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

[eastcat]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

[Ira Hayes]

I don't understand why this board likes 900 page threads, but you can't start trolling the Horns in this thread. It doesn't work.

Start a new thread, call them nutless bovines, and give them your best impression of Aggie outrage.  How much will it hurt our recruiting if Texas is allowed to play a home game on Thanksgiving?  I don't know, but I'm sure it's a lot.

[Skipper44]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

Sharing a conference with UT and OU is our best option, we are striving to keep the Big 12 the best conference in college athletics. 

I hope the power brokers at UT and OU share this same truth.

[CHONGS]

if we're not in a conference with OU or Texas we are are not going to be in a major conference. 

[pc5k]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

Sharing a conference with UT and OU is our best option, we are striving to keep the Big 12 the best conference in college athletics. 

I hope the power brokers at UT and OU share this same truth.

And so not adding Florida State and Clemson, or whatever leftover ACC school is this conference's best option? If things fall the way they are and the ACC crumbles, where will FSU end up if not the Big12?  We are pretty much their only option if the SEC doesn't pick them up, am i right?

[Ira Hayes]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

Sharing a conference with UT and OU is our best option, we are striving to keep the Big 12 the best conference in college athletics. 

I hope the power brokers at UT and OU share this same truth.

And so not adding Florida State and Clemson, or whatever leftover ACC school is this conference's best option? If things fall the way they are and the ACC crumbles, where will FSU end up if not the Big12?  We are pretty much their only option if the SEC doesn't pick them up, am i right?

They stay in the ACC. The Big 12 is not going to destroy the ACC. Why would they?

[michigancat]

if we're not in a conference with OU or Texas we are are not going to be in a major conference. 

it seems so simple, yet it is very difficult for so many to grasp.

[eastcat]

if we're not in a conference with OU or Texas we are are not going to be in a major conference. 

it seems so simple, yet it is very difficult for so many to grasp.

I remember being in a conference with OU and Nebraska called the big-8 that worked pretty damn well.

Texas f'd it all up 

[Houstoncat93]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

When a few more million people move to Kansas.

[MadCat]

if we're not in a conference with OU or Texas we are are not going to be in a major conference. 

it seems so simple, yet it is very difficult for so many to grasp.

I remember being in a conference with OU and Nebraska called the big-8 that worked pretty damn well.

Texas f'd it all up 

i'm sure that was Texas' fault, and how they convinced the big 8 to dissolve first I'll never know.

[TheHamburglar]

if we're not in a conference with OU or Texas we are are not going to be in a major conference. 

it seems so simple, yet it is very difficult for so many to grasp.

I remember being in a conference with OU and Nebraska called the big-8 that worked pretty damn well.

Texas f'd it all up 

Yup, wish we never would have joined up with the Texas schools and ignored the trends of the rest of college athletics.  We could be in a conference with only ISU, KU, OU, and OSU right now.  O wait...

[eastcat]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

When a few more million people move to Kansas.

Is that how Nebraska got into the big-10?

[Trim]

If texas had to play a road game on thanksgiving, and Deloss' host family already had plans to be somewhere else for thanksgiving, where on earth would he stay?  Give him the home game.

[wetwillie]

Who the eff is east cat and why is he rough ridin' up this holy of holy threads

[CHONGS]

if we're not in a conference with OU or Texas we are are not going to be in a major conference. 

it seems so simple, yet it is very difficult for so many to grasp.

I remember being in a conference with OU and Nebraska called the big-8 that worked pretty damn well.

Texas f'd it all up 

The logical OR is important.  V

[BMWWcat]

Did anyone read the link from the bringonthecats website on page 896? 10 sucks, we need to follow the sec model.
Personally I think round robin sucks.

[Panjandrum]

Seriously, though, no one else in the ACC is going to do anything until they see how far down Maryland can get the buyout.  Once that happens, we'll most likely be the ones entertaining calls.

Once this actually gets in front of the lawyers and buyout turns to 'liquidated damages', that $50 million is going to shrink pretty rapidly.

(I got this from a lawyer from the first go around.  Lawyers, please weigh in.)

(I know there are a crap ton of lawyers here, so please, someone weigh in.)

[Dr Rick Daris]

If texas had to play a road game on thanksgiving, and Deloss' host family already had plans to be somewhere else for thanksgiving, where on earth would he stay?  Give him the home game.

 omg


seriously though, deloss could crash at my place. eggbake, etc.

[Skipper44]

It will never happen for the most obvious reason but how great would it be to play in Austin on Thanksgiving? 

[pc5k]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

Sharing a conference with UT and OU is our best option, we are striving to keep the Big 12 the best conference in college athletics. 

I hope the power brokers at UT and OU share this same truth.

And so not adding Florida State and Clemson, or whatever leftover ACC school is this conference's best option? If things fall the way they are and the ACC crumbles, where will FSU end up if not the Big12?  We are pretty much their only option if the SEC doesn't pick them up, am i right?

They stay in the ACC. The Big 12 is not going to destroy the ACC. Why would they?

I didn't say that the Big12 would destroy the ACC. Anyway, what are FSU and Clemson's options if the Big10 and SEC don't take them and possibly up to 5 ACC teams leave? Pac12 doesn't make sense because of travel distance, staying in the ACC doesn't seem like a great option financially, which leaves the Big12 as the only move that would make sense, right?

[Super PurpleCat]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

When a few more million people move to Kansas.

Is that how Nebraska got into the big-10?

You mean trade UT and OU for Michigan and Ohio State?  Who then would we drink beer eat BBQ and talk about pickups and tractors with?

[MadCat]

Serious question:

At what point DO we have other options? All Stadium upgrades complete? 250,000 living alumni? 1Bn dollar endowment?

What are we striving for here?

When a few more million people move to Kansas.

Is that how Nebraska got into the big-10?

You mean trade UT and OU for Michigan and Ohio State?  Who then would we drink beer eat BBQ and talk about pickups and tractors with?

Craiger (from the Boro)?

[ednksu]

if we're not in a conference with OU or Texas we are are not going to be in a major conference. 

it seems so simple, yet it is very difficult for so many to grasp.

I remember being in a conference with OU and Nebraska called the big-8 that worked pretty damn well.

Texas f'd it all up 

Yup, wish we never would have joined up with the Texas schools and ignored the trends of the rest of college athletics.  We could be in a conference with only ISU, KU, OU, and OSU right now.  O wait...

this post doesn't make sense

[MakeItRain]

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.

Eastcat and madcat are goddamn morons, this doesn't screw anyone, they aren't asking for a extra home game.  I bet we could have a home game the weekend of Halloween every year if we want one, who rough ridin' cares?  Do you want K-State to play a home game the weekend of Thanksgiving?  I sure in the eff don't, I'm pretty sure the bye we've had this week every goddamn year since the conference started is a competitive advantage.  Playing at home on a specific date gives no competitive advantage, rough ridin' dumb.

[EMAWesome]

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.

Eastcat and madcat are goddamn morons, this doesn't screw anyone, they aren't asking for a extra home game.  I bet we could have a home game the weekend of Halloween every year if we want one, who rough ridin' cares?  Do you want K-State to play a home game the weekend of Thanksgiving?  I sure in the eff don't, I'm pretty sure the bye we've had this week every goddamn year since the conference started is a competitive advantage.  Playing at home on a specific date gives no competitive advantage, rough ridin' dumb.

Agree w/ MIR...no advantage whatesoever...in fact, since students aren't even in session at this time, I hope they get it...it lessens the chance of us getting a home game with a non-full student section