What in Sam Hill is this abomination?
[SPOARTS!] Comments that don't warrant their own thread 2017-2025
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Gotta gear up for the big move to the new Mountain West!
Honestly, the new Mountain West may not be much stronger than the Big West is now. In fact, let's see!
Current Big West KenPom final basketball ratings from last year:
39 - UCSD
68 - UC Irvine
117 - CSUN
148 - UC Santa Barbara
159 - UC Riverside
182 - Cal Poly
227 - Hawaii
245 - CS Bakersfield
250 - UC Davis
308 - Long Beach St.
351 - CS Fullerton
That's 11 members, with an average of 190.
KenPom final basketball rating from last year for new (2026-27) Mountain West teams:
41 - New Mexico
78 - Nevada
93 - UNLV
101 - Grand Canyon
162 - UTEP
169 - San Jose St.
185 - Wyoming
227 - Hawaii
250 - UC Davis
310 - Air Force
That's 10 members, with an average of 162. Not exactly a huge step up, but at least a tiny one? One more top-100 team, two fewer cupcakes. Otherwise there's a reasonable amount of parity between the old schools and the new schools.
As another note, the five *departing* members of the Mountain West (all leaving for the new Pac-12) look like this:
42 - Colorado St.
49 - Boise St.
51 - San Diego St.
61 - Utah St.
259 - Fresno St.
Woof. That's four of the best five best basketball schools (the other a really solid football program) exiting the Mountain West conference as the Aggies join in. The point being, the Mountain West over the last decade has usually at least been a threat to be a multi-bid league for the tourney. (7 teams in the top 100, 120 average) Looking forward? Barring a bubble-buster in the conference tourney, the Mountain West now looks like a one-bid league.
But hey, gear up, Aggies!
I mostly remember Coach T as part of the Monarchs' staff from 2004-2009. I still lowkey believe that he sabotaged Jenny Boucek after Whisenant stepped away, to get him to come back.
World Track Championships in Tokyo Day 1:
- Evan Dunfee (CAN) wins the men's 35km racewalk (2:28:22). Caio Bonfim (BRA) gets silver, Hayato Katsuki (JPN) takes bronze.
- This is only the third-ever competition that the 35km racewalk was recognized as an event.
- Reigning World Champion Álvaro Martín (ESP) did not compete, due to retiring after the Paris Olympics.
- The only medalist from the previous World Championship to compete in this event, bronze medalist Masatora Kawano (JPN), finished 18th.
- United States did not have a qualified participant for this event.
- Reigning World Champion and World Record holder María Pérez (ESP) repeats in the women's 35km racewalk (2:39:01). Antonella Palmisano (ITA) gets silver, Paula Milena Torres (ECU) takes bronze (2:42:44), with a National Record.
- United States best finisher Maria Michta-Coffey finished 22nd (3:05:02).
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record holder Beatrice Chebet (KEN) wins the women's 10,000 m (30:37.61). Reigning Olympic Silver Medalist Nadia Battocletti (ITA) gets for silver (30:38.23), with a National Record. Reigning World Champion Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) settles for bronze.
- United States best finisher Elise Cranny finishes 13th (31:40.07).
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion and World Record holder Ryan Crouser (USA) wins the men's shot put (22.34m). Uziel Muñoz (MEX) gets silver (21.97m), with a National Record. Reigning World Silver Medalist Leonardo Fabbri (ITA) settles for bronze.
- Reigning World Champion and World Record holder United States wins the mixed 4x400m relay (3:08.80), with a Competition Record! Reigning Olympic Champion Netherlands settles for silver, Belgium gets bronze.
World Track Championships in Tokyo Day 2:
@Tetsujin, they said at the start of the broadcast that Japan was observing a three-day weekend: what's the holiday?
- Oblique Seville (JAM) wins the men's 100m (9.77). Reigning Olympic Silver Medalist Kishane Thompson gets silver. Reigning Olympic and World Champion Noah Lyles (USA) settles for bronze.
- This is the first gold medal for Jamaica in the men's 100m in either the Olympics or the World Championships since 2016 (Usain Bolt).
- Reigning Olympic Bronze medalist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA) wins the women's 100m (10.61), with a Championship Record! Tina Clayton (JAM) gets silver. Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Julien Alfred (LCA) settles for bronze.
- Reigning World Champion and Olympic Silver medalist Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) finishes 4th.
- Jimmy Gressler (FRA) wins the men's 10,000m (28:55.77). Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) gets silver, Andreas Almgren (SWE) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic and World Champion Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) has retired from track running to focus on road racing, and did not participate in the event.
- United States best finisher Nico Young finished 5th (28:56.62).
- Reigning World Silver medalist and Olympic Champion Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA) wins the women's long jump (7.13m). Reigning Olympic Silver medalist Malaika Mihambo (GER) gets silver, Natalia Linares (COL) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion Ivana Španović (formerly Vuleta) has retired from this event to focus on the triple jump.
- Reigning World Silver medalist and Olympic Champion Valerie Allman (USA) wins the women's discus throw (69.48m). Jorinde van Klinken (NED) gets silver, Silinda Morales (CUB) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion Lagi Tausaga (USA) finishes 6th (65.49).
@Tetsujin, they said at the start of the broadcast that Japan was observing a three-day weekend: what's the holiday?
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World Track Championships in Tokyo Day 3:
- Alphonce Simbu (TAN) wins the men's marathon (2:09:48). Amanal Petros (GER) gets second, Iliass Aouani (ITA) takes bronze.
- Reigning World Champion Victor Kiplangat (UGA) finished 15th (2:11:33).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Tamirat Tola (ETH) did not participate, for reasons I have not discovered.
- United States best finisher Clayton Young finished 9th (2:10:43).
- Geordie Beamish (NZL) wins the men's 3000m steeplechase (8:33.88). Reigning World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist Soufiane El Bakkali (MOR) settles for silver, Edmund Serem (KEN) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Daniel Michalski finished 9th (8:37.12).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Armand Duplantis ("SWE") three-peats in men's pole vault (6.30m), with a World Record! Olympic bronze medalist Emmanouil Karalis (GRE) gets silver, Kurtis Marschall (AUS) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Sam Kendricks finished 4th (5.95m).
- Ditaji Kambundji (SUI) wins the women's 100m hurdles (12.24), with a National Record. World Record holder Tobi Amusan (NGR) settles for silver, Grace Stark (USA) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Masai Russell (USA) finished 4th (12.44).
- Reigning World Champion Danielle Williams (JAM) finished 7th (12.53).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Camryn Rodgers (CAN) repeats in women's hammer throw (80.51m), with a North American Record! Olympic bronze medalist Zhao Jie (CHN) gets silver, Zhang Jiale (CHN) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher DeAnna Price finished 5th (75.10m).
- World Record holder Anita Włodarczyk (POL) finished 6th (74.64m).
World Track Championships in Japan Day 4:
- Cordell Tinch (USA) wins the men's 100m hurdles (12.99). Orlando Bennett (JAM) gets silver, Tyler Mason (JAM) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Grant Holloway (USA) finished sixth in his semifinal heat, and failed to qualify for the final.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist Hamish Kerr (NZL) wins the men's high jump (2.36m). Woo Sang-hyeok(KOR) gets silver, Jan Štefela (CZE) gets bronze.
- United States best finisher JuVaughn Harrison finished 5th (2.28m).
- Reigning World Champion Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) finished tied for 11th in his heat, and failed to qualify for the final.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Ethan Katzberg (CAN) wins the men's hammer throw (84.70 m), with a Championship Record. Merlin Hummel (GER) gets silver. Reigning Olympic silver medalist Bence Halász (HUN) settles for bronze.
- United States best finisher Rudy Winkler finished 5th (78.52 m).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Faith Kipyegon (KEN) three-peats in the women's 1,500m (3:54.87). Diribe Welteji (ETH) gets silver, Sifan Hassan (NED) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Cory McGee finished 10th (4:01.60).
World Track Championships from Tokyo Day 5:
- Reigning Olympic bronze medalist Mattia Furlani (ITA) wins the men's long jump (8.39m). Tajay Gayle (JAM) gets silver, Shi Yuhao (CHN) takes bronze.
- United States best finisher Isaac Grimes finished 10th (7.85m).
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) finished 11th (7.83).
- Reigning Olympic silver medalist and co-World Champion Katie Moon (USA) repeats in the women's pole vault (4.90m). Sandi Morris (USA) gets silver, Tina Šutej (SLO) takes bronze.
- Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and co-World Champion Nina Kennedy (AUS) did not participate, due to injury.
- Reigning Olympic bronze medalist and World silver medalist Faith Cherotich (KEN) wins the women's 3,000m steeplechase (8:51.59), with a Championship Record. Reigning Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Winfred Yavi (BAH) settles for silver. Sembo Almayew (ETH) gets bronze.
- United States best finisher Angelina Napoleon finished 9th (9:17.44). USA was the only country to have three participants in this event, and didn't get within 15 seconds of medal contention with a single one.
- Isaac Nader (POR) wins the men's 1,500m (3:34.10). Jake Wightman (GBR) gets silver, Reynold Cheruiyot (KEN) takes bronze.
- United States best finish Jonah Koech finished 11th (3:37.00).
- Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Cole Hocker (USA) was disqualified in the semifinal.
- Reigning World Champion Josh Kerr was injured during the second lap, and finished last (4:11.23).
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