Fire Craig Thompson
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Mountain West Conference officials (with their leader being one Craig Thompson) have sold out the conference fans and schools. They negotiated a deal with Comcast and the mtn to air MWC games which has not come into being. Currently, more than halfway through the football season, three MWC markets have zero coverage, and the other markets have very limited coverage.
Comcast, half owner of the mtn, has no incentive to pressure satellite companies to carry the mtn, and the satellite companies are currently not interested themselves.
Thompson and his cronies have sold MWC schools a bill of goods that is not in their best interest.
As a result of this debacle, we feel Craig Thompson should leave the MWC to "pursue other opportunities."
Comcast, half owner of the mtn, has no incentive to pressure satellite companies to carry the mtn, and the satellite companies are currently not interested themselves.
Thompson and his cronies have sold MWC schools a bill of goods that is not in their best interest.
As a result of this debacle, we feel Craig Thompson should leave the MWC to "pursue other opportunities."
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Jason W
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- Thompson is horrible!!!
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- Utah Utes
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Karen H
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- SDSU
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Mark N
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- He's gotta go. I hate Craig Thompson with the fury of hell.
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- University of Utah
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james w. m
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- 100\% of MWC fans deserve to watch their teams
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- Utah Utes
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Eric F
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- This TV deal is a joke. Our bowl arrangements are a joke. Craig Thompson is a joke.
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- Utah
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Adam M
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- U of Utah
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Taylor B
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- Thanks for NOTHING Thompson
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- UTAH!!!
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Ethan H
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Jared J
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- Poor contract negotiation on part of commish and conference schools.
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Jarad N
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- The MWC fans are getting screwed.
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- Utah
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Blain W
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- I have only been able to watch two games all year as opposed to being able to watch all in the past. MTN is not good for our conference
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- BYU
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Garth H
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- While I blame Comcast for the majority of the problems, I agree that Thompson needs to be held accountable for his part. It's time for him to either resign in shame or be fired.
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- University of Utah
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Ryan H
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- UTAH
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Kurt J
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- U of U
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Grey M. L
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- 1993 Utah grad, live in MN, used to watch all MWC Bball games, now can't see any. Fix this tv deal before the MWC becomes a joke.
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- University of Utah
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Gabriel
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Bronco M
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- This is really bs, Craig. bs. Please step down for the sake of our league.
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- BYU
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Doug H
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- I think Craig Thomspon sucks, and so does Comcast and Dish Network! You all suck!
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- Utah
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Jason B
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- Utah
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Christopher N
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- University of Utah
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Sean
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- You are destroying our conference and recruiting!
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- Utah
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Tony B
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- It's time. TCU/BYU, entire conference hurt this year!!!
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- BYU
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cameron b
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- saddened in albuquerque
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- byu
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Michael W
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- BYU
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Chad D
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- I have Comcast and I still can't follow my team
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- Utah
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McKay H
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- Not to mention the bowl contracts! The 5th best PAC 10 team come on.
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- Brigham Young University
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Deric H
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Kimberly H
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- Craig Thompson does not have the MWC best interests in mind.
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Beau N
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- I'm mad and I'm not going to take it anymore
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- BYU
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John S
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- Sorry Craig but you should have done more homework. This situation and your lack of ownership in regards to it is simply unnacceptable.
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Spencer D
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- Craig, I love 'The Mountain'... great call on the monopoly. Its so nice that you only have to pay $65/mo. for digital cable so you can have one channel with the finest sports broadcasters (I personally love Courtney and her wicked puns) and some low budget camera man using his 8mm to shoot the games. Not to mention the incredible coverage the outside world gets of the MWC and how Sportscenter talks constantly about plays from the MWC because of it. Great job Craig, you're hired.
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- BYU
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J.D. H
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- I have a novel idea. Forget firing Craig Thompson, lets trade him for one of the top BSC guys so he can run it into the ground and then maybe we'll get a playoff system.
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- BYU
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Matti J
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- Because of Craig... the MWC isn't even a "mid-major" anymore.
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- BYU
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Adam M
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- Very unfortunate that I may never have the opportunity to see these games.
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- BYU
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Greg G
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- The MWC is in need of some new blood at the top.
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- THE UW
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Nathan S
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- It's not only the TV deal, but the way Thompson treats every school that isn't in Utah or ranked in the Top 25. Officiating is more than just suspect, especially of late, and Thompson has done nothing to correct it, nor will he. He doesn't have to like any other school, but he does have to treat them fairly.
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- University of Wyoming
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Ted E
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- I have sattelite and NO MTN!! Bs!
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Eli H
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- If people ran their lives like the Craig runs the MWC, the human race would be extinct.
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- Univ. of Wyoming
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Brandon A
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- Wyoming
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Randall
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- He is not consistent with all schools and has not helped the conference fiscally.
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- Wyoming
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Dan
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- Thompson is single handedly driving the MWC into obscurity
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- University of Wyoming
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John Herbst I
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- Wyoming
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T M
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- In Coference USA, they had ESPN and ESPN+ which was available for local stations to air. The league did a great job with TV. I can't understand this agreement, especially when you want to market the league - with this agreement no one knows the MWC exists!
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- TCU
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Tom M
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NathanOestreich
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- Nothing personal, but whether it is your doing, or that of yur staff, you have sold us out, and appear to be doing NOTHING, regarding TV coverage of the conference in north San Diego County. Please resign. Too much damage has been done related to the relationship of the conference and the fans.
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- SDSU
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jeremy m
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- GO HOME AND RUIN SOMETHING ELSE
- School Affiliation
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
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Kevin M
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- I'm sick and tired not being able to watch UNM basketball games. Granted we are not having the best season, but I would have liked to watch them against BYU.
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- UNM
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Will W
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- Poor foresight
- School Affiliation
- BYU
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Tyson O
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- the mtn. is great, the distribution sucks! fire CT!
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- BYU
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Dallin M
- School Affiliation
- BYU
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