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I've said this before...its not the Wichita paper. Period. I'm not going to bother reading the article. I don't subscribe to that paper in any form. If I was still a subscriber, and I were to read it, I would consider dropping. In today's society, where "social" mobilization is just a click, tweet, or a post on instagram away, this could be damaging to one's employment.
The article also states that the Memphis game on Thursday will go a long way in determining the auto qualifier from the league. I guess he doesn't get the concept of a conference tournament either.
WSU fans (Eagle readers) are sensitive about WSU being referred to as "mid-major". As far back as when Turgeon was here, he referred to WSU as a high major program in a mid-major conference.
How many "mid-majors" have been to the NCAA tourney 7 of the last 8 years and have a F4 and a S16 in that span? How many "mid-majors" have a coach among the top 12 or so paid coaches in the nation? How many "mid-majors" have been ranked in the polls for most of the last 8 years?
Just because a school plays in a conference with a significant football program, those schools are automatically referred to as "high majors". The majority of schools in those leagues can't put up a recent resume to compare to WSU's.
Not even the major publications who cover "mid-major" basketball include WSU any more. Why is the local paper among the last to recognize that WSU is no longer a "mid-major"?
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Heying just looking to inject some drama into his article by working the underdog mid major angle. Pretty natural for journalists to do that... accuracy secondary to a good story. Not really acceptable for a local journalist to do that however.
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