MVC-MWC challenge renewal

[isu87]

good news IMO

http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_college_sports/isu_sports/mvc-mountain-west-in-talks-to-revive-challenge-series/article_9d9b902a-e6f1-5970-ace0-b98d7c25c2e1.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[AndShock]

This isn't as exciting news as it was 6-7 years ago. It helped in getting us good games we couldn't get otherwise but now it's not that great for us, especially if they keep the rule that you can't play a team twice. I would hate for a game @ Air Force to replace a home-and-home with a UConn, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, etc.

I think an agreement with SDSU would be nice where we could just get a home-and-home with them and call it part of the challenge.

[Shock Therapy]

This isn't as exciting news as it was 6-7 years ago. It helped in getting us good games we couldn't get otherwise but now it's not that great for us, especially if they keep the rule that you can't play a team twice. I would hate for a game @ Air Force to replace a home-and-home with a UConn, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, etc.

I think an agreement with SDSU would be nice where we could just get a home-and-home with them and call it part of the challenge.

We played a D2 team both this year and last. There is plenty of room to improve our schedule.

[Spaulding]

We played a D2 team both this year and last. There is plenty of room to improve our schedule.

+1

This would be a good idea, IMO.

[AndShock]

We played a D2 team both this year and last. There is plenty of room to improve our schedule.

IMO it depends on how the matchups and the rules of the challenge work out. If we alternate home and road each year and get a top 100 school each time, it's a great deal and I'm happy about it. If they keep the rule about playing no team twice, it is entirely possible that later in the challenge we get one year of a road game @ a top 50 school and then the next get a home game against a 150+ dud. That is still an obvious "improvement" over a D2 school, but I'm not sure if it's preferable. Any year we have had a D2 team on the schedule we could have went on the road and played a Duke or a Florida, but we haven't been doing that.

Hopefully Elgin and the MWC Commish realize who the stars of this event are and keep them protected.

[shockmonster]

This challenge would help every school in the MVC to bring up their RPI's with home/home games with quality teams. Therefore, it will bring up the Shockers RPI too as long as we play every team in the league. If teams continue to schedule good neutral site tournaments, schedules should be better.

[WSUwatcher]

This isn't as exciting news as it was 6-7 years ago. It helped in getting us good games we couldn't get otherwise but now it's not that great for us, especially if they keep the rule that you can't play a team twice. I would hate for a game @ Air Force to replace a home-and-home with a UConn, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, etc.

I think an agreement with SDSU would be nice where we could just get a home-and-home with them and call it part of the challenge.

A little greedy, are we, AndShock? Why don't we wait until the home-and-homes with UConn and the Oklahoma schools are actually on the schedule before worrying about losing them?

[Anthroshock]

Guarantee the first match up will be Shocks at UNLV or SDSU. This makes me very happy.

[wusphlash]

Road trip.

[jocoshock]

Guarantee the first match up will be Shocks at UNLV or SDSU. This makes me very happy.

New Mexico would not be shabby..

[pie n eye]

This is good news for us and the valley. Now go win some games.

[wusphlash]

Since conferences change daily, here is a list of current MW schools

Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Nevada
New Mexico
San Diego State
San Jose State
UNLV
Utah State
Wyoming

[The Mad Hatter]

Since conferences change daily, here is a list of current MW schools

Air Force - 201
Boise State - 101
Colorado State - 67
Fresno State - 207
Nevada - 225
New Mexico - 83
San Diego State - 34
San Jose State - 347
UNLV - 123
Utah State - 171
Wyoming - 74

I've added the current Kenpom rankings for each team as of 1/15/2015.

[molly jabali]

Since conferences change daily, here is a list of current MW schools

Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Nevada
New Mexico
San Diego State
San Jose State
UNLV
Utah State
Wyoming

after looking at that list, how can anyone think it's NOT a great idea?????

[proshox]

It would be nice if these challenges had flex scheduling. Match up the top performers based on actual results.