thespleenenator

Average SAT score for WSU: 1590

Average SAT UNR: 1570

I looked at the same source (College Data) you did and you were right. My image for the university might be distorted because UNR has a great music and creative writing school, which is what I hope to in major in.

Plus, UNR is actually harder to get into than WSU and the students who apply to UNR. The average SAT and ACT scores are also higher for UNR students.

If this is true, why do WSU freshman have a higher average high school GPA (3.42 compared to 3.35), and why did WSU admit a lower percentage of students than UNR? Let's see, is it easier to get into a school that admits 76% of its applicants, or 88% of its applicants?

And according to Collegedata.com, WSU's average SAT score were higher (1770 for WSU, 1750 for UNR, based on upper range of average scores).

Weird.

If you want facts, go to collegedata.com

Quit making up :censored:ty statistics. You're making yourself look retarded, and I look retarded arguing with a retard like you.

Let's just leave it alone since he has a "talent" in BS.

No, I would have a "talent" in BS if I wasn't actually good at the piano. But I am.

Just looked it up, and Reno and WSU are about the same. The average GPA is higher for WSU but SAT scores are higher for Reno. I think it just comes down the the fact that one university is growing very fast, and the other is staying stagnate.

Yes, and that was the only time Washington State has every been seriously competitive in college football. They also aren't competitive in any other sport except for basketball. Plus, UNR is actually harder to get into than WSU and the students who apply to UNR. The average SAT and ACT scores are also higher for UNR students.

The Las Vegas TV Market. That's what the UNLV Rebels would bring.... and a decent basketball team.

Personally, this talk of Texas A&M jumping ship scares me a little. I live in Iowa State country and the talk is that the Big 12 dies off, the Cyclones are stuck in limbo until someone picks them up.

Las Vegas is still USC territory, plus UNLV will have difficulty in getting support from Stanford, Cal, and even USC academically. Like it (or aware of it) or not, USC is a school with academic chops and gets research money.

Iowa State is possibly the least desired athletic program from a public university within the current BCS conferences. As a whole, only the private schools like Vandy, Duke, and Wake are at or near the same level.

UNLV is actually one of the leading theatre and arts schools in the nation. Plus, the only other realistic option to have a 16th team would be UNR, and I think they would rather have the LV tv market. It's only USC territory right now because UNLV is not part of the same conference. Trust me, if UNLV joined the Pac-12, their football program would explode (in a good way).

I think the Pac12/Pac16 would rather have San Diego State than UNLV.

San Diego State wouldn't qualify academically for the Pac-12. Plus, they already have the California market, they honestly don't need SDSU. Sand Diego has the Chargers. Las Vegas has much more potential.

If the Chargers move to LA, then SDSU becomes a lot more lucrative. Not sure how UNLV qualifies academically if SDSU doesn't.

UNLV is much better academically than SDSU. The other option would be UNR, which is a much better overall university, but it's in a much smaller market. The ideal situation would be to get rid of WSU and get both.

UNLV is not much better academically...take a look at any ranking, and they are about the same.

WSU holds the Spokane market, which is bigger than Reno.

Not by much, and overall UNR is a much better university than WSU. They are also growing faster (they're one of the fastest growing universities in the nation), and are much more athletically competitive than WSU. They already have UW for the Washington market. They really don't need WSU.

The Las Vegas TV Market. That's what the UNLV Rebels would bring.... and a decent basketball team.

Personally, this talk of Texas A&M jumping ship scares me a little. I live in Iowa State country and the talk is that the Big 12 dies off, the Cyclones are stuck in limbo until someone picks them up.

Las Vegas is still USC territory, plus UNLV will have difficulty in getting support from Stanford, Cal, and even USC academically. Like it (or aware of it) or not, USC is a school with academic chops and gets research money.

Iowa State is possibly the least desired athletic program from a public university within the current BCS conferences. As a whole, only the private schools like Vandy, Duke, and Wake are at or near the same level.

UNLV is actually one of the leading theatre and arts schools in the nation. Plus, the only other realistic option to have a 16th team would be UNR, and I think they would rather have the LV tv market. It's only USC territory right now because UNLV is not part of the same conference. Trust me, if UNLV joined the Pac-12, their football program would explode (in a good way).

I think the Pac12/Pac16 would rather have San Diego State than UNLV.

San Diego State wouldn't qualify academically for the Pac-12. Plus, they already have the California market, they honestly don't need SDSU. Sand Diego has the Chargers. Las Vegas has much more potential.

If the Chargers move to LA, then SDSU becomes a lot more lucrative. Not sure how UNLV qualifies academically if SDSU doesn't.

UNLV is much better academically than SDSU. The other option would be UNR, which is a much better overall university, but it's in a much smaller market. The ideal situation would be to get rid of WSU and get both.

The Las Vegas TV Market. That's what the UNLV Rebels would bring.... and a decent basketball team.

Personally, this talk of Texas A&M jumping ship scares me a little. I live in Iowa State country and the talk is that the Big 12 dies off, the Cyclones are stuck in limbo until someone picks them up.

Las Vegas is still USC territory, plus UNLV will have difficulty in getting support from Stanford, Cal, and even USC academically. Like it (or aware of it) or not, USC is a school with academic chops and gets research money.

Iowa State is possibly the least desired athletic program from a public university within the current BCS conferences. As a whole, only the private schools like Vandy, Duke, and Wake are at or near the same level.

UNLV is actually one of the leading theatre and arts schools in the nation. Plus, the only other realistic option to have a 16th team would be UNR, and I think they would rather have the LV tv market. It's only USC territory right now because UNLV is not part of the same conference. Trust me, if UNLV joined the Pac-12, their football program would explode (in a good way).

I think the Pac12/Pac16 would rather have San Diego State than UNLV.

San Diego State wouldn't qualify academically for the Pac-12. Plus, they already have the California market, they honestly don't need SDSU. Sand Diego has the Chargers. Las Vegas has much more potential.

The Las Vegas TV Market. That's what the UNLV Rebels would bring.... and a decent basketball team.

Personally, this talk of Texas A&M jumping ship scares me a little. I live in Iowa State country and the talk is that the Big 12 dies off, the Cyclones are stuck in limbo until someone picks them up.

Las Vegas is still USC territory, plus UNLV will have difficulty in getting support from Stanford, Cal, and even USC academically. Like it (or aware of it) or not, USC is a school with academic chops and gets research money.

Iowa State is possibly the least desired athletic program from a public university within the current BCS conferences. As a whole, only the private schools like Vandy, Duke, and Wake are at or near the same level.

UNLV is actually one of the leading theatre and arts schools in the nation. Plus, the only other realistic option to have a 16th team would be UNR, and I think they would rather have the LV tv market. It's only USC territory right now because UNLV is not part of the same conference. Trust me, if UNLV joined the Pac-12, their football program would explode (in a good way).

If the SEC and PAC-12 expand, look at notre dame being a BIg Ten target and possibly happening. Super conferences is the only thing that will force notre dame's hand. Who knows who the 14th would be...

Notre Dame is perfectly happy being independent. If Texas goes independent, which is very likely, they stay.

The Las Vegas TV Market. That's what the UNLV would bring....

Personally, this talk of Texas A&M jumping ship scares me a little. I live in Iowa State country and the talk is that the Big 12 dies off, the Cyclones are stuck in limbo until someone picks them up.

If A&M jump ship, the B1G would definitely take Mizzou, KU, K-State, and ISU. You shouldn't worry.

thespleenenator, on August 12, 2011 - 12:56, said:

If A&M goes to the SEC, then OU, Ok St, and TT go to the Pac-12, who's going to be the Pac-12's 16th team? I was thinking about it, and UNLV would make a whole heck of a lot of sense.

How so?

Not only the Las Vegas TV market, but they're also a very fast growing university, they have great Basketball, track, and wrestling programs, and they bring BCS football to Vegas, which I'm sure would become a huge attraction and I wouldn't be surprised if UNLV becomes competitive. It's a win win situation.

If A&M goes to the SEC, then OU, Ok St, and TT go to the Pac-12, who's going to be the Pac-12's 16th team? I was thinking about it, and UNLV would make a whole heck of a lot of sense.

I'm going 2015. I think they can last a bit longer.

Well, the WAC is striking again.

UT-Arlington

Football is not on the immediate table for UT-A.

I still have no idea why they don't just add Portland State. It's the largest university in Oregon, and it would give them enough football teams to have a legitimate conference.

I think the Toronto Raptors have the best team name ever

I hate Ohio State's uniforms

I liked VT's pro combat

I love Boise's pro combat helmet and think it should become their primary

Boise also has the best logo in college sports

I hate the Joey Harrington era oregon uniforms

I like this

The outlook for the WAC still looks bleak. Unable to get a FCS school to move up this year, they settle for non-football playing Seattle.

They really don't have many option in terms of football playing schools to attract. UL-Lafayette and North Texas for current FBS schools along with FCS teams in Sac State, Lamar, Sam Houston State, Montana, Montana State, and Cal-Poly.

I want to say that at least a handful of those schools have already turned the WAC down.

I know that Montana and Cal Poly have said no already to the WAC. Sacramento State just doesn't have the resources availible at the moment for a jump to FBS and there's no chance in hell Montana State goes anywhere without Montana.

This leaves Sam Houston State and Lamar, both schools having ambitions to move up to FBS level play, as the most likely options for the WAC. But, what does that do to the Southland should these two schools jump ship?

I doubt Lamar would make the jump after having just started a football program. They are smaller than UTSA and Texas State already has a strong football program. Like I said, Portland State is probably the most sensible candidate to make the jump.

The outlook for the WAC still looks bleak. Unable to get a FCS school to move up this year, they settle for non-football playing Seattle.

They really don't have many option in terms of football playing schools to attract. UL-Lafayette and North Texas for current FBS schools along with FCS teams in Sac State, Lamar, Sam Houston State, Montana, Montana State, and Cal-Poly.

I want to say that at least a handful of those schools have already turned the WAC down.

I'm surprised Portland State isn't on that list. Even if their football program has been less than stellar, they are still the biggest university in Oregon, and they excel at many other sports like basketball and soccer.