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Feb 16, 2018
1:00:56pm

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Home court advantage is due to the home team having a higher proportion of

fans in attendance compared to their opponent. In the WCC, sometimes even on the road, BYU has more fans in attendance. Are you actually trying to say that when BYU went to play in New Mexico, or Vegas, or Wyoming where the heckling was intense and BYU was clearly hated by almost everyone in attendance that it was easier to win? If it's easier to play in an intense environment where everyone hates you on the road I don't know why anyone bothers playing home games...

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Interesting to look at the support of basketball in the MWC vs the WCC

BYUfan92

2/16/18 10:48am

The reason is simple. They are bigger schools and are the

dtownCoug

2/16/18 10:52am

True, I probably shouldnt have said for whatever reason, as you say the

BYUfan92

2/16/18 11:03am

And they (WCC schools) are located in large urban populations

Brigham

2/16/18 11:04am

That characteristic still is true for Gonzaga. They just also support B-Ball

sidsie716

2/17/18 9:09am

They are “the school” in their area. Can’t say the same for basically any other

dtownCoug

2/17/18 9:25am

The MWC is certainly a better fit from an enrollment standpoint

kimdaddy35

2/16/18 10:57am

WCC is a better cultural fit for us. Let's help the WCC build!

boscatar

2/16/18 11:55am

Not going to happen

AC_Coug

2/16/18 12:16pm

But, as WCC improves, so does recruiting competition.

boscatar

2/16/18 12:22pm

Big East schools all have better tradition and more b-ball talent out east

AC_Coug

2/16/18 12:24pm

And when UCLA offered a job to coach Few they said:

flyzag

2/16/18 12:43pm

Here's the WCC v. Big East comparison [for discussion on WCC potential]

boscatar

2/16/18 12:18pm

Totally agree.

Orem58thBall

2/16/18 1:21pm

Stockton metro area is 200K bigger than Spokane

CougarThug

2/16/18 6:35pm

Great post, but a thousand times NO on grand canyon "university"

ArchbishopMitty

2/16/18 9:09pm

But academically and socially the WCC is better.

2/17/18 12:10am

One other point, when BYU comes to town you can increase those attendance

RdF3

2/16/18 11:01am

I've said it before, but playing in a small gym can lull a team to a

Thrill

2/16/18 11:03am

Even going to Wyoming, you knew it would be an opponent who didnt like us

BYUfan92

2/16/18 11:06am

It was almost always 10,000+ in Laramie even if Wyoming was horrible

kimdaddy35

2/16/18 11:07am

Wyoming's horribleness caught up to them. The last several years BYU was in

fortysixn3

2/16/18 3:19pm

A top 10 BYU visited Laramie in 2011 and the announced crowd was 5k. That's bad.

byubyu

2/16/18 3:22pm

It was 38 degree below zero in Laramie at that time (at least according to the

kimdaddy35

2/16/18 4:29pm

Home court advantage is due to the home team having a higher proportion of

SWP

2/16/18 1:00pm

That is not what I am saying. BYU enjoys a home court advantage in some WCC

Thrill

2/16/18 1:21pm

It still feels like you're implying that it's easier for BYU to beat a good UNLV

SWP

2/16/18 9:50pm

WCC affiliation has built stronger inter-faith relationships

Coogar2

2/16/18 12:05pm

Beyond basketball, how have "interfaith relationships" been helped? This

Thrill

2/16/18 12:07pm

Since 2012, the LDS Church and Catholic Church have coordinated on numerous

Coogar2

2/16/18 12:21pm

And thus the problem with byu sports. Priorities at the top

AC_Coug

2/16/18 12:27pm

Being in the WCC doesn't mean that BYU has to lose to WCC teams as much

Coogar2

2/16/18 4:21pm

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boscatar

2/16/18 12:28pm

Zags now frown on mocking missionaries because Wade is on the team.

CougarThug

2/16/18 9:08pm

Same. So boring. I feel like it’s a chore to watch all but 4 games a year

2/16/18 1:57pm

I would rather play better teams. WCC has better teams.

Lance71

2/16/18 2:07pm

LOL!!!!!

Jdoc

2/16/18 4:43pm

All ranking systems rate the MWC well above the WCC.

Jdoc

2/16/18 5:44pm

Except the one that actually matters. NCAA tournament wins.

Lance71

2/16/18 7:30pm

Gonzaga to the rescue!

Jdoc

2/16/18 7:35pm

Ahem. SMC has as many NCAA wins in the past 3 years as the entire MWC.

2/16/18 10:55pm

And the Big West had UNLV, National Champions.

Jdoc

2/16/18 11:09pm

The WCC has Gonzaga, SMC and BYU. It's far and away better at the top

2/17/18 12:08am

I too believe that the middle tier of the WCC is improving and will show better

scott715

2/17/18 12:41pm

I respect your position except for the history part. The MWC is a very new

Jdoc

2/17/18 1:21pm

Thank you for a reasoned position. However, as a point of fact, the WCC does have a much stronger history.

2/17/18 2:34pm

If the WCC is so strong, why do none of the WCC support their teams?

Richbyu

2/17/18 4:32pm

Facts are facts. The WCC has a better history, both long term and short term.

2/17/18 5:28pm

The WCC is definitely better at the top.

TrappistF

2/16/18 10:59pm

I think we all knew moving to WCC would be a step down from MWC.

Hill4Heisman

2/16/18 2:12pm

A step down from what the MWC was at that time. Now? Meh.

CougarThug

2/16/18 9:09pm

The WCC was our "Plan B". Originally we preferred to join the WAC

Richbyu

2/16/18 10:25pm

Agreed!!

TheAirForceCoug

2/16/18 2:35pm

I agree. The WCC Group of 7 (7 worst schools) are terrible.

Richbyu

2/16/18 10:28pm

I don't really care about them not making the tourney... they have beaten us too

TheAirForceCoug

2/17/18 12:37am

maybe they just need to print more tickets?

icecougar

2/16/18 5:51pm

MWC holds it's tourny in an arena that holds more than 9k

chirocoug

2/17/18 4:59am

Don't forget Blurty vision MTN TV

EFM_Coug

2/17/18 10:40am

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