW are playing the long game. Cause the Big Ten and SEC won't care about their clubs. So it's just about waiting and picking up whoever is left. Same with the Big 12. They can also pick up teams like Wake Forest, NCST, GT, UVA when the ACC eventually falls apart. The Big 12 can then have an Eastern Division where Cincy, WVU, and UCF don't have to play teams across the country.
Stanford not coming back. It's B1G or nothing for them. Cal goes where Stanford goes. ND got them in the ACC for nothing, they can get them into the B1G for accepting a full membership.
Reverse merge with PAC12. New PAC should be the 2 holdovers, all 11 MWC, Hawai'i, St.Marys and Gonzaga. 14FB and 16Bball. May not be a FB power conference but should stay in power conference for basketball
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In basketball, the Mountain West is playing like a power conference
You mean San Diego State
@@AN5WER321No, like a good 7/11 teams in the conference. The KenPom median of the conference in 2023 was 62, which is less than 10 away from the ACC. If the Mountain West were to add Gonzaga and St. Mary’s, like has been proposed in the past, they’d be one of the top basketball conferences in the country with a KenPom of 54, two above the ACC.
I was in attendance at the first ever Mountain West Conference football game at the start of the 1999 season. BYU vs Colorado State. I was only 13 years old at the time and didn't realize I was a witness to history.
Finally get to see my conference get some love.
It’s a good conference. I have no connection, but I respect it. 👍🏽
I think a Big West video would be cool because it kind of is part of this history with the WAC and MW as some of their former members ended up in those conferences.
And such a unique conference
Would love a MVC conference history
It’ll be interesting to see if the MW or the AAC is able to plant a flag at 5th. All I can say for sure is that I’m ready for my UNLV dynasty in NCAA 25!
Once OSU/Wazzu become perminent members, it will be the MWC by a long shot. I'd consider them to be pretty even atm
I hope Oregon State and Wazzu get undefeated seasons. older brother shouldnt have abandoned them and Mountain West are awesome for taking them in
Some problems with your statement
1. OSU and WSU haven’t joined the Mountain West. They just scheduled lots of games against mountain west teams. Sorta like what Notre Dame does with the ACC.
2. Both WSU and OSU teams play each other every season. They can’t both be undefeated.
@@zachellenburg5738 maybe he means they go undefeated in separate years
@@zachellenburg5738Well the MWC is gonna end up as the new PAC eventually
well it’s partially their fault for dragging their feet when the big 12 nearly collapsed
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First of all, I love the channel. Obscure conference talk is something I never knew I needed. Keep it up! Second, the MWC is my favorite G5 conference. I already liked Hawaii and Boise St, but I also like the geographic cohesion, the competitive balance, and the late night games that will replace "Pac-12 after dark." So I've been looking forward to this video!
Same, I hope they embrace the time difference and “after dark” feel
I always loved the idea of 12 conference is with three conferences in in four regions.
2 groups of 6, and 3 cross protected rivals
Hopefully nothing too crazy will happen this season regarding the Mountain West and their membership and history.
As a BYU fan in Las Vegas, I grew up watching Mountain West football. I miss those days, they were great.
Basketball has been strong for the Mtn West. Love those late night Saturday mountain west games for football
4:52 Bro got salty 😂
Once I get either one of the Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, or Summit Conferences, I will subscribe.
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Crazy how this channel only has about 10k subs. Definitely the most underrated channel on TH-cam.
This dude been on a tear recently, keep up to goodwork
Please don’t stop , you are appreciated
id love to see a history of the west coast conference sometime
Would be cool to see a MAC history. One of the most consistent conferences through multiple realignment crazes
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Really enjoying these vids!
I’m here yet again, to give you my support. Love this series!
Love these I’m learning more here then I ever will at school
First of all: Another great video by Lukas. I particularly enjoyed the Wild West style opening montage of this video, with the pics of the mountains and the cool Western style music. For a second, I thought I was gonna see a train coming round the mountains. ⛰🚂
OK, now on to the Mountain West Conference. You know, you could make a strong case for the Mountain West being the best Group of 5 conference today. I think as long as the Mountain West keeps Boise State, they’ll always be competitive in football. I also think they should add Oregon State & Washington State, mainly because they both deserve a home and a fair and square chance at being relevant in the college sports landscape. Who knows? Maybe this could lead to better and brighter days for the Mountain West.
How do you not have over 50k subs yet these videos are amazing
been waiting on this one, especially after the WAC video
I love these vids, are you going to do FCS/Basketball only conferences as well?
Love your videos, definitely earned a new subscriber
The SAIC, the predecessor to the SoCon, had 26 schools.
Cranking out elite content! I’m a fan of an SEC school but hope we can find a way to keep G5 football relevant. Don’t want to see the MW become indistinguishable from the WCC.
your channel is so good dude
I cant wait for the sec video!!
I can’t wait to see you make it big on yt
Love the MWC! Truely the boggest group of 5
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I’m a big ten fan and I love how petty you weee with the 1993 copper bowl drop
Waiting on your MVC history rundown !
Great video, but you missed all the juicy drama that went down with BYU going independent and the WAC schools being invited in.
As early as 2008 BYU was exploring independence because they got screwed over on a handshake agreement for tv rebroadcast rights (I know this because Tom Holmoe gave a small group of us students an interview for a school project, and he said independence is on the table).
Google Dave Checketts BYU to find it the full story. Utah leaving was the final nail in the coffin for BYU. BYU had plans to go independent in football and rejoin the WAC in all other sports, but Utah leaked the plan to Craig Thompson. The MWC responded by inviting Nevada, Fresno St and Utah St overnight, hoping to tank BYU’s landing spot and keep them in the MWC as the conferences cash cow. USU stuck to the plan and turned down the invite. Nevada and FSU flipped. BYU scrambled and ended up in the WCC, the MWC started gobbling up the WAC and USU was hosed…for a little while. And somewhere in there TCU left for the Big 12.
It was a crazy time.
Good Stuff. I love your channel
11:30 The Pac-12 is in fact, not gone
Poor Gloria could not foresee the pacs resurrection
Good video, got a new subscriber.
Nice work
SDSU just threw the timeout stool out of the window.
Step-Pac 12 is the cool step-parent
Thank you Dalukes
I love this channel
Can u do history of the American conference (AAC)
That's basically already done with his video on the big east
@@nateg4582Not entirely, as the current AAC reflects alot of the other non big east CUSA schools.
@@reverend_wintondupreeoh, okay.
Coug fan here but I think the Pac-2/Mountain West is uniquely positioned for the future. If the Mountain West merges into the Pac-2, the conference has a lot of potential to establish itself as one of the better conference. It would be a conference that is made up of similar schools and largely regional in its scope (sorry Hawaii), both of which are beneficial for conference cohesion. If the FSU split kills the ACC, I could easily see Cal and Stanford come back into the fold and strengthen the conference. Maybe the Big Ten and SEC fall off from trying to juggle so many schools, giving the smaller conferences the opportunity to pick up what they leave behind.
In any case, conference realignment is an ongoing process but we've repeatedly seen that regionalism is important and that there is no such thing as a conference that is too big to fail. If the Pac-2/MWC play their cards right, the future could be very bright
Rip the mwc long live the 6pac
Not yet. The MW is now fighting back after they stopped the bleeding after Utah State left, so now that the Pac and MW are going to be at 7 members, it is a race to expand. (Also, the AAC Schools will be staying together as Tulane, Memphis, and UTSA denied the Pac's invitation)
You should make a what if Colorado, an and m, Nebraska, and Mizzou never left the big 12 video. I would love to see another alternate history vid
I hope the Pac-2 fully join and Gonzaga comes in, like you said, for basketball only to offset Hawaii. But I also think the ACC and Big XII should swap WVU, UCF, and Cincinnati, with SMU, Cal, and Stanford 🤷♂️
They should be the ones to bring University of Alaska to the big stage in the NCAA. They're still D2 but every school gets there sooner or later
Mountain West is easily the new powerhouse conference on the West Coast, and it seems like they will hold a similar position to what the PAC12 used to be, albeit with better strategy since they won’t have to rely on (or be hindered with) the big West Coast schools (USC, UCLA, Oregon, & Washington)
Best path to solidifying that #5 position might be to add football affiliates Temple and UConn (Temple would presumably go Big East or A-10 for other sports)
MWC will soon (in basketball) be considered the 6th Power Conference, replacing Pac12.
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Could you do the History of the Horizon League?
This was an amazing video, currently watching this with my Wyoming hoodie
Now when are you making that Wichita State Video
Hear me out: Pac-12 and Mountain West merge together and become the Mountain Pac
It's really interesting how much the present has to do with conference history.
I think MW future is bright, I feel they are gonna be the best group of five conference for a while now
Yes, the MWC is the best G5 right now and going forward. They have the best football and basketball. They'll have 6, 20+ win teams before their tournament. They have to worry about being decapitated by the Pac 2, though. But if they can stave that off, they should try to expand. Leave no doubt they're the best G5.
both western mid-majors covered? now we can truly say it's WAC History Month
I know this is a football first channel but also could have mentioned that the MWC is great at basketball
As a fan of a team who used to be in the MWC, the conference would be so much better back then if they had the current commissioner then the previous commissioner. Like Larry Scott gets talked about a lot for how bad he is, but the previous commissioner was just as bad. I will always have a soft spot for the MWC programs, but I will never forgive them for the Mtn Network. The 2008 BYU-Utah game was on that bloody network, and you have no idea how difficult it was to get that network.
What about naming it the PAC West Conference?
Basically, the Pacific Western Conference
Without taking the time to write an essay as to why, I like it. Truly.
There already is a D2 conference call the PAC West. The name is taken and trademarked
@@Alohanate2004 😯Learned something new. So it goes.
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How about Pacific Mountains Conference?
My predictions as a Cincy fan with no skin in the game with the MW (I have 0 qualifications whatsoever and please do not quote me as any kind of expert) :
1. The SEC and B10 try to leave the NCAA for football only and stay in it for everything else. This has one of 3 results:
- It works somehow and the NCAA agrees to it, likely through a big payout from both conferences.
- The NCAA drags their feet and will only let them leave after a big payday AND both conferences removing all sports from the NCAA. The SEC and B10 say "ok fine" and do it.
- It fails and both conferences begrudgingly stay in, probably after a bunch of legal battles.
2. Because of the SEC/B10 fiasco, the B12 and ACC merge (after likely exits from Florida State and UNC, maybe others) to form a solid 3rd place conference (I actually kinda want this because I want Pitt and UofL as conference opponents again). Pod scheduling is used to keep track of the 22+ team behemoth. It will try to survive a WAC-level fallout after 10-ish years due it's bloated size.
3. The MW merges with the 2-PAC and forms the new MW/PAC conference with a rebrand using the PAC I.P (Mountain-Pacific conference?). They become the premiere non-power conference, and may even get to a Big East "power-ish" status, possibly by poaching some AAC schools (Memphis?). If the B12 and/or ACC needs to expand (no idea why but whatever), Wazzu, OSU, Boise, SDSU, and Memphis are next in line.
Boise definitely has the talent in football. Their biggest problem is that they don't have high enough academic standards. (Bottom 5 in MW, I believe) That's why no P5 conference would/will take them.
@@ascendseraph7834 fair, but I think we've reached the point where academics don't really matter anymore
It'd be cool to see history of college football offensive and defensive trends. Or like offensive scheme orgins
wheres the SEC video
Back in the early years, the MWC was proving itself more deserving of inclusion in the P-5 than the Big East. But since third-tier teams already in the system in the Big East, they kept moving the goalposts of what qualified, coming up with new excuses based on what minuscule exception they could find to say “Not this year.” But if the MWC had ever gotten access to the kinds of funds the Big East had, the MWC would have exploded.
Well this is going to be having a updated video in a couple of years
The spot the MW wants could very likely be opening up as the ACC seems destined to fold when FSU and Clemson leave (presumably to the P2)
Wyoming catching a stray is insane...
Nevarez is the GOAT. She’ll do great things.
I really Wish Gonzaga would just join the MWC. That would be a power conference for that sport for sure.
Please do the Missouri valley but from a more basketball centric perspective!
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Great idea. Multiple CWS titles, UNLV's run to the Men's basketball championship under "Tark the Shark". Great football history too. (Emphasis on HISTORY). Started as and was a one state league for several years. Current home for Hawai'i (non football) and 10 schools in California (5 UC and 5 CSU). Hawai'i subsidizes travel for the California schools. 2 FCS Big Sky football members also play other sports here: UC Davis and Cal Poly.
The merging of the 2 PAC 12 teams with Mountain west will be influenced by College football playoff accessibility to non power conferences as well as PAC 12’s status as a power conference and if the conference will continue to receive the same benefits that Power Conferences are given.
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You should do the A-10 because they are really good in basketball
Can you do a video of the America East especially after the updated logo change
Honestly, I think the remaining pac 12 schools will join. Once that happens, I could see the Mountain West offering Utep and NM St. Spots to make it 16 teams. Any further additions to the conference would probably be offering NDSU and SDSU from the FCS.
I always felt like Boise State should have left for the big 12 or pac 12 with tcu they were amazing during that time
I need a video on the sec!!!!!
Always thought it was interesting that Gonzaga never joined the MWC
This dude is going to get all the fcs and d2 conferences eventually lol
I hope so
He's good at these
Because I don't see a new Pac with select MW teams and other key teams, I believe OSU/WSU will join the MW.
MW is the best conference
UNLV and Boise State are huge!
Can you do history of the Mvc
Great video! This is my conference so I'm probably a little biased GO POKES
Pioneer Football Conference when? 😢
You should do some non football based conferences like the MAAC
Gonzaga should join the big east
Gonzaga is in Washington state😂
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Best of the Power 5 is between SBC and the Mountain West. And hey, I don't see the ACC lasting for too long. If the SEC has it's way UNC, Clemson and FSU would be joining the SEC. The Big Ten will then try to grab schools like Louisville, VT, Pitt and BC. Notre Dame might join the Big Ten, if and when the NCAA bubble pops. If the PAC-2 and MW merge to create a new PAC conference then SMU, Cal and Stanford can be invited to the new conference once the ACC starts to fall apart. WSU, OSU, and the MW are playing the long game. Cause the Big Ten and SEC won't care about their clubs. So it's just about waiting and picking up whoever is left. Same with the Big 12. They can also pick up teams like Wake Forest, NCST, GT, UVA when the ACC eventually falls apart. The Big 12 can then have an Eastern Division where Cincy, WVU, and UCF don't have to play teams across the country.
Stanford not coming back. It's B1G or nothing for them. Cal goes where Stanford goes. ND got them in the ACC for nothing, they can get them into the B1G for accepting a full membership.
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Reverse merge with PAC12.
New PAC should be the 2 holdovers, all 11 MWC, Hawai'i, St.Marys and Gonzaga. 14FB and 16Bball. May not be a FB power conference but should stay in power conference for basketball
Conference balance is so beautiful in college basketball, cfb and all the money it makes lowkey ruins it
Man we ruined college sports. Anyways. Those years when l, byu Utah and TCU were all good was really fun.
I think sun belt probably is better in football but mwc basketball is squarely in the p5/6/7 convo now