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

[Rage Against the McKee]

If the Big 12 plays its cards right here, we could get rid of some dead weight (WVU) and then go pick up FSU and Clemson. Stay at 11 teams.

Would be the first reverse poach of conference realignment.  Not even just a reverse poach, but a one-up reverse poach.

Playing 10 card draw...discard WVU, TCU, Baylor, Iowa State.  Florida State, nice.  Clemson, NC State.  Mmmhmm mmmhmmm.  crap!!! TULANE?!?

Same idea, but we can only really get rid of schools who decide they want to leave. Otherwise, this would be a very nerve-racking time to be a Kansas State fan.

[BostonPancake]

The Dude of WV ?@theDudeofWV
The Big 12 must expand or they will lose WVU - more tomorrow.
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See. 

dude is exposing himself once again.  there is no legitimate way they can move.

Well, the COULD threaten to leave to the ACC, IF the ACC actually wanted them (and at this point, they just might).

He's delusional.  He clarified that statement.  He meant to the BigTen in 2024 and that WVU is upping their academics to get in.

Pfftt...yeah...they can raise their academics and get into the AAU in only 12 years.  If it were that easy, why haven't they done it by now?  Hey, WVU....we're raising our academics too!!

[Ira Hayes]

If the SEC starts meddling in the ACC, there is a chance we still end up with Notre Dame. Until then, I can't see a reason to do anything.

That's probably because you don't understand how this works quite as well as you think you do.

I think I do understand that the Big 12 is playing the game differently than the other big 3 conferences. The others are thinking TV markets and bigger is better. We need at least 10 teams and only want high quality programs. Don't dilute the product. I like our strategy. A lot.

[Panjandrum]

The Dude of WV ?@theDudeofWV
The Big 12 must expand or they will lose WVU - more tomorrow.
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See. 

dude is exposing himself once again.  there is no legitimate way they can move.

Well, the COULD threaten to leave to the ACC, IF the ACC actually wanted them (and at this point, they just might).

He's delusional.  He clarified that statement.  He meant to the BigTen in 2024 and that WVU is upping their academics to get in.

Please.  By 2024, our academics will make them look like the University of Phoenix.

[TheHamburglar]

The Dude of WV ?@theDudeofWV
The Big 12 must expand or they will lose WVU - more tomorrow.
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See. 

dude is exposing himself once again.  there is no legitimate way they can move.

Well, the COULD threaten to leave to the ACC, IF the ACC actually wanted them (and at this point, they just might).

He's delusional.  He clarified that statement.  He meant to the BigTen in 2024 and that WVU is upping their academics to get in.

Pfftt...yeah...they can raise their academics and get into the AAU in only 12 years.  If it were that easy, why haven't they done it by now?  Hey, WVU....we're raising our academics too!!

But, but, but...Their President and AD are thinking long term...They hired lobbyist to get research money and everything. 

[ednksu]

first people aau != good academics.  It means money spent.  Keep in mind they screw ag schools by devaluing usda/ag research monies. 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/pete_thamel/11/19/Coach-Krzyzewski-Maryland/index.html#ixzz2Chw9BMds

"I think the ACC is vulnerable right now, I'm concerned about our conference," Krzyzewski said on Monday afternoon, taping a segment for his Basketball and Beyond show on Sirius XM Radio. The show will air on Wednesday night.

Krzyzewski added: "I think there could still be some movement in our conference."

I always enjoy legendary, entrenched coaches.  They never mince words.

Football dictates basketball, get with the program Coach Kkj;kjasdfiwqerkqski

Let me circle back to this.  There are about 5 to 8 teams in D1 that have basketball schools with as much value as the average football program.  Those teams will find somewhere to land just because football isn't a year long fun fest. 

[eastcat]

AD DeLoss Dodds had requested to play at home on Thanksgiving every year. Big 12 trying to accommodate that request, Bob Bowlsby said.

Lets go

[TheHamburglar]

In other news, Boise St., San Diego St., and BYU started talking with the MWC about rejoining the last couple of weeks after the playoff announcement.  With the news the Big East losing Rutgers and probably UConn, the talks are picking up.  Big East may lose 2 more off the west coast.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8653727/boise-state-broncos-sdsu-aztecs-byu-cougars-talk-mwc-return-sources-say

[Panjandrum]

AD DeLoss Dodds had requested to play at home on Thanksgiving every year. Big 12 trying to accommodate that request, Bob Bowlsby said.

Lets go

In reality, it does benefit the TV partners, so it will help us.

[Panjandrum]

In other news, Boise St., San Diego St., and BYU started talking with the MWC about rejoining the last couple of weeks after the playoff announcement.  With the news the Big East losing Rutgers and probably UConn, the talks are picking up.  Big East may lose 2 more off the west coast.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8653727/boise-state-broncos-sdsu-aztecs-byu-cougars-talk-mwc-return-sources-say

The Big East is probably going to die, now.  The basketball schools may as well break off and take the best of the A-10 with them.

[eastcat]

AD DeLoss Dodds had requested to play at home on Thanksgiving every year. Big 12 trying to accommodate that request, Bob Bowlsby said.

Lets go

In reality, it does benefit the TV partners, so it will help us.

Bending over and letting Texas play for the NC every year would benefit to TV partners too. Should we go ahead and do that?

[TheHamburglar]

AD DeLoss Dodds had requested to play at home on Thanksgiving every year. Big 12 trying to accommodate that request, Bob Bowlsby said.

Lets go

In reality, it does benefit the TV partners, so it will help us.

That and it's not that big of a deal.  I'd rather not have a home game on Thanksgiving.  Unless you are in a large city like Austin and already have a tradition of playing on that day, why would you want to compete with Thanksgiving for tickets/fans. 

[ednksu]

AD DeLoss Dodds had requested to play at home on Thanksgiving every year. Big 12 trying to accommodate that request, Bob Bowlsby said.

Lets go

crap like this makes me want UT to burn

[eastcat]

AD DeLoss Dodds had requested to play at home on Thanksgiving every year. Big 12 trying to accommodate that request, Bob Bowlsby said.

Lets go

crap like this makes me want UT to burn

[Ira Hayes]

Hook 'em.

Embrace this. All other options are worse. Even the big 10.

[bunter]

We could really stifle the ACC by adding UConn first

[MadCat]

AD DeLoss Dodds had requested that K-State open Big 12 conference slate on the road for eternity. Big 12 trying to accommodate that request, Bob Bowlsby said.

[wabash909]

The Dude of WV ?@theDudeofWV
The Big 12 must expand or they will lose WVU - more tomorrow.
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See. 

   That guy is great.

[michigancat]

put me on team not butthurt over texas playing home games on thanksgiving day

[Pete]

put me on team not butthurt over texas playing home games on thanksgiving day

Put me on team gets that we have to shut the eff up and take it, because we have no other options and I am thankful for this and will actually reference this crap when my family does the what are you thankful for thing on thanksgiving.

[0.42]

UT fans are super butthurt over not being able to attend a football game within 2 hours of Austin on Thanksgiving week with A&M leaving. That's gotta be Deloss's public motive for that move, because openly asking for UT to receive preferential treatment so they can get a competitive advantage would be enough to get schools with any options left to start contacting those other options.

[pc5k]

DeLoss Dodds on realignment: "We like 10 and continue to like 10. (Wud B12 expand?) "Not with what I know. I think we’re all committed."

Welp. The big-12 sits around and does nothing as usual.

Time to call up the Pac. They are short on options right now, we could get in if the animal and currie play the cards right.

Is Deloss full of crap? Or is the big12 ran by a bunch of retards with no vision for where this is going?  If this conference doesn't keep up with the other conferences, eventually schools like ksu are going to be back in the same situation we were in a year ago.

[Pete]

DeLoss Dodds on realignment: "We like 10 and continue to like 10. (Wud B12 expand?) "Not with what I know. I think we’re all committed."

Welp. The big-12 sits around and does nothing as usual.

Time to call up the Pac. They are short on options right now, we could get in if the animal and currie play the cards right.

Is Deloss full of crap? Or is the big12 ran by a bunch of retards with no vision for where this is going?  If this conference doesn't keep up with the other conferences, eventually schools like ksu are going to be back in the same situation we were in a year ago.

Deloss is not full of crap.

It does not hurt Texas to eff us all over.  They will always have options.  We do not, and we must take it and smile.  We have no other options.

[michigancat]

put me on team not butthurt over texas playing home games on thanksgiving day

Put me on team gets that we have to shut the eff up and take it, because we have no other options and I am thankful for this and will actually reference this crap when my family does the what are you thankful for thing on thanksgiving.

well, that's the unabridged version of my team description.

[Skipper44]

We (everybody in this conference but UT and OU) have made more money and had more on field success since we have been in the same conference with UT, lets not be ingrates.