Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Wild Week Out West The week started with the Mountain West conference hoping to secure a third NCAA Tournament bid. Utah and BYU were locks, but there were a few teams that still had a shot at the elusive third bid. Would UNLV […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Tie At The Top Congrats to both Utah and BYU for capturing the conference title with an 11-3 record, three games ahead of their closest competitor. Of course, the Utes can crow a little more about it since they swept the Cougars this […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Two Steps Forward, One Step Back League leading Utah had the conference title within its reach, but ran into the country’s hottest player and now needs to hold serve in the final week of the season. On Monday, archrival and second place BYU came […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Bracket Buster While the mid-major conferences were glowing in their made-for-ESPN special called the Bracket Buster, the Mountain West continued with some exciting conference play. Some of you may wonder why the conference didn’t participate in the inaugural event. […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Where Are We? With a little over half the conference season over, it’s a good time to take a look at how the teams have fared, what they need to do in these last three weeks, and what to expect from each of them. […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Who Made This Schedule? Is it me, or does it seem like the Mountain West Conference is falling behind everyone else. While most conferences are halfway through their conference schedule, the MWC has only played a third of theirs. Take a look at the […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman The Rivalry Heats Up This past week, fans of the Mountain West got a chance to watch a great game between the league’s biggest rivals. Utah and BYU have split the 32 previous contests, so this game would give one team the slightest edge, […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Loud Cry, Followed by a Deafening Silence As expected, my last article raised the ire of many Wyoming fans. They didn’t appreciate my assessment that the Cowboys are the league’s most overrated team. If that wasn’t bad enough, I added a little more […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A New Year, A New Season Ah yes, the New Year is upon us, which means college basketball’s second season is starting. Obviously, what I am referring to is the start of conference play. Most conferences tipped it off this weekend, but since the […]

Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman The Stars Are Out The Mountain West Conference is hurting, literally. This past week saw a number of the league’s star players go down with injuries. In Thursday’s game against South Carolina, Wyoming’s Marcus Bailey went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, ending […]