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OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« on: July 24, 2021, 12:39:34 PM »
This is the official life post UT/OU Big 12 thread...together, we move on...



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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2021, 12:40:36 PM »
Big 12 Hoops!  Kelvin Sampson's Houston team will be a blast!  Cinci is always fun, regardless of who is coaching. 

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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2021, 12:43:30 PM »
We only have to suffer through oscar for a few more years before we get to unshackle ourselves and become a basketball school again.  Whew.  What timing!

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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2021, 03:29:57 PM »
The old big east was a very fun conference in football and basketball. We can emerge as 1990's Miami.

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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2021, 05:38:39 PM »
Where we gonna cut 25 million out of the annual budget?
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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2021, 06:23:10 PM »
Where we gonna cut 25 million out of the annual budget?

Cutting programs.  Life after the NCAA might mean no more pesky minimum scholarship counts. Title 9 isn't going away, but it's basically going to be football, men's basketball, and how ever many women's programs add up to those football and men's basketball scholarship numbers.

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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2021, 06:32:57 PM »
Can we tear up Klieman and Weber’s contracts?
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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2021, 07:03:18 AM »
A feel good thread is just what I need, thanks   :)

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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2021, 08:54:41 AM »
I'm probably alone here, but I haven't enjoyed watching big boy college football a whole lot for a while now. Too much formulaic production and marketing. Too little authentic fun and joy. It's been like the stupid, awful NFL.

I don't think it would be a bad thing at all to start paying a lot less attention to the top tier and a lot more attention to a G5 type league. And all the better if we're in it!

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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2021, 09:05:08 AM »
I'm probably alone here, but I haven't enjoyed watching big boy college football a whole lot for a while now. Too much formulaic production and marketing. Too little authentic fun and joy. It's been like the stupid, awful NFL.

I don't think it would be a bad thing at all to start paying a lot less attention to the top tier and a lot more attention to a G5 type league. And all the better if we're in it!

I agree and I am going to be one mad mother effer  :curse: :curse: if when we get to our small timey conference and are playing Cincinnati at 4:39 on Tuesday, I still have see red hat guy and watch 37 commercial breaks every game when we are getting 10% of what we used to.

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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2021, 09:09:18 AM »
It’s a lot more interesting when different teams get their time to shine. Like the NBA playoffs were amazing this year despite injuries. Instead of Lebron vs whoever for the 10th year. But it probably did worse ratings-wise because people like stars. So people will prob still watch the new college football with even less teams have a chance to win it all. Cause people are dumb.

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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2021, 09:13:07 AM »
The upper levels of college football will outdraw the lower levels, but at the end of the day, college football is basically minor league football. Most people watch it due to the university affiliations, and there won't be as many total viewers as universities start getting left out.

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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2021, 10:31:27 AM »
A good time for college football to go to the relegation system of english football.  Have a 32-ish team Div 1, another 32-ish Div 2, etc.  Promote/relegate top/bottom 6-8 each season.  Would be very interesting/entertaining.

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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2021, 11:00:22 AM »
A good time for college football to go to the relegation system of english football.  Have a 32-ish team Div 1, another 32-ish Div 2, etc.  Promote/relegate top/bottom 6-8 each season.  Would be very interesting/entertaining.

That would be cool, but do the other sports all get promoted or relegated based on the football team, or is every school participating in multiple conferences every year?

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« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2021, 11:18:10 AM »
Texas would be out of the top 32 half the time  :D

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« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2021, 11:46:36 AM »
A good time for college football to go to the relegation system of english football.  Have a 32-ish team Div 1, another 32-ish Div 2, etc.  Promote/relegate top/bottom 6-8 each season.  Would be very interesting/entertaining.

That would be cool, but do the other sports all get promoted or relegated based on the football team, or is every school participating in multiple conferences every year?

great question rage, this is just football, because literally no one cares about the other sports

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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2021, 11:48:29 AM »
A good time for college football to go to the relegation system of english football.  Have a 32-ish team Div 1, another 32-ish Div 2, etc.  Promote/relegate top/bottom 6-8 each season.  Would be very interesting/entertaining.

That would be cool, but do the other sports all get promoted or relegated based on the football team, or is every school participating in multiple conferences every year?

great question rage, this is just football, because literally no one cares about the other sports
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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2021, 01:24:25 PM »
The top heavy nature of college football has no bearing on how fun the regular and bowl season are. Clemson, Ohio State, and Alabama being the only schools in the sport capable of being national championship contenders ever year matters for 3 games in January.

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Re: OFFICIAL MAKING THE MOST OF KROGER BRAND BIG 12 THREAD
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2021, 07:04:55 PM »
I think having your regular leagues and then a champions league would be more fun.  I suppose a 16 team playoff is essentially a champions league.
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