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Sep 18, 2026
Gary DickmanHOST
We'll find out.
Gary DickmanHOST
But the one that I went to, I saw Gonzaga and St. Mary's in the West Coast Conference Championship when I was in town for the Big West Tournament two years ago, I believe.
Gary DickmanHOST
And it was packed.
Gary DickmanHOST
And I asked several people who worked there what the capacity was.
Mitch HarperHOST
I don't think you fear Kansas anymore.
Mitch HarperHOST
When BYU was in the WCC, it was scary to go up against Gonzaga.
Mitch HarperHOST
And you thought going to the Big 12...
Mitch HarperHOST
Man, good luck winning a game ever against Kansas.
Rob DausterHOST
So that's another part of this conversat- I guess, I guess we need to have that part of the conversation as well because this is a...
Rob DausterHOST
When you're Gonzaga in the Big Tw- or the, the WCC, you know about all the road trips.
Rob DausterHOST
You know what you're gonna face when you go to these different programs.
Rob DausterHOST
You know what to expect from a, a San Francisco team.
John MartinHOST
But yeah.
John MartinHOST
I mean, I, I, I'd be interested.
John MartinHOST
I don't know how much better it is, 'cause I, I will say for the WCC it got better there at the end.
John MartinHOST
Like, I feel like it was certainly more credible at the end.
John RothsteinHOST
He's a coach that did, I thought at St. Mary's, one of the great coaching jobs that we have seen in the last two and a half decades in college basketball.
John RothsteinHOST
Randy Bennett, won 75% of his games in West Coast Conference play and 72% of his games overall in 25 years at St. Mary's.
John RothsteinHOST
St. Mary's went to the Sweet 16 once in 2010, beating Villanova and Providence to get there.
John RothsteinHOST
The rebuild is not going to be easy at Arizona State.
John RothsteinHOST
The gem and the cornerstone of this rendition of Arizona State basketball is going to be Paulus Marouskis, who played for Randy Bennett at Arizona State.
John RothsteinHOST
He is obviously the most highly touted player that Randy Bennett brought in.
John RothsteinHOST
You're going to see other players who Randy Bennett coached or also coached against in the West Coast Conference as a major part of this nucleus.
John RothsteinHOST
Joel Foxwell from Portland.
Jim RootHOST
That is what we're calling them, and that will be the Pac-12, the A-10, the Mountain West, the American, and the Missouri Valley.
Jim RootHOST
We're nudging up over the new-look WCC, so congratulations to the Missouri Valley for being inducted into the top 10 this week.
Jim RootHOST
And Will, that's gonna lead right into our stat of the day.
Jim RootHOST
And I recorded a podcast with Kevin Sweeney and Evan Miyakawa yesterday, that'll be out on Evan's feed, previewing his rankings that are set to come out on Friday this week.
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Will WarrenHOST
The guy can shoot a little bit.
Will WarrenHOST
I mean, he's a great, you know, scorer down low.
Will WarrenHOST
I, I don't necessarily know that like on average competition is going to be that much better than it would've been in the WCC, so you'll probably get those same complaints.
Will WarrenHOST
But Gonzaga plays such a bonkers non-conference slate every year that it kinda doesn't matter.
Andy PattonHOST
And then the A-10 has two, and that's it.
Andy PattonHOST
Like, there's not two from the WCC, from the Pac-12, from the Mountain West, from any other conferences out there.
Andy PattonHOST
It is just two from the A-10, and that is it.
Andy PattonHOST
And Again, we have seen a trend towards less mid-major teams getting into the field as of late, but this being expanded, we'd think maybe you'd sneak a few others.
Andy PattonHOST
And like Gonzaga is a little bit bulletproof in that regard, just because of who they have been for so long.
Andy PattonHOST
But like, yeah, I think it matters if Utah State gets thumped by both teams.
Andy PattonHOST
SMU and USC, or if they're playing a couple of WCC teams in Santa Clara and or in St. Mary's.
Andy PattonHOST
And I think Santa Clara is the other one.
Andy PattonHOST
And then the A-10 has two, and that's it.
Andy PattonHOST
Like, there's not two from the WCC, from the Pac-12, from the Mountain West, from any other conferences out there.
Andy PattonHOST
It is just two from the A-10, and that is it.
Andy PattonHOST
Again, we have seen a trend towards less mid-major teams getting into the field as of late, but this being expanded, we'd think maybe you'd sneak a few others.
Liz DargerGUEST
It has for me.
Liz DargerGUEST
Covenant Morgan Bailey, the shy ninth grader who couldn't receive a pass, went on to play basketball here at BYU, eventually earning West Coast Conference Player of the Year and All-America honors.
Liz DargerGUEST
We've stayed in close touch, and I was thrilled when she told me she was preparing to receive her Temple endowment last year.
Liz DargerGUEST
I texted asking what she had been learning during her preparation that stood out to her.
Jake HatchHOST
Well, when wind of that got to Mountain West, then Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson, he immediately essentially fired back across the bow of BYU, invited Fresno State and a handful of other schools to join the Mountain West Conference who had been in the WAC, all but scuttling BYU's original plan.
Jake HatchHOST
BYU pivoted, kept going independent in football, and then ultimately stuck their other sports in the West Coast Conference.
Jake HatchHOST
Well, there were multiple schools when this all went down that swore up and down that they would never play BYU in football ever again.
Jake HatchHOST
And one of those, yes, one of them, is back on the schedule, and it's happening Saturday night.
Gary ParrishHOST
You just can't do it.
Gary ParrishHOST
If you could be Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference, that would still be okay.
Gary ParrishHOST
Okay, so why can't they be Gonzaga?
Jeff CalkinsGUEST
in the West Coast Conference in the American.
Gary ParrishHOST
I think Gonzaga carved out a real brand over multiple decades where it was just like that was a place you go and you might not play too many high-profile games in January, February.
Gary ParrishHOST
But you're going to.
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