UNLV is slowly coming back to relevance

[cayin]

Yup, MWC dropped the ball in the tourney. Especially that UNM loss.

However, New Mexico did go into Cincy and beat a top 10 team at the time in their own building...(the same team you lost to on neutral court.)

Colorado St. beat former Big 12 Missouri in the first round...
San Diego St. beat Oklahoma by 15 in the first round.
We beat you by 12 with 2 freshman, 2 transfers and 3rd string center.

I don't get this Big 12 superior talk. You have Kansas...which puts you over the top. Baylor was good with vegas kid Jackson. Other than that I don't see many teams that would be favorites or even top 3 in the MWC.

In fact, since 2010, Big 12 is 14-19 vs MWC teams.

Oh my goodness. Maybe last year the the MWC was on par, but over the course of the last 15 years, or even longer, forget about it, the better basketball was played in the Big 12. It is not even close on that either. The Big 12 spent many years as the RPI's second best conference by seasons end, that was a heck of a run. UNLV won against ISU last year, but it was a home game and they played ISU before Iowa State started to gel, which wasn't until after January. By March ISU was better, they went into Dayton and would would have beat the second seeded Buckeyes in the their back yard if it were not for a crap call, I doubt UNLV could have done that. Or beat a 7 seed by 27 points like ISU did as well.

And your stat about head to head competition since 2010, do you have a link? I want to see what teams have played. Sometimes that stat is misleading because it could be bottom teams from one league playing the majority of the matchups.

 

[Vaughn2UNLV]

The big12 has 105 games televised MWC has 31. Iowa State has 16 games on the espn family of networks with 2 being only available online. UNLV has 5 games with 3 only available online.

You seem lost.
BCS runs the tv contracts. I already said Big 12 FB> MWC FB by far.

Glad you get good exposure. Should really help you out on your recruitment of Vaughn....like it did Ohio St and Indiana for Goodluck Okonoboh.

Exposure will get better. This is the first year with the ESPN contract and they don't even have first bid rights...CBS does.

 

[Vaughn2UNLV]

Oh my goodness. Maybe last year the the MWC was on par, but over the course of the last 15 years, or even longer, forget about it, the better basketball was played in the Big 12. It is not even close on that either. The Big 12 spent many years as the RPI's second best conference by seasons end, that was a heck of a run. UNLV won against ISU last year, but it was a home game and they played ISU before Iowa State started to gel, which wasn't until after January. By March ISU was better, they went into Dayton and would would have beat the second seeded Buckeyes in the their back yard if it were not for a crap call, I doubt UNLV could have done that. Or beat a 7 seed by 27 points like ISU did as well.

And your stat about head to head competition since 2010, do you have a link? I want to see what teams have played. Sometimes that stat is misleading because it could be bottom teams from one league playing the majority of the matchups.

Mountain West - vs. Others - Basketball State


MWC vs Big 12

	Big 12 (2-1, .667)
Fri 11/09/12 - Fresno State 53 Texas 55 Sat 11/24/12 - Iowa State 70 UNLV 82 Fri 03/22/13 - Oklahoma 55 San Diego State 70

	Big 12 (4-4, .500)
Tue 11/23/10 - Wyoming 62 Missouri 72 Wed 12/08/10 - Texas Christian 81 Texas Tech 77 Wed 12/08/10 - Colorado State 83 Colorado 90 Sat 12/11/10 - Texas Christian 56 Nebraska 70 Sat 12/11/10 - Colorado State 55 Kansas 76 Tue 12/21/10 - UNLV 63 Kansas State 59 Wed 12/22/10 - New Mexico 89 Colorado 76 Wed 12/29/10 - New Mexico 61 Texas Tech 60

Big 12 (6-4, .600)

Sat 11/21/09 - Texas Christian 77 Nebraska 90 Sat 11/28/09 - Oklahoma State 77 Utah 55 Tue 12/08/09 - Texas Tech 80 Texas Christian 70 Thu 12/10/09 - Colorado 62 Colorado State 77 Sat 12/12/09 - Oklahoma 78 Utah 73 Sat 12/12/09 - New Mexico 84 Texas A&M 81 Sat 12/12/09 - Kansas State 95 UNLV 80 Wed 12/23/09 - Nebraska 66 Brigham Young 88 Tue 12/29/09 - Texas Tech 75 New Mexico 90 Sat 03/20/10 - Brigham Young 72 Kansas State 84

Big 12 (6-4, .600)

Wed 11/19/08 - Nebraska 62 Texas Christian 50 Wed 12/03/08 - Texas Christian 62 Colorado 46 Wed 12/10/08 - Colorado State 56 Colorado 75 Sat 12/13/08 - Utah 52 Oklahoma 70 Sat 12/20/08 - New Mexico 78 Texas Tech 86 Tue 01/06/09 - Texas Christian 85 Texas Tech 80 Tue 03/17/09 - Nebraska 71 New Mexico 83 Thu 03/19/09 - Texas A&M 79 Brigham Young 66 Fri 03/20/09 - Kansas State 52 San Diego State 70 Tue 03/31/09 - Baylor 76 San Diego State 62

 

[mctallerton]

are you lost? your friend posted that he didnt know the details so i provided them.

and we are all really happy for you that you landed some kid over two other schools. maybe you should brag about it on their message boards. exposure will not get better. that is what it is 16 games vs 5. if you like i can like you both schools schedules and you can see for yourself.

 

[Vaughn2UNLV]

are you lost? your friend posted that he didnt know the details so i provided them.

and we are all really happy for you that you landed some kid over two other schools. maybe you should brag about it on their message boards. exposure will not get better. that is what it is 16 games vs 5. if you like i can like you both schools schedules and you can see for yourself.

I'm not doubting the schedules for tv. I'm stating Big 12 basketball is getting exposure because of Big 12 football....

MWC basketball is getting the exposure it is because of bad MWC football....

 

[mctallerton]

i think you really are this dense and i feel bad for you. who cares why the big12 and isu have more games on tv, the point is THEY HAVE MORE GAMES ON TV. that is exposure.

 

[CyCrazy]

and how far is the drive from his parents house to iowa st? like 5 hours or so? unlv is about the same flight time. i dont see the travel being an issue

How about cost of travel? You don't seem to bright.

 

[mctallerton]

How about cost of travel? You don't seem to bright.

i think the college rankings gap is really starting to show

 

[Vaughn2UNLV]

i think you really are this dense and i feel bad for you. who cares why the big12 and isu have more games on tv, the point is THEY HAVE MORE GAMES ON TV. that is exposure.

If that is your point then okay then.

The point of my original coming in here was the bashing of the MWC. Why play in the MWC when you can play in the 'almighty Big 12.'

MWC and Big 12 basketball wise aren't so different. Take Kansas and this year OSU out and the conference isn't so good.

 

[cycloneG]

If that is your point then okay then.

The point of my original coming in here was the bashing of the MWC. Why play in the MWC when you can play in the 'almighty Big 12.'

MWC and Big 12 basketball wise aren't so different. Take Kansas and this year OSU out and the conference isn't so good.

Remove the top two teams from the MWC and they aren't much better than the Missouri valley.

 

[Vaughn2UNLV]

Remove the top two teams from the MWC and they aren't much better than the Missouri valley.

nah, MWC is like 27-8 the last few years in MWC vs MVC challenge.

 

[cycloneG]

nah, MWC is like 27-8 the last few years in MWC vs MVC challenge.

I'm going to start responding to your posts in the same manner.

Iowa State's mascot has won more national championships than UNLV' s.

 

[CyCrazy]

nah, MWC is like 27-8 the last few years in MWC vs MVC challenge.

LOL, are you serious? How in any way shape or form does that strengthen your argument?

 

[ISUAgronomist]

LOL, are you serious? How in any way shape or form does that strengthen your argument?

because mashed potatoes.

 

[cycloneG]

A full grown bear can run as fast as a horse.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

A full grown bear can run as fast as a horse.

Not a MWC horse!!!!! A MWC horse is 18-12 against a regular bear.

 

[CycloneErik]

I wore socks today. All day long.

 

[cycloneG]

29% of the US lives in the central time zone. 5% live in the mountain time zone. Big 12 wins!

 

[CyArob]

Alabama > Georgia State

 

[EYEoftheSTORM]

Why doesn't UNLV come play a game in Hilton, then we will see who is the better team. After all your game against ISU last year was practically a home game for you.