Great thread from a San Diego State board

[ZooCougar]

http://www.aztecmesa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ats&action=display&thread=27949

 

[WestHartHusk]

I think the PAC-12 will be wise to jump on SDSU in the near term. Huge market, nearest teams are UCLA / USC. There is definitely room for them.

 

[UConnDan97]

I've always liked AztecMesa, which makes me like the Aztecs even more. The vast majority of their fans were so upbeat about joining the Big East and there was a genuine enthusiasm and positivity about the possibilities for the new conference. If the sentiment on that board is reflective of the general fanbase, I would ally myself with those guys any day of the week...

 

[nelsonmuntz]

SDSU should be a very strong program. The biggest obstacle is that when you live in the best city in the country, why would you want to go to a football game?

 

[ZooCougar]

http://www.aztecmesa.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=ats&thread=28002&page=2

This thread is more up to date.

 

[ZooCougar]

http://www.aztecmesa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ats&action=display&thread=28006

This thread. LOL

 

[CAHUSKY]

I've always liked AztecMesa, which makes me like the Aztecs even more. ...

Clearly you never visited prior to our NCAA tourney game in 2011. They were the most insufferable bunch of pricks ive ever seen.

 

[Hoophound]

They were awful in 2011 but that's a handful of message board freaks

 

[ctchamps]

Clearly you never visited prior to our NCAA tourney game in 2011. They were the most insufferable bunch of pricks ive ever seen.

When it's war and we're fighting against them people become insufferable. When it's war and they are fighting with us those same insufferable pricks become great guys.!

 

[ZooCougar]

When it's war and we're fighting against them people become insufferable. When it's war and they are fighting with us those same insufferable pricks become great guys.!

Great post.

 

[ctchamps]

Great post.

Funny thing is I was going to say something about Germany and decided less was best. But you being in Germany validates the point.

 

[UConnDan97]

Clearly you never visited prior to our NCAA tourney game in 2011. They were the most insufferable bunch of pricks ive ever seen.

That's a good point. However, let me just say this; at the time that Boise and SDSU were announced to the Big East, there were many from the "original five" (UConn, Cincy, Rutty, Ville, and USF) that were saying "WTF! C-USA 2.0! We don't need them!" Despite all that, the AztecMesa board was not only 95% in favor of joining up with us, but they were extremely psyched to do so! There was a feeling of "We've finally made it!"

If being associated with UConn makes a fanbase feel like that, they immediately get my respect and my seal of approval...

 

[specialisthusky]

I enjoyed their positive attitudes as well, but it left me wondering if hand size and altitude has anything to do with conference realignment.

 

[gars44]

I've always liked AztecMesa, which makes me like the Aztecs even more. The vast majority of their fans were so upbeat about joining the Big East and there was a genuine enthusiasm and positivity about the possibilities for the new conference. If the sentiment on that board is reflective of the general fanbase, I would ally myself with those guys any day of the week...

Dan, everyone in San Diego is upbeat and positive. It's San Diego. Ever been there? Cowherd says it's why San Diego pro teams can't win. The fan base is so content that they don't put any pressure on management to upgrade. They're happy with Norv Turner.

 

[UConnDan97]

Dan, everyone in San Diego is upbeat and positive. It's San Diego. Ever been there? Cowherd says it's why San Diego pro teams can't win. The fan base is so content that they don't put any pressure on management to upgrade. They're happy with Norv Turner.

I've never been west of Iowa! But I can see how fantastic weather and girls in bikinis would make you jolly. Still, if it were that, they would have been fine in the Mountain West too. They just wouldn't have cared, because hey....there are girls in bikinis!!! No, their jubilation of joining us was genuine, my friend.

And I wouldn't blame losing pro teams on how upbeat a crowd is (I don't think all that much of Colin Cowherd, although I've heard he's been pro-UConn recently) or that you need surly bastards to have a winning team. Otherwise, how do you explain the Red Sox for almost 100 years?!?

 

[Davidm]

I've never been west of Iowa! But I can see how fantastic weather and girls in bikinis would make you jolly. Still, if it were that, they would have been fine in the Mountain West too. They just wouldn't have cared, because hey....there are girls in bikinis!!! No, their jubilation of joining us was genuine, my friend.

And I wouldn't blame losing pro teams on how upbeat a crowd is (I don't think all that much of Colin Cowherd, although I've heard he's been pro-UConn recently) or that you need surly bastards to have a winning team. Otherwise, how do you explain the Red Sox for almost 100 years?!?

Cowherd lives in West Hartford (well at least I believe he said that in a sportsnation episode before) I'm not surprised hes pro-UConn, and imo is a knowledgeable espn analyst. Listen to his radio show to get a better grasp of his knowledge of sports instead of sports nation to see what I'm talking about.

 

[Hoophound]

Cowherd lives in West Hartford (well at least I believe he said that in a sportsnation episode before) I'm not surprised hes pro-UConn, and imo is a knowledgeable espn analyst. Listen to his radio show to get a better grasp of his knowledge of sports instead of sports nation to see what I'm talking about.

Cowherd came to CT for his job at Espn. He is from Washington or Oregon I think. He has been increasingly supportive of UConn lately but he was very unsupportive of us back in 2009. He often said Calhoun and his players were "unlikable." Over time he has learned that the b.s. out there is just that.

 

[ZooCougar]

Cowherd admires what Calhoun did. I don't think he likes Calhoun, but he admires Calhoun for making something out of nothing.