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

[pike]

What about KU? They HAVE to account for at least 25%

[Winters]

What about KU? They HAVE to account for at least 25%

They have options!

[ksucrcoop]

I don't get why Larry Scott has to or wants to wait on the SEC if he wants to expand. So much of this stuff that people report as fact is just rough ridin' stupid nonsense.

It's because while he wants to expand, a portion of his bosses (4-6 UPs) don't want to unless they have to.  The only way he can leverage those UPs into giving him the authority to expand is if they believe they have to in order to keep up with other conferences.  Larry Scott would love to go pick up OU and OSU right now, he just doesn't have enough support from those that give him the authority to do so.

why do they need to "keep up" with other conferences?

As long as the money per team is the same aren't they"keeping up".  Other than a dick waving contest why do they need more teams to keep up?

...because this is a dick waving contest.

[bigwillie20]

I don't get why Larry Scott has to or wants to wait on the SEC if he wants to expand. So much of this stuff that people report as fact is just rough ridin' stupid nonsense.

It's because while he wants to expand, a portion of his bosses (4-6 UPs) don't want to unless they have to.  The only way he can leverage those UPs into giving him the authority to expand is if they believe they have to in order to keep up with other conferences.  Larry Scott would love to go pick up OU and OSU right now, he just doesn't have enough support from those that give him the authority to do so.

why do they need to "keep up" with other conferences?

As long as the money per team is the same aren't they"keeping up".  Other than a dick waving contest why do they need more teams to keep up?

...because this is a dick waving contest.

[WillieWatanabe]

not really that great...but it's something to read.

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2011/9/8/2412677/when-the-band-broke-up-the-oral-history-of-the-big-12

[TheHamburglar]

not really that great...but it's something to read.

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2011/9/8/2412677/when-the-band-broke-up-the-oral-history-of-the-big-12

Last line is the best: "Kansas: Wait, wait: I was in a band?"

[Duncan]

I...I got involved in a pyramid scheme. Things went bad for a while. There was some litigation. I really can't talk about it. Let's just say I'm focusing on one day at a time now.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

somebody go post this on the phog.

12:31
   
   
Comment From Aldomar
Can you explain, for us laymen why football drives expansion and why basketball is not seen as important as football?
12:33
   
Larry Scott:
It comes down primarily to television value, which relates directly to ratings. Regular-season college football is a blockbuster. It is second only to the NFL in terms of ratings and interest. While I would put NCAA March Madness in the same category, unfortunately, regular-season basketball has been diluted for a variety of reasons and isn't drawing big-time audiences on television.

[CNS]

somebody go post this on the phog.

12:31
   
   
Comment From Aldomar
Can you explain, for us laymen why football drives expansion and why basketball is not seen as important as football?
12:33
   
Larry Scott:
It comes down primarily to television value, which relates directly to ratings. Regular-season college football is a blockbuster. It is second only to the NFL in terms of ratings and interest. While I would put NCAA March Madness in the same category, unfortunately, regular-season basketball has been diluted for a variety of reasons and isn't drawing big-time audiences on television.

He's talking about the avg bb team, not KU bb.  Huge diff.  Pfft.

[sonofdaxjones]

When ku basketball plays all of KANSAS CITY, that's right ALL OF KANSAS CITY drops everything to watch, and we all know how the power suits in Bristol, NYC and LA covet, no make that demand, demand that their programming DOMINATE the KANSAS CITY market.

[CNS]

I went to Lake Ozark, mo a few months ago and saw someone there with a KU tee on. 

Don't underestimate KU's permeation into the rest of the country.

To say they have a national brand would be speaking lightly.

[pike]

I went to Lake Ozark, mo a few months ago and saw someone there with a KU tee on. 

Don't underestimate KU's permeation into the rest of the country.

To say they have a national brand would be speaking lightly.

I ran into a KU family in Turkmenistan. It's amazing how far reaching their brand is.

[MadCat]

I saw Haitian earthquake survivors with KU tees.  The brand is interglobal.

[SkinnyBenny]

I saw a KU Final Four 2011 shirt in Cameroon while I was there recently.   

[pissclams]

Mipp12 reporting that OU still solid with Pac move but the environment keeps changing with A&M.  Issue with A&M and BYU needs to be resolved.  Mipp12 says BYU won't touch B12 but OU doesn't trust them.  KSU to Pac still solid gold.

[ksucrcoop]

Mipp12 reporting that OU still solid with Pac move but the environment keeps changing with A&M.  Issue with A&M and BYU needs to be resolved.  Mipp12 says BYU won't touch B12 but OU doesn't trust them.  KSU to Pac still solid gold.

Someone else make something else up about something else that i can actually believe...

[EMAWmeister]

Mipp12 reporting that OU still solid with Pac move but the environment keeps changing with A&M.  Issue with A&M and BYU needs to be resolved.  Mipp12 says BYU won't touch B12 but OU doesn't trust them.  KSU to Pac still solid gold.

 

[doom]

I saw a KU Final Four 2011 shirt in Cameroon while I was there recently.   

presence! 

[ArchE_Cat]

When ku basketball plays all of KANSAS CITY, that's right ALL OF KANSAS CITY drops everything to watch, and we all know how the power suits in Bristol, NYC and LA covet, no make that demand, demand that their programming DOMINATE the KANSAS CITY market.

I tried to go to Chipotle once this past bball season, but it was closed "due to KU basketball being on tv." KU...the power to shut down Chipotle

[MadCat]

When ku basketball plays all of KANSAS CITY, that's right ALL OF KANSAS CITY drops everything to watch, and we all know how the power suits in Bristol, NYC and LA covet, no make that demand, demand that their programming DOMINATE the KANSAS CITY market.

I tried to go to Chipotle once this past bball season, but it was closed "due to KU basketball being on tv." KU...the power to shut down Chipotle

I bet that pissed off all the coeliacs.

[pissclams]

Mipp12 reporting that OU still solid with Pac move but the environment keeps changing with A&M.  Issue with A&M and BYU needs to be resolved.  Mipp12 says BYU won't touch B12 but OU doesn't trust them.  KSU to Pac still solid gold.

Someone else make something else up about something else that i can actually believe...

good grief   :powerespect:

[ArchE_Cat]

When ku basketball plays all of KANSAS CITY, that's right ALL OF KANSAS CITY drops everything to watch, and we all know how the power suits in Bristol, NYC and LA covet, no make that demand, demand that their programming DOMINATE the KANSAS CITY market.

I tried to go to Chipotle once this past bball season, but it was closed "due to KU basketball being on tv." KU...the power to shut down Chipotle

I bet that pissed off all the coeliacs.

Typical KU though...they hate the homeless, hobos and coeliacs

[BMWWcat]

When I was in rome about 5 yrs ago, I ran into someone there in the ancient roman forum wearing a K-State t-shirt.  So by ku logic does that mean ancient Romans were K-State fans?

[catzacker]

Barry Trammel on BITB basically said the big 12 is dead, OU will call TOD whenever A&M goes to the SEC.  Nothing Texas could do (i.e. revenue share, new commish) would change anything and he doesn’t believe that Texas would do that.  Also said the only people you can trust in the Big 12 is ISU and KSU.  

Big East, baby.  Big East.  

[CNS]

Barry Trammel on BITB basically said the big 12 is dead, OU will call TOD whenever A&M goes to the SEC.  Nothing Texas could do (i.e. revenue share, new commish) would change anything and he doesn’t believe that Texas would do that.  Also said the only people you can trust in the Big 12 is ISU and KSU.  

Big East, baby.  Big East.  

Sounds like they love us. OU may take us along.

Either that or it was an insult and he is saying you can trust us and ISU because it isn't possible for us to have an agenda given lack of options.