Gonzaga had a very public flirtation with the Mountain West Conference last season, before ultimately deciding to make its current marriage with the West Coast Conference work after receiving key concessions in the form of NCAA Tournament revenue distributions and scheduling changes. Those moves were important (as was Gonzaga’s likely desire to continue its relationship with ESPN and avoid playing on CBS Sports Network for branding purposes), and certainly played a large role in appeasing Gonzaga. But from just a basketball standpoint, was staying in the WCC the best decision too?
With the caveat that it is *very* early in the season, the MWC has looked decidedly “meh” through the season’s first seven days.