As I wrote in my season preview, Denver coach Joe Scott set up a non-conference schedule that was bound to result in some early losses for the Pioneers. That was part of the plan: to learn from the early missteps, and get better in time for conference play. But there were supposed to be some wins mixed in with the… Read more »
Moments ago, DU basketball coach Joe Scott, speaking at the school’s weekly press conference, answered a question that I submitted through the Internet about the WAC situation. This was my question:
As I explained yesterday, I belatedly discovered (with considerable embarrassment) that the original name for my University of Denver men’s basketball blog, “The Pioneer Post,” was already taken by another, stats-based blog about DU hoops. The folks who run that site gave me permission to keep using the name, but upon consideration, I decided to change it anyway, to avoid… Read more »
Twitter: #DU joined a zombie conference. It’s over. #WACPANIC RT @murphsturph: N. Texas says it’s not interested in joining WAC: http://bit.ly/hnXrHN
Twitter: RT @DesNewsKraig: North Texas is the final grasp. If they turn it down, it’s going to be hard to find 8th fball school | If so, RIP WAC. #DU
Twitter: RT @KraigW: Benson “very confident” legislation will pass to waive continuity provisions | In other words, WAC survives w/o 6 core teams #DU
Twitter: RT @LATechPWalsh: WAC has reached out to North Texas and would welcome TCU’s other sports should TCU Football join the Big East | #DU
As I tweeted, my plan to write up Thursday’s DU-CSU game this weekend was scuttled by computer issues. I still plan to post something prior to Wednesday’s Alcorn State game. But for now, a rather different issue, from the annals of EPIC FAIL…
Twitter: WAC “in talks about reaching out to North Texas”; Benson “expects NCAA to reexamine rules on continuity of membership” http://aol.it/c6hJDH #DU
Twitter: RT @jaredeborn: “Right now, there’s no backup plan,” Benson said. http://aol.it/dgT87F … In other words “We’re screwed.” USU, UI, SJSU, NMSU, LTU panic mode #DU