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

[michigancat]

what on earth is wrong with cincinaggie

[wetwillie]

Jerry Springer Aggie

[Hurricane Cat]

Yes, it has to Cincinaggie

[bucket]

UCF is building a lazy river next to their stadium. They were made for this conference.

[ben ji]

what on earth is wrong with cincinaggie

Winner so far

[Trim]

https://twitter.com/atxhobogrl/status/1434349121947766785

[Katpappy]

https://twitter.com/atxhobogrl/status/1434349121947766785

Welp, looks like we won't be missing horns down.  UH filles the bill.   

[sonofdaxjones]

Never go to an event in a major league stadium unless you’re in a club/suite

[Houstoncat93]

Since there is a narrative that the New Big 12 won't be Power 5 anymore I thought non-conf records would be interesting to track.  This assumes the new conference alignment so Tech vs UH was a conference game.

Group	New Big 12	Crappy PAC 12
P5	2 - 1	1 - 3
G5	2 - 0	3 - 2
FCS	5 - 0	3 - 1
Overall	9 - 1	7 - 6

[schreds21]

So what are the PAC implosion scenarios?  Add 2 now and position for that?

Critique this league for me...

Tom

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Problem #1, that league still has Baylor in it.
Distant problem #2, that league has TCU in it.

I'd take Boise St over San Diego State.

Problem #3 is Houston somehow being in both divisions

[EMAWzifried]

Kolob aggie?

[EMAWzifried]

I see UCF originally opened as Florida Tech. Can we request a return to that and ditch the directional school name? 

[Pete]

I see UCF originally opened as Florida Tech. Can we request a return to that and ditch the directional school name?

Disney Tech?

[Rage Against the McKee]

Aggie Tech

[EMAWzifried]

Space Aggie Tech

[MakeItRain]

So what are the PAC implosion scenarios?  Add 2 now and position for that?

Critique this league for me...

Tom

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Problem #1, that league still has Baylor in it.
Distant problem #2, that league has TCU in it.

I'd take Boise St over San Diego State.

Problem #3 is Houston somehow being in both divisions

 

[Pete]

I'm excited about the new teams joining the Big 12 (allegedly).  I am curious which ones will have donors step up and buy them out of the AAC early so they can join more quickly.   I certainly hope we give zero dollars to assist with that.

[Katpappy]

I'm excited about the new teams joining the Big 12 (allegedly).  I am curious which ones will have donors step up and buy them out of the AAC early so they can join more quickly.   I certainly hope we give zero dollars to assist with that.

Their contract should give them half share the first year and if it starts next year or in '23 maybe stay that way until new contract is negotiated.

[MIZMAW]

I just don't understand the rush to add marginal schools.  Go ahead and grab Houston and BYU to start and then just sit tight for a bit.  There's no circumstance that leads to the Big XII imploding because they didn't add a couple city schools like Memphis and Cincinnati soon enough.  It is possible that something happens to allow a PAC school or two to shake loose.

Also, move the headquarters back to Kansas City.  Giving Texas control has provided nothing of value.

[KST8FAN]

So what are the PAC implosion scenarios?  Add 2 now and position for that?

Critique this league for me...

Tom

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Problem #1, that league still has Baylor in it.
Distant problem #2, that league has TCU in it.

I'd take Boise St over San Diego State.

Problem #3 is Houston somehow being in both divisions

Wow.  Heading to the Shame thread.  Should be Cincinnati.


Tom

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[MakeItRain]

I just don't understand the rush to add marginal schools.  Go ahead and grab Houston and BYU to start and then just sit tight for a bit.  There's no circumstance that leads to the Big XII imploding because they didn't add a couple city schools like Memphis and Cincinnati soon enough.  It is possible that something happens to allow a PAC school or two to shake loose.

Also, move the headquarters back to Kansas City.  Giving Texas control has provided nothing of value.

You think they should have gotten Houston before UCF? 

[MIZMAW]

I just don't understand the rush to add marginal schools.  Go ahead and grab Houston and BYU to start and then just sit tight for a bit.  There's no circumstance that leads to the Big XII imploding because they didn't add a couple city schools like Memphis and Cincinnati soon enough.  It is possible that something happens to allow a PAC school or two to shake loose.

Also, move the headquarters back to Kansas City.  Giving Texas control has provided nothing of value.

You think they should have gotten Houston before UCF? 

Yes, but that's not really the point.  The conference needs to grab two schools to stay at 10.  There's no sense rushing to get to more than that any time soon.  There are no brands available other than BYU.  The rest are just filler.  There's no sense in bloating the conference with them when you have the option to wait and let them compete for your affection for a few years. It's a lot easier to add a worthless school than it is to remove one.  Worst case scenario would be having the PAC break open and having no room for the Arizona schools because you already added Memphis and Boise or some similar combination of  schools.

[EMAWzifried]

Houston makes so much sense because I see on Phog they are a likely BIG target.

[Shooter Jones]

So when OUT leaves, do we look to add 2-4 more? Or remain at 12?

Memphis kind of makes sense. Can create a 4 team east Division w/ cincy, WVU, and UCF.

Maybe a few more mountain time zone teams to create a west? Especially if you can pull some PAC teams. (Any of ASU, Zona, Utah, CU, etc)

[MakeItRain]

I just don't understand the rush to add marginal schools.  Go ahead and grab Houston and BYU to start and then just sit tight for a bit.  There's no circumstance that leads to the Big XII imploding because they didn't add a couple city schools like Memphis and Cincinnati soon enough.  It is possible that something happens to allow a PAC school or two to shake loose.

Also, move the headquarters back to Kansas City.  Giving Texas control has provided nothing of value.

You think they should have gotten Houston before UCF? 

Yes, but that's not really the point.  The conference needs to grab two schools to stay at 10.  There's no sense rushing to get to more than that any time soon.  There are no brands available other than BYU.  The rest are just filler.  There's no sense in bloating the conference with them when you have the option to wait and let them compete for your affection for a few years. It's a lot easier to add a worthless school than it is to remove one.  Worst case scenario would be having the PAC break open and having no room for the Arizona schools because you already added Memphis and Boise or some similar combination of  schools.

First of all wanting to add Houston before UCF is absolute lunacy, bat crap crazy. The conference absolutely needed to get to 12 teams now. There are no plans to add Boise or Memphis so I don't know what you're worried about. If the Pac 12 breaks up, which it absolutely positively won't, it has to happen in the next year, the conference will have plenty of time to add whomever they want if in this fantasy land the Pac 12 breaks up a year after the alliance was announced.