Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....

[star seed 7]

My mom was born in Pueblo!

[GoodForAnother]

P sure the rumor about the GOR is from the dude originally so probably not true

[scottwildcat]

Mike, Laramie is like ten minutes from Fort Collins. FYI.

Laramie is an hour NW of Fort Collins and 2 hours from Denver.  The population of the entire state of Wyo is 586k and the Univ of Wyo only has 13k students.  CSU, by contrast, has a student population of 33k and more alumni in the state of Colorado than any other university.

yeah the thing is no one cares Mike

I care.

I can't wait until we're in the same conference whether that's the Big 12, MWC, AAC or other.

Mike why are you so desperate to see the Big 12 fail? Like we get it you like some pud school but your obsession with trying to get the Big 12 to fail just so you can hang out with K-State is super weird.

I don't want the Big 12 to fail.  I'd like to see the Big 12 expand and invite CSU.  It makes sense for both schools to be in the same conference from geographic and academic standpoints.  I also have a lot of family in the KC area.

Well it makes sense if you throw out 80 years of intercollegiate athletic competition.

[MakeItRain]

When are we getting the Arizona schools.

If it's going to happen it would be a year or two before their GOR expires, and unless their current media deal gets torn up their GOR is absolutely going to expire.

[MakeItRain]

Ah yes, the well known, always reputable, and news breaking SportsBusiness Journal 

Uh, SBJ is reputable, very well known, and they break lots news. They are the premier source for the business of sport.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Didn't Norris Cole play at colorado-ft collins?

[KITNfury]

The Big 12 accepting a shitty "raise" for not expanding actually lends itself to a stable conference. If the big dogs in the conference were really considering leaving they'd have figured a way to get the conference to invite 4 teams with each addition getting Jack crap and took the money and ran. The fact that they'd take less in order to avoid adding crap teams makes me think they might actually want to stay

[bones129]

Has Bowlsby even considered that Mike has family in itch KC?

Probably would have been a game-changer for Bowlsby had he known in time.

[ew2x4]

When are we getting the Arizona schools.

If it's going to happen it would be a year or two before their GOR expires, and unless their current media deal gets torn up their GOR is absolutely going to expire.

Just looked. Theirs expires in 2023. 

[DOD Take 2]

Ah yes, the well known, always reputable, and news breaking SportsBusiness Journal 

Uh, SBJ is reputable, very well known, and they break lots news. They are the premier source for the business of sport.

I follow sports and the business of sports pretty closely and I've never been directed to their site or recall anyone naming them as where a report came from until this week 

I'm sure you're right, just find it strange I've never noticed them before.

[MakeItRain]

Ah yes, the well known, always reputable, and news breaking SportsBusiness Journal 

Uh, SBJ is reputable, very well known, and they break lots news. They are the premier source for the business of sport.

I follow sports and the business of sports pretty closely and I've never been directed to their site or recall anyone naming them as where a report came from until this week 

I'm sure you're right, just find it strange I've never noticed them before.

If you're truly a follower of sports business I'd strongly recommend you get a two week trial to their website, you don't even need to provide a credit card. When I was in grad school for Sport Administration we had to get a subscription, that was 13 years ago, I no longer work in sports but I still subscribe.

[DOD Take 2]

Ah yes, the well known, always reputable, and news breaking SportsBusiness Journal 

Uh, SBJ is reputable, very well known, and they break lots news. They are the premier source for the business of sport.

I follow sports and the business of sports pretty closely and I've never been directed to their site or recall anyone naming them as where a report came from until this week 

I'm sure you're right, just find it strange I've never noticed them before.

If you're truly a follower of sports business I'd strongly recommend you get a two week trial to their website, you don't even need to provide a credit card. When I was in grad school for Sport Administration we had to get a subscription, that was 13 years ago, I no longer work in sports but I still subscribe.

 

[Mike from Ft. Collins]

2017 U.S. News & World Report's "Best Global Universities Rankings"

CSU #240
KSU #340

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/search?region=&subject=&name=

[Shooter Jones]

Kick their ass, Mike.

[MadCat]

Oxford and Cambridge ranked behind 2 PAC12 schools.

[BackPayne]

Why is Mike still here?

[Big Sam]

Oxford and Cambridge ranked behind 2 PAC12 schools.

I hope you aren't implying that the USNWR college rankings are in any way flawed. 

[Mike from Ft. Collins]

Otterbox donates $8.1 million to CSU.

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/10/11/otterbox-co-founders-make-81-million-gift-csu/91901262/

[Gooch]

Those are the shitties cell phone cases ever. Great idea to take a perfectly good phone and encase it in 7" of rubber and plastic. How about you just not be a tard with your phone and avoid Steve Dave and your phone will be fine.

[ChiComCat]

Building on Lake Street   were prices in the ghetto too high?

[MakeItRain]

Those are the shitties cell phone cases ever. Great idea to take a perfectly good phone and encase it in 7" of rubber and plastic. How about you just not be a tard with your phone and avoid Steve Dave and your phone will be fine.

They don't even good credit cards, tickets, cash, identification, health insurance cards, and loyalty cards. SMH.

[MakeItRain]

No divisions
Sources: Big 12 coaches wanted split divisions, but conference stands pat http://es.pn/2eDxS4y

[Trim]

It should've been that the #1 team after the regular season gets to pick their conference championship game opponent.  Pick the best team and get respect for doing so and maybe the bump you need to get in the playoff, but risk losing.  Pick a shitty team and get an easy W (but maybe that loser team is extra motivated!) and get shamed by america and possibly kicked out of playoff contention.

[ChiComCat]

It should've been that the #1 team after the regular season gets to pick their conference championship game opponent.  Pick the best team and get respect for doing so and maybe the bump you need to get in the playoff, but risk losing.  Pick a shitty team and get an easy W (but maybe that loser team is extra motivated!) and get shamed by america and possibly kicked out of playoff contention.

I like it.  Maybe you lost to a middle of the pack team in a fluke?  Avenge your loss.

[catastrophe]

Have all the teams dress and show up to the championship game then spin a giant wheel like 15 minutes before kickoff to determine your opponent.