Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* WHEN JAY NORVELL WAS HIRED as Nevada’s football coach earlier this month, he said it was his charge to make the Wolf Pack the “flagship program” of the Mountain West, which is a lofty goal. That led me to tweet, “This brings up a good point. Which school is MW’s flagship program? I know Boise State fans believe it’s the Broncos, but it’s San Diego State, right?