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The Alliance needs to keep the tournament in Las Vegas. The Pac 12 is talking to MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA about moving the Pac 12 tournament from LA to Vegas beginning next year. That will mean the following conferences will converge on Sin City next March: West Coast Conference including a ton of BYU, Gonzaga and St. Mary's fans, WAC including many Hawaii and Utah State fans, MWC including the home town Rebels and a ton of fans from SDSU and New Mexico, and the Pac 12 including a ton of Arizona fans, Cali fans...Over 40 teams will be in the city for the first two weekends in March 2013 - talk about an epic basketball environment. All tournament games happen at the Thomas & Mack, The Orleans Arena, Cox Pavillion (MWC Women's) and now MGM. What a great site that will be able to be a part of. I've got my ticket for section four Air Force vs New Mexico and Wyoming vs UNLV tomorrow night! GMG

Forgive my ignorance but were there a lot of players from last year on the bench tonight? If so how do they not have a killer instinct and play smart the final half of the second half to ensure last year doesn't happen again? I mean these eagles are the rangers. Nobody seems really urgent and mad enough to do a Dirk and rip the heart out of the other team? It's crazy. After Maverick mania last year it has been a Rangers collapse and another Mean Green collapse. Crazy. GMG

I will say that it stinks at times. But if you talk to horned frog fan they experienced some serious disappointments before experiencing all the joys they have earned. The mean green nation bleeds green and white and the future will be fun. It will contain a buttload of disappointments and some joys. But it is our team and this fall will be our time. hate being owned by WKU - football in Apogee now this. Oh well it was fun seeing them on national tv. Time to book a hotel for baton rouge. GMG

This is a hard team to invest in. I only saw them twice living out of town - UTA and this give away. I did see them beat Southern I believe it was. Either way they play stupid ball at times undisciplined frantic...That is how I see this team with an untrained eye. the future is excellent - not with this style of franatic play. this was it I am afraid. We don't sniff the tourney once in the Alliance and does anyone really think Western is going to step back next year? Love my Alma Mater but this rerun is disgusting. Nice season. Bring on football. GMG

Opportunities need to be seized! Let's go get that ticket to the dance Mean Green!!!!! GMG

Way to go Mean Green!!!!! Let's go get that ticket!!!!! GMG

The schedule is kind of weak but I see a bowl game cherry on the top at the end of this baby. So yes 11.10 will be the last home game in Denton but we will be bowling somewhere with the MG faithful! GMG

I think it should stay the Sun Belt. But if it must change: The American South Conference - the Mountain West worked well for all players involved. Footprint is in the south. The Mountain West has footprint in the west but had TCU. GMG

Now if we can get into the Alliance and somehow keep Boise State, then we are talking about an even more desireable league. Don't count out BYU either. I know they have a sweet deal with ESPN for football but they cannot love the WCC for their basketball and other programs. Having two nationally ranked football powers coming from the West into the Mega League could make this very interesting. Our time is now Mean Green Nation! Lets go make a splash in the Springs, get some national pub and get ready to ROCK the Belt this fall. GMG

I want Houston SMU and Memphis gone because if SMU comes back we are toast. SMU does not control our destiny but the new mega league would only need one Metro presence. Dang I hope they stay away from our new opportunity. Boise and San Diego State are going to hate the new Big West and WAC for their bball teams. They are leaving a Mountain West that is number 5 in the country ahead of the ACC, has 3 ranked teams for the first time ever and is a league in which every team has a winning basketball record. I know football drives this bus, but when your hoops have and continue to blossom on the national stage it is something that is important to think about. The West loves basketball! GMG

Living in Mountain West country I feel like Boise State is really contemplating their move to the BE. I just don't feel the excitement from them especially since they like the rivalries with the programs out West like CSU, UNLV and UNM in basketball. Throw in AF and Wyoming in football and one has to wonder if they are the broncos if the WAC will even be there to put their other sports into. They already delayed their departure from the MW a year. I wonder if they are wanting to see if the BE survives and frankly if it makes sense for them to move especially if there is no more AQ in the coming years. I have nothing against UTSA or TSU, but we should be aspiring to join a conference with established progams like AF, Tulsa, UTEP, UNM, UNLV, Fresno, Southern Miss and Tulsa. Nothing against MTSU, the Cajuns and Arkie State but we are in a different tier than some of the programs that want to join the party. GMG

The UNLV President stated the two driving forces in expansion are academics and market size. I feel good about our chances. He also is excited about growing the UNLV brand out East while maintained regional rivalries. I look forward to growing the Mean Green brand east and west and finally nurturing our regional rivalries with Rice, Tulsa, Tulane, UTEP, New Mexico and Southern Miss. Getting nationally ranked UNLV in the Superpit will be great and I look forward to seeing us play at Marshall one day - battle of the GREEN!!!!! GMG

It helps to be slightly more confident:) I believe that we WILL win! GMG

So Aztec fans made their way to Las Vegas in droves over the weekend and the Thomas and Mack was rocking yesterday. SDSU does the I Believe We Can Win chant at Viejas Arena and they make it portable to take on the road. They jumped into it literally on cue in the upper level yesterday and made their presence known to the 18,500 in attendance. Forgive my ignorance if the Pit Crew already does this, but I think it would be great to practice in the final few home games and take it to Hot Springs. We could even tweak it up a bit and say I believe in the Mean Green! It's a little occupy like but effective and I am all about a good steal. One other one came from the gym the other day. A Bishop Gorman student was wearing a bright orange shirt that read G Block on the front. The back read "Thou shall not sit..." A nice take on a local Catholic school out here but I like it. A lot of pride in that crazy student section for their football and basketball games. The UNLV student section is called The Rebellion and they brought it yesterday. Way to go Rebels in what was one of the best college basketball games I have seen in person. As Coach Rice says, he sells The Rebellion when recruiting students to UNLV. We have a very nice program in Denton and making the Pit Crew a place to be can be exciting. It needs a name. They are the Pit Crew, but what is our student section called? That is a brainstorm and raffle in the making. Name the student section for 2012. UNLV's section use to be Kruegers Korner. I love The Rebellion and think it is here to stay for awhile. Check out youtube to hear the SDSU "I believe that we can win" chant. GMG

Las Vegas is used to big events at the Grand Garden Arena and Mandalay Bay, but today it is about the Thomas and Mack. One of the most anticipated heavyweight bouts takes place between UNLV and San Diego State. To see a future conference mate in action check out the NBC Sports Network at 3pm Dallas time. The Rebels lead in bball attendance on the West Coast and the sold out arena will be INSANE!!!!! Tailgate starts at 10:00 AM for 1:00 PM tipoff. Nothing would be finer than to see the Mean Green Nation invade Sin City on a regular basis. GMG

Heck. If SDSU can simply begin sending inuendos and get a Big East invite, I guess anything is possible. Adding the top destination city in the country with a hot up and coming bball program is not something I see happening but who knows these days! The bball talent that comes out of Las Vegas is crazy and the Big 12 could begin to dance in the Pac 12's neighborhood. I think CUSA and MWC poaching is finally over. That is why I think they decide the future of merger soon. As for thinking big we need to continue to grow our programs. The Dallas playground, 100,000 alums, baseball coming - the ACC and Pac 12 don't have a Texas presence yet. How long until they begin looking at the rich real estate. A "boise state" build by UNT could open up doors in the next 5 years as I don't see the landscape of college football ever going stagnant again. Glad the Rebels are thinking big (the AD out here in Vegas does). We should too. GMG

Don't forget to bring the Green Brigade Punching Bag to the off-season party! GMG

I like the way ESPN is handling this. It is a tribute to one of the greatest leaders in my lifetime. I am so glad he does not have to go through the legal mess and see another leader take over his team for a full season. God bless the victims. God bless JoPa. I love college football and all that he did for the game that I love will be remembered forever. GPSU

I am just so glad to have shed that regular gig on the Bottom 10. My friends and I smiled and were pleasantly surprised at watching win after win at Apogee last year. We had never seen them win back to back home games or had that great aftertaste in a long time. So yes the times are a changing and the horizon is Green. We will become that Green Beacon on the Hill again soon. GMG

Indeed Arkstfan. Always appreciate your posts and here is to another great year ahead!

I love the Utah campus and Salt Lake City is really nice. Park City is even greater and the entire region is a six hour drive from Vegas. I love the campus and found the city clean and welcoming. I love the mountain restaurants, trees, clean city and amazing hiking opportunities throughout the state. Moab and Zion in Utah are driveable and two of my favorite hiking places on the planet. Utah Ute sports are fun even though I feel they are a bit obscure in the Pac 12 now. GMG

Remember when the introduced SOW with those hints of what was to come. I like the idea of maximizing the mystique of the SOW. People not close to the Mean Green have to wonder why the Eagle Wings, why the Mean Green? Who are they? But I remember them. Love Gundy's OSU football shirt on the sideline tonight. I've seen the football design before in Apogee bookstore but don't recall it being that exact style - very cool. GMG

I am just impressed by the quality of coaches our league is developing and attracting. That was some nice pub for Arkie State and the league last night. Yeah yeah they never mentioned the Sun Belt but college football fans know exactly where Arkie State lives. I like our Southern affiliation and look forward to continuing the development of these rivalries while we live here. If we go CUSA So Miss Memphis Marshall and ECU would be fun to fight with in addition to our neighbors up north and down south. Until then GO BELT! GMG

Amen brother!

This screams of isolationism. They are trying to stem the tied of crazy change in college football. Who knows what the sport will even look like in 2017 if we are all even still on this planet:) GMG