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News and Notes for August 31
Although Fresno State and Nevada announced their intentions to leave the WAC for the Mountain West Conference (MWC) two weeks ago, their defection has come up again in the news now that the WAC has stated their plan to collect a $5 million departure penalty from both teams.
Reno Gazette-Journal's Chris Murray has a detailed breakdown of the differing sports budgets for teams in the WAC and MWC.
For one, while the Nevada sports budget of $21.4 million (2008-09) was above the WAC average, the same budget would rank last and well below average ($11 million below) in the MWC. Impact beyond football is broken down as well.
Murray points out that bridging the sports budget gap at Nevada may be difficult when the school is already running a deficit. However, common belief is that playing in the MWC will provide Nevada (and Fresno State) a share of the revenue pie larger than that of the WAC, potentially allowing the Wolfpack to expand their sports budget.
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Many believe that playing football in higher altitudes leads to fatigue and other ailments associated with the thinner air. Apparently, Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstadt will have none of that.
Coach Wannstadt is quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that high altitudes are often an overrated factor.
Pitt has not taken any precautions or changed their practice habits ahead of their tilt against Utah on Thursday. Wannstadt and fullback Henry Hynoski seem confident in their team's conditioning leading up to the game.
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With the cloud of uncertainty surrounding the North Carolina football program, the man at the center of the controversy, Marvin Austin (or at least someone believed to be him), has taken to social networking to state his case.
Sporting News is reporting that someone believed to be Austin has used Facebook to deliver a diatribe regarding the ongoing NCAA investigation.
While UNC coach Butch Davis has announced that T.J. Davis would be the starting quarterback, he has yet to announce the full depth chart for their opener against LSU on Saturday. Austin, as well as Greg Little also part of the NCAA investigation, are practicing with the second team. The uncertainty of the Tar Heels' lineup puts a damper into what should otherwise be a fantastic early-season matchup in Atlanta between teams from the SEC and ACC.
Follow me all season long on Twitter @TrenUWest.
- Fred Sakai
Reno Gazette-Journal's Chris Murray has a detailed breakdown of the differing sports budgets for teams in the WAC and MWC.
For one, while the Nevada sports budget of $21.4 million (2008-09) was above the WAC average, the same budget would rank last and well below average ($11 million below) in the MWC. Impact beyond football is broken down as well.
Murray points out that bridging the sports budget gap at Nevada may be difficult when the school is already running a deficit. However, common belief is that playing in the MWC will provide Nevada (and Fresno State) a share of the revenue pie larger than that of the WAC, potentially allowing the Wolfpack to expand their sports budget.
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Many believe that playing football in higher altitudes leads to fatigue and other ailments associated with the thinner air. Apparently, Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstadt will have none of that.
Coach Wannstadt is quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that high altitudes are often an overrated factor.
Pitt has not taken any precautions or changed their practice habits ahead of their tilt against Utah on Thursday. Wannstadt and fullback Henry Hynoski seem confident in their team's conditioning leading up to the game.
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With the cloud of uncertainty surrounding the North Carolina football program, the man at the center of the controversy, Marvin Austin (or at least someone believed to be him), has taken to social networking to state his case.
Sporting News is reporting that someone believed to be Austin has used Facebook to deliver a diatribe regarding the ongoing NCAA investigation.
While UNC coach Butch Davis has announced that T.J. Davis would be the starting quarterback, he has yet to announce the full depth chart for their opener against LSU on Saturday. Austin, as well as Greg Little also part of the NCAA investigation, are practicing with the second team. The uncertainty of the Tar Heels' lineup puts a damper into what should otherwise be a fantastic early-season matchup in Atlanta between teams from the SEC and ACC.
Follow me all season long on Twitter @TrenUWest.
- Fred Sakai
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