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Kansas State Football / Re: Being the seasoned lurker that I am.
« on: October 26, 2010, 12:58:26 PM »
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Kansas State Football / Re: Status/Twitter/Etc. Thread
« on: October 26, 2010, 11:53:17 AM »Ok_Cat
Since you know everything about Oklahoma, can you verify the rumors that Blackmon and Moore will not play for Okie Lite on Saturday because they are in trouble. Like it will matter but what is the word in the Oklahoma interwebs?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: electric cig
« on: October 26, 2010, 09:27:26 AM »
Have you tried only buying cigarettes that are disgusting and make you barf and you hate their guts?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Packing lunch
« on: October 26, 2010, 09:26:30 AM »
sd's break/snack/lunch today and pretty much every day:
quaker oatmeal packet
blue diamond sea salt almonds
low sod V8
sargento 2% string cheese
dilluso smoked turkey on wheat with kraft havarti slice
baby carrots
quaker oatmeal packet
blue diamond sea salt almonds
low sod V8
sargento 2% string cheese
dilluso smoked turkey on wheat with kraft havarti slice
baby carrots
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Kansas State Football / Re: Redneck hayseed KU QB chews tobacco during game, sucks, Lawrentucky cheers
« on: October 26, 2010, 09:01:08 AM »
someone make a gif of that please. tia.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: goEMAW poster you'd most like to eat
« on: October 26, 2010, 09:00:08 AM »
This is a good thread idea outside of the creepos creepoing it up. My answer? chingon
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Kansas State Football / Re: Redneck hayseed KU QB chews tobacco during game, sucks, Lawrentucky cheers
« on: October 26, 2010, 08:43:15 AM »
OMG 
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« on: October 26, 2010, 08:19:42 AM »
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: electric cig
« on: October 26, 2010, 07:53:11 AM »Cause I've been trying that for 2 years now and it hasn't worked out too well
Have you tried not buying any? It's not like biting your nails where you always have them right there on your hands.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: ATTN. CAPTAIN CRAP!
« on: October 26, 2010, 07:52:20 AM »
Do the happy one on the goEMAW stuff
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: who is the biggest ksu hoops fan here?
« on: October 26, 2010, 07:50:37 AM »
bigcat
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: New Bball Video
« on: October 26, 2010, 07:49:59 AM »
is k-statenation the one that gave us all the free t-shirts at UCLA pak? If so, I support the crap out of those guys.
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Hoops Status/Wall/Twitter/Facebook Post Thread
« on: October 25, 2010, 05:03:13 PM »Quote
youngo11 omari lawrence
She is a devil is a dress
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Tech Support and Suggestion Board / Re: Chat down
« on: October 25, 2010, 03:30:49 PM »
eff it, I'm going to italics
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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....
« on: October 25, 2010, 02:52:31 PM »ku and mu will probably do it together
PFFFTTTT! IKNOWRITE!
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: season tix
« on: October 25, 2010, 02:38:07 PM »Uh, HOW ABOUT A SPOILER ALERT?
I didn't post Curries letter to season ticket holders, or the facility information page so you still have that to look forward to
j-von, go ahead and post that junk. tia.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: This is why I will never own an Apple product
« on: October 25, 2010, 02:04:09 PM »
I have a new ipod touch and, I'm not gonna lie, I like the crap out of it. It's just about the perfect airplane companion.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....
« on: October 25, 2010, 01:39:31 PM »We could probably make some walking around money if we go in with KU on a deal couldn't we?
I would think that you would need to include MU too.
My guess is MU still has B10 dreams and would be an awkward fit. Also, you'd think it would be easier with just KS schools given the BOR and all that or whatever. Then again, I really don't have a rough ridin' clue what I'm talking about.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....
« on: October 25, 2010, 01:36:49 PM »
We could probably make some walking around money if we go in with KU on a deal couldn't we?
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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....
« on: October 25, 2010, 01:25:05 PM »
ESPN makes bid for Longhorns network
Print This Story
By JOHN OURAND and MICHAEL SMITH
Staff writers
Published October 25, 2010 : Page 01
ESPN has countered a bid by Fox Sports to operate a University of Texas channel and is now viewed by industry insiders as a legitimate competitor to partner with the school on a Longhorns network.
ESPN’s pitch has been buoyed by John Skipper, the network’s executive vice president of content, who recently has engaged officials from Texas and the school’s multimedia rights holder, IMG College, in the negotiations.
Though Skipper has not traveled to Texas for these negotiations, sources said he has been more engaged with IMG College, which is handling the bidding process.
While Texas and IMG originally expected to have a network partner selected by the end of the month, sources say the timetable has shifted and likely will move into November. August is targeted for the formal launch of a Longhorns network, with programming from all of the school’s athletic teams on the channel.
IMG also has had discussions with AT&T, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and Comcast, as well as private equity firms, in its search for a partner to run the new network. But the competition appears to be down to Fox and ESPN, two networks well-versed in launching channels and navigating the travails of distribution.
Representatives from Fox and ESPN declined to comment on the ongoing talks.
Each network brings strengths to the bidding. Fox guarantees instant distribution with its trio of Fox College Sports channels ? FCS Atlantic, FCS Central and FCS Pacific ? any one of which could be turned into a Longhorns network. Texas officials are said to covet that kind of distribution, which has been traditionally hard to attain for startup networks like this.
The school also is enamored by the strength of ESPN’s brand and believes an association with it will add credibility to a fledgling network. One executive close to the talks said school officials like the cachet of being with ESPN.
ESPN’s value is believed to be in its creative development on the programming side, something school officials deem critical to the network’s long-term sustainability.
Texas’ marquee football and basketball games will go to the Big 12 Conference’s media partners ? Fox and ABC/ESPN ? leaving, at best, one live football game and a handful of live basketball games for the new network. That means the majority of original football and basketball coverage on the new network would come through shoulder programming and studio shows.
Fox owns the cable rights to the Big 12 through 2011-12 and ABC/ESPN owns the network rights through 2015-16, but any games not picked up by those networks would be available for broadcast to Texas.
The Fox and ESPN bids include a financial investment to start the network and resources to make its content appealing, from sports shows to entertainment programming from the school’s Austin, Texas, home.
Two weeks ago, Fox Sports appeared to be the clear front-runner, but ESPN announced its interest in a big way last week when Skipper took on a greater role in the talks.
Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds has said that Texas will not have an ownership stake in the new channel. Industry sources say a number of ownership scenarios are still being considered. One scenario has IMG College and the media partner creating a network as a joint venture, in which case Texas would receive a rights fee and would not have an ownership stake.
Another scenario exists that involves Texas joining IMG College and the media partner in a three-way deal in which revenue would be shared among them.
Dodds has said that Texas can expect about $3 million in annual revenue from the new network once it’s launched, and the revenue would increase based on the network’s success. The Longhorns are not expected to carry any risk if the network were to fail.
Print This Story
By JOHN OURAND and MICHAEL SMITH
Staff writers
Published October 25, 2010 : Page 01
ESPN has countered a bid by Fox Sports to operate a University of Texas channel and is now viewed by industry insiders as a legitimate competitor to partner with the school on a Longhorns network.
ESPN’s pitch has been buoyed by John Skipper, the network’s executive vice president of content, who recently has engaged officials from Texas and the school’s multimedia rights holder, IMG College, in the negotiations.
Though Skipper has not traveled to Texas for these negotiations, sources said he has been more engaged with IMG College, which is handling the bidding process.
While Texas and IMG originally expected to have a network partner selected by the end of the month, sources say the timetable has shifted and likely will move into November. August is targeted for the formal launch of a Longhorns network, with programming from all of the school’s athletic teams on the channel.
IMG also has had discussions with AT&T, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and Comcast, as well as private equity firms, in its search for a partner to run the new network. But the competition appears to be down to Fox and ESPN, two networks well-versed in launching channels and navigating the travails of distribution.
Representatives from Fox and ESPN declined to comment on the ongoing talks.
Each network brings strengths to the bidding. Fox guarantees instant distribution with its trio of Fox College Sports channels ? FCS Atlantic, FCS Central and FCS Pacific ? any one of which could be turned into a Longhorns network. Texas officials are said to covet that kind of distribution, which has been traditionally hard to attain for startup networks like this.
The school also is enamored by the strength of ESPN’s brand and believes an association with it will add credibility to a fledgling network. One executive close to the talks said school officials like the cachet of being with ESPN.
ESPN’s value is believed to be in its creative development on the programming side, something school officials deem critical to the network’s long-term sustainability.
Texas’ marquee football and basketball games will go to the Big 12 Conference’s media partners ? Fox and ABC/ESPN ? leaving, at best, one live football game and a handful of live basketball games for the new network. That means the majority of original football and basketball coverage on the new network would come through shoulder programming and studio shows.
Fox owns the cable rights to the Big 12 through 2011-12 and ABC/ESPN owns the network rights through 2015-16, but any games not picked up by those networks would be available for broadcast to Texas.
The Fox and ESPN bids include a financial investment to start the network and resources to make its content appealing, from sports shows to entertainment programming from the school’s Austin, Texas, home.
Two weeks ago, Fox Sports appeared to be the clear front-runner, but ESPN announced its interest in a big way last week when Skipper took on a greater role in the talks.
Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds has said that Texas will not have an ownership stake in the new channel. Industry sources say a number of ownership scenarios are still being considered. One scenario has IMG College and the media partner creating a network as a joint venture, in which case Texas would receive a rights fee and would not have an ownership stake.
Another scenario exists that involves Texas joining IMG College and the media partner in a three-way deal in which revenue would be shared among them.
Dodds has said that Texas can expect about $3 million in annual revenue from the new network once it’s launched, and the revenue would increase based on the network’s success. The Longhorns are not expected to carry any risk if the network were to fail.
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: would you support this?
« on: October 25, 2010, 11:43:37 AM »
Read that this weekend over consecutive trips to the can. Thought to myself on the can, "Yeah, they should prolly just go ahead and do all this"
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Pilgrim Suspended
« on: October 25, 2010, 11:40:11 AM »
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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / You Had A Good Run Kruger
« on: October 24, 2010, 03:35:25 PM »
Could probably merge with Devon Petterson thread
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Kansas State Football / Re: Football Recruiting Thread
« on: October 24, 2010, 03:07:41 PM »Is there a realistic chance at Nukeese Richardson. Any connections etc.
yeah