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Mountaintop View 7-24-24. Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico fall camp, Air Force preview, Spring Academic Athletes.

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Mountaintop View 7-24-24. Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico fall camp, Air Force preview, Spring Academic Athletes.


Fall Camp for some Mountain West teams starts TODAY! Preseason content being written by us and around the internet. Through it all, we have you covered. Take a look at today’s links, plus the content coming your way on our site.

As the reason for Week 0, it’s only fitting the links begin with the Rainbow Warriors. They had some controversy over the weekend and gathered last night before beginning practice today. They will open up against an FCS team, Delaware State, which will hopefully help them start the year with a win. Brayden Schager will be the unquestioned leader of the offense and he is surrounded with weapons (although one less without steven McBride) and the defense gets a boost with the return of linebacker Logan Taylor, who missed all of last season.

Bronco Mendenhall isn’t a fan of starting early and playing in Week 0, but he knows the exposure is a good thing for the rebuilding program. But they are starting today and there are some big questions surrounding the program. This post wants to see who will emerge in the secondary to claim the last two or three spots. Also, who will emerge to take the backup quarterback spot behind Devon Dampier, and will any of the new transfers step up and make an impact? Hopefully, some of these questions will be answered sooner rather than later.

Chris Murray is doing a preview for both sides of the ball prior to the start of fall camp. The offensive post went a day prior, and this one is on the defense. The defensive line is an older group but is short on production and needs to find a way to generate a pass rush. Linebacker returns a ton of production and should be one of the best positions on the team this fall. Cornerback will have a slew of transfers opposite someone coming off a promising freshman campaign and the safeties have talent, despite not returning any starters. Look for more updates as fall camp gets going.

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The last one we haven’t featured on this site and it’s the Falcons. The offense has to replace a lot of production, although they do return the most at wide receiver, which doesn’t count for much with a running team. There is talent, albeit unproven, at quarterback and running back, and the brand-new offensive line should be just fine. The Air Force defense returns three starters, but should be strong at cornerback, but has work to do at safety. Likewise, the defensive line is projected to be good, but the linebackers are unproven. Overall, the schedule does them some favors after Baylor and the defense should buy some time for the offense to round into form. They see the Falcons winning seven or eight games this year.

Mountain West spring scholars.

On the horizon:

  • Later today: Peak Perspective: 2024 Top Mountain West OOC Games
  • Later today: Boise State Top Players #5
  • Coming Thursday: Our Summer Series continues with the UNLV 25th Anniversary Team
  • Coming Friday: Roundtable: Who is the best player on your team in 2024?
  • Coming Friday: Friday Night Lights Season 4 Episode 10



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IN RESPONSE: Cortez Masto lands bill would keep the proceeds in Nevada

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IN RESPONSE: Cortez Masto lands bill would keep the proceeds in Nevada


A recent Review-Journal letter to the editor mischaracterized Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, also known as the Clark County Lands bill. As the former executive director of the Nevada Conservation League, I wholeheartedly support this legislation, so I wanted to set the record straight.

Sen. Cortez Masto has been working on this bill for years in partnership with state and local governments, conservation groups like the NCL and local area tribes. It’s true that the Clark County lands bill would open 25,000 acres to help Las Vegas grow responsibly, while setting aside 2 million acres for conservation. It would also help create more affordable housing throughout the valley while ensuring our treasured public spaces can be preserved for generations to come.

What is not correct is that the money from these land sales would go to the federal government’s coffers. In fact, the opposite is true.

The 1998 Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act is a landmark bill that identified specific public land for future sale and created a special account ensuring all land sale revenues would come back to Nevada. In accordance with that law 5 percent of revenue from land transfers goes to the state of Nevada for general education purposes, 10 percent goes to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for needed water infrastructure and 85 percent supports conservation and environmental mitigation projects in Southern Nevada. This legislation has provided billions to Clark County and will continue to benefit generations of Southern Nevadans. Sen. Cortez Masto’s lands bill builds upon the act’s success.

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So here’s the good news: All of the money generated from land made available for sale under Sen. Cortez Masto’s bill would be sent to the special account created by the 1998 law. Rather than going to an unaccountable federal government, the proceeds would continue to help kids in Vegas get a better education, bolster outdoor recreation and modernize Southern Nevada’s infrastructure.

I know how important it is that money generated from the sale of public land in Nevada stay in the hands of Nevadans, and so does the senator. That’s why she opposed a Republican effort last year to sell off 200,000 acres of land in Clark County and other areas of the country that would have sent those dollars directly to Washington.

Public land management in Nevada should benefit Nevadans. We should protect sacred cultural sites and beloved recreation spaces, responsibly transfer land for affordable housing when needed and ensure our state has the resources it needs to grow sustainably. I will continue working with Sen. Cortez Masto to advocate for legislation, such as the Clark County lands bill, that puts the needs of Nevadans first.

Paul Selberg writes from Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas High beats Coronado in 5A baseball — PHOTOS

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