Aggies now conference mates!
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Excited! NMSU and UTEP should always have a close, healthy rivalry. It’s going to be a good thing for both schools and I would think that the majority of fans from each institution will welcome these matchups. Geographically and culturally it makes perfect sense. I love seeing UTEP beat NMSU as much as anyone, but I really believe this will benefit both schools.
Option 4 for me: I'm just happy we weren't forced into becoming independent
We play them every year in football and basketball as if they were conference mates already. This frees up one football game and two basketball games for better competition or money games.
Geographically it makes sense. Both schools can now become travel partners. It should help both with the travel costs. Scheduling wise, it'll free up a non-conference spot in football and two in basketball. As someone posted in another thread, I'd like to see UTEP and NMSU be the last game of the football schedule. For basketball, both teams will now play each other around February and March, when both teams will be more well oiled. Should make for more a more exciting basketball rivalry.
As an alum for both schools, it's a dream come true. Folks covered the reasons above, but I think we are stronger together. If we can both somehow get football going consistently and pack some stadiums, it will make both schools look like an attractive MWC option.
Sports writers already talk about how the Battle for I-10 is one of the best rivalries you never knew about, and perhaps now that the games will have more meaning, it'll give us a better national spotlight.
Imagine late November in football, or late February in hoops. Both teams vying for a bowl spot or top seeding in the conference tournament. Those games are really going to mean something.
Sports writers already talk about how the Battle for I-10 is one of the best rivalries you never knew about, and perhaps now that the games will have more meaning, it'll give us a better national spotlight.
Imagine late November in football, or late February in hoops. Both teams vying for a bowl spot or top seeding in the conference tournament. Those games are really going to mean something.
Not sure yet.
Because it'll suck even more if NMSU comes into our conference, competes more than utep does, and then gets invited into a better conference. Theoretically, utep should have higher expectations sharing a conference with nmsu. But it's utep.
I was excited initially.
Nmsus basketball program was in good shape and it looks like their football program is turning around with a good coach. Then their basketball program died and Joe Golding has been very meh for us (let's be fair, we are a basketball first rivalry).
Because it'll suck even more if NMSU comes into our conference, competes more than utep does, and then gets invited into a better conference. Theoretically, utep should have higher expectations sharing a conference with nmsu. But it's utep.
I was excited initially.
Nmsus basketball program was in good shape and it looks like their football program is turning around with a good coach. Then their basketball program died and Joe Golding has been very meh for us (let's be fair, we are a basketball first rivalry).
