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Post by ihatetheducks on Mar 31, 2024 18:12:47 GMT -8
I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up but I was in Albany for both games and talked to some of the parents after the first game. A parent of a player that we very much want to stay (not that we don’t want all to stay) talked about how different things will be next year playing in the WCC. While that doesn’t mean anything for sure it gave me some hope. Go Beavs!
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Post by messi on Mar 31, 2024 19:01:02 GMT -8
I say we pack the Chiles Center, and turn it into Gill Coliseum north.
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 31, 2024 19:29:08 GMT -8
I say we pack the Chiles Center, and turn it into Gill Coliseum north. I think it wouldn't take much to turn every WCC gym into a satellite Gill Coliseum, except Gonzaga (McCarthey Center - 6,000 capacity). I believe for some games in the past where they fully expect a huge crowd their men's team has scheduled into the Spokane Arena (capacity 12,640). They played Pepperdine there this year and drew a full house. I wouldn't expect the Zags to do that against us and risk diluting their home court advantage, but then again, they might want to consider it because it could well provide an insane atmosphere.
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Post by bmoc on Mar 31, 2024 19:57:15 GMT -8
We also should get South Carolina to Gill for a non-conference game next year. Love to see that!
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Post by jfobeav on Mar 31, 2024 20:22:06 GMT -8
Messi, not just the Chiles Center, but all West Coast Conference venues. This is what Gonzaga did in the late 90’s. Most of the California schools had poor attendance. Gonzaga boosters would road-trip and turn games in San Diego, Malibu, LA, Moraga, SF and Santa Clara into virtual home games. And who could blame them? Inexpensive airfare, warm weather destinations in January and February and watching dominant basketball with close friends. I’m hopeful that we can take a page from their book and celebrate this amazing team with 18 “home” conference games.
Washington State, Gonzaga, Oregon State and a potential mystery guest. Maybe 3 or 4 teams invited to the dance. Maybe one national champion.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 31, 2024 20:36:36 GMT -8
Sometimes I think if the parents would leave the players alone they'd be OK, that they're the ones who worry about status, conference affiliation, being on TV all the time, etc., more than the kids do. The courts are 94 feet and the baskets are 10 feet off the ground wherever we play, and we always go by plane. Most kids just want to play.
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Post by rmancarl on Mar 31, 2024 20:47:45 GMT -8
I'm fairly sure that with Oregon State and Washington State will make 11 WCC teams. My understanding is that they plan to have all teams facing each other twice, which will take up 20 of Oregon State's games. The talk has already been about making non-conference play against tough opponents. My question is how many teams will want to play what they know will be a very good OSU team, especially in Corvallis? I expect the Beavs to put together a much more challenging Hawaii tournament, and play in another tournament that brings in some top teams. The Beavs will always want to play games at Gill, so they will bring in who they can....I'm just not sure how many teams will want to travel out here for a likely loss. I do know that SR wants to do everything he can to make next year successful.
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Post by bvrbooster on Mar 31, 2024 21:17:31 GMT -8
I'm fairly sure that with Oregon State and Washington State will make 11 WCC teams. My understanding is that they plan to have all teams facing each other twice, which will take up 20 of Oregon State's games. The talk has already been about making non-conference play against tough opponents. My question is how many teams will want to play what they know will be a very good OSU team, especially in Corvallis? I expect the Beavs to put together a much more challenging Hawaii tournament, and play in another tournament that brings in some top teams. The Beavs will always want to play games at Gill, so they will bring in who they can....I'm just not sure how many teams will want to travel out here for a likely loss. I do know that SR wants to do everything he can to make next year successful. That's why they invented the home and home.
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Post by bennyskid on Apr 1, 2024 6:38:34 GMT -8
Here's how I look at it . . .
In the past, we'd play 10-11 early games against WCC-level opponents. Then we'd play 18 games against Pac-12 opponents.
Let's just imagine that we got the 10 traitors to each sign a home-and-home agreement to play each other over the next two years. (If any team doesn't agree, we go find a comparable team somewhere else.)
Then next year we would play 10 early games against Pac-level opponents, And 18(?) games against WCC opponents. (Which would now include WSU.)
That's not so much of a dropoff. Certainly not enough to keep us from hosting in the NCAAs. It is roughly what UConn does, as the Big East is arguably no stronger than the WCC+Pac2.
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Post by speakthetruth on Apr 1, 2024 6:43:43 GMT -8
We also should get South Carolina to Gill for a non-conference game next year. Love to see that! The SEC leaving the south in any sport is some funny sheet.
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Post by speakthetruth on Apr 1, 2024 6:46:25 GMT -8
Sometimes I think if the parents would leave the players alone they'd be OK, that they're the ones who worry about status, conference affiliation, being on TV all the time, etc., more than the kids do. The courts are 94 feet and the baskets are 10 feet off the ground wherever we play, and we always go by plane. Most kids just want to play. And most of the time the three point line is the same distance at each end of the court. Lol.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 1, 2024 8:53:16 GMT -8
Players from different teams are friends, they talk (or text, or whatever social media they use). I'd like to hear some of those conversations next January or February when those long road trips for the departing Pac-12 teams start to add up and we're on a plane to San Francisco or Los Angeles, like usual.
Of course everyone is excited for a private charter to Albany for an NCAA regional. Not sure how many are excited for a 2- connection commercial trip back to Maryland or New Jersey or Pennsylvania in the dead of winter.
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Post by grayman on Apr 1, 2024 10:24:34 GMT -8
Here's how I look at it . . . In the past, we'd play 10-11 early games against WCC-level opponents. Then we'd play 18 games against Pac-12 opponents. Let's just imagine that we got the 10 traitors to each sign a home-and-home agreement to play each other over the next two years. (If any team doesn't agree, we go find a comparable team somewhere else.) Then next year we would play 10 early games against Pac-level opponents, And 18(?) games against WCC opponents. (Which would now include WSU.) That's not so much of a dropoff. Certainly not enough to keep us from hosting in the NCAAs. It is roughly what UConn does, as the Big East is arguably no stronger than the WCC+Pac2. Yes. This is the scenario I've been talking about as well. It shouldn't be a major problem to put together a nonconference schedule with a lot of the ex-Pac programs. Stanford should be a must.
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Post by sewingbeaver on Apr 1, 2024 10:39:57 GMT -8
Agree scheduling will be a major part of keeping the team competitive.
On another note - can we agree that the players on this roster are what made this season possible?
This morning I chatted with some friends about how this team is so easy to root for and believe in. It has everything to do with character. I take my teen daughter to games a lot (including Portland Sweet 16) and it's so very encouraging to watch how our players respect the game, each other and the authority of the process.
I hope we as fans can remain respectful for the remainder of the off season too.
GO BEAVS!!
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Post by grayman on Apr 1, 2024 10:47:55 GMT -8
Players from different teams are friends, they talk (or text, or whatever social media they use). I'd like to hear some of those conversations next January or February when those long road trips for the departing Pac-12 teams start to add up and we're on a plane to San Francisco or Los Angeles, like usual. Of course everyone is excited for a private charter to Albany for an NCAA regional. Not sure how many are excited for a 2- connection commercial trip back to Maryland or New Jersey or Pennsylvania in the dead of winter. Yes, we know. You keep pounding the table for regionality and I think everyone acknowledges the value in it. The problem is that money outweighs regionality by a huge margin. The 10 ex-Pac schools knew exactly what they were getting into and they still left. Regionality is dead. At least for now. I think the best way moving forward would be to separate football from all other sports. That way you can return to the regional conferences for all other sports. But nothing like that is going to happen anytime soon.
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