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

[steve dave]

ChrisLevel
  
Listening to an interview with current 'Zona head coach M Stoops from this past Fri and he's not real fired up about this whole P16 thing.

[steve dave]

eff

[steve dave]

Meanwhile, back on the homefront:

kstate_pres
 
I am back on line after a week in Council Grove - trying out the new Olive Garden for dinner tonight befor seeing the Prince of Persia.

 

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Meanwhile, back on the homefront:

kstate_pres
 
I am back on line after a week in Council Grove - trying out the new Olive Garden for dinner tonight befor seeing the Prince of Persia.

 

Panic can wait.  ALL YOU CAN EAT BREADSTICKS!

[nicname]

eff

You said it.

For the first time in a while I say what I thought was a real ray of hope.  The proposed 10 team BigXII with NU gone seemed like something that everyone could agree on.  Especially with this supposed new TV money and 20 million in dues from Benedict Osborne and CU.  Then as usual poof into thin air.

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eff

WARM UP THE BACK TATTOOS, [redacted]!   

[nicname]

Meanwhile, back on the homefront:

kstate_pres
 
I am back on line after a week in Council Grove - trying out the new Olive Garden for dinner tonight befor seeing the Prince of Persia.

 

Panic can wait.  ALL YOU CAN EAT BREADSTICKS!

Are these for real?  What a tool shed.

[steve dave]

eff

WARM UP THE BACK TATTOOS, [redacted]!   

(< beer/slot machine combo....if I played slots)

[steve dave]

Yeah, as much as I wish that post from Schulz was fake, it wasn't

[hemmy]

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eff

WARM UP THE BACK TATTOOS, [redacted]!  

(< beer/slot machine combo....if I played slots)

   (but the head is Pete and the cup/computer is a mask/tank of an oxygen thing and it's all taking place at MWC-tourneyPak)

[The42Yardstick]

ChrisLevel
 
The pilot of that plane thinks he's sneaky. Headed to Hunstville, I mean College Station. Now we're headed to San Marcos, I mean Austin.

lol

 

[The42Yardstick]

Oh, and by the way, rough ridin' shitass cuntdick

[Pete]

Warm up the Dan Lykins Reality Tour!

[catzacker]

A&M just can't stop f*cking us.

[Pete]

Let's look back on some Dan Lykins' posts....

This one's from the 7th:

1968cat

Almost on scholarship
Post #412
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Re: Kansas Board of Regents......position on the Big 12   Reply
I think KU and KSU are stronger with one set of Regents governing them and have one strong position i.e. KU AND KSU WILL STICK TOGETHER....all the other big 12 schools have individual Regents goverening them and so 10 schools have 10 different Regents that delute their power....the state of Kansas is the only state that only has one Board of Regents to govern all of our state schools...we govern KU, KSU, WSU, ESU, FHSU and PSU..plus we also coordinate Washburn and all state Community Colleges and Tech Schools...our state is very unique in having ONE VOICE for education..and one voice for our 6 Athletic Dept's...............(I think Nebraska will stay in the big 12)....

Here's one from a little bit later on the same day...

1968cat

Almost on scholarship
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Re: So the board of fricken' regents can't even agree?   Reply
the KBOR issued a press release about 10 minutes ago stating that KU and KSU will stay together.......no matter what happens...................

This one is from the 12th...

1968cat

Almost on scholarship
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when the Big 12 saga ends and you find out what John Currie and Pres Schulz have done behind the scene you will be very happy...........

And today....

1968cat

Almost on scholarship
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Trust.....................(..KU & KSU)   Reply
the reason we will come out of this Conf problem with positive results is because KU & KSU are working together .....the future for KU & KSU will be stronger because both schools are fighting the conf battle as a team..

Just what the eff does Dan think is a "positive result?"



 

[catzacker]

i'm sure ku and ksu were/are working to keep the conference together, just like the US and russia were working together in WWII....after the war?  not so much.

[Trim]

Let's look back on some Dan Lykins' posts....This one is from the 12th...

1968cat

Almost on scholarship
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when the Big 12 saga ends and you find out what John Currie and Pres Schulz have done behind the scene you will be very happy...........

Not really "behind the scene" but I for one am looking forward to Schulz' MHK Olive Garden review.  I'd hate to wait 45 minutes for a table* without being informed on whether it's worth it.

*only applies to this upcoming final Big 12 season when there will be enough people in town to cause there to be any wait.

[Pete]

Chip Brown
Orangebloods.com Columnist

Talk about it in Inside the 40 Acres
It might be a long shot.

But three different sources at Big 12 South schools being targeted by the Pac-10 told Orangebloods.com Sunday morning commissioner Dan Beebe's assurances that a new TV deal can be reached on par with the SEC's $17 million/school for the 10 remaining schools in the Big 12 is in play and being considered by Texas.

   
Associated Press

Dan Beebe's plan says the Big 12-Lite can get to $17 mil/school in its next TV deal in 2011.
"My plan is about what's best for the citizens in this part of the country and for the student-athletes and not having this section of the country with all its major institutions connected to conferences that aren't even here. We shouldn't be a fly-over zone," Beebe told Orangebloods.com on Sunday before returning to what he called his "War Room" on no sleep from the previous night.

Having Texas consider anything other than the Pac-10 at this point is more than could be said on Friday. That's when Nebraska announced it was bolting for the Big Ten and Colorado had a press conference with its new commissioner - Larry Scott of the Pac-10.

Friday afternoon Texas announced it would have a regents meeting on Tuesday at 11 a.m. that sources said was to finalize a vote to accept an invitation to the Pac-10.

That vote was expected to begin an exodus west by at least four Big 12 South teams (Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State).

Texas A&M, which met with SEC commissioner Mike Slive in College Station on Saturday, according to sources, is meeting with Scott and Pac-10 chief operating officer Kevin Weiberg on Sunday.

Then, Scott and Weiberg were due in Lubbock and Austin Sunday as they continued to make their rounds of the Big 12 South to discuss a possible future with those schools.

Scott and Weiberg met with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State officials on Saturday.


THE BEEBE PLAN

Here's what Beebe has provided to the five Big 12 South schools who have been targeted by the Pac-10, including Texas A&M, who has been in deep conversation about joining the SEC, according to sources.

--Beebe has secured information that enough money could be inked in its next TV negotiation (in 2011) that revenues per school would jump from between $7 million and $10 million in the Big 12 currently to $17 million beginning in 2012, which is what the SEC pays out.


--The remaining Big 10 schools would divide up the more than $20 million in buyout penalties that will have to be paid by Colorado and Nebraska for leaving the league early.


--Individal institutions would be allowed to pursue their own networks, which has been a goal of Texas. If the Longhorns went to the Pac-10, they would have to forgo their own distribution platforms, including a network, because the Pac-16 would seek to have a conference network in which all inventory is shared.

(Consultants have put Texas' ability to generate revenue from its own network at between $3 million and $5 million after a start-up window of about three years.)


--The Big 12 would proceed with 10 teams. Everyone would play everyone in football, providing a nine-game conference schedule.

--The conference championship game would be dumped in the short-term (because the NCAA mandates 12 schools for a football title game).


--The loss of Nebraska and Colorado should have been a loss of about 16 percent to the league's revenue generating capacity. But because Colorado was an underperformer, the league lost only about 8.6 percent of its value with the loss of Nebraska, according to sources with knowledge of the Beebe Plan.



PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION

The Big 12 South sources said they are proceeding cautiously with the new information provided by Beebe.

   

Sources say Texas is considering a plan by Dan Beebe to hold the Big 12 together with 10 teams.
One top executive in the Big 12 told Orangebloods.com Sunday "the plan is a longshot, but at least it's a shot."


AN END TO REALIGNMENT COULD BE ON THE LINE

If life could be breathed into the Beebe plan by the Big 12 South, life would re-enter the Big 12 North, where limbo has been the theme for more than a week at Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and Iowa State as well as at Baylor in the Big 12 South.

It might also stop what appears to be an impending avalanche of college realignment across the country, depending on how conversations between Texas A&M and the SEC might be affected.

Sources say if the Pac-10 is ultimately denied by the Big 12 South schools, Scott would likely extend an invitation to Utah and wrap up the Pac-10's expansion at 12.

The information from Beebe might at least slow down the rocket-like pace of Big 12 schools seeking a new home and possibly draw all the divided parties back to the table.

Hearings are scheduled in the Texas House on Wednesday with invitations to all the Texas universities involved in this break-neck game of musical conferences to get some answers by elected officials.


BIG 12-LITE HAS A PULSE

So hold on folks. This is about to get interesting. The key in all of this is that Texas appears to be at least reconsidering its position on going to the Pac-10 and is considering the Beebe proposal.

Orangebloods.com was told Texas president Bill Powers, a Cal graduate, is not on board yet, but that he is listening.

Nothing is done. It is fluid. But the Beebe Plan to hold the Big 12-Lite together is at least in play.

As Orangebloods.com was told by a top source in the day's developments: "The winds to keep the Big 12 together with 10 teams are getting stronger."

The plot only figures to thicken as Scott and Weiberg finish their Big 12 South rounds on Sunday.

Texas had been resolute up to this point that if Nebraska left the conference, it would accept an invitation to join the Pac-10 and likely lead an exodus that appeared to include Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.

Texas A&M has been in deep discussions with the SEC and as of Saturday night had enough votes on its Board of Regents to join the SEC (believed to be 6-3).

But the dissenting votes on A&M's regents board are apparently passionate about keeping Texas and A&M together and not breaking up a 100-year rivalry by having the schools head to different leagues.

Sources say SEC commissioner Mike Slive was in College Station Saturday. Sources close to the situation say A&M has an invitation to the SEC if it wants it. The SEC has also been doggedly pursuing Oklahoma.

But thus far, OU, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State have indicated they would stay with Texas. Up to this point, that appeared to be an announcement to join the Pac-10, starting as early as Tuesday of this week.

But with news that Texas is now at least considering the Beebe Plan, there is at least a chance the Big 12, which is now at 10 schools (while the Big Ten, by the way, is now at 12 schools) just might survive after all.

[VGibsonLives]

ChrisLevel
 
That plane that is current in Austin just booked their flight plan for the next leg of their trip. Next stop? Kansas City, Missouri.
6 minutes ago via web

["storm"nut]

ChrisLevel
 
That plane that is current in Austin just booked their flight plan for the next leg of their trip. Next stop? Kansas City, Missouri.
6 minutes ago via web

 

[Pete]

ChrisLevel
 
That plane that is current in Austin just booked their flight plan for the next leg of their trip. Next stop? Kansas City, Missouri.
6 minutes ago via web

Probably going to see Dan Lykins.

 


Good bye KU.

[Dr Rick Daris]

ChrisLevel
 
That plane that is current in Austin just booked their flight plan for the next leg of their trip. Next stop? Kansas City, Missouri.
6 minutes ago via web

good for the hawks. hopefully cats don't end up in conf usa. that would just be dreadful.

[The42Yardstick]

Looks like I'm gonna have to change my pic

[The1BigWillie]

ChrisLevel
 
That plane that is current in Austin just booked their flight plan for the next leg of their trip. Next stop? Kansas City, Missouri.
6 minutes ago via web

Ok,  someone needs to take this plane out.