Author Topic: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can.... (Read 4995778 times)

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #8750 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:41:48 PM »

Dan Wolken keeps suggesting we go after Memphis.

EllToPay · « **Reply #8751 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:44:19 PM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 31, 2011, 01:24:50 PM

We are mumped.

Quote from: fitz

Still think the Big 12 is fine

As I've been saying all along, the conference will blunt the A&M damage by inviting in BYU in the near future. In fact, this will bolster the conference's TV value.

After that, I think the league will seek two more schools. Notre Dame isn't happening, and neither will Arkansas. Sadly, I think Dan Beebe would add two more Texas schools and call it a success. I think adding any more Texas schools is a mistake.

This conference can look east to Louisville and Cincinnati (my preference) or keep heading west with schools such as Air Force and New Mexico, which adds a decent TV market. My plan is to add UNLV and Tulane so at least we can have a good time before the conference implodes.

Seriously, adding Louisville and Cincy leaves the remaining members in a stronger spot if four schools are poached in the future. The league would still have eight schools and then could add schools such as TCU, NM, AF, Memphis and/or other Texas schools to return to 12. The conference would be greatly weakened but survive as the Big 12 and like the Big East have a BCS designation despite being a hoops prominent conference.

He's been saying it all along!

steve dave · « **Reply #8752 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:48:52 PM »

Quote from: WillieWatanabe on August 31, 2011, 01:41:48 PM

Dan Wolken keeps suggesting we go after Memphis.

wow. I wonder why he says that!?

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #8753 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:49:52 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on August 31, 2011, 01:48:52 PM

Quote from: WillieWatanabe on August 31, 2011, 01:41:48 PM
Dan Wolken keeps suggesting we go after Memphis.

wow. I why he says that!?

yeah, he's got a lot of crap for it too.

michigancat · « **Reply #8754 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:52:42 PM »

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #8755 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:57:36 PM »

Memphis could be a prospect IF they actually started investing some real money into their football program. But as of now, no way.

Houston would be a better prospect of that type of school because Houston has actually won a major conference championship multiple times in the not to distant past, and the only reason they didn't get into the Big 12 was because Baylor had more friends in high places.

Houston is actually well on the way to financing a brand new football stadium.

ew2x4 · « **Reply #8756 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:02:11 PM »

No idea what the odds Louisville and Cinci would come here, but I want.

pencat · « **Reply #8757 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:11:02 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on August 31, 2011, 11:50:42 AM

I'll say it again, I have never understood why the GPC types were always all with aTm. It's easily the strangest public university in the United States, that has the worst of all things, a massively inflated ego coupled with a massive inferiority complex.

I called aTm a bunch of Nazis and was almost banned from that crap board,

nicname · « **Reply #8758 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:14:01 PM »

Can anyone tell me the simplified reason why

A) Big12/former Big12 teams are leaving/getting taken to other conferences.

and

B) The Big 12 isn't the one picking off possible candidates from other major conferences.

This is the real issue isn't it? Why is the Big 12 not viable (or at-least not as viable as it used to seem), and why are teams so hell-bent on leaving?

steve dave · « **Reply #8759 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:15:59 PM »

butthurt about Texas being king. anymore brain busters?

kso_FAN · « **Reply #8760 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:19:28 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on August 31, 2011, 02:15:59 PM

butthurt about Texas being king. anymore brain busters?

Yeah, its simple. Nebraska and aTm just got tired of Texas even though in either case its hard to see how they benefit a lot from a move. Colorado had a bit of that, but I think they saw an opportunity to jump to the Pac 10 and thought the league was going to be destroyed and it wasn't. At least not yet.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #8761 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:20:57 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on August 31, 2011, 02:15:59 PM

butthurt about Texas being king. anymore brain busters?

If you could permanently run away from the bully that kicks your ass everyday, wouldn't you?

Now, we just have to worry because we are that bully to Texas.

nicname · « **Reply #8762 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:25:37 PM »

So the question remains. Why is the conference still so fragile? Why are now more conference members the subject of speculation regarding moving to other conferences. Why, are the remaining teams not solidly yolked together, and why do they not for a strong enough unit to entice schools (including those from other conferences) to join the Big 12?

CNS · « **Reply #8763 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:26:08 PM »

Quote from: nicname on August 31, 2011, 02:25:37 PM

So the question remains. Why is the conference still so fragile? Why are now more conference members the subject of speculation regarding moving to other conferences. Why, are the remaining teams not solidly yolked together, and why do they not for a strong enough unit to entice schools (including those from other conferences) to join the Big 12?

Uncertainty.

Just like consumer confidence.

catzacker · « **Reply #8764 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:37:27 PM »

the conference is still fragile because of MU. That's it. They are, imo, on the Big 10's expansion list and MU would leave in a heartbeat for the big 10.

sys · « **Reply #8765 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:39:53 PM »

memphis and louisville would be great. byu and staying at 10 would be better.

bigwillie20 · « **Reply #8766 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:41:59 PM »

Quote from: sys on August 31, 2011, 02:39:53 PM

memphis and louisville would be great. byu and staying at 10 would be better.

would take

sys · « **Reply #8767 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:42:32 PM »

Quote from: catzacker on August 31, 2011, 02:37:27 PM

the conference is still fragile because of MU. That's it. They are, imo, on the Big 10's expansion list and MU would leave in a heartbeat for the big 10.

yes, they're the only school left that wants out. no one wants them though. the big 10 would lol in their face (already did actually). the only risk is that every eastern team shoots the sec down and they fall back to mu. not sure mu would even go to the sec though. the sec is no big 10.

bigwillie20 · « **Reply #8768 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:43:30 PM »

Are they still mad at us for Denis fuckin the Jimmer's fat face up?

puniraptor · « **Reply #8769 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:48:11 PM »

Quote from: bigwillie20 on August 31, 2011, 02:43:30 PM

Are they still mad at us for Denis fuckin the Jimmer's fat face up?

No, they respect us for that.

theymightbegiants · « **Reply #8770 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:48:57 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on August 31, 2011, 02:26:08 PM

Quote from: nicname on August 31, 2011, 02:25:37 PM
So the question remains. Why is the conference still so fragile? Why are now more conference members the subject of speculation regarding moving to other conferences. Why, are the remaining teams not solidly yolked together, and why do they not for a strong enough unit to entice schools (including those from other conferences) to join the Big 12?

Uncertainty.

Just like consumer confidence.

We don't have complete revenue sharing so schools can be enticed away. We are close enough east to make sense their, and barely close enough West to have them go after us aswell. Lets just stay on our knees and keep praying for Texas love.

mcmwcat · « **Reply #8771 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:50:30 PM »

Quote from: sys on August 31, 2011, 02:39:53 PM

byu and staying at 10 would be better.

agree

but 9 is better than 12 for entertainment value.

10 > 9 > (anything > 10)

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #8772 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:52:34 PM »

Quote from: theymightbegiants on August 31, 2011, 02:48:57 PM

Quote from: CNS Casey on August 31, 2011, 02:26:08 PM
Quote from: nicname on August 31, 2011, 02:25:37 PM
So the question remains. Why is the conference still so fragile? Why are now more conference members the subject of speculation regarding moving to other conferences. Why, are the remaining teams not solidly yolked together, and why do they not for a strong enough unit to entice schools (including those from other conferences) to join the Big 12?

Uncertainty.

Just like consumer confidence.

We don't have complete revenue sharing so schools can be enticed away. We are close enough east to make sense their, and barely close enough West to have them go after us aswell. Lets just stay on our knees and keep praying for Texas love.

Nebraska and Texas A&M benefited from not having revenue sharing in this conference and voted against revenue sharing. Colorado is the only team that has a valid case for leaving because of the lack of revenue sharing in the Big 12.

nicname · « **Reply #8773 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:56:15 PM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 31, 2011, 02:52:34 PM

Quote from: theymightbegiants on August 31, 2011, 02:48:57 PM
Quote from: CNS Casey on August 31, 2011, 02:26:08 PM
Quote from: nicname on August 31, 2011, 02:25:37 PM
So the question remains. Why is the conference still so fragile? Why are now more conference members the subject of speculation regarding moving to other conferences. Why, are the remaining teams not solidly yolked together, and why do they not for a strong enough unit to entice schools (including those from other conferences) to join the Big 12?

Uncertainty.

Just like consumer confidence.

We don't have complete revenue sharing so schools can be enticed away. We are close enough east to make sense their, and barely close enough West to have them go after us aswell. Lets just stay on our knees and keep praying for Texas love.

Nebraska and Texas A&M benefited from not having revenue sharing in this conference and voted against revenue sharing. Colorado is the only team that has a valid case for leaving because of the lack of revenue sharing in the Big 12.

Agreed. ATM and NU were never about equality, imo. They were just dissatisfied with their glass (though still better served than most) within the inequality that they helped usher in.

michigancat · « **Reply #8774 on:** August 31, 2011, 03:03:17 PM »

Nebraska clearly got a better deal. I'm still surprised the Big 10 wanted them. CU and aTm's deals could be better, could be worse. (how's that for hard-hitting analysis?

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