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Post by beaverwbb fan on Dec 20, 2023 11:57:42 GMT -8
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Post by beaverstever on Dec 20, 2023 12:10:59 GMT -8
Really good outcome for the athletes in terms of travel and ability for local families to follow their kid’s games. Not sure what to think otherwise.
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Post by rgeorge on Dec 20, 2023 12:29:44 GMT -8
Really good outcome for the athletes in terms of travel and ability for local families to follow their kid’s games. Not sure what to think otherwise. Better for wbb than mbb! |
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Post by bmoc on Dec 20, 2023 12:38:02 GMT -8
It definitely stabilizes us while we attempt to regroup. I just hope it doesn't encourage anyone to step into the portal.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 20, 2023 13:47:20 GMT -8
Other then Gonzaga, the WCC is garbage in wbb. Better than nothing as far as scheduling goes I guess. Hopefully that won't end up being a permanent home. Although none of the other western conferences are much. Mountain West is maybe a bit better than the others. Not sure the WCC is really any better than Big West or Big Sky honestly (other than the Zags of course). WAC is probably bottom of the barrel. No good choices. That is all in regards to womens hoops. It probably varies from sport to sport in terms of the relative strength of the conferences.
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Post by rmancarl on Dec 20, 2023 13:49:57 GMT -8
Really good outcome for the athletes in terms of travel and ability for local families to follow their kid’s games. Not sure what to think otherwise. Better for wbb than mbb! Echo what beaversterver said. At least all the schools are close by. Not sure if Raegan, Timea, and company want to finish their career in the WCC. SR has a lot of work to do to keep the team together and playing for the Beavs. This may be his toughest task yet. |
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Post by sportsfan85 on Dec 20, 2023 13:56:50 GMT -8
Is the WCC an automatic qualifier for March Madness? If they are then win conference tournament and qualify for the big dance. We can even host a 1st and 2nd round games.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 20, 2023 14:02:07 GMT -8
Is the WCC an automatic qualifier for March Madness? If they are then win conference tournament and qualify for the big dance. We can even host a 1st and 2nd round games. Yes the conference tourney winner gets an auto bid. For many years they sent two teams with Gonzaga and BYU. Not sure if they've ever gotten 3 in. BYU has exited. |
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Post by ricke71 on Dec 20, 2023 16:13:54 GMT -8
Other then Gonzaga, the WCC is garbage in wbb. Better than nothing as far as scheduling goes I guess. Hopefully that won't end up being a permanent home. Although none of the other western conferences are much. Mountain West is maybe a bit better than the others. Not sure the WCC is really any better than Big West or Big Sky honestly (other than the Zags of course). WAC is probably bottom of the barrel. No good choices. That is all in regards to womens hoops. It probably varies from sport to sport in terms of the relative strength of the conferences. Looking at the 2023 Conference RPI for WBB, WCC is best choice in the western states ------ ------ Conference RPI (2023 season): PAC 12: 1st overall WCC: 9th (but, only 2 teams in the top 80 NET ranking - Gonzaga & U. of Portland)) Big Sky: 16 MWC: 18 WAC: 19 Big West: 21 For 2024 / 2025, with the addition of OSU (and WSU), you'd expect the WCC to creep up a bit. Especially if the Beavs stay intact. WCC Travel schedule should be ideal for the student-athletes. Might help west coast recruiting. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 20, 2023 16:52:42 GMT -8
Those Beavs/Pilots showdowns gonna be LIT 🔥! |
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Post by grayman on Dec 20, 2023 18:01:03 GMT -8
It wouldn't surprise me if a player or two decided to hit the portal, but I also think there's a decided difference between this particular group of OSU athletes and those in some of the other sports.
I think there's a strong bond between most of these players, something that TVO alluded to not long ago.
I think most of them want to be at Oregon State and play for the Beavers. And most seem to like Rueck and the staff.
TVO isn't going anywhere. She's from the PNW and will be a senior.
I don't think Beers would be inclined to leave. Just doesn't seem to be the type. She seems pretty happy at OSU.
And while the WCC is a far cry from the Pac-12, there's no doubt in my mind that this roster rolls through it and lands a NCAA berth. Pretty sure everyone on the teams knows that. Why wouldn't they want to be the WCC's women's version of Gonzaga for a couple years?
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 20, 2023 18:10:09 GMT -8
It wouldn't surprise me if a player or two decided to hit the portal, but I also think there's a decided difference between this particular group of OSU athletes and those in some of the other sports. I think there's a strong bond between most of these players, something that TVO alluded to not long ago. I think most of them want to be at Oregon State and play for the Beavers. And most seem to like Rueck and the staff. TVO isn't going anywhere. She's from the PNW and will be a senior. I don't think Beers would be inclined to leave. Just doesn't seem to be the type. She seems pretty happy at OSU. And while the WCC is a far cry from the Pac-12, there's no doubt in my mind that this roster rolls through it and lands a NCAA berth. Pretty sure everyone on the teams knows that. Why wouldn't they want to be the WCC's women's version of Gonzaga for a couple years? Well, Gonzaga IS the women's version of Gonzaga in the WCC. They have ruled the conference for years and are always in the Tourney. They beat Stanford and Arizona handily this year. They will lose a lot. They start 5 Seniors, maybe 2 of them can come back for another year if they choose. But they've lost a bunch of players before and just keep rolling along. |
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Post by grayman on Dec 20, 2023 18:16:21 GMT -8
It wouldn't surprise me if a player or two decided to hit the portal, but I also think there's a decided difference between this particular group of OSU athletes and those in some of the other sports. I think there's a strong bond between most of these players, something that TVO alluded to not long ago. I think most of them want to be at Oregon State and play for the Beavers. And most seem to like Rueck and the staff. TVO isn't going anywhere. She's from the PNW and will be a senior. I don't think Beers would be inclined to leave. Just doesn't seem to be the type. She seems pretty happy at OSU. And while the WCC is a far cry from the Pac-12, there's no doubt in my mind that this roster rolls through it and lands a NCAA berth. Pretty sure everyone on the teams knows that. Why wouldn't they want to be the WCC's women's version of Gonzaga for a couple years? Well, Gonzaga IS the women's version of Gonzaga in the WCC. They have ruled the conference for years and are always in the Tourney. They beat Stanford and Arizona handily this year. They will lose a lot. They start 5 Seniors, maybe 2 of them can come back for another year if they choose. But they've lost a bunch of players before and just keep rolling along. Yeah, I forgot how good they've been. Was thinking about in the past when they've been good at that level but not close to the level of the men's program comparatively. And while it was huge to get a win over Stanford, Cameron Brink was sick, played 11 or 12 minutes in the first half and didn't play at all in the second half. And it was at Gonzaga. Not sure you're going to get the same result if the teams meet in the NCAA tournament. Still like OSU's chances next year, assuming the Beavers stick together. |
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Post by sportsfan85 on Dec 20, 2023 18:28:30 GMT -8
That would make a great Northwest rivalry with the Lady Zags. I think this group stays together for their time in Corvallis they seem to love playing with and for each other. The key is making the tourney.
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Post by grayman on Dec 20, 2023 18:35:31 GMT -8
That would make a great Northwest rivalry with the Lady Zags. I think this group stays together for their time in Corvallis they seem to love playing with and for each other. The key is making the tourney. Yeah, and you throw WSU into the mix and that's a decent top of the conference. |
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