The Pac-Mountain Pulse
Season 1
by Derek Raridon
In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss how the new Pac-12 and Mountain West stack up to the American and other Group of Six conferences, which teams will make their case early in the 2026 football season and react to the new basketball conference tournament brackets for 2027. Follow us on Twitter/X! Derek: @TheDerekRaridon Dom:: @DomGutierrez_ The Site: @MWCConnection Check out our other content and more at www.mwcconnection.com
Welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Jack Thompson (@JackTalksCFB) joins the show to discuss the hype and expectations of Texas State quarterback Brad Johnson, which teams will exceed or fall below their FanDuel win total expectations and the ongoing discussions of conference realignment a couple years down the line. Follow us on Twitter/X @MWCConnection Check out our content at www.mwcconnection.com
In this episode, Derek Raridon and Dom Gutierrez discuss some of the bigger headlines from the first day of the Mountain West Media Days event in Las Vegas, including some items from Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez's State of the Mountain West opener and the release of the all-MW preseason teams and award favorites, then briefly get into which football newcomer will live up to their expectations this year.